Comments on: Is MySpace Worth $12 billion? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:46:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: News Corp. Scrambles To Bid For Yahoo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1961028 News Corp. Scrambles To Bid For Yahoo Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:07:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1961028 [...] Corp. and Yahoo have been mulling over a merger (of Yahoo and MySpace) since the middle of last year. But the deal back then had News Corp. selling [...] [...] Corp. and Yahoo have been mulling over a merger (of Yahoo and MySpace) since the middle of last year. But the deal back then had News Corp. selling [...]

]]> By: #5: Ask.com vs Google, Rupert Murdoch wants to sell Myspace to Yahoo!, and workers that oversleep cost employers millions. « thelump.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1646806 #5: Ask.com vs Google, Rupert Murdoch wants to sell Myspace to Yahoo!, and workers that oversleep cost employers millions. « thelump.net Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:24:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1646806 [...] visitors over the last year, compared to Facebooks 20.2 million. So, is Myspace a worthy purchase? Michael Arrington of Techcrunch’s blog mirrored my first impression, that selling Myspace now is a great idea: “But if [...] [...] visitors over the last year, compared to Facebooks 20.2 million. So, is Myspace a worthy purchase? Michael Arrington of Techcrunch’s blog mirrored my first impression, that selling Myspace now is a great idea: “But if [...]

]]> By: BESComputers Blog » Blog Archive » Is MySpace Worth $12 Billion? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1567624 BESComputers Blog » Blog Archive » Is MySpace Worth $12 Billion? Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:10:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1567624 [...] getting 25% of the combined company’s stock. That values MySpace at a cool $12 billion.read more | digg [...] [...] getting 25% of the combined company’s stock. That values MySpace at a cool $12 billion.read more | digg [...]

]]> By: creepyblues Blog » google, 과연 facebook을 인수? 그리고 web2.0삼국지 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1489067 creepyblues Blog » google, 과연 facebook을 인수? 그리고 web2.0삼국지 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:18:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1489067 [...] 광고 계약에 대해 news corp측과 충돌을 일으킬 가능성이 높아진다. 그러면 rupert murdoch이 추진한다고 하는 myspace와 yahoo의 25%주식 교환은 실제로 이루어질지도 모른다. 즉, myspace와의 광고 계약은 깨질지도 [...] [...] 광고 계약에 대해 news corp측과 충돌을 일으킬 가능성이 높아진다. 그러면 rupert murdoch이 추진한다고 하는 myspace와 yahoo의 25%주식 교환은 실제로 이루어질지도 모른다. 즉, myspace와의 광고 계약은 깨질지도 [...]

]]> By: Will Google Acquire Facebook? » Publishing 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1488261 Will Google Acquire Facebook? » Publishing 2.0 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:02:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1488261 [...] traffic to a Google competitor. It’s possible that such a scenario was a part of the recent overture by Murdoch to merge MySpace for 25% of Yahoo! (e.g. the promise of MySpace’s search traffic being diverted to Yahoo! could potentially have a [...] [...] traffic to a Google competitor. It’s possible that such a scenario was a part of the recent overture by Murdoch to merge MySpace for 25% of Yahoo! (e.g. the promise of MySpace’s search traffic being diverted to Yahoo! could potentially have a [...]

]]> By: Motorcycle Guy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1451102 Motorcycle Guy Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:38:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1451102 I think users would like a facebook merger more but, yahoo could possibly bring myspace back to life. That's a pretty big could though. I think users would like a facebook merger more but, yahoo could possibly bring myspace back to life. That’s a pretty big could though.

]]> By: MySpace за 25% от Yahoo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1449277 MySpace за 25% от Yahoo Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:38:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1449277 [...] по темата Is MySpace Worth $12 billion? Loading... @import url("http://www.google.com/uds/css/gsearch.css"); @import [...] [...] по темата Is MySpace Worth $12 billion? Loading… @import url(”http://www.google.com/uds/css/gsearch.css”); @import [...]

]]> By: Kieran http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1448839 Kieran Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:19:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1448839 Hrm, fox? I think you might mean News Corporation. The ex-Australian (but still listed on our exchange) company owns Fox. Hrm, fox? I think you might mean News Corporation. The ex-Australian (but still listed on our exchange) company owns Fox.

