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]]> By: Karib Corner-Blog Reports » Blog Archive » Grouper Targets the Corner Store: Remember That $65m Video Acquisition? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1501970 Karib Corner-Blog Reports » Blog Archive » Grouper Targets the Corner Store: Remember That $65m Video Acquisition? Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:28:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1501970 [...] Targets the Corner Store: Remember That $65m Video Acquisition? Grouper, the video sharing site Sony bought in August for $65 million, is announcing a partnership this morning with mass market video camera company Pure Digital. [...] […] Targets the Corner Store: Remember That $65m Video Acquisition? Grouper, the video sharing site Sony bought in August for $65 million, is announcing a partnership this morning with mass market video camera company Pure Digital. […]

]]> By: Grouper Goes Hollywood http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1500710 Grouper Goes Hollywood Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:54:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1500710 [...] shift from the plans originally announced after Grouper turned down a $10 million second round and sold to Sony last August. We reported Sony would use Grouper’s technology to share lower quality Sony videos [...] […] shift from the plans originally announced after Grouper turned down a $10 million second round and sold to Sony last August. We reported Sony would use Grouper’s technology to share lower quality Sony videos […]

]]> By: Weekly Roundup, August 25, 2006 : Exclusive Concepts Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1491627 Weekly Roundup, August 25, 2006 : Exclusive Concepts Blog Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:35:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1491627 [...] Sony acquires Grouper for its user made and uploaded videos. Sony paid $65 million. [...] […] Sony acquires Grouper for its user made and uploaded videos. Sony paid $65 million. […]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Rumeurs: Yahoo racheterait Bebo pour 1 milliard de dollars http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1385903 TechCrunch en français » Rumeurs: Yahoo racheterait Bebo pour 1 milliard de dollars Sun, 20 May 2007 14:17:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1385903 [...] arrêté de me poser des questions sur la taille de ces acquisitions – si l’on peut payer 65 millions pour Grouper alors pourquoi pas 1 milliard pour [...] […] arrêté de me poser des questions sur la taille de ces acquisitions – si l’on peut payer 65 millions pour Grouper alors pourquoi pas 1 milliard pour […]

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]]> By: Spark Minute » Blog Archive » Sony buys Grouper. No Segway in UK. One Click Sex Offender Reporting. Polls are open at Business Week http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1326906 Spark Minute » Blog Archive » Sony buys Grouper. No Segway in UK. One Click Sex Offender Reporting. Polls are open at Business Week Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:16:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1326906 [...] Sony has purchased video sharing site Grouper for $65 million. Based in Sausalito, Grouper has a whopping 1% of the market which is actually pretty impressive when you take YouTube out of the mix and realize that in the video sharing space they have about 240 competitors. [...] […] Sony has purchased video sharing site Grouper for $65 million. Based in Sausalito, Grouper has a whopping 1% of the market which is actually pretty impressive when you take YouTube out of the mix and realize that in the video sharing space they have about 240 competitors. […]

]]> By: Urbanology weblog » Blog Archive » Online Video Deal >> Grouper aqcuired by SONY for $ 65 million in cash http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1231147 Urbanology weblog » Blog Archive » Online Video Deal >> Grouper aqcuired by SONY for $ 65 million in cash Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:36:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-1231147 [...] via [...] […] via […]

]]> By: Grouper Just Says “No” To Kenny G http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-683526 Grouper Just Says “No” To Kenny G Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:35:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-683526 [...] Grouper, which won the acquisition lottery earlier this year and is now part of Sony, is beginning to take down user videos with copyrighted content. [...] […] Grouper, which won the acquisition lottery earlier this year and is now part of Sony, is beginning to take down user videos with copyrighted content. […]

