Comments on: Eurekster Gets $5.5 Million Series B for Social Search http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:29:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Is Eurekster dead? at diversity.net.nz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-2320290 Is Eurekster dead? at diversity.net.nz Fri, 23 May 2008 01:01:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-2320290 [...] March Tech Crunch reported that they’d got $5.5mil VC funding but as RWW reports, the site has now been down for two [...] [...] March Tech Crunch reported that they’d got $5.5mil VC funding but as RWW reports, the site has now been down for two [...]

]]> By: GigaCrunch » Finally, a better search has become a wikiality http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1347871 GigaCrunch » Finally, a better search has become a wikiality Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:46:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1347871 [...] Eurekster, a “Swicki community-driven search platform” that just pulled in $5.5 million in funding. There are words in that description that I don’t even understand — it gives me the [...] [...] Eurekster, a “Swicki community-driven search platform” that just pulled in $5.5 million in funding. There are words in that description that I don’t even understand — it gives me the [...]

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1219228 David Mackey Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:12:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1219228 Eurekster needs something new, hopefully this capital will give them the means to find it. They have become just the oldest fish in a now crowded pool. Eurekster needs something new, hopefully this capital will give them the means to find it. They have become just the oldest fish in a now crowded pool.

]]> By: Doug Mehus http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217952 Doug Mehus Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:49:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217952 Congratulations for a second round of venture capital? I doubt very much this was a case of the founders cashing out their early stakes in the company. More likely, the company probably needed money and offered up new equity in the company (thereby reducing everyone'e stake) in a bid to raise needed cash to fund operations and possible strategic acquisitions. You know it's a bubble when people are ready to break out the champagne and congratulate a company for bringing in new vulture, oops - did I say that, venture capitalists. Really, the only time congratulations are in order is for an IPO where they don't have to substantially lower their offering price or a complete buyout by larger entity. Cheers, Doug Congratulations for a second round of venture capital?

I doubt very much this was a case of the founders cashing out their early stakes in the company. More likely, the company probably needed money and offered up new equity in the company (thereby reducing everyone’e stake) in a bid to raise needed cash to fund operations and possible strategic acquisitions.

You know it’s a bubble when people are ready to break out the champagne and congratulate a company for bringing in new vulture, oops - did I say that, venture capitalists. Really, the only time congratulations are in order is for an IPO where they don’t have to substantially lower their offering price or a complete buyout by larger entity.

Cheers,
Doug

]]> By: Hans http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217595 Hans Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:00:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217595 I've used the swicki product for about a year now and still have fun training my search results. It's not so bad seeing the swicki searches regularly show up in my referrer logs either. It's nice to see a tech company doing great work outside the SF Bay Area (they have an office in New Zealand) I’ve used the swicki product for about a year now and still have fun training my search results. It’s not so bad seeing the swicki searches regularly show up in my referrer logs either.

It’s nice to see a tech company doing great work outside the SF Bay Area (they have an office in New Zealand)

]]> By: JamesBruni http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217593 JamesBruni Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:59:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217593 They are entering a very crowded space. The best customized search engine product out there now is PSS!, from Septet Systems. They are entering a very crowded space. The best customized search engine product out there now is PSS!, from Septet Systems.

]]> By: Graeme Thickins http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217158 Graeme Thickins Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:33:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217158 Congrats to CEO Steve Marder, who's come a long way from launching at PC Forum 2004. (I met Steve at <a href="http://graemethickins.typepad.com/graeme_blogs_here/2006/03/eurekster_with_.html" rel="nofollow">PC Forum 2006</a>.) Steve, all the best! Congrats to CEO Steve Marder, who’s come a long way from launching at PC Forum 2004. (I met Steve at PC Forum 2006.) Steve, all the best!

]]> By: IT News Sweden What.se http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217149 IT News Sweden What.se Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:28:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217149 We run it. We like it. Congrats on the new round! We wrote a piece about it for the Swedish audience! We run it. We like it. Congrats on the new round! We wrote a piece about it for the Swedish audience!

]]> By: pureweb20.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217131 pureweb20.com Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:22:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217131 <strong>Eurekster Gets 5.5 Million Series B for Social Search...</strong> Community driven search platform gets $5.5 million in Series B financing.... Eurekster Gets 5.5 Million Series B for Social Search…

Community driven search platform gets $5.5 million in Series B financing….

]]> By: Yakov http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217016 Yakov Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:32:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1217016 They certainly have made a lot of progress with their affiliate model. It looks like a diversified pool of investors they have. They certainly have made a lot of progress with their affiliate model. It looks like a diversified pool of investors they have.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1216893 Joseph Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:47:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1216893 It would have got much adoption if they had shared the ad revenue from the resulting searches to the publishing web sites It would have got much adoption if they had shared the ad revenue from the resulting searches to the publishing web sites

]]> By: Kevin Burton http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1216190 Kevin Burton Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:08:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1216190 Nice...... Awesome to see more people innovating in the search area. It's sad to just give all the fun to Google and Yahoo! Nice…… Awesome to see more people innovating in the search area. It’s sad to just give all the fun to Google and Yahoo!

]]> By: Morgan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1216070 Morgan Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:34:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/eurekster-gets-5-5-million-series-b-for-social-search/#comment-1216070 Seems like a nice product, and I like any new decent entrants into search in any form. More inventory, more competition, means more chances to find something much better than AdSense. Seems like a nice product, and I like any new decent entrants into search in any form.

More inventory, more competition, means more chances to find something much better than AdSense.

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