Google is trying to buy Digg for $200 million, says TechCrunch
But we've heard this one before. Whether or not it's true
remains to be seen...   Google has a history of buying companies
-- YouTube, Blogger, Picasa, GrandCentral, Keyhole (Google
Earth), Writely (Google Docs), JotSpot (Google Sites), Dodgeball
etc -- so this wouldn't be a surprise. Also, as TechCrunch
points out: "Most of Digg's revenue comes from a three year ad
deal with Microsoft, which will be terminated on a sale to
Google." This would add a little spice, and might tempt
Microsoft to make a counter-offer.  The trickier question is why
Google would want Digg in the first place, apart from the usual:
it would provide a platform for Google to place zillions of
adverts. Digg might benefit from association with Google, which
smooches prime ministers and presidents, but would Google
benefit from association with Digg, which appears to be
increasingly dominated by jerks?  In any case, we've been round
the houses on this one before. During the la