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Congrats to Sphere… I think

Started by mathewi · 4 months ago

So Sphere — the “related-content engine” whose plugin I have been using here for some time — has been bought by AOL. As my friend Om Malik is, I’m happy for Tony Conrad and the team. At the same time, however, I have to wonder whether ... Continue reading »

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  • Thanks Matthew - we're thrilled about the fit with AOL. For us to go to the next level, we want to marry our service with high quality monetization opportunities. We believe this is a Win Win for our partners, AOL & Sphere.

    On a separate note, I genuinely get excited with each partner launch, each one is special and there is nothing like seeing your product being deployed. I remember when you gave a candid assessment of our early blog search service. You were spot on in your analysis. Most importantly, you were polite enough to have a dialog with us and that, in of itself, was exceptional. There are many flame throwers in the tech business, most gun and run. You didn't act that way and after our call, agreed to try out our related content widget which was a compliment and made our partnering with you all the more rewarding.

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