Comments on: Breaking: Yahoo Finally Sells Off Kelkoo

By: hkuperus

hkuperus — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:06:11 +0000

At the end we have only three left: Microsoft, Bought Greenfield Kelkoo and Ebay bought Shopping.com
Smaller price comparison motors like comparum.eu don’t have a change anymore to grow big.

By: Esta semana he visto… LIII | Dondado

Esta semana he visto… LIII | Dondado — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:57:59 +0000

[...] económicos a la sombra de la crisis: Google y Yahoo dan por roto su acuerdo, Yahoo vende Kelkoo por menos de la cuarta parte de lo que lo compró en 2004. Mobuzz cerró definitivamente y también [...]

By: Bubble Foundry » The YDN Map

Bubble Foundry » The YDN Map — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:02:18 +0000

[...] The Content line now starts at News and ends at RSS Feeds. Kelkoo, also formerly of Search and Commerce, as been completely removed (it was sold). [...]

By: benson

benson — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:44:59 +0000

Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo Bid; Walks Away From Deal (Updated) — Microsoft will announce shortly that they have withdrawn their offer to acquire Yahoo.

By: Yahoo Shuttering Travel Bargains Site FareChase Today « shankarsoma; Change the View

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:48