Comments on: Europe’s Digg Killer Raises €4 million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:19:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Andrea Vascellari’s Blog » 2.0 Made in Europe http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-1376563 Andrea Vascellari’s Blog » 2.0 Made in Europe Mon, 14 May 2007 16:54:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-1376563 [...] Tech Crunch reported: “Luxembourg-based Wikio, Europe’s best hope against Digg, Google News and Technorati (it is sort of a mashup of all three), has closed a €4 million ($5.3 million) Series A round of financing.” [...] [...] Tech Crunch reported: “Luxembourg-based Wikio, Europe’s best hope against Digg, Google News and Technorati (it is sort of a mashup of all three), has closed a €4 million ($5.3 million) Series A round of financing.” [...]

]]> By: Ryan Mickle http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-789393 Ryan Mickle Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:09:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-789393 What on earth will they do with all that money? I don't think I could even spend $1MM a year. What on earth will they do with all that money? I don’t think I could even spend $1MM a year.

]]> By: Nitr021 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-779031 Nitr021 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:41:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-779031 Right.... i don't think it is not even a killer, have you seen the amount of "diggs" oh.. i meant "votes" on each article? Not really active as digg is. But kudos on the design I quite like the interface, its quite colourful and i like the related stories idea but then again a digger always a digger. Right…. i don’t think it is not even a killer, have you seen the amount of “diggs” oh.. i meant “votes” on each article? Not really active as digg is.

But kudos on the design I quite like the interface, its quite colourful and i like the related stories idea but then again a digger always a digger.

]]> By: Nina http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-777514 Nina Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:38:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-777514 Michael Arrington you are right, but it's only a fraction and it ok to live with. it's the european aptitude towards American ! Michael Arrington
you are right, but it’s only a fraction and it ok to live with. it’s the european aptitude towards American !

]]> By: techdandy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-777445 techdandy Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:21:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-777445 Webmonkian: Right. As per my comment above, even the site http://www.techtagg.com has more users using it and alexa is good for them as well. They were one of the originals to revenue share through Google Adsense with people. Webmonkian:

Right. As per my comment above, even the site http://www.techtagg.com has more users using it and alexa is good for them as well. They were one of the originals to revenue share through Google Adsense with people.

]]> By: Dario Salvelli http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-777305 Dario Salvelli Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:47:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-777305 I want to remember also the Italian Version of Wikio: http://www.wikio.it (with also a blog http://blog.wikio.com/it/). I want to remember also the Italian Version of Wikio: http://www.wikio.it (with also a blog http://blog.wikio.com/it/).

]]> By: Joeri Van Holder http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776706 Joeri Van Holder Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:18:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776706 No wikio.be or wikio.nl, pitty for a Luxembourg-based company just next to us... No wikio.be or wikio.nl, pitty for a Luxembourg-based company just next to us…

]]> By: manfrys http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776658 manfrys Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:08:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776658 ... so in italian too! I love digg/reddit and hope wikio deserve the same! … so in italian too! I love digg/reddit and hope wikio deserve the same!

]]> By: flyintiger http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776452 flyintiger Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:24:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776452 So I guess the next business model is to launch a European Alexa ! So I guess the next business model is to launch a European Alexa !

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776420 Rob Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:18:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776420 4€ million is huge amount. I think this is a unique kind of service in Europe. Really impressive. 4€ million is huge amount. I think this is a unique kind of service in Europe. Really impressive.

]]> By: kryss http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776340 kryss Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:06:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776340 www.scoopeo.com is actually the first digg-like in french. they have more clics and more comments than wikio.fr (and probably more traffic) they are only 2 guys working on it and they have some very original options and tools on their site http://www.scoopeo.com is actually the first digg-like in french.
they have more clics and more comments than wikio.fr (and probably more traffic)
they are only 2 guys working on it and they have some very original options and tools on their site

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776337 Michael Arrington Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:06:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776337 Nina - Skype was pretty cool though. There's lots of innovation going on in Europe. Nina - Skype was pretty cool though. There’s lots of innovation going on in Europe.

]]> By: Ouriel Ohayon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776336 Ouriel Ohayon Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:06:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-776336 it would be fair to remind that alexa, that is only in english, is hardly used i europe. Therefore the comparison is not relevant (specially when you know that wikio has several urls and not only a .com that was released a few weeks ago only) it would be fair to remind that alexa, that is only in english, is hardly used i europe. Therefore the comparison is not relevant (specially when you know that wikio has several urls and not only a .com that was released a few weeks ago only)

]]> By: Nina http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-775847 Nina Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:21:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-775847 this makes me sick to my stomach, the fine europeans know only one trade these days is to copy everything Americans do and complain about their stupidity! I am german, that is why I can tell. Nina this makes me sick to my stomach, the fine europeans know only one trade these days is to copy everything Americans do and complain about their stupidity!
I am german, that is why I can tell.

Nina

]]> By: Drama 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-775754 Drama 2.0 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:54:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-775754 Webmonkian: interesting. You'd think investors would look at this type of data before investing in another round. If they started with $2+ million, this type of usage is not incredibly encouraging. As an investor I personally would have hoped that a lot more could have been achieved in terms of usage given the amount of money provided in the first round. Webmonkian: interesting. You’d think investors would look at this type of data before investing in another round. If they started with $2+ million, this type of usage is not incredibly encouraging. As an investor I personally would have hoped that a lot more could have been achieved in terms of usage given the amount of money provided in the first round.

