Jaiku? Huh? What about twitter?
Usually, when Google or Yahoo acquire a company… they shoot for a site that is with the largest community. But not this time, maybe because Jaiku is in it’s own league, where they concentrate on mobile side and better presence.
Here is example of what mashable.com (Pete Cashmore) says:
This is somewhat surprising news considering the perceived dominance of Twitter in the so-called “lifestreaming” space. Additionally, Twitter is co-founded by Evan Williams, who was the creator of Blogger, which was previously acquired by Google. In a world where price is no object for Google, it’s interesting that they would opt for Jaiku and not Twitter.
The answer seems pretty obvious to me. Jaiku isn’t a “lifestreaming” company per se. They are a mobile company in the business of creating smarter presence applications. Far from being a runner up behind twitter, they are a leader in a category most people haven’t fully grasped yet. Google is clearly thinking a lot about mobile, and so they do grasp it
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Morad Rayyan is IT professional specialized in New Media development and has special interest in networking "routing" as well as programming.
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