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Web 3.0 & IAC (Part 4)
Acquisition Targets IAC has made a host of acquisitions in the past few years in the Internet space. IAC acquired Ask.com in 2005 for $1.9 billion. Over the past two years it has made some interesting acquisitions including Shoebuy and CollegeHumour. The table below lists all the acquisitions made by IAC between 2001 and 2006.
Web 3.0 & IAC (Part 3)
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
Web 3.0 & IAC (Part 2)
Vertical Strategy IAC is present in some of the most promising verticals like Dating & Matchmaking, and Real Estate among others. The Company is looking at expanding its verticals both through organic and M&A means. We will discuss the Company’s offerings in the different verticals in the following paragraphs. Dating & Matchmaking Match.com is the
Web 3.0 Indexing: PlaceID and PeopleID
I wrote last week, that we need to include Place in the Web 3.0 formula, and this week Cal McElroy introduced the concept of PlaceID, a unique identifier which enables all content on the web to be indexed by Place. As I was thinking through this, and exchanging emails will Cal, we also felt that
Web 3.0 & News Corp (Part 3)
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
Web 3.0 & News Corp (Part 1)
Introduction News Corporation is a $28.66 billion diversified media and entertainment company. The Company operates in eight business segments: Filmed Entertainment, Television, Cable Network Programming, Direct Broadcast Satellite Television, Magazines and Inserts, Newspapers, Book Publishing and Interactive Media primarily in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and the Pacific Basin. News
Web 3.0 & Online Movies (Part 4)
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
Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS) + Place
Yes, we need to add a new variable to the definition of Web 3.0, and that variable is Place. Imagine. You are on a business trip in New York, and you need to buy a gift for your 13 year old son. You need a Size 8 Nike Air Zoom, and you have exactly 30