]]> By: Multimedias.mobi » Grouper Just Says “No” To Kenny G http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-668629 Multimedias.mobi » Grouper Just Says “No” To Kenny G Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:51:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-668629 [...] Grouper, which won the acquisition lottery earlier this year and is now part of Sony, is beginning to take down user videos with copyrighted content. [...] […] Grouper, which won the acquisition lottery earlier this year and is now part of Sony, is beginning to take down user videos with copyrighted content. […]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Grouper Just Says “No” To Kenny G http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-666614 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Grouper Just Says “No” To Kenny G Sat, 06 Jan 2007 08:15:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-666614 [...] Grouper, which won the acquisition lottery earlier this year and is now part of Sony, is beginning to take down user videos with copyrighted content. [...] […] Grouper, which won the acquisition lottery earlier this year and is now part of Sony, is beginning to take down user videos with copyrighted content. […]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Le chiffre magique de YouTube - $1.5 milliards http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-629440 TechCrunch en français » Le chiffre magique de YouTube - $1.5 milliards Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:05:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-629440 [...] La valorisation est élevée mais pas folle si on la compare à quelques éléments de références. Grouper a été racheté 65millions USD par Sony, ce qui voudrait dire que à base de trafic comparable YouTube vaudrait 2 milliards. YouTube pourrait être vendu pour 1.5 milliards mais pour cela ils devront trouver un acquéreur prêt à encaisser une bataille juridique de taille et disposant d’une belle batterie d’avocats [...] […] La valorisation est élevée mais pas folle si on la compare à quelques éléments de références. Grouper a été racheté 65millions USD par Sony, ce qui voudrait dire que à base de trafic comparable YouTube vaudrait 2 milliards. YouTube pourrait être vendu pour 1.5 milliards mais pour cela ils devront trouver un acquéreur prêt à encaisser une bataille juridique de taille et disposant d’une belle batterie d’avocats […]

]]> By: » Grouper Case Study: Dual go to market strategy pays off - Startup Review Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-592888 » Grouper Case Study: Dual go to market strategy pays off - Startup Review Blog Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:57:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-592888 [...] Wow – Grouper Sells for $65 Million, TechCrunch, August 22, 2006. Discussion of Sony acquisition and basis for purchase price. [...] […] Wow – Grouper Sells for $65 Million, TechCrunch, August 22, 2006. Discussion of Sony acquisition and basis for purchase price. […]

]]> By: Tom Buchwald http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-420415 Tom Buchwald Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:22:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-420415 The website www.MYSUMMER.com is a new and fast growing site that is attracting considerable attention. It is a photo uploading and photo sharing experience built aroud the concept that Summer "It's not just a season, it's a state of mind!". As the colder months close in upon us, it's interesting to learn that the MYSUMMER.com website traffic continues to incease. It confirms the fact that people love Summer and enjoy viewing Summer related photos at any point in the year (and perhaps even more so as the temperatures drop!). The MYSUMMER.com site is a very creative and interesting way to visually experience the many fun and exciting outdoor activities people are involved in during their special Summer months. It probably shouldn't be a surprise that Summer has such a universal mystique and appeal to people all aound the world. If you combine the three months of summer in both the Northern and Southern hemisperes, it represents one-half of the year and that's a signficant part of anyone's calendar. That being the case, it's time to say hat's off to those designers and marketer folks at MYSUMMER.com for their fresh and unique approach to the photo sharing category! The website http://www.MYSUMMER.com is a new and fast growing site that is attracting considerable attention. It is a photo uploading and photo sharing experience built aroud the concept that Summer “It’s not just a season, it’s a state of mind!”. As the colder months close in upon us, it’s interesting to learn that the MYSUMMER.com website traffic continues to incease. It confirms the fact that people love Summer and enjoy viewing Summer related photos at any point in the year (and perhaps even more so as the temperatures drop!). The MYSUMMER.com site is a very creative and interesting way to visually experience the many fun and exciting outdoor activities people are involved in during their special Summer months. It probably shouldn’t be a surprise that Summer has such a universal mystique and appeal to people all aound the world. If you combine the three months of summer in both the Northern and Southern hemisperes, it represents one-half of the year and that’s a signficant part of anyone’s calendar. That being the case, it’s time to say hat’s off to those designers and marketer folks at MYSUMMER.com for their fresh and unique approach to the photo sharing category!

