] So, yeah, everybody's gonna be buzzing about Google
] buying Pyra, but my take is that it's not really that
] great a fit.]
] Of course, Google bought Deja, which is the closest
] parallel as far as their acquisitions go. But Deja
] archived everything in Usenet, and Blogger only
] encompasses a part of the blogosphere. Granted, it's
] probably close to half, but relegating the incredibly
] intricate network of LiveJournal users and the
] aggregator-powered Radio users and the thought leaders
] who use Movable Type (including, amusingly, Gillmor
] himself, who broke the story) to second-class citizens
] seems like a critical misstep for Google's path so far.

anil dash - Google Buys Blogger