Why would Google, or Microsoft want to acquire Digg? -

Yahoo are proving that they can catch Digg in terms of usage in next to no time. Microsoft and Google could/would do the same.

I really dont see a $50 million business here, yet alone the $200 million sought.

It's ok... that means that Yahoo buzz is now also worth $200M. That's how you create value! Good job Yahoo!

digg is worth at least as much as bear stearns.

Take a look at the top stories on each.. its obvious they're not competing in the same space for user's...

Digg isn't a news site.. its like an aggregate of Reuters "Oddly Enough" and The Onion.

Digg is a feature not a company. They will either get bought or go out of business. There's no in between.

bear stearns is now how we measure FAIL. i for one think digg is worth half of a BSC.

Dig is a user-submitted content posting adwords webpage.

$200 million huh? Whatever...

Yahoo Buzz, I say, ehh. not so pretty. I think the traffic is from people interested in what the newest and greatest is.
How is buzz.yahoo.com different from Newsvine?

@Tator Tot: I think your tater is half-baked (i.e. I didn't understand the words coming out of your fingers). Are you dissing Buzz or Digg?

I'd rather have the Yahoo "firehose" of non-techie users aimed at a buzz'd story than the sarcastic, cheap-ass, ad-blocking Digg brigade any day.

Harry "enjoys a good buzz" Wang