Build and Analyze -- the 5by5 Network podcast with Marco Arment and Dan Benjamin -- had an excellent discussion this week[0] on whether larger companies like Twitter and Facebook would acquire any of the popular "read later" services.
Paraphrasing, but Marco said that Pocket would "be acquired within a couple of years." Today's Spool acquisition, however, removes one potential buyer from the running. I imagine these VC-backed "read later" services might be slightly concerned today.
Could be a tech acquisition in addition to a talent acquisition - entire possibly that the services will magically reappear on Facebook someday. (Yes, Facebook could easily build this, but sometimes it's cheaper to buy.)
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Build and Analyze -- the 5by5 Network podcast with Marco Arment and Dan Benjamin -- had an excellent discussion this week[0] on whether larger companies like Twitter and Facebook would acquire any of the popular "read later" services.
Paraphrasing, but Marco said that Pocket would "be acquired within a couple of years." Today's Spool acquisition, however, removes one potential buyer from the running. I imagine these VC-backed "read later" services might be slightly concerned today.
[0] http://5by5.tv/buildanalyze/85
They are closing down their services so this is a talent acquisition. http://blog.getspool.com/instructions/
Could be a tech acquisition in addition to a talent acquisition - entire possibly that the services will magically reappear on Facebook someday. (Yes, Facebook could easily build this, but sometimes it's cheaper to buy.)
…removes one potential buyer…
Facebook is not limited to one buy per category, if the users/talent/tech is otherwise attractive.