CBS buying CNET

By James Kendrick | Thursday, May 15, 2008 | 6:59 AM CT | 4 comments | Tweet This

Cbs_logo Cnet_logo_2 In a surprise announcement today CBS is buying CNET in a deal expected to close in Q3 of this year. CNET is the giant tech news empire that also includes ZDNET so I’ll bet buddy Matt Miller is wondering what this will mean to his blog. We are a CNET Top 100 Tech Blog and now I wonder what we’ll have to do for ratings week?

(via CNET (of course))

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Comments (4)

$1.8 billion. Wow. Is now the right time to share our private discussions about putting jkOTR on the block for a million? Or is that still our little secret… oops.

Kevin C. Tofel — 1:01 AM on May 15, 2008 Reply
That was a million EACH.

James Kendrick — 1:04 AM on May 15, 2008 Reply
Apparently you guys are *only* worth $513,166.86.
http://www.business-opportunities.biz/projects/how-much-is-your-blog-worth/submit/

But seeing as mobile computing is on the up, lets call it a mil!

When’s the party?

Steve.

Steve Paine — 11:05 AM on May 15, 2008 Reply
That’s great news, Steve; thanks! Let me know if you need our addresses to send the checks. Otherwise, I’ll be watching the mailbox.

Kevin C. Tofel — 12:07 PM on May 15, 2008 Reply