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Yahoo! Unloads Delicious

Small Business Mavericks

Unloads Delicious Yesterday, the Internet’s largest has been – Yahoo! – sold Delicious. Delicious is one of the early forerunners of social bookmarking. The question is, can these two successful entrepreneurs take Delicious and turn it into a superstar? sold Delicious. a long, long time ago.

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Delicious Acquired by YouTube Founders

Mindjumpers

Tweet Yesterday it was announced that Youtube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen has acquired the social bookmarking platform Delicious, which has been owned by Yahoo since 2005. The new owners are committed running and improving Delicious going forward. Yahoo will continue running Delicious for a transition period until July 2011.

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Not So Delicious

Social Media Marketing

Yahoo has decided to sunset some of its services, and that includes social bookmarking site Delicious. And here we see one of the inherent dangers of relying on (free) third-party sites for business and personal purposes. In their own blog, Delicious states that they will in fact remain open for business - just not with Yahoo.

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How the New Delicious Stacks Up

Social Media Marketing

You can now add Delicious to that mix.You'll recall that last December , Yahoo! decided to sell Delicious, and then in April, Delicious announced it had been acquired by AVOS. And for the following five months, everything seemed to be moving ahead steadily, with no visible change in the interface or service of Delicious.

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How I Use Delicious | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking How I Use Delicious Written on July 28, 2009 by Justin Levy in delicious , social bookmarking , social media 9 Comments - Leave a comment! My social bookmarking platform-of-choice is Delicious. Want information on Facebook?

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3 Recipe Sites’ Social Strategies

Meltwater

Sometimes, it can seem like the internet was made specifically for food content.Aspirational, yet obtainable, recipe-focused content showcases beautiful, delicious food and it’s ingredients. Not sure what to cook tonight?… … Read More >>>.

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Rumor: Yahoo Sells Delicious | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

The latest is around the social bookmarking site Delicious. Yahoo had originally said it was going to fold the site, but then the groans started. I think that is a gross underestimation of Delicious’s value, though I’m no expert on business valuations. Personally, I hope Delicious sticks around.