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Web 3.0 & Online Movies (Part 3)
Business Model Online Movie sites earn money mostly from advertisements, subscriptions and charges for movie rentals and download. Movie download revenues are forecasted to be $60 million in 2007, up from 133.4% in 2006. Movie download revenues are forecasted to cross $100 million in 2008. The online advertising industry is fast realizing the potential of
Web 3.0 & Online Sports (Part 5)
M&A and VC activity In February 2007, Sports Illustrated bought a 40% stake in the social networking site FanNation for $25 million, valuing the sports social network at $60 million. FanNation aggregates, filters, and customizes all the relevant player and team content available at any time on the Internet. Sports Illustrated has also entered into
WebMD Has Tremendous Growth Ahead
If you have the problem of head lice or are looking for some of the best diet tips ever, chances are that you would head to WebMD’s (NASDAQ: WBMD) health portal to find your answers. More serious illnesses like Diabetes and Cancer drive tremendous traffic on health portals, WebMD being one of the largest in
Web 3.0 & Online Sports (Part 3)
Business Model Most online sports sites earn money from advertisements, subscriptions, retailing of sports equipments and merchandising. They have also realized the need for convergence with other media and mobile network for better broadcast and more ad dollars. The popularity of fantasy sports leagues has also drawn advertiser attention, as the fantasy games bring in
Netflix Needs to Rethink Strategy
February 25, 2007 was a red-letter day for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). It marked its one billionth DVD delivery since the service was launched in September 23, 1999. The happy NFLX top brass decided that the lucky recipient from Helotes, Texas would be a free lifetime member. The occasion also had NFLX changing its TV advertising
Web 3.0 & Online Sports (Part 1)
Overview So, you thought Sports was all about watching games and cheering your favorite team? Think again. It is big business on the Internet and is all set to win the game with live streaming, match highlights, scores, bulletin boards, fan blogs, social networks and fantasy sports services. According to MediaPost, more than 35% of
Web 3.0 & Online Health (Part 3)
Business Model Online health sites earn majority of their revenues from advertising and sponsorship programs. They also earn revenues by licensing and retailing products through their site. WebMD (Nasdaq: WBMD), the leading portal for online health, for example, saw its advertisement and sponsorship revenues grow by 45% to $52.4 million and licensing revenues increase by
Enterprise 3.0 Event: Nuggets
Here are some of the nuggets from the MIT Enterprise 3.0 event last night: * If you are an entrepreneur looking for opportunities to focus on, there are white spaces in the portfolios of larger players like Microsoft, Google and Cisco, especially in the area of Prosumer productivity and collaboration. Probably more built-to-flip models. *
