StumbleUpon vs. Digg Valuation

StumbleUpon and Digg are no doubt two very popular social discovery sites. Ebay had acquired StumbleUpon in 2007 for $75 million. The current Digg valuation that seems to be floating around is $300 million. If Digg was to sell for $300 million, do you believe that StumbleUpon could have fetched more if it simply held out?

I just registered for StumbleUpon today and it is a great service, far better than Digg hands down. Maybe it's the user interface or design, but the whole experience clicks with me. Digg is fine for one or two visits from time to time, however, StumbleUpon is a really great service that I can see myself using quite frequently. In my opinion, in terms of value, I would rate StumbleUpon severely higher than Digg.

StumbleUpon should have waited! But I guess it's hard to turn down a big giant like Ebay.

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Comments

[Jollyjo]

I agree, StumbleUpon gives a better community feel and looks better.

That said though, there seems to be some pressure at Digg to sell...if that's the case they will get nothing close to 300 million.

The irony, StumbleUpon would more than likely fetch more, not necessarily because of valuation, but simply because they are in a totally different situation.

[Chris]

Well it's hard to determine what price they will actually sell for. I wouldn't be surprised if Digg did sell for $300 million. It certainly is within reach.

I wonder what Ebay has planned, if anything to integrate some of their services with StumbleUpon. To date, they have let StumbleUpon alone as a stand-alone service.