On why Google bought Jaiku instead of Twitter
Oct 9th 2007NiaLLLarkinUncategorized
Why Jaiku instead of Twitter? One word: Vision.
- Google bought up/into the vision of the founders of Jaiku.
- Google buys up companies in order to buy in talent and insight.
Jyri, one of Jaiku’s founders has been on a year long evangelical road trip informing everyone that would listen of the underlying sociological insight of what they are doing.  And Jaiku has been working consistently at implementing a clear vision to serve that insight.
Twitter, on the other hand have always worked to give the impression that they just experimented and got lucky.
Google (looking to the future) is buying the team with the vision.
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Google Acquired Jaiku | Net 2.0 on 10 Oct 2007 at 6:18 am #
[...] Even I had just got my hands less dirty over Jaiku and was liking Twitter more than that. So what can make Google to go for less popular Jaiku - perhaps money, even when it is matter of concern for the richest!! More interested candidates can visit On why Google bought Jaiku instead of Twitter for finding more reasons. [...]