]]> By: LucSen http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-775560 LucSen Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:59:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-775560 I'm using Wikio.fr and, if there's still room for improvement, I have to admit that this is actually the best information service available in French... I'm not sure it has to be compared to Digg as it is more Google News oriented with collaborative features. I’m using Wikio.fr and, if there’s still room for improvement, I have to admit that this is actually the best information service available in French… I’m not sure it has to be compared to Digg as it is more Google News oriented with collaborative features.

]]> By: SearcH EngineS WeB http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-775378 SearcH EngineS WeB Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:22:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-775378 ___________________________________ It is in essence a combination of: <b>NOWPUBLIC</b> - and <b>Shoutwire </b> ___________________________________

It is in essence a combination of: NOWPUBLIC - and Shoutwire

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774679 Dave Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:23:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774679 The dog feces stuck to the bottom of my left boot has more meaning to me than wikeo or whatever the hell it is called. Who cares, no one will every use it when reddit is already here. The dog feces stuck to the bottom of my left boot has more meaning to me than wikeo or whatever the hell it is called. Who cares, no one will every use it when reddit is already here.

]]> By: ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774299 ryan Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:50:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774299 Until they release the site in Luxembourgish...I will refuse to use it. Gudde moien. But seriously...seems to be a good site. Until they release the site in Luxembourgish…I will refuse to use it. Gudde moien. But seriously…seems to be a good site.

]]> By: Choco http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774291 Choco Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:49:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774291 @#32 and others who like to divide EU and US sites based on their grounding.. that's none-sense. Sites beat eachother on performance, nothing more nothing less. @#32 and others who like to divide EU and US sites based on their grounding.. that’s none-sense. Sites beat eachother on performance, nothing more nothing less.

]]> By: Leon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774169 Leon Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:49:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774169 This site looks like it will be a Jack of all trades and Master of none. This site looks like it will be a Jack of all trades and Master of none.

]]> By: mattmollysdad http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774147 mattmollysdad Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:38:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774147 Europe? who cares Europe? who cares

]]> By: Jordan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774109 Jordan Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:21:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774109 What is the point of making a "Europeon Digg" if the stories on the front page are: The Supreme Court's war on sentencing guidelines. (US Supreme Court?) How the FBI dropped the ball on Foley. (US FBI?) Apple still not off the hook for $1.99 fee (American Dollars?) Carter: Book Has Prompted Discussion (A Former US President?) Judge allows Bears' Johnson to play in Super Bowl (The Super Bowl? Do most Europeons even know what the Super Bowl is?) Brad Pitt Owes His Career Success to Strippers (An American Actor?) Evidentally the people at Wikio didn't get the memo: the internet does not conform to geographic demographs. Your site will be populated by the general population of the internet, just like Digg is, just like Google is. What is the point of making a “Europeon Digg” if the stories on the front page are:

The Supreme Court’s war on sentencing guidelines. (US Supreme Court?)
How the FBI dropped the ball on Foley. (US FBI?)
Apple still not off the hook for $1.99 fee (American Dollars?)
Carter: Book Has Prompted Discussion (A Former US President?)
Judge allows Bears’ Johnson to play in Super Bowl (The Super Bowl? Do most Europeons even know what the Super Bowl is?)
Brad Pitt Owes His Career Success to Strippers (An American Actor?)

Evidentally the people at Wikio didn’t get the memo: the internet does not conform to geographic demographs. Your site will be populated by the general population of the internet, just like Digg is, just like Google is.

]]> By: Webmonkian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774089 Webmonkian Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:12:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774089 As of now there are 66 users who have made one comment or more and only a few hundered with any contributions (from ~9000 total users) http://www.wikio.com/users?sort=5 There is no obvious business model. Assume they will add advertising or something like this. The site itself is okay but fairly simple (and sloooooooooowwwwww) - it seems like a fairly basic version of digg or Reddit with a bit of news.google thrown in for good measure. Am I missing something? I can't see how this could take more than a couple of months to develop... $5.3m series A funding probably means between 20-40% share - this values the company somewhere between $13-25m post funding - note the 'about us' section says they previously started with €1.66m (~$2.15m). I can't see any reason for such a high valuation. This is complete B.S. !!! Either there is something really, really big behind the scenes which hasn't been released yet which is absolutely amazing and is gonna completely blow our minds or we're in one hell of a bubble. If someone can put me right on this and explain why $5.3m series A funding for such a project makes sense, then please do... please, really! As of now there are 66 users who have made one comment or more and only a few hundered with any contributions (from ~9000 total users)
http://www.wikio.com/users?sort=5

There is no obvious business model. Assume they will add advertising or something like this.

The site itself is okay but fairly simple (and sloooooooooowwwwww) - it seems like a fairly basic version of digg or Reddit with a bit of news.google thrown in for good measure. Am I missing something? I can’t see how this could take more than a couple of months to develop…

$5.3m series A funding probably means between 20-40% share - this values the company somewhere between $13-25m post funding - note the ‘about us’ section says they previously started with €1.66m (~$2.15m).

I can’t see any reason for such a high valuation. This is complete B.S. !!! Either there is something really, really big behind the scenes which hasn’t been released yet which is absolutely amazing and is gonna completely blow our minds or we’re in one hell of a bubble.

If someone can put me right on this and explain why $5.3m series A funding for such a project makes sense, then please do… please, really!

]]> By: php lemon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774057 php lemon Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:55:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/23/europes-digg-killer-raises-e4-million/#comment-774057 i've used wikio for quite a while now. i really like the site and i am glad they have got the extra finance. - Phil i’ve used wikio for quite a while now. i really like the site and i am glad they have got the extra finance.

- Phil

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