Anything we want to learn, the lesson is probably

already in the library.

Do you agree?

It’s true!

Let’s look back at Google  and the Pyra Labs purchase.

Look at the big picture
Google’s success has largely been attributed to an obsessive

focus on search.

Other search engines succumbed alluring gewgaws,

transforming themselves into portals, Google’s mission

has always been to organize information.

So why did Google buy Pyra Labs?

Are they morphing into a content provider?

Are they losing their focus?

This isn’t the first time Google purchased a “community.”
Synergies of opportunities may be the reason.  So

we should keep this history in mind as Google ponders

other purchases like ebay and whatever else.
Skeptics wonder why Google does this stuff.  They are

crazy like a fox. Do not under rate them.