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High-flying startup StumbleUpon has been rumored to be in acquisition discussions since at least last November. Recently we’ve heard that talks have heated up again, with Google, AOL and eBay as potential suitors. A source with knowledge of the deal now says the company has signed a term sheet with eBay to be acquired. The price is somewhere between $40 – $75 million.


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spencer_911   # spencer_911
  Posted 933 days ago. (hide)

since google couldn’t get it they launch one of their own
Google releases StumbleUpon competitor

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beachbong   # beachbong
  Posted 892 days ago. (hide)

eBay confirms StumbleUpon acquisition

eBay released a statement on Wednesday afternoon confirming that, as speculated, it has acquired Web site discovery service StumbleUpon. The price, according to eBay, is approximately $75 million.

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