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Yahoo! Unloads Delicious

Small Business Mavericks

Unloads Delicious Yesterday, the Internet’s largest has been – Yahoo! So I suppose they had the money to buy the struggling social bookmarking website. Delicious is one of the early forerunners of social bookmarking. And it might have had it not been purchased by Yahoo! – sold Delicious.

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Rumor: Yahoo Sells Delicious | Small Business Mavericks

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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. Nevertheless, if it’s true, it could be a big boon to Yahoo. And if you use Delicious, then you won’t have to export your bookmarks to someplace else.

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Delicous Acquired by YouTube Founders

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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. Delicious will become part of their new Internet company AVOS based in San Matero, California. Similar Posts: Winners of Mashable Awards.

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Delicious Acquired by YouTube Founders

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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. Delicious will become part of their new Internet company AVOS based in San Matero, California. Similar Posts: Winners of Mashable Awards.

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Open social bookmarking service to rival Delicious

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A quick check has shown that I’ve been using Delicious since November 2006 , although my addiction to Google Reader means I’ve never used social bookmarking as heavily as some friends and colleagues. on Twitter, 500+ on FB), and perhaps the mix of bookmarketing and social networking will change that in this case.

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Not So Delicious

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Yahoo has decided to sunset some of its services, and that includes social bookmarking site Delicious. But before you panic about Delicious, it looks like there may be a future for them after all - just not at Yahoo. In their own blog, Delicious states that they will in fact remain open for business - just not with Yahoo.

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Has Search Replaced Bookmarking?

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Is there really a need for online social bookmarking services anymore? There's no denying that I'm a fan of Delicious - the online social bookmarking service (I Blogged about my love for Delicious back in 2007, right here: Why del.icio.us Bookmarking has changed. Is there still a need for social bookmarking?