Digg: Would you like Newsweek with that?

by Datechguy | July 13th, 2012

At The WSJ They talk about the fall of Digg:

Digg Inc., a social-media pioneer once valued at more than $160 million, is selling for the deeply discounted price of about $500,000, three people familiar with the matter said.

I think if people at Digg are feeling kind of down on this because of this article. Remember all things are relative. Consider:

How Much Does a Burger King Franchise Cost?
Franchise Fees is a flat $50,000

So while there will be magazine and newspaper articles on the fall of Digg because of this sale put this image in your mind about the relative value of your company:

Here is what you can buy for what Digg sold for

And here is an image representative of the value of one of those magazines that will no doubt write about the decline of Digg in their pages:

Here is what you can buy for what Newsweek sold for at any of those BK locations

Next time you see Tina Brown on Morning Joe being treated as a credible entrepreneur just look at this image, point at your screen. and laugh.

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Update 2: At Techmeme they are piling on Digg, It’s still doing $499,999 dollars better than Newsweek.

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