December 17, 2010
This just in: Delicious is NOT Shutting Down
Andrew writes to update yesterday’s post about Delicious shutting down:
I am traveling, but this ought to be posted in a timely fashion.
Looks like Delicious is simply looking for a new home, and won’t be shutting down.
In a blog post today, Delicious says “No, we are not shutting down.” But they aren’t staying at Yahoo either.
Yesterday, it was all but confirmed that Yahoo! was sunsetting Delicious, one of the most popular social bookmarking services. They do admit that they are not a strategic fit at Yahoo!, and are looking for a home outside of the company.
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There is one scenario when it might be a good idea to badmouth something you’re trying to sell: when the buyer thinks you’re an idiot.
Translation: We were going to shut down Delicious until we realized that a shit-ton of people actually use it. Since we can’t afford to look like bigger d-bags than we already do, we’re going to try to sell Delicious, which may end up being our only profitable move all year.