Google Acquires Finnish Jaiku
This has been an year of acquisitions for Google. It's only October and Google has made 16 acquisitions. All in the ever popular Web2.0-Social networking area. This time is is Jaiku.
As it has been the norm, Jaiku is now closed to new users, "In order to focus on innovation instead of scaling, we've decided to close new user sign-ups for now,"
Jaiku is Twitter like, helping you leave digital breadcrumbs, through your mobile phone, about your whereabouts for people who do care so much about your mundane minutiae.
There isn't anything significant about the foray into Finland (no, it is not about taking the battle into Nokia territory). Or is there? Jaiku is now supported only on Nokia Handelds (specifically those based on Nokia software platform S60). So when Jaiku is integrated into gPhone software framework, Nokia may be forced to find its own alternative.
Now someone has to make a play on Twitter and Facebook real soon.
As it has been the norm, Jaiku is now closed to new users, "In order to focus on innovation instead of scaling, we've decided to close new user sign-ups for now,"
Jaiku is Twitter like, helping you leave digital breadcrumbs, through your mobile phone, about your whereabouts for people who do care so much about your mundane minutiae.
There isn't anything significant about the foray into Finland (no, it is not about taking the battle into Nokia territory). Or is there? Jaiku is now supported only on Nokia Handelds (specifically those based on Nokia software platform S60). So when Jaiku is integrated into gPhone software framework, Nokia may be forced to find its own alternative.
Now someone has to make a play on Twitter and Facebook real soon.
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