Calm After The Storm
Forever & AlwaysWe often think of the 'calm before the storm', but rarely do we recognize or even witness the 'calm after the storm'. This sunset occurred less than an hour after a severe storm, near Otter Falls, MB, that brought down a hundred trees near a cabin we had rented. The clouds became soft like cotton balls (mammatus clouds) and the sky was at peace.
With the sand sliding between our toes, and walking hand in hand, there was no thoughts of #tweets, #likes or #snapchats.
Thanks to Stephen Foley of the UK Telegraph for today posting an article about Disney’s acquisition of Club Penguin ($350 Million now and $350 Million later on certain user growth targets and metrics.) Club Penguin is a social network for kids, where parents pay membership fees for their 7-12 year old children to waddle around online and make friends. Never heard of it until today, but apparently a ton of kids have…not to mention Disney. They have posted the press release on their site here : The Walt Disney Company Acquires Club Penguin
Stephen also asked the question is the social networking bubble about to burst?
No Stephen… it is not!
Social Networking is in its infancy, and as it morphs slowly into social commerce there will be winners and many losers along the way. It’s face will change a thousand times, but at its base application is to powerful to burst (ALA .com bubble).
Either way, I would imagine the three founders Lane Merrifield, Dave Krysko and Lance Priebe, are doing a little dance right now… I think I can hear the ‘$700 Million Happy Feet’ tapping all the way to the bank.
