Google buys JotSpot

...we kinda thought Yahoo was going to make a bid for Jotspot, but I guess not! Meanwhile, DigitalGritters are happy because, from the email below, "We will no longer be billing customers for the use of the service."

Jotspot, for those unfamiliar with the service, is a wiki farm -- and probably the best wiki farm out there. Don't know what a wiki farm is? Here's a definitition.

Also from said email, here's what JotSpot (Googspot? Jotsle?) has to say about the aquisition:

Why is Google acquiring JotSpot?

Google shares JotSpot's vision for helping people collaborate, share and work together online. JotSpot's team and technology are a strong fit with existing Google products like Google Docs & Spreadsheets and Google Groups.

What does this mean for JotSpot customers?

We believe that joining Google will accelerate our team's vision of offering users the best collaboration platform on the web. Google shares that vision and presents us with the world's best environment for delivering on it. We'll be taking advantage of Google's world-class systems infrastructure and operations expertise to ensure that access to your JotSpot is fast and reliable. We can't share any of our plans publicly just yet, but we can tell you that we're incredibly excited about the possibilities. We can't think of a better company to have been acquired by.

Does this mean wikis are now officially "mainstream?

Here's some news coverage on the acquisition.

Comments

[Oz Designs]

I think you will see a new and improved JotSpot now. Cant wait