CNet’s Savvy Steps

CNet buys baby site, car site, and expands beyond tech, reports Rafat Ali. Earlier, they bought food site Chowhound. I conjectured in a previous post how a next generation new media empire would be built. Well, CNet could roll up a lot of great micro-media web properties, including Rafat Ali himself, to become the next

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Yahoo + Newspapers

Read about Yahoo’s discussions with Newspapers, an industry reeling from the invasion of new media. The most important dimension to watch in this set of dialogs is Local, whether that is Local News, Local Search, Local Services, Local Networking … The newspapers have a good handle on the Local dimension, much more so than Yahoo

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Shutterfly Should NOT Go Public

Shutterfly’s impending precarious IPO.

eBAY Jitters

eBAY is increasingly showing signs of weakness.

TIVO Talks

TiVO’s opportunity.

TiVO Spins

TiVO needs a business model change.

More on YahooBAY

Yahoo and eBAY move closer. Some suggestions.

eBAY Entrepreneurs

eBAY Millionaires and corresponding business opportunities.