Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 4)

Acquisition Strategy Yahoo! has made several acquisitions this year, primarily in display advertising. The key acquisitions were MyBlogLog, Right Media, BuzzTracker, Rivals.com, Zimbra and BlueLithium. Of these, RightMedia and Blue Lithium are good moves to consolidate its Ad Networks position, but Zimbra, in my opinion, is not a good acquisition. I feel Yahoo! can improve

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Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 3)

Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the Yahoo! sites. We have not gone into the details of all the properties, but you can review the Web 3.0 section of this site for detailed discussions on some of the vertical categories. However, here are some examples of

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Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 2)

Vertical Strategy Yahoo! is the most popular portal in the world and is present in almost all the important verticals. We will take a look at the Company’s various online verticals below. Finance Yahoo! Finance provides financial information, tools and advice on personal financial management. The site is among the top five finance sites. The

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Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 1)

Introduction Founded in 1994 by Stanford Ph.D. students David Filo and Jerry Yang, Yahoo! began as a hobby and has evolved into a leading global brand that has changed the way people communicate with each other, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information. Today, Yahoo! Inc. has become the world’s largest global online network

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Global Graphical Advertising Forecast

Imran Khan’s report also has the following chart, which I found useful: Brand advertising budgets are moving to the web aggressively, and this chart is a good synthesis of the trend.

Rise of Ad Networks

Imran Khan at JP Morgan provides some interesting data on the rise of Ad Networks, as the long tail becomes more and more active, and the big portals lose their share of eyeballs. Here are some of the charts:

Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 5)

Conclusion Walt Disney Co., the second-largest U.S. entertainment company, reported on Thursday a 12% rise in quarterly profit, driven by sports network ESPN, more visitors at theme parks, and increased sales of consumer products but revenue just missed Wall Street’s target. Disney reported net income of $877 million, or 44 cents per share, for the

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Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 4)

Acquisition Targets Disney has made quite a few acquisitions in the past. Recently it acquired Club Penguin, a kid-friendly virtual world where children can play games, have fun and interact with each other. The Company is evaluating various other opportunities and here we will take a look at the possible acquisition targets for Disney. Disney

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