This just in: Christofer Hoff to acquire Rich Mogull.
Cyberspace, INternet (QP) - Christofer Hoff, the leading iconoclast blogger responsible for Rational Survivability, has announced a hostile takeover of Rich Mogull, slightly less iconoclastic but nevertheless highly respected author of Securosis. The market reacted strongly today, with shares of both blogs going every which way really, really fast. Mogull has been quoted as saying that he will “pwn the m**********r out of existence as soon as [he] can get [his] shareholders off the phone.”
Gartner immediately issued an analyst report praising the move, calling it “a double-Magic Quadrant scenario.” Yankee Group issued an opinion to the contrary, remarking that if you can’t measure it, it’s not worth getting excited over.
Other analysts in bloggerdom also rushed to comment. Mike Rothman posted, “So what? The two of them will never form a coherent business model without Security Mike included. I expect a bid any day now.” Alex Hutton celebrated the “meeting of two bitchin minds.” John Quarterman called it “just plain good risk management,” and itinerant blogger David Mortman, posting under fifteen separate names on eight separate blogs, said variations on a theme of “Awesome, dudes.”
No word yet on the name of the merged blog, although analysts are betting on “Surviving Rational Securosis.” Everyone is also holding their collective breath, waiting for the 800-pound gorilla of the security blogger world to decide whether to join in the M&A fun.
on 04/02 at 08:54 AM:
Wow, no comments yet....
I heard in an airport in Atlanta that their catchphrase was going to be “All the power of 2 crazy people preaching on a street corner”.