Comments on: NewsCorp buys SixApart for $1.2 billion http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: raj dash http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77620 raj dash Sun, 25 Dec 2005 04:47:52 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77620 My New Year's resolution is to take all the trillions I've made in contextual advertising as a professional blogger and blog network media mogul and buy Microsoft. No, Yahoo. No, AwfOL. No, Jackofallblogs!! Heh heh. My New Year’s resolution is to take all the trillions I’ve made in contextual advertising as a professional blogger and blog network media mogul and buy Microsoft. No, Yahoo. No, AwfOL. No, Jackofallblogs!! Heh heh.

]]> By: Anil http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77569 Anil Sat, 24 Dec 2005 21:51:18 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77569 I *knew* I shouldn't have replied to that guy's email. I *knew* I shouldn’t have replied to that guy’s email.

]]> By: John Evans (SYNTAGMA) http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77497 John Evans (SYNTAGMA) Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:55:42 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77497 This story smelled of stinking fish the moment I spotted it. Naturally, I ignored it. Ho hummmm. :-) This story smelled of stinking fish the moment I spotted it. Naturally, I ignored it. Ho hummmm. :-)

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77445 Duncan Riley Sat, 24 Dec 2005 04:11:55 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77445 rofl :-) brilliant! rofl :-) brilliant!

]]> By: cowboy http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77442 cowboy Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:23:09 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77442 That is the best comment of the century. Hilarious. That is the best comment of the century. Hilarious.

]]> By: Ben http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77441 Ben Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:19:17 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77441 Hahaha - that may be the best comment of the year! Hahaha – that may be the best comment of the year!

]]> By: RUPERT MURDOCH http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77439 RUPERT MURDOCH Sat, 24 Dec 2005 02:18:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77439 HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL FROM: RUPERT MURDOCH DEAR SIR / MADAM, I AM RUPERT MURDOCH, OWNER OF THE COMPANY NEWS CORP. THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET NEITHER IN PERSON NOR BY CORRESPONDENCE. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO AN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE. I AM WRITING YOU PRIMARILY TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ACQUIRING BLOGGING COMPANY SIXAPART. I WOULD BESEECH YOU TO TRANSFER A SUM EQUALING ONE BILLION DOLLARS TO OUR ACCOUNT TO AID IN THIS IMPORTANT VENTURE. I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED. BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. A BOLD STEP TAKEN SHALL NOT BE REGRETTED, I ASSURE YOU. PLEASE DO BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL. I PRAY THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR PLIGHT. SINCERELY WITH WARM REGARDS, RUPERT MURDOCH HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

FROM: RUPERT MURDOCH
DEAR SIR / MADAM,

I AM RUPERT MURDOCH, OWNER OF THE COMPANY NEWS CORP. THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET NEITHER IN PERSON NOR BY CORRESPONDENCE. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO AN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.

I AM WRITING YOU PRIMARILY TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ACQUIRING BLOGGING COMPANY SIXAPART. I WOULD BESEECH YOU TO TRANSFER A SUM EQUALING ONE BILLION DOLLARS TO OUR ACCOUNT TO AID IN THIS IMPORTANT VENTURE.

I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED. BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. A BOLD STEP TAKEN SHALL NOT BE REGRETTED, I ASSURE YOU. PLEASE DO BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL.

I PRAY THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR PLIGHT.

SINCERELY WITH WARM REGARDS,

RUPERT MURDOCH

]]> By: cowboy http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77405 cowboy Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:17:44 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77405 Didn't I run this story earlier in the year? Didn’t I run this story earlier in the year?

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77404 Duncan Riley Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:10:06 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77404 it was too much of a coincidence for me given someone else had suggested in was a good idea only a couple of days before hand. I just cant get over how many people fell for it. it was too much of a coincidence for me given someone else had suggested in was a good idea only a couple of days before hand. I just cant get over how many people fell for it.

]]> By: cowboy http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-77403 cowboy Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:08:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/23/newscorp-buys-sixapart-for-12-billion/#comment-77403 I even bought it. So I linked to um saying Microshaft bought Opera for 1 Billion Dollars. It smelled fishy but why not have fun with it. I even bought it. So I linked to um saying Microshaft bought Opera for 1 Billion Dollars. It smelled fishy but why not have fun with it.

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