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Web 3.0 & Gannett (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 26th

Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the Gannett 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 each vertical category. This segment also includes an overview of the

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Web 3.0 & Gannett (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 25th

Vertical Strategy Gannett in partnership with Belo Corporation, The McClatchy Company, Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company owns Classified Ventures. Classified Ventures’ objective is to collectively capitalize on the revenue growth in the online classified advertising categories of automotive, apartments, and real estate. Gannett’s various positions in the verticals are sometimes held by the

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Web 3.0 & IAC (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 19th

Web 3.0 Framework discussion Context IAC has done a very good job on the context front. Whether, it is Match.com, RealEstate.com, CollegeHumor.com, Ticketmaster.com or Shoebuy.com, the Company has got the context bang on. Chemistry.com for example has the patent-pending Chemistry Profile™ personality assessment! If you are looking to give the perfect gift to your boy-friend

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Web 3.0 & News Corp (Part 5)

Posted on Friday, Sep 14th

Synthesis and Conclusions For the year ended June 30, 2007, News Corp. earned $28.66 billion in revenues, $4.45 billion in operating income and $3.43 in net income. Fox Interactive Media (FIM) earned $10 million in profits on sales of $550 million in FY2007. FIM’s revenues in Q4 2007 doubled from the same quarter a year

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Web 3.0 & News Corp (Part 4)

Posted on Thursday, Sep 13th

Acquisition Targets Over the years, News Corp. has been acquiring businesses that would help it close the gaps in its portfolio. The MySpace acquisition helped it to leapfrog in the social networking space and with the recent acquisition of Dow Jones it will emerge as a leading player in the financial news and information space.

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Web 3.0 & News Corp (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 12th

Web 3.0 Framework discussion Context News Corp. has got its Context right. Be it sports (FoxSports or Scout), entertainment (Fox or AmericanIdol), Social Networking (MySpace), games (IGN or GameSpy), Men (AskMen) or Photo-sharing (Photobucket) the Company is bang on in terms of Context. If I am looking for men’s fashion and lifestyle information, there is

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Web 3.0 & Online Movies (Part 4)

Posted on Friday, Sep 7th

Web 3.0 Formula Discussion Context Different users have different tastes and they visit the same movie site with very different intention. While one may like to watch an action flick the other might like to review a classic love story to watch with his or her date. These sites have something for every kind of

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Web 3.0 & Online Sports (Part 4)

Posted on Thursday, Aug 30th

Web 3.0 formula discussion Context Most of the sports sites that I went through have very good contextual nuances. These sites have something for every sports fan. I liked the way sites like NBA.com, MLB.com and NFL.com have covered the respective sports. If you love Basketball and want to check out on some stat or

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