22 Jul 08 Google to buy Digg.com for “about” $200M – Google achetera Digg pour $200M

Well, Michael Arrington is reporting over at TechCrunch that several inside sources at both Google and Digg are reviving the rumour mill that GOOG is digging Kevin Rose’s hugely popular (and often much-hated) Digg.com.

Apparently, the price is said to be in the $200M range…. and is within 2 weeks of being announced.

I’m surprised a bit at the dollar number and I think it isn’t so much for the intellectual property (err, Digg algorithms) but for the huge user base and very sticky audience that Digg enjoys.

Will Kevin Rose be moving to the GooglePlex?

Comme on dit en français: à suivre.

Related posts:

1. NewEgg Canada is finally here / NewEgg Canada finalement en ligne
2. Downtime at Réseaucontact inaccessible avec erreur : 503 Service Unavailable No server is available to handle this request …
3. Si tu pouvais avoir le nom players.com pour $1000 ? Hé oui, joueurs.com à vendre sur Sedo

Tags: business, Deals, Digg, français, Google, TechCrunch, Web 2.0