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Women & Web 3.0 (Part 4)
Web 3.0 formula discussion (4C, P, VS) My Web 3.0 formula definition is here. Incidentally, it uses an example from the women’s vertical to articulate my vision for Web 3.0, so if you happen to be an entrepreneur or a product manager for a women’s site, you ought to look that up. Context Most women’s
Facebook’s Monetization Strategy (Part 2)
I would, personally, like to see them dominate not only Online Jobs, but also Online Photo Sharing. News Corp recently bought Photobucket as one of MySpace’s Monetization efforts. Photo sharing is one of the top segments and in the US the top 10 photo sharing sites draws around 50 million visitors each month. I have
Jim Satloff & Neal Goldman’s AI Engine, Inform (Part 4)
SM: What is the business model of your company? JS: As I showed you, Sramana, we have 2 different business models, one a fee-for-service model that has a consistent, recurring revenue stream, and a revenue-share, ad-based model, which is more consistent with the lighter implementation of our products that I demoed for you. SM: What
Women & Web 3.0 (Part 3)
Business Model Most women’s sites earn money mainly from ad revenues, and also from subscriptions and products sold through their sites. According to comScore Media Metrix, advertisement revenues for the women’s sites are forecasted to grow at 19% in 2007 but iVillage has grown its ad revenues by 46% in 1Q 2007 and 40% in
Facebook’s Monetization Strategy (Part 1)
I have, so far, refrained from joining the hype machine around Facebook. However, things are plain out-of-control right now, with rumors about them turning down $6 Billion acquisition offer from Microsoft, and more recently, that $10 Billion is what they think they’re worth. All this, on an annualized revenue of how much? $150 Million, right?
Jim Satloff & Neal Goldman’s AI Engine, Inform (Part 3)
SM: What is your personal background? JS: I have an undergraduate degree in computer science with a specialization in artificial intelligence and natural language processing. I also have a graduate degree in business (an MBA). Both degrees are from Columbia University. Prior to joining Inform, I was the CEO and President of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin,
Women & Web 3.0 (Part 2)
Top Players and Rankings With more and more women going online for quality content on health, beauty, parenting, shopping, entertainment, dating, etc. there is a rising demand for women’s portals. Some of the top sites for women are iVillage, BellaOnline, Handbag and Janemag. Style, fashion, beauty, shopping sites are very popular among young college going