]]> By: michael k http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1448570 michael k Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:23:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1448570 I think myspace isnt worth that much. I think Yahoo and Microsoft need to merge and then purchase facebook. By way of this, Google can buy myspace and in the long run, not have the stability of Microshoo. (Microsoft and Yahoo!) I think myspace isnt worth that much. I think Yahoo and Microsoft need to merge and then purchase facebook. By way of this, Google can buy myspace and in the long run, not have the stability of Microshoo. (Microsoft and Yahoo!)

]]> By: Kevin L. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447745 Kevin L. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:31:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447745 You guys are all part of the tech industry. If you spent some time in the real world, you'd realize that Myspace is not dead. The growth may have subsided a bit, but that's just because everyone and their immediate neighbors already have a profile. I'm 28 and I can tell you Myspace is just as relevant as it ever was. If you want to talk tech and applications and platforms, sure Facebook probably is better. But all my college and high school friends from San Diego up the coast through to New York, use Myspace more than they do email. That's not to say Myspace doesn't have it's faults - but it surely isn't going anywhere and it's not even close to losing the battle to Facebook. You guys are all part of the tech industry. If you spent some time in the real world, you’d realize that Myspace is not dead. The growth may have subsided a bit, but that’s just because everyone and their immediate neighbors already have a profile.

I’m 28 and I can tell you Myspace is just as relevant as it ever was. If you want to talk tech and applications and platforms, sure Facebook probably is better. But all my college and high school friends from San Diego up the coast through to New York, use Myspace more than they do email.

That’s not to say Myspace doesn’t have it’s faults - but it surely isn’t going anywhere and it’s not even close to losing the battle to Facebook.

]]> By: KwangErn Liew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447589 KwangErn Liew Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:36:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447589 So let's see, Yahoo! just changed hands, it'll be a good time to see how Jerry will hold onto the reins. So let’s see, Yahoo! just changed hands, it’ll be a good time to see how Jerry will hold onto the reins.

]]> By: doug - toombs - dot - com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447542 doug - toombs - dot - com Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:13:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447542 <strong>Betting The Farm - playing with your investors money...</strong> The news around the web is that News Corp and Yahoo! apparently have been in some sort of talks about an acquisition. Might happen, might not. But the one thing that does seem to be known is the pricetag of $12 billion. Ok, first off - kudos to Rober... Betting The Farm - playing with your investors money…

The news around the web is that News Corp and Yahoo! apparently have been in some sort of talks about an acquisition. Might happen, might not. But the one thing that does seem to be known is the pricetag of $12 billion.
Ok, first off - kudos to Rober…

]]> By: Teresa Valdez Klein http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447534 Teresa Valdez Klein Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:08:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447534 Call me a hater, but I think MySpace is going to go the way of Friendster in pretty short order. The interface is lame, the code is lamer. More and more of my formerly MySpace-only friends are on Facebook. Everyone I've talked to is observing the same phenomenon. Facebook's new platform architecture is just one more nail in the coffin of an obtuse, klugy social network that was never worth all the hype. If Yahoo buys it for $10b, their investment will be badly misspent. Call me a hater, but I think MySpace is going to go the way of Friendster in pretty short order. The interface is lame, the code is lamer. More and more of my formerly MySpace-only friends are on Facebook. Everyone I’ve talked to is observing the same phenomenon.

Facebook’s new platform architecture is just one more nail in the coffin of an obtuse, klugy social network that was never worth all the hype. If Yahoo buys it for $10b, their investment will be badly misspent.

]]> By: OZ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447483 OZ Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:43:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447483 what happened to bebo??microsoft swallowing or what??? what happened to bebo??microsoft swallowing or what???

]]> By: Pete http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447353 Pete Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:42:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447353 This would be the digital equivalent of the LA Galaxy drafting Beckham and expecting him to score goals. This would be the digital equivalent of the LA Galaxy drafting Beckham and expecting him to score goals.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447079 Andrew Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:38:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1447079 It would be insane, dumb and makes no sense. It wont happen. MySpace will die if it doesnt focus back more wholeheartedly on how it originally created success* - Music. *thats if you exclude the database of 50 million email addresses that the starters used to initially get traction using their email marketing company... It would be insane, dumb and makes no sense. It wont happen. MySpace will die if it doesnt focus back more wholeheartedly on how it originally created success* - Music.