]]> By: Grouper Targets the Corner Store: Remember That $65m Video Acquisition? » JenIT http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-299055 Grouper Targets the Corner Store: Remember That $65m Video Acquisition? » JenIT Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:44:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-299055 [...] Grouper, the video sharing site Sony bought in August for $65 million, is announcing a partnership this morning with mass market video camera company Pure Digital. Starting in November, Pure Digital camcorders will ship with software to enable automatic video upload to Grouper or two-step upload to Google Video. [...] […] Grouper, the video sharing site Sony bought in August for $65 million, is announcing a partnership this morning with mass market video camera company Pure Digital. Starting in November, Pure Digital camcorders will ship with software to enable automatic video upload to Grouper or two-step upload to Google Video. […]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Universal Music attaque Grouper et Bolt.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-274378 TechCrunch en français » Universal Music attaque Grouper et Bolt.com Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:15:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-274378 [...] Le jour où l’acquisition Google/Youtube a été annoncée, YouTube annonçait un accord avec Universal Music. Apparemment Grouper et Bolt.com n’étaient pas concernés par cela. Universal Music a lancé une procédure judiciaire contre 2 sites de partages de vidéos moins connus, Bolt.com et la récente acquisition de Sony, Grouper. [...] […] Le jour où l’acquisition Google/Youtube a été annoncée, YouTube annonçait un accord avec Universal Music. Apparemment Grouper et Bolt.com n’étaient pas concernés par cela. Universal Music a lancé une procédure judiciaire contre 2 sites de partages de vidéos moins connus, Bolt.com et la récente acquisition de Sony, Grouper. […]

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Universal Music、GrouperとBolt.comを提訴 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-274175 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Universal Music、GrouperとBolt.comを提訴 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:23:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-274175 [...] Google/YouTube買収騒動のその日、YouTubeはUniversal Musicとのライセンス契約を発表した。どうやらGrouperとBolt.comは聞かされてはいなかったようだ。Universal Musicは、自分よりも知名度の低いビデオ共有サイト2社、Bolt.comと最近Sonyに買われたGrouperを相手どり、同社として初のオンラインビデオ訴訟に強く出た。訴訟の標的は、ウェブサイト上でユーザーが不法コピーしたアーティストのビデオを交換しあう機能で、著作権侵害1件につき最高$150,000(15万ドル)の賠償を求めている。Bolt.comのやり方はYouTubeとほぼ同じく、ユーザーはブラウザーでFlash版のビデオを見られるだけで、ビデオをパソコンにコピーすることはできない。Bolt.comを閉鎖するか、ウェブサイトから映像データを消してしまえば誰も見ることはできなくなる。一方、GrouperではユーザーがビデオをパソコンやiPod, PSP（プレイステーション・ポータブル）などにダウンロードできる。かつてNapsterが音楽でやっていた時と同じように、Grouperのビデオを一旦パソコンにダウンロードしてファイルにしてしまえば、Grouperが閉鎖しようが、ビデオがGouper.comからなくなろうが、ユーザーは永久にそのビデオを見ることがで きる。 [...] […] Google/YouTube買収騒動のその日、YouTubeはUniversal Musicとのライセンス契約を発表した。どうやらGrouperとBolt.comは聞かされてはいなかったようだ。Universal Musicは、自分よりも知名度の低いビデオ共有サイト2社、Bolt.comと最近Sonyに買われたGrouperを相手どり、同社として初のオンラインビデオ訴訟に強く出た。訴訟の標的は、ウェブサイト上でユーザーが不法コピーしたアーティストのビデオを交換しあう機能で、著作権侵害1件につき最高$150,000(15万ドル)の賠償を求めている。Bolt.comのやり方はYouTubeとほぼ同じく、ユーザーはブラウザーでFlash版のビデオを見られるだけで、ビデオをパソコンにコピーすることはできない。Bolt.comを閉鎖するか、ウェブサイトから映像データを消してしまえば誰も見ることはできなくなる。一方、GrouperではユーザーがビデオをパソコンやiPod, PSP（プレイステーション・ポータブル）などにダウンロードできる。かつてNapsterが音楽でやっていた時と同じように、Grouperのビデオを一旦パソコンにダウンロードしてファイルにしてしまえば、Grouperが閉鎖しようが、ビデオがGouper.comからなくなろうが、ユーザーは永久にそのビデオを見ることがで きる。 […]

