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Demand Media Also Under Monetized
Of late, I have given quite some thought to an opportunity that multiple Internet-based companies have missed. Most of these companies, with high traffic and equally high valuations, have clearly missed out on one of the most powerful monetization models: affiliates, especially revenue sharing. These companies prefer sponsorship and CPM advertising to percent of revenues. Online media
Groupon Leads Adoption Of Revenue-Sharing Monetization Model
Where most online companies have been struggling to create a robust monetization model, Groupon has figured a way to leverage the Web to become an effective marketing tool for local businesses. Last week, they filed S-1, ending a much anticipated wait for their IPO. The issue is expected to raise $3 billion, pegging their valuation at
Under-Monetized Facebook Dominates Display Ad Market
The comScore Ad Metrix report for the Q1 2011 U.S. online display advertising market reports that nearly 1.11 trillion display ads were served to U.S. Internet users during the quarter. The researcher estimates that the U.S. market currently has nearly 300 individual advertisers spending at least $1 million a quarter on display advertising. Social networking phenomenon
International Expansion At Travel Sites
A survey conducted by AAA predicted that despite increasing gas prices, almost 35 million people traveled 50 miles or more over the Memorial Day long weekend. Even the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) estimates that an average of 2.24 million people will fly every day from June through August, which is an increase of
LinkedIn IPO Is A Success, But Monetization Rate Is Far Too Low
The market is waiting for some big Internet IPOs to come out this year and next, with Facebook, Groupon, Twitter and the like expected to lead the brigade. However as it went to trade on the NYSE earlier this month, LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the leading social network for professionals, became the first big U.S. social networking company
Active Network: Long History Of Losses
A survey commissioned by the recently listed Active Network (NYSE: ACTV) revealed that 73% of U.S. households paid to participate in a recreational or community activity last year. That translates to $110 billion in registration spending incurred by 1.8 billion residents in the country.
Intuit Needs An Emerging Market Strategy
Earlier this year, Credit Suisse reported that the total digital units for H&R Block for year-to-date figures for the tax season 2011 grew 7% over the year, while Intuit reported a much smaller 1% gain in total digital units. More recent data showed that H&R Block’s online units grew 27% compared with 6% for Intuit.
EMC, VMWare Rocking
Driven by the strong demand of virtualization, both VMWare and EMC continued to deliver strong results. In addition to organic growth, the two have used this year to acquire other players to be able to deliver a broader set of solutions for their customers.