Comments on: CBS Acquires Europe’s Last.fm for $280 million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/ Startup and Tech News Mon, 12 May 2008 08:48:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Congrats, Andy! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-2179818 Congrats, Andy! Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:52:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-2179818 [...] VC and a strategic partner at the table (Gemstar-TV Guide) is no small feat. Fingers crossed for a Last.FM-style exit in your [...] […] VC and a strategic partner at the table (Gemstar-TV Guide) is no small feat. Fingers crossed for a Last.FM-style exit in your […]

]]> By: AOL Rumored To Be In Talks To Buy UK Social Travel Site WAYN For $200 Million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1927199 AOL Rumored To Be In Talks To Buy UK Social Travel Site WAYN For $200 Million Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:15:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1927199 [...] British site Where Are You Now? (WAYN), a social network for meeting fellow travelers, is rumored to be in negotiations with AOL to be bought for $200 million. That would make it one of the biggest Web 2.0 acquisitions of a UK startup after CBS’s $280 million purchase of Last.fm. [...] […] British site Where Are You Now? (WAYN), a social network for meeting fellow travelers, is rumored to be in negotiations with AOL to be bought for $200 million. That would make it one of the biggest Web 2.0 acquisitions of a UK startup after CBS’s $280 million purchase of Last.fm. […]

]]> By: MyStrands Completes B Round, $55 Million Raised To Date teasered @ Feed UP !! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1811304 MyStrands Completes B Round, $55 Million Raised To Date teasered @ Feed UP !! Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:53:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1811304 [...] more than $5 million raised by London-based Last.fm which started around the same time (later sold for $280 [...] […] more than $5 million raised by London-based Last.fm which started around the same time (later sold for $280 […]

]]> By: Facebook App Users Worth 90% - 99% less than WWW Users http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1681436 Facebook App Users Worth 90% - 99% less than WWW Users Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:08:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1681436 [...] evidence includes Last.fm’s $18/user ($280million/15 million users); Lehman Bros priced Photobucket at on $10/user (it sold for $6.25/user but only because MySpace [...] […] evidence includes Last.fm’s $18/user ($280million/15 million users); Lehman Bros priced Photobucket at on $10/user (it sold for $6.25/user but only because MySpace […]

]]> By: Apple Gets Into Social Music Scene with My iTunes | Tekjuice.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1556971 Apple Gets Into Social Music Scene with My iTunes | Tekjuice.com Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:04:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1556971 [...] Apple isn’t just sitting on the sidelines as startups like iLike and MOG and others try to tackle the social music space. Many of these services gather user music preferences via an iTunes plugin. You are then able to tell the world what music you are listening to, get recommendations for new music you might like, etc. People love this stuff, as evidenced by iLike’s ridiculous growth and Last.fm’s $280 million acquisition by CBS. [...] […] Apple isn’t just sitting on the sidelines as startups like iLike and MOG and others try to tackle the social music space. Many of these services gather user music preferences via an iTunes plugin. You are then able to tell the world what music you are listening to, get recommendations for new music you might like, etc. People love this stuff, as evidenced by iLike’s ridiculous growth and Last.fm’s $280 million acquisition by CBS. […]

]]> By: Apple Gets Into Social Music Scene with My iTunes | Tekjuice.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1556972 Apple Gets Into Social Music Scene with My iTunes | Tekjuice.com Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:04:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1556972 [...] Apple isn’t just sitting on the sidelines as startups like iLike and MOG and others try to tackle the social music space. Many of these services gather user music preferences via an iTunes plugin. You are then able to tell the world what music you are listening to, get recommendations for new music you might like, etc. People love this stuff, as evidenced by iLike’s ridiculous growth and Last.fm’s $280 million acquisition by CBS. [...] […] Apple isn’t just sitting on the sidelines as startups like iLike and MOG and others try to tackle the social music space. Many of these services gather user music preferences via an iTunes plugin. You are then able to tell the world what music you are listening to, get recommendations for new music you might like, etc. People love this stuff, as evidenced by iLike’s ridiculous growth and Last.fm’s $280 million acquisition by CBS. […]

