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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. And if you accept that premise then you have to accept that the future of the Internet will be dominated by video. Much of it already is. Not so fast.

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GTK’s and Pillsbury’s Internet of Things Executive Event - 2015 Edition

Growthink Blog

I had the good fortune to attend and participate in GTK Partners and Pillsbury's Internet of Things (IoT) Executive Event in Palo Alto last week. On a case x case basis, perhaps barely noticeable incremental improvements, but transformative in their aggregate. Work Process Improvements. Personal Delights. read more.

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Internet/Media: 5 things that will define 2011

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Some observations from Bipul Sinha about the internet and media industry in 2011. With over half a billion users and open graph integration, Facebook is the Internet with social graph at its core. The aggregation of such high-intent traffic is what makes Google a formidable force on the Internet. Year of Social Utilities.

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FLoC: Google’s Plan to Kill Off Third-Party Cookies

ConversionXL

Decisions that affect Chrome—with a nearly two-thirds market share —are decisions that affect the Internet, especially paid advertising. The solution has to balance four variables: Revenue for publishers that sell ad space; Targeting capability for ad networks; Return on ad spend for ad buyers; Privacy for users who see ads.

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Using affiliate marketing and the Internet to boost your company’s revenue

The Next Web

In this Internet age, a company sells products or services via an online store, app, or subscription service. There are a lot of affiliate marketing networks that allow both advertisers and affiliates to find each other. This helps reward and incentivize them to bring in as much sales as possible.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Both Sides of the Table

The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network. And for the record, that’s per month not total in aggregate! The future of the Internet is video. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share).

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2011 Consumer Internet Predictions

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Before I try gazing into my crystal ball to see what 2011 will bring for the consumer internet industry, let me first see how I did on last years predictions: 1. The online video networks are doing terrific business, and even Yahoo is benefiting from increased brand spend, seeing revenue growth for the first time in a while.

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