Fred Grott

What? No..... - Pat Hawks

are you sure?? - Fred Grott

MS will not get Yahoo and they need some search winner, why not Mahalo.com? - Fred Grott

Heard something similar, but it was TimeWarner - Ken Sheppardson

Microsoft trying to buy Mahalo would make sense but, I doubt it's true. I haven't heard anything close to that. - Candace Holly

lets see does Jason have a recent to valley trip planned? - Fred Grott

Wait a second, Microsoft just bought Powerset. Why would they go and buy yet another search engine when they just acquired one? - Candace Holly

link to source? - Matthew Wayne Selznick

@CandaceHolly because microsoft is confused over what they are? at least that is what the internet would have you believe :D - The Geek Media

Will it be MSN Mahalo or Windows Live Mahalo? :) - Morton Fox

I think this might have contributed to the rumors: http://scobleizer.com/2008/06/... - Robert Scoble

yeh right!!! - Jeremy

request for source generates sound of crickets chirping - Matthew Wayne Selznick

@Matthew - A google shows no sources at all. I think it was more an open ended question backed by a reason that we're not aware of yet. - Candace Holly

As If !!!! But microsoft is on a spending spree when it comes to search engines, remember? And there was that indicator from Scobles interview linked above, remember? - Roberto Bonini

weird how jason isn't in on this discussion! - Gavin

But notice that Robert Scoble is - Fred Grott

I just Twittered Jason, but I don't expect him to comment. Most CEOs won't comment on rumors unless they are true, and even then, they usually comment on their own schedules, not someone else's. - Robert Scoble

That said, if Microsoft bought Mahalo and Powerset that'd be the first signs of a search strategy inside Microsoft in years. It'd be smart to do. - Robert Scoble

Where is jason when you need him - Akshay Dodeja

This simple FF question is going to snowball into a blogging rumor mill within 12 hours. I'll bet money on it. - Candace Holly

I heard it was Pfizer or Nabisco - MG Siegler

Hum, I guest Stevie is anxious to buy anything and everything that is associated with the word "search" - Shane

Maybe someone should set up a Rumor Mill room on FriendFeed. - Mike Doeff

It's on the Internet so it must be true. - Charles Barthold

Powerset is shown to work great on factual, structured data. Why wouldn't Mahalo with its human editors and coordination + Powerset be an excellent combination? - Mattie

I hope it's true, Jason congrats if it is! - E.B.

guys be serious a minute, if MS want to buy technology (cuill?) not grotto-workers - Virtualgoodz

it would make sense and would be inline with this: http://www.techcrunchit.com/20... - Nik Cubrilovic

i don't know any reporter who would run this as a post, unless they're shooting it down as an example of an unfounded rumor. we'll see who writes a post entitled something like "Rumor: Is MS buying Mahalo?" personally, i've run stories that i've doubted, but i've always had more to go on than this, and i very heavily qualify myself. if anyone here wants to write a rumor-mill post on this, be my guest -- but you'll experience the backlash that causes reporters to not run such unfounded stories. geez. - Eric Eldon

@ Mike Doeff: Done- http://friendfeed.com/rooms/ru... . @Robert Scoble - think wider: Live Search + Yahoo + Powerset + Mahalo = very compelling search offering. - Roberto Bonini

Grotto-workers? - Lon Harris via twhirl

Who says a reporter would cover it? I said bloggers. Big difference considering the majority of bloggers aren't journalists. As far as this rumor..first, we've had zero source to go on. Second, not one word from the person who would know for sure. I chock it up to a rumor but..I think this rumor is about to get fun. - Candace Holly

@Candace - A rumor that makes sense!!! - Roberto Bonini

I didn't see that coming. - Parvez Halim

@Roberto - a rumor that makes sense is still a rumor. Though this would be a great experiment. How much of a buzz could a rumor on friend feed start? Hmmm... - Candace Holly

ok sure, this is a fun conversation. i can think of some other ones, too, like this http://digg.com/comedy/GOOGLE_... - Eric Eldon

If Mahalo is snapped up by Microsoft for some undisclosed fee, it will be a clear signal that Microsoft is on the warpath. Startups everywhere, beware!!! - Roberto Bonini

At least GOOG would have access to the Vatican Library. That'd go a long way towards their goal of organising the worlds information. - Jason Shultz via twhirl

Seems a bit crazy... - Alex Barredo

@ Alex: Ain't nothing too crazy to be true. - Roberto Bonini

@Jason Shultz. At least I'd be able to do Google searches to learn what's really inside of the Vatican Library, instead of relying on Dan Brown novels. - Eric Eldon

he was on Leo's TWiT last night.... - tanya

seems like it would be a smart move by MS, hedging bets on the future of search by investing in a variety of areas, which is more than google has done recently - craig

No comment. - Jason Calacanis

Three more Tesla's for Calacanis... lol - John Denver

no comment means yes. If there were no discussions then calacanis wouldve just said no. Gotcha Jason:) - Grant

Jason's No Comment comment after Scoble's point about CEOs not commenting on rumors that are true pretty much sums it up for me. Not that I'm writing, it just became obvious to me. :) - Aaron Brazell

would be cool for Mahalo. Seems like it requires too much editorial work to make sense for Microsoft though. A publisher makes more sense imo - Bjorn Tipling

or "no comment" means come visit Mahalo... driving traffic - Adam Hansen

very curious indeed. i'll see if i can get the inside scoop.... - revrev

I can't believe there's this much discussion on this without any comment from anybody. Incredible. - Charlie Anzman

I can't believe people still think Mahalo is a search engine. Jeez, it's a wiki/directory with a search feature. Edit: and lately, it's been more of a current news/blog than anything else. - Paul Short

life is grand... - fijidaddy

The other night I actually was pondering this very acquisition idea. Though I've never really used Mahalo for anything, I enjoy Calacanis and Mahalo Daily. Is it search, wiki or news? - THX152

Jason Calacanis loves Mahalo and he's doing better than Yang is seems, at least morally speaking. Why would he sell to MS? - Michelle McCormack

and the train has left the station... the comments, rumors are flying at "friendfeed" speed. - Nice Fish Films

=D - sean percival

Or... they are playing all of you. - Aaron Brazell

rather play poker - Gregory Lent

THIS TIME Jason is ALSO going to take the money. - Rob Sterling

/me envisions Mahalo Live! lulz - rob friedman

Unlike. Fake rumor. See >>> http://www.parislemon.com/2008... - Mike Reynolds