]]> By: Original air max 95’s to modern day “heat” at chunp.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1503464 Original air max 95’s to modern day “heat” at chunp.com Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:29:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1503464 [...] Also - shout out to Quincy Smith for making massive moves and doing it in style. More details here. [...] […] Also - shout out to Quincy Smith for making massive moves and doing it in style. More details here. […]

]]> By: CBS Last.fm’i satın aldı | F.Mars - İndir - Yükle - İzle - Seyret http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1499576 CBS Last.fm’i satın aldı | F.Mars - İndir - Yükle - İzle - Seyret Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:14:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1499576 [...] Web 2.0 dünyasının en popüler müzik sosyal ağlarından birisi olan Last.fm, Amerika’nın en büyük medya şirketlerinden CBS tarafından satın alındı. [...] […] Web 2.0 dünyasının en popüler müzik sosyal ağlarından birisi olan Last.fm, Amerika’nın en büyük medya şirketlerinden CBS tarafından satın alındı. […]

]]> By: D-Day Sunday For Internet Radio As Court Rejects Royalties Appeal http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1496385 D-Day Sunday For Internet Radio As Court Rejects Royalties Appeal Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:48:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1496385 [...] CBS’s position and certainly would help CBS build a better return from the $280million it paid for Last.fm, a site hosted and run from the United Kingdom and therefore not subject to these royalty [...] […] CBS’s position and certainly would help CBS build a better return from the $280million it paid for Last.fm, a site hosted and run from the United Kingdom and therefore not subject to these royalty […]

]]> By: vidleubgly http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1466299 vidleubgly Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:28:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1466299 Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! ubandavgrenr Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! ubandavgrenr

]]> By: Good for Yahoo, And Everyone Else Except Last.fm http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1462958 Good for Yahoo, And Everyone Else Except Last.fm Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:55:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1462958 [...] this a result of their recent acquisition by a huge U.S. media conglomerate, or was it simply a decision made “long ago” not to [...] […] this a result of their recent acquisition by a huge U.S. media conglomerate, or was it simply a decision made “long ago” not to […]

]]> By: Gautam Madeshia http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1410182 Gautam Madeshia Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:38:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1410182 Comming soon : free Streaming Radio Service Provided by http://www.36radio.com/ Comming soon : free Streaming Radio Service Provided by
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]]> By: SeanPrice.net/Blog » Blog Archive » CBS Acquires Europe’s Last.fm for $280 million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1405225 SeanPrice.net/Blog » Blog Archive » CBS Acquires Europe’s Last.fm for $280 million Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:23:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1405225 [...] Acquires Europe’s Last.fm for $280 million CBS Acquires Europe’s Last.fm for $280 million cbs lastfm Link [...] […] Acquires Europe’s Last.fm for $280 million CBS Acquires Europe’s Last.fm for $280 million cbs lastfm Link […]

]]> By: Sean http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1405206 Sean Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:16:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1405206 great social network and that sure is alot of money i would have taken it for sure :-) i hope CBS doesnt ruin last.fm this could be a big step in either direction depending on how they manage this great social network and that sure is alot of money i would have taken it for sure :-) i hope CBS doesnt ruin last.fm this could be a big step in either direction depending on how they manage this

]]> By: linkekimi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403995 linkekimi Thu, 31 May 2007 12:41:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403995 I hope they wont done bad things to one of my best music platform.I hope I hope they wont done bad things to one of my best music platform.I hope

]]> By: Ghosts Of My Life Productions » Blog Archive » Last.fm goes Network http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403972 Ghosts Of My Life Productions » Blog Archive » Last.fm goes Network Thu, 31 May 2007 11:57:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403972 [...] TechCrunch reports that last.fm has just been bought by CBS for $280 million. [...] […] TechCrunch reports that last.fm has just been bought by CBS for $280 million. […]

]]> By: Matthew Lazear http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403525 Matthew Lazear Thu, 31 May 2007 00:24:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403525 Sure they have revenue! I pay them $6/month for a subscription for my girlfriend and I ($3 each). Lots of other people do too. http://last.fm/subscribe Sure they have revenue! I pay them $6/month for a subscription for my girlfriend and I ($3 each). Lots of other people do too.

