Google and blogging, portals, etc.
I saw in the news this morning that Google is buying Pyra Labs, a popular home for blogging. It will be interesting to see what Google does with this.
One thing that I am reasonably sure of: Google is unlikely to try to evolve into a general purpose portal site like Yahoo. Since my business plan for KnowledgeBooks.com is to develop technology for individuals and small companies who want to add capability to their portals, I must say... that I am rooting for the little guy here: as the web evolves to also support the Semantic Web I hope that we get a combination of network hubs like Yahoo and Google and millions of smaller special interest sites. Commercialization of the web will continue but I am also betting that the web (and semantic web) wil always be a place where individuals and small companies express their bliss.
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