]]> By: Zimbra, Universal Music sues, Intel drops, 7 Minutes with Rex Dixon - after show notes! « Technically Speaking http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-273841 Zimbra, Universal Music sues, Intel drops, 7 Minutes with Rex Dixon - after show notes! « Technically Speaking Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:28:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-273841 [...] Universal Music is now officially part of GoogleTube! suing Grouper and bolt.com. Should be a fun holiday season into the new year for all involved. Grouper was that site that Sony bought for a bargin price. I talked about them early this week in reference to the above article on TechCrunch of course. In anycase, more details are here. [...] […] Universal Music is now officially part of GoogleTube! suing Grouper and bolt.com. Should be a fun holiday season into the new year for all involved. Grouper was that site that Sony bought for a bargin price. I talked about them early this week in reference to the above article on TechCrunch of course. In anycase, more details are here. […]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Universal Music files suit against Grouper, Bolt.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-272993 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Universal Music files suit against Grouper, Bolt.com Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:24:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-272993 [...] On the day of the Google/YouTube acquisition, YouTube announced a licensing deal with Universal Music. Apparently, Grouper and Bolt.com didn’t get the memo. Universal Music has come out swinging in their first online video-related lawsuit against two of the lesser-known online video sharing websites, Bolt.com and Sony’s recent acquisition, Grouper. [...] […] On the day of the Google/YouTube acquisition, YouTube announced a licensing deal with Universal Music. Apparently, Grouper and Bolt.com didn’t get the memo. Universal Music has come out swinging in their first online video-related lawsuit against two of the lesser-known online video sharing websites, Bolt.com and Sony’s recent acquisition, Grouper. […]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Grouper entre dans les points de ventes http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-269248 TechCrunch en français » Grouper entre dans les points de ventes Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:11:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-269248 [...] Grouper, le site de partage de vidéos racheté par Sony 65 millions de dollars en août dernier annonce aujourd’hui un partenariat avec le fabricant de caméras vidéo Pure Digital. A partir du mois prochain, les caméscopes de Pure Digital seront distribuées avec un logiciel qui permettra le téléchargement automatique de vidéos sur Grouper ou un téléchargement en 2 phases sur Google Vidéo. [...] […] Grouper, le site de partage de vidéos racheté par Sony 65 millions de dollars en août dernier annonce aujourd’hui un partenariat avec le fabricant de caméras vidéo Pure Digital. A partir du mois prochain, les caméscopes de Pure Digital seront distribuées avec un logiciel qui permettra le téléchargement automatique de vidéos sur Grouper ou un téléchargement en 2 phases sur Google Vidéo. […]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Grouper Targets the Corner Store: Remember That $65m Video Acquisition? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-269247 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Grouper Targets the Corner Store: Remember That $65m Video Acquisition? Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:08:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-269247 [...] Grouper, the video sharing site Sony bought in August for $65 million, is announcing a partnership this morning with mass market video camera company Pure Digital. Starting in November, Pure Digital camcorders will ship with software to enable automatic video upload to Grouper or two-step upload to Google Video. [...] […] Grouper, the video sharing site Sony bought in August for $65 million, is announcing a partnership this morning with mass market video camera company Pure Digital. Starting in November, Pure Digital camcorders will ship with software to enable automatic video upload to Grouper or two-step upload to Google Video. […]

