I was trying to show how double-speak works. I stand by my analysis of both parties' announcements. Read them again for yourself and tell me they are not phrased carefully:
“We’re thrilled to welcome the TalkBin _team_ to Google. They’ve built a cool way for customers to engage with local businesses, and we think _they_’ll be a great fit for our mobile and local _teams_.”
When we started building TalkBin in 2010, we set out to find a better way for consumers to connect with their local businesses in a more personal way. While we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished, we believe Google’s awesome mobile and local _teams_ combined with their consumer reach will help us make our bigger goals a reality.
To be clear, when I said the product was dead, I meant the code base. Its ideas and concepts will now be incorporated into the larger Google team.
“We’re thrilled to welcome the TalkBin _team_ to Google. They’ve built a cool way for customers to engage with local businesses, and we think _they_’ll be a great fit for our mobile and local _teams_.”
When we started building TalkBin in 2010, we set out to find a better way for consumers to connect with their local businesses in a more personal way. While we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished, we believe Google’s awesome mobile and local _teams_ combined with their consumer reach will help us make our bigger goals a reality.
To be clear, when I said the product was dead, I meant the code base. Its ideas and concepts will now be incorporated into the larger Google team.