Tech: Wattpad Acquisition: A Writer’s Reaction
Opinion By Siti Syameen
The year opened with the news of Naver’s acquisition on Wattpad for over AUD$773 million in January. For those who are unfamiliar, Wattpad is a website for writers to publish new user-generated stories. The app founded by University of Toronto alumni Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen in 2006 is about to write a new chapter in its own story. While most people might wonder about these two names and what warrants the sizable amount of money involved, tech pundits are getting all excited.
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