This is why you never pay $1.8 billion for a social media company.

It never ends well for the new owner. Not just Stack Overflow but also Tumblr, Vine, MySpace, Twitter, and more. Instagram might be the only exception.

Good job on the founders for selling at the peak though.

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slashdev 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp seemed to work out well.

It’s always more complex than you think

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CuriouslyC 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Insta and YT were bought fairly early on the ascent and then pumped hard with some resources and autonomy before being folded in completely. WhatsApp is a legit counterpoint though.

	▲	PixyMisa 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And Google already had Google Video when they bought YouTube. They retired their own platform to go all in on the acquisition.

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colonelspace 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Are YouTube and WhatsApp social media?