]]> By: DAG Ventures leads $15m more for Podshow » JenIT http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-258070 DAG Ventures leads $15m more for Podshow » JenIT Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-258070 [...] It was just announced that DAG Ventures is leading a $15 million B round for Podshow. News got out yesterday and though the investors weren’t named until today, disbelief was the widespread reaction. DAG saw its investment in Grouper, which was presumably much smaller, pay off last month when the video sharing service was acquired by Sony for $65 million. The fund also participated in a $10 million funding in Friendster last month after the company secured a controversial patent. Other investments in the DAG portfolio include SpikeSource and Zimbra. [...] […] It was just announced that DAG Ventures is leading a $15 million B round for Podshow. News got out yesterday and though the investors weren’t named until today, disbelief was the widespread reaction. DAG saw its investment in Grouper, which was presumably much smaller, pay off last month when the video sharing service was acquired by Sony for $65 million. The fund also participated in a $10 million funding in Friendster last month after the company secured a controversial patent. Other investments in the DAG portfolio include SpikeSource and Zimbra. […]

]]> By: House of Benjamin Blogness » Blog Archive » AOL to offer video from all the big guys http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-257004 House of Benjamin Blogness » Blog Archive » AOL to offer video from all the big guys Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:05:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-257004 [...] It’s hard for me to get excited about this in terms of creativity, there’s not much new here - but at a time when AOL is giving so much away, it’s an interesting play to make themselves the dominant download-to-own portal on the web. Competitors MovieLink and Cinemanow both offer rentals as well as purchase, Guba wins on price to own and Sony’s newly acquired Grouper P2P technology may win on speed of download. Amazon has a forthcoming desktop video on demand client as well. But for now at least, if you’re looking to own and it’s selection from major studios you seek, then AOL may be the place to go when these partnerships come online. I’m still waiting for someone to partner with the studios and do something truly innovative, we’ll see how long that wait lasts. AOL [...] […] It’s hard for me to get excited about this in terms of creativity, there’s not much new here - but at a time when AOL is giving so much away, it’s an interesting play to make themselves the dominant download-to-own portal on the web. Competitors MovieLink and Cinemanow both offer rentals as well as purchase, Guba wins on price to own and Sony’s newly acquired Grouper P2P technology may win on speed of download. Amazon has a forthcoming desktop video on demand client as well. But for now at least, if you’re looking to own and it’s selection from major studios you seek, then AOL may be the place to go when these partnerships come online. I’m still waiting for someone to partner with the studios and do something truly innovative, we’ll see how long that wait lasts. AOL […]

]]> By: M@Blog » Yahoo! Japan: an increasing threat to Sony http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-255632 M@Blog » Yahoo! Japan: an increasing threat to Sony Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:57:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/22/wow-grouper-sells-for-65-million/#comment-255632 [...] Sony continues to announce cool gadgets but with proprietary means of interconnecting - which in the past was just fine when options were sparse and technology wasn’t as intertwined in users’ daily lives.  Most people didn’t have a need to connect their one computer to their tv to their digital camera to their mobile phone.  Now there are hundreds of options a customer can consider for almost any given technology gadget - Sony should have been able to forecast this shift and focus away from box making towards service integration.  After all, at one point not all that long ago there was a large and loyal base of Sony customers.  Why not create a platform for them to communicate not just amongst themselves (which is what Grouper’s acquisition is essentially about) but with the larger as-yet-unconvinced or still-considering community? [...] […] Sony continues to announce cool gadgets but with proprietary means of interconnecting - which in the past was just fine when options were sparse and technology wasn’t as intertwined in users’ daily lives.  Most people didn’t have a need to connect their one computer to their tv to their digital camera to their mobile phone.  Now there are hundreds of options a customer can consider for almost any given technology gadget - Sony should have been able to forecast this shift and focus away from box making towards service integration.  After all, at one point not all that long ago there was a large and loyal base of Sony customers.  Why not create a platform for them to communicate not just amongst themselves (which is what Grouper’s acquisition is essentially about) but with the larger as-yet-unconvinced or still-considering community? […]

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