http://last.fm/subscribe

]]> By: Ramkumar Shankar http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403479 Ramkumar Shankar Wed, 30 May 2007 23:27:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403479 <strong>CBS acquires Last.fm for $280 million...</strong> Good for Last.fm, their services are excellent, so they deserve some millions in their pockets. However, the price is probably a little on the low side, especially considering the current slew of acquisitions going around nowadays. Last.fm has around 1... CBS acquires Last.fm for $280 million…

Good for Last.fm, their services are excellent, so they deserve some millions in their pockets. However, the price is probably a little on the low side, especially considering the current slew of acquisitions going around nowadays. Last.fm has around 1…

]]> By: Webrazzi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403286 Webrazzi Wed, 30 May 2007 20:26:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403286 <strong>CBS Last.fm’i satın aldı...</strong> Web 2.0 dünyasının en popüler müzik sosyal ağlarından birisi olan Last.fm, Amerika’nın en büyük medya şirketlerinden CBS tarafından satın alındı. Last.fm için CBS‘in ödediği ücret ise $280 milyon. ...... CBS Last.fm’i satın aldı…

Web 2.0 dünyasının en popüler müzik sosyal ağlarından birisi olan Last.fm, Amerika’nın en büyük medya şirketlerinden CBS tarafından satın alındı.
Last.fm için CBS‘in ödediği ücret ise $280 milyon.
……

]]> By: jim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403250 jim Wed, 30 May 2007 19:38:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403250 Do they have any revenue? Do they have any revenue?

]]> By: Breba http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403246 Breba Wed, 30 May 2007 19:36:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403246 Paying $18.66 per user seems high because I don't think they can continue to grow under CBS. I know I don't want a large corporation like CBS to have my music listening information. Good thing I moved to http://soundcrank.com. Paying $18.66 per user seems high because I don’t think they can continue to grow under CBS. I know I don’t want a large corporation like CBS to have my music listening information. Good thing I moved to http://soundcrank.com.

]]> By: semlady http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403218 semlady Wed, 30 May 2007 19:01:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403218 It seems that perhaps an excessive amount of media outfits are being acquired and consolidated lately. I'm not surprised in the least that CBS would want in on the action. Check out this list of recent acquisitions: http://www.nonlinear.ca/blog/index.php/2007/05/30/recent-acquisitions-round-up-and-analysis/ It seems that perhaps an excessive amount of media outfits are being acquired and consolidated lately. I’m not surprised in the least that CBS would want in on the action.

Check out this list of recent acquisitions:

http://www.nonlinear.ca/blog/i.....-analysis/

]]> By: franky http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403213 franky Wed, 30 May 2007 18:57:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403213 <em>Even though Last.fm is shiny and cool the growth numbers look bad.</em> Hard to monthly win 5k in the ranking if you're already a year long consistently in the Top 500. Bad growth? Check the Compete numbers. Even though Last.fm is shiny and cool the growth numbers look bad.

Hard to monthly win 5k in the ranking if you’re already a year long consistently in the Top 500.
Bad growth? Check the Compete numbers.

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403165 Ian Bell Wed, 30 May 2007 17:40:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403165 Wow, this one caught me by suprise. I knew that Last.fm would be acquired, but didn't expect CBS. Congrats to the owners. Wow, this one caught me by suprise. I knew that Last.fm would be acquired, but didn’t expect CBS. Congrats to the owners.

]]> By: Ron http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403162 Ron Wed, 30 May 2007 17:36:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/cbs-acquires-lastfm-for-280m/#comment-1403162 Lull, On the "Alexa is crap" rant, you're doing it wrong. It's supposed to be "Alexa is crap INSIDE the US because it overrepresents Asia and Europe." Lull,

On the “Alexa is crap” rant, you’re doing it wrong. It’s supposed to be “Alexa is crap INSIDE the US because it overrepresents Asia and Europe.”

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