One of my favorite sites on the net, Woot.com, has recently released some pretty big news.  You do know who they are, right?  Woot.com is that 'deal-a-day' website that sells primarily refurbished tech junk and provides endless snarky babble specific to each one.  The shtick is that they only sell one product a day.  Period.  Once they sell out, they are closed until tomorrow.

Apparently, and according to this letter from their CEO, they recently were acquired by the net book selling behemoth Amazon.  Just reading that letter from the CEO Matt Rutledge, you can see why they had massive appeal to the interweb tycoon Jeff Bezos, and why we here at Signal US love them.  They share our philosophy for tongue-in-cheek self promotion with a hint of self deprecation, but at the same time offer a fierce customer loyalty and great sales.  They are a man after our own heart.

Only time will tell how much Big Corporate Bloodlust rubs off on the little Texan company, but using Zappos and Audible as models (other Amazon playthings), they should stay fresh and relevant for years to come.

Congrats, guys!