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The Swinging Pendulum Between Distribution and Monetization

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After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. However, for the past couple years, the metrics of “success” with early-stage digital media startups (especially consumer-facing ones) have clearly focused on distribution, as opposed to monetization.

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Has the tide turned for YouTube/Google? (ComScore says so but doesn’t scream it) The next phase of online video

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Over the past year, I’ve kept my eye on ComScore’s monthly press releases of the Video Metrix service which outlines the market share of online videos. It’s been amazing to see Google (98% of its video traffic comprised of YouTube) steadily increase its market share for six months straight (see chart below where I aggregated the info from a few months of ComScore press releases).

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Has the tide turned for YouTube/Google? (ComScore says so but doesn’t scream it) The next phase of online video

Genuine VC

Over the past year, I’ve kept my eye on ComScore’s monthly press releases of the Video Metrix service which outlines the market share of online videos. It’s been amazing to see Google (98% of its video traffic comprised of YouTube) steadily increase its market share for six months straight (see chart below where I aggregated the info from a few months of ComScore press releases).

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The Swinging Pendulum Between Distribution and Monetization

Genuine VC

After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. However, for the past couple years, the metrics of “success” with early-stage digital media startups (especially consumer-facing ones) have clearly focused on distribution, as opposed to monetization.

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It's Always Sunny on the Web

Genuine VC

Ben Kunz wrote an interesting article in this week’s BusinessWeek, but it wasn’t the controversial and inaptly-named title (“ Why Widgets Don’t Work ”) which caught my attention. Rather, it was his framework for the “history of the web” which did. He outlined a transition among three distinct phases of consumers’ primary activity online from receiving , to hunting , and now doing.

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It's Always Sunny on the Web

Genuine VC

Ben Kunz wrote an interesting article in this week’s BusinessWeek, but it wasn’t the controversial and inaptly-named title (“ Why Widgets Don’t Work ”) which caught my attention. Rather, it was his framework for the “history of the web” which did. He outlined a transition among three distinct phases of consumers’ primary activity online from receiving , to hunting , and now doing.

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Our Second Rotation Investment

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Do you have a drawer or closet full of old cell phones, iPods, and digital cameras? You know that you’re not supposed to throw them away because it’s not good for the environment. Plus, they still work. You could sell them on eBay or Craigslist, but that’s such a pain. And who knows how much you could get for them? I am happy to share that we at Venrock have made an investment in a startup which directly addresses this problem.