Web 2.0 Shopping Spree
Companies seems to be enamoured by Web 2.0 firms these days. There is Yahoo buying out flckr.com. There is Fox buying out Myspace.com. Then there is Google buying a whole wack of Web 2.0 companies. The lastest is Google’s collection is the cool flash-based mashup called Gtalkr.com. Techcrunch ran this article on Gtalker yesterday stating:
I just got word that Denver-based Gtalkr shut down yesterday and the founders, brothers Wes and Dudley Carr, have taken jobs at Google.
Gtalkr was a really cool Flash desktop/homepage tool that integrated gmail, gtalk and Yahoo maps (Yahoo has a Flash API, Google doesn’t). It launched in November 2005 and had a significant feature update in February. I’m sad to see it go, Gtalkr was one of my favorite app
After hearing Google having difficulty integrating a number of acquisitions (such as Blogger), I just hope these big companies are able to monetize their Web 2.0 investments really soon or it will become Dotcom Bust 2.0.
May 15th, 2006 at 2:46 am
This is totally unrelated but I lurve the penguins in the background… I swear, the cuteness!
Have you seen the Dunkin’ Donuts Iced Coffee ad on TV? I am now hoping that they’d give penguin plushies as well… 
May 15th, 2006 at 6:23 am
These pengiuns are actually called G2 Tux. You can get more information about them at http://www.crystalxp.net/tuto/en19-make-a-g2-tux-with-adobe-photoshop.html.
May 17th, 2006 at 5:15 am
Oooooooh! Thanks for the link!:D Will check it out