Web 3.0 & Time Warner (Part 4)

Acquisition Targets Time Warner is a rather complex, diversified media company. Keeping in mind that AOL is a division of Time Warner, which could be spun off into an independent business in the future, we will discuss the acquisition targets under two broad categories – 1) acquisition targets for Time Warner (including Time Inc.) and

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Web 3.0 & Time Warner (Part 3)

Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the Time Warner 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. Context CNN.com stands for News.

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Web 3.0 & Time Warner (Part 2)

Vertical Strategy Time Warner operates a host of online properties, which are extremely popular in the US. We will take a look at the Company’s various online verticals below. News CNN.com is among the world’s leaders in online news and information delivery. CNN.com delivers the latest breaking news and top stories on US and World

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Web 3.0 & Time Warner (Part 1)

Introduction Time Warner Inc. is a leading media and entertainment company, whose businesses include interactive services, cable systems, filmed entertainment, television networks and publishing. The company is rumored to be in a number of restructuring discussions to spin off various pieces of its business. Nothing concrete has been announced yet along these lines. Time Inc.

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Online Video Beneficiaries: Media

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

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Financial Media Comparison Chart

I did some digging into the various business and financial media sites last night, and here are some stats. Alexa Ranks: (Yahoo! Finance and MSN Money are not included in this list, because I cannot find Alexa ranks for them.) * CNNMoney.com: 76 * Forbes.com 483 * Marketwatch.com 1,032 * WSJ.com: 1,043 * Businessweek.com 1,310

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Women & Web 3.0 (Part 3)

Business Model Most women’s sites earn money mainly from ad revenues, and also from subscriptions and products sold through their sites. According to comScore Media Metrix, advertisement revenues for the women’s sites are forecasted to grow at 19% in 2007 but iVillage has grown its ad revenues by 46% in 1Q 2007 and 40% in

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