Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

The company agreed to be acquired by Expedia/IAC in 2004 for $210 million in cash, a huge win for all, particularly given their amazing capital efficiency: they had only raised $4 million in venture capital. After some searching, TripAdvisor found a magical business model, representing social media and user-generated content at its best.

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

So what about Java, in light of Oracle’s acquisition of Sun, and the complete win of the web over everything else? That is- if its in production, its “dead&#. When a commentator says Technology A is dead, they generally just mean its not an Apple or Google product. What role can Java play in a world of dynamic languages?

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

So what about Java, in light of Oracle’s acquisition of Sun, and the complete win of the web over everything else? That is- if its in production, its “dead&#. When a commentator says Technology A is dead, they generally just mean its not an Apple or Google product. What role can Java play in a world of dynamic languages?

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY. the 1990s.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 3, 2011

While initial social media initiatives were focused primarily on building and engaging in organic ways, smart marketers are now adding paid campaign support to the social mix very much like search engine marketing relies on PPC ad support. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Never missing an opportunity for a good war story, I’d like to revisit one high-profile transaction, the $650 million acquisition of MySpace by Fox Interactive Media in 2005, on which I spent many sleepless nights along with the rest of the deal team. Read on for a fuller explanation. Redpoint, led by Geoff Yang , invested $11.5

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

It’s almost like the clock is moving backwards to 2004/2005 when blogs when there was much less noise in the blogosphere, but a smaller audience of commited, early adopters. 6 Rosaura Ochoa – Social Media Blog » ¿Twitter y Facebook están matando a los blogs? 4 John Evans on 10.28.09 on 01.17.10 at 10:40 pm [.]

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

His latest book, “ Flip the Funnel: How to use existing customers to gain new ones ,” presents a powerful hypothesis that retention can become the new acquisition through the strategic incorporation and elevation of customer service, customer experience and customer initiated word-of-mouth, content creation and incentive-based referrals.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

His latest book, “ Flip the Funnel: How to use existing customers to gain new ones ,” presents a powerful hypothesis that retention can become the new acquisition through the strategic incorporation and elevation of customer service, customer experience and customer initiated word-of-mouth, content creation and incentive-based referrals.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Look instead at measuring KPIs like close rate, cost per acquisition, cost per lead, conversion rates, average contract value, and lifetime customer value. Sprout Social research shows that when a CEO has an active presence on social media, 70% of consumers feel more connected to that brand. The metrics.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 24, 2019

Buffett, when thinking of low-cost production moats, uses GEICO (another Berkshire Hathaway acquisition) as an example. Until 2004, when the U.S. The primary goal is user acquisition. When geography is the determining factor, efficient scale relies on mergers and acquisitions. Image source ).

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 12, 2012

Isn't there plenty of euphoria and "animal spirits" to go around with the IPO market returning, marquee acquisitions (e.g., In other words, before they had raised a nickel, they had made as much progress as a $10 million funded Series A start-up circa 1999 or even 2004. Easter , it's a must. I'll wait.).

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

In 2004 I began blogging. If you decide to follow a blog acquisition strategy, you’re not going to write the blog yourself, not very likely. After I made some good money with the Small Business Branding site and the Magic site, I started to look for acquisition targets. I like to write, but not that much.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. It did not have the same success as Google’s acquisition and MySpace sold Photobucket 2 years later to a relatively unknown Seattle-based startup called Ontela for a reportedly $60 million. Enter Facebook.

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thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

Social Media. Chris had been working on creating a better desktop search since early 2004, knowing that no existing solutions were any good. But even with this acquisition, Loopt remains ahead of the curve. Why Social Media Endangers Our Future. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Daily Dose.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Regarding the best type of products for freemium: I would’ve guessed that products like Pluggio (social media apps) would fit the bill here since most people expect them to be free. Part of any good marketing plan is customer acquisition costs and knowing when those costs are too high. 18 Rob on 08.18.10 The Rails 1.0

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