I was surprised that this acquisition includes Ordered List's products (SpeakerDeck and Gaug.es specifically). Assuming they don't get shut down, now Github can host your conference talks and provide analytics (built-in repo analytics anyone?) - in addition to hosting your wiki, bug tracker, code repository, and blog.<p>I think this could be HUGE for Github as they position themselves as the one stop shop for developers.<p>I can see six months down the line that every major conference is posting their collection of slide decks on Github. I can see tight integration with your repos and analytics ("See how this commit affects your conversion rate") and maybe even a "Start A/B test between these two branches" button.
I hadn't known about gaug.es before, will have to check that out. Notice that the post says:<p><pre><code> All Ordered List products are now GitHub products.
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I take that to mean that gaug.es, speakerdeck, and harmony aren't going anywhere, i.e. this wasn't <i>just</i> a "talent acquisition", it's the combination of two profitable businesses joining forces.<p>I get warm and fuzzy seeing bootstrapped businesses grow.
As a Gaug.es user, I think my normal reaction to an acquisition would be negative. But I really trust GitHub because I know they make great things.<p>Looking forward to seeing these products improve (they are fantastic already!)