*thats if you exclude the database of 50 million email addresses that the starters used to initially get traction using their email marketing company…

]]> By: Ferodynamics http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446930 Ferodynamics Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:40:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446930 Myspace needs so much work, and Fox sits on its hands as the thing tumbles out of control. For such a valuable popular website, you think they would spend more time fixing it up. I'm sure Yahoo would better take care of it and listen to its users, instead of launching a "Myspace Editor" that only lets you slap Die Hard ads on your page. Way to alienate everyone. Most of what the users want is simple: they want more customization and privacy options, and no ads to ugly up their profiles. The truth is Myspace doesn't need to advertise at the top of every page because the interface is packed full of Adsense, jiggling Flash and blinking buttons. They can't justify it anymore with, "Hey, it's so expensive to pay our bandwidth bills." Mark my words, that ugly banner at the top of every profile is on the way out. Myspace needs so much work, and Fox sits on its hands as the thing tumbles out of control. For such a valuable popular website, you think they would spend more time fixing it up.

I’m sure Yahoo would better take care of it and listen to its users, instead of launching a “Myspace Editor” that only lets you slap Die Hard ads on your page. Way to alienate everyone. Most of what the users want is simple: they want more customization and privacy options, and no ads to ugly up their profiles. The truth is Myspace doesn’t need to advertise at the top of every page because the interface is packed full of Adsense, jiggling Flash and blinking buttons. They can’t justify it anymore with, “Hey, it’s so expensive to pay our bandwidth bills.” Mark my words, that ugly banner at the top of every profile is on the way out.

]]> By: Concrete Stain http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446888 Concrete Stain Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:24:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446888 The numbers of visitors / pageviews / - maybe worth 3 billion. - Too many negatives (site design, user mentatlity...) Yahoo; please dont buy this. Atleast for that much The numbers of visitors / pageviews /

- maybe worth 3 billion.

- Too many negatives (site design, user mentatlity…)
Yahoo; please dont buy this. Atleast for that much

]]> By: Gene http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446824 Gene Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:02:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446824 You would think people learned from 90s when web bubble popped while taking down many online companies. Maybe if they pay in monopoly money. They said AOL was going to be a way people will connect to the web. Exactly. You would think people learned from 90s when web bubble popped while taking down many online companies. Maybe if they pay in monopoly money. They said AOL was going to be a way people will connect to the web. Exactly.

]]> By: cenourinha http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446792 cenourinha Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:47:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446792 No money to pay it... :P No money to pay it… :P

]]> By: gunnard http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446773 gunnard Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:37:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446773 myspace is a joke. it was a good concept but it can be taken further! don't pay a dime for the concept. they would only be paying for the spam-ability of its customer base... how lame spam-base != web 2.0 myspace is a joke. it was a good concept but it can be taken further!
don’t pay a dime for the concept. they would only be paying for the spam-ability of its customer base… how lame
spam-base != web 2.0

]]> By: evrard http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446770 evrard Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:36:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446770 Its Colossal!!!!!!!!! Its Colossal!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: mrcrystalball http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446729 mrcrystalball Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:18:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446729 Myspace has turned into spam space. I never check it anymore & neither do my friends. These fella's (yahoo, google, ext.) need to spend more time looking for whats next not what has already been. Wake up Uncle Money Bags!!! Myspace has turned into spam space. I never check it anymore & neither do my friends. These fella’s (yahoo, google, ext.) need to spend more time looking for whats next not what has already been. Wake up Uncle Money Bags!!!

]]> By: Faru http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446571 Faru Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:11:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446571 not a good deal for yahoo... if this happen not a good deal for yahoo… if this happen

]]> By: heri http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446520 heri Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:51:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/is-myspace-worth-12-billion/#comment-1446520 they should get facebook for 1/4th of that amount instead they should get facebook for 1/4th of that amount instead

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