Google Gets TNC

When it comes to blogging platforms, Google has Blogger, and I must confess I know quite a few guys and girls using it, most of them being completely satisfied by its features and ease of use. Well, it seems acquiring Blogger wasn't enough for Google, since it just became public they acquired another similar company, but from Asia, this time.

The acquisition was announced in a blog posting last Friday, by Tatter and Company's CEO, Chang-Won Kim, and promptly confirmed by Google. But...why a South Korean company? Just don't ask about the money, because none of the really interesting terms of the deal were disclosed, so let's hear what TNC's CEO has to say about this move...

"Google isn't entitled with God-given right to become #1 in every region it operates in, just because it's Google. It's actually more about the Korean Web industry than about Google. I think the Korean web industry needs a player that can, as a balancing force, provide more options to the users and help create a more open Web."

Hmm...seems he's got a good point there. Just as it happens in other areas where Google doesn't have total domination, Korean users are locked into using Web portals, so they don't get to explore more sites that sell Google ads. Anyway, I guess best deal for Google would be to lead them all to its online services, especially since its Chrome browser starts to have (a very slim and sexy) shape.