ezBoard -> Yuku -> Inform

[Bob Schroeck]

This doesn't seem to be public news yet, but Yuku has been acquired by an outfit called Inform. I've gotten two messages about this in the last six weeks (this one, sent on Christmas Eve, which I missed the first time around, and then this one, sent 13 Janunary; these links should work for everyone, but if they don't, let me know and I'll post their contents as plaintext).
I don't yet know any more than what those messages have in them about what this means for the boards.  If/when I do know anything I'll share it with you all right away.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[Jorlem]

Hmm...
Well, from what I can tell, Inform appears to be some sort of news agglomerator. I'm not sure why they would want Yuku, beyond simply expanding their customer base. I'd guess that we'll start seeing links and various sorts of 'integration' soonish. Best case, just another link up by the Facebook thing up on the top of the page, worst case, those annoying in-line text popup ads.
Also, the 'about us' page you linked lists a VP for a Yuku division, so Yuku will probably be kept somewhat separated from the rest of Inform, hopefully.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

[robkelk]

I speak computer-tech, bureaucrat, and plain English, but I have no idea what this means:

The combination of Yuku and Inform will present new opportunities to enhance, surface, and provide context for community content generated on the Yuku platform.

Does anybody here speak marketing?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Wiregeek]

Does anybody here speak marketing?

"BOHICA"
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

[Ankhani]

In internetz, for those of you who don't do corporate:

We have good news to share with you.  Inform Technologies has
acquired Yuku.  Going forward, Inform and Yuku will collaborate to
bring you the best products for communities to interact, explore
interests, and share knowledge.

"All your boards are belong to us."

At the heart of Inform is a semantic engine.  That semantic engine
analyzes content and drives new opportunities in content creation,
curation, and distribution.  Publishers use Inform web services to
increase readership and reader engagement with their content.

"Big Brother is watching you."
(Programs analyze everything and allow it to organize/search based on content/"meaning")

The combination of Yuku and Inform will present new opportunities to
enhance, surface, and provide context for community content generated on
the Yuku platform.

"We can do whatever we want to the boards."

We are hard at work on those opportunities, so stay
tuned.  In the meantime, we are focused on continued improvement of the
quality and functionality of the core Yuku platform.

"Much work remains to be done before we can announce our failure to make any progress."

Thank you for choosing Yuku as the platform for your community.  We have
always believed it is the best place to host the communities you care
about, and are excited to start this next chapter with Inform.  We hope
you share our enthusiasm, and we are looking forward to hearing from
you.

"We want you to tell us how much you love us. Disagree at your own risk."
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."

>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI

[Wiregeek]

that's what I said!


"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

[Dartz]

tl;dr... We are Borg. You are being assimilated.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?