Comments on: Google Grabs Friendster Ad Deal http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:40:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Noah http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1196389 Noah Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:37:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1196389 Most of those page views are probably robots searching the site to cache content or steal profiles for their own sites... Most of those page views are probably robots searching the site to cache content or steal profiles for their own sites…

]]> By: Ayal Rosenthal http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1189599 Ayal Rosenthal Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:41:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1189599 Ah Friendster... the social websites for us mature individuals. I've been there since before myspace and feel too old to change. Ah Friendster… the social websites for us mature individuals. I’ve been there since before myspace and feel too old to change.

]]> By: Jonas http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1187188 Jonas Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:22:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1187188 And yes, I was taken aback by the 6 billion page views a month also! And yes, I was taken aback by the 6 billion page views a month also!

]]> By: Jonas http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1187183 Jonas Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:20:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1187183 Google adsense competitor = www.quigo.com Google adsense competitor = http://www.quigo.com

]]> By: Colin Dowling http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1187145 Colin Dowling Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:13:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1187145 Why would MySpace care if Google Ad's are on Friendster or any other site? NBC doesn't get mad that Pepsi advertises with ABC also. Google Ad's don't exist to make MySpace a "better" site. They exist to make money off the people already on MySpace. Why would MySpace care if Google Ad’s are on Friendster or any other site? NBC doesn’t get mad that Pepsi advertises with ABC also. Google Ad’s don’t exist to make MySpace a “better” site. They exist to make money off the people already on MySpace.

]]> By: Riko http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1184254 Riko Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:55:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1184254 I think the deal has been done for quite a while. At least 2 months already. I think the deal has been done for quite a while. At least 2 months already.

]]> By: Arthgallo Wachs http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1183411 Arthgallo Wachs Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:29:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1183411 One wonders if Google now just wants to be a big hosting company running other people's sites on ultra-modern custom engineered infrastructure One wonders if Google now just wants to be a big hosting company running other people’s sites on ultra-modern custom engineered infrastructure

]]> By: Graham http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1182509 Graham Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:26:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1182509 (@11) AdSense isn't the only platform out there to monetize your site. Googles spot in this game is not one that will be taken easily considering they have control over massive advertising inventories.. (@11) AdSense isn’t the only platform out there to monetize your site. Googles spot in this game is not one that will be taken easily considering they have control over massive advertising inventories..

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1182313 David Mackey Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:08:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1182313 Somebody has to take Google's spot soon. Adsense revenue is very poor. A lot of bait sites as well. Somebody has to take Google’s spot soon. Adsense revenue is very poor. A lot of bait sites as well.

]]> By: deke http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1182062 deke Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:39:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1182062 Follow the money, folks. Investors/board members in common? Ram? Are you really surprised? "Friends help friends", especially in the SV VC world :) Follow the money, folks. Investors/board members in common? Ram? Are you really surprised? “Friends help friends”, especially in the SV VC world :)

]]> By: Jawad (Shuzak) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1181649 Jawad (Shuzak) Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:47:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1181649 To be honest, I was surprised Google reached out to Friendster. Google struck a similar, but much larger, deal with MySpace, so I imagine that this won't go lightly with NewsCorp. Let's not forget that Google also owns two major MySpace competitors, YouTube and Orkut (see Orkut's astonishing growth: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=orkut.com/). Is Friendster even worth risking a major deal with MySpace? - Jawad Shuaib To be honest, I was surprised Google reached out to Friendster. Google struck a similar, but much larger, deal with MySpace, so I imagine that this won’t go lightly with NewsCorp. Let’s not forget that Google also owns two major MySpace competitors, YouTube and Orkut (see Orkut’s astonishing growth: http://www.alexa.com/data/deta.....orkut.com/).

Is Friendster even worth risking a major deal with MySpace?

- Jawad Shuaib

]]> By: PohEe.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1181356 PohEe.com Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:13:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1181356 Then, we can have Google to feed us with all the relevant content/ads which helps our local community grow. Then, we can have Google to feed us with all the relevant content/ads which helps our local community grow.

]]> By: PohEe.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1181337 PohEe.com Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:10:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1181337 I am wondering when Google will partner with our <a href="http://AsiaPartTime.com" rel="nofollow">local community for Part-Timer/FreeLancer</a>. Then, it will be nice to form a nice I am wondering when Google will partner with our local community for Part-Timer/FreeLancer. Then, it will be nice to form a nice

]]> By: Jeremy Wright http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1181035 Jeremy Wright Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:39:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1181035 David, my guess is the eCPM is closer to the 10c range, but that's still a reasonable amount of money for a company most folk were effectively relegating to the DeadPool. David, my guess is the eCPM is closer to the 10c range, but that’s still a reasonable amount of money for a company most folk were effectively relegating to the DeadPool.

]]> By: David Galbraith http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1180306 David Galbraith Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:22:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1180306 At a standard junk page eCPM of 40c thats $29M a year in revenue. Which begs the question of why the recapitalization last year gave it a rumored pre-money of $3M? Perhaps the down round was a relatively bigger bargain for the VCs than Murdoch's acquisition of Myspace. That under valuation was based upon the idea that something as generic as social networking could be winner takes all, and that a has-been with significant traffic, couldn't survive. The premium over raw traffic numbers, that is attached to being number 1. is skewed. At a standard junk page eCPM of 40c thats $29M a year in revenue. Which begs the question of why the recapitalization last year gave it a rumored pre-money of $3M? Perhaps the down round was a relatively bigger bargain for the VCs than Murdoch’s acquisition of Myspace.

That under valuation was based upon the idea that something as generic as social networking could be winner takes all, and that a has-been with significant traffic, couldn’t survive.

The premium over raw traffic numbers, that is attached to being number 1. is skewed.

]]> By: will http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1179848 will Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:28:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1179848 I wonder which of the big advertisers will win the coveted Crunkfriends.com search account? I wonder which of the big advertisers will win the coveted Crunkfriends.com search account?

]]> By: Shuki Haiminis http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1179728 Shuki Haiminis Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:14:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1179728 6 billion page views per month is not shabby :) 6 billion page views per month is not shabby :)

]]> By: Neil Cauldwell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1179622 Neil Cauldwell Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:02:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1179622 I'm waiting for a Google partnership with the recently announced PlayStation Home network - that'd be a kick for Microsoft. I’m waiting for a Google partnership with the recently announced PlayStation Home network - that’d be a kick for Microsoft.

]]> By: Mik http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1179565 Mik Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:57:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/07/google-grabs-friendster-ad-deal/#comment-1179565 New social networking sites are popping up faster than I can create bogus accounts on them. New social networking sites are popping up faster than I can create bogus accounts on them.

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