Microsoft Looking At TellMe Keeps Facebook

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Microsoft Looking At TellMe, Keeps Facebook

By: Nathan Weinberg
2007-03-06

TechCrunch reported last week that Microsoft was in aquisition talks with TellMe, a company with an excellent (and profitable) phone voice recognition service.

The easiest way to see what TellMe does: Call 1-800-555-TELL. I love TellMe, usually using it for sports scores, and am glad to hear they are in no danger of going away ("two years ago they were generating a reported $100 million plus in revenue"), but would be even happier if they wound up at Microsoft.

In other news, Microsoft extended its deal with Facebook for three extra years. The previous deal gave Microsoft the task of generating ad revenue for Facebook, to the tune of $200 million through 2008, and with Facebook set to bank $100 million this year, the deal was extended through 2011. Hopefully they increased the amount of the buyout parachute a little in the new deal.

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