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Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Puzzling Out Google's Blogger Acquisition
Pundits are scratching their heads over Saturday's surprise announcement that Google had bought weblog publishing heavyweight Pyra Labs, but a look at the big picture reveals some intriguing scenarios for "Bloggle's" future... So why would Google buy Pyra Labs, developer of the widely-used Blogger and Blogspot web self-publishing system? Is Google "selling out" to the urge to become a portal? Are they morphing into a content provider? Are they losing their laser-like focus on search? No, to all of the above.
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