Saturday, July 28th, 2007...9:01 am
Digg Makes Microsoft Young And Innovative By Association
Microsoft’s been in a punchy mood of late. First there was the news that they were releasing their own analytics package, then they acquired AdECN (an advertising exchange platform), and now they have pulled off a coup at Digg, and will be serving contextual ads for the social news monolith.
What I found the most amusing about the Microsoft/Digg deal was the following comment from Digg CEO Jay Adelson.
They’re a young ad service, they’re innovative, they’re willing to work with us on the cutting edge. (Source)
I can’t remember the last time someone called Microsoft young or innovative, let alone cutting edge. It may have been some time back in the Windows 3.1 days, when their OS was fresh and relevant.
6 Comments
July 28th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Microsoft must have made a great ($$$) deal with Digg for Jay Adelson to say such nice things. I wonder what Kevin Rose has to say?
July 28th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Kevin Rose is too busy counting the money.
July 28th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
@dan
So true
July 28th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Microsoft is innovative still now, talk about windows vista, talk about windows ce that’s pure innovation for you. so the talk is not just about 3.1 it is about higher versions
July 29th, 2007 at 2:22 am
I think this is backward - Digg showing it isn’t young and innovative.
July 29th, 2007 at 10:51 am
The youthful references could have been a contractural prerequisite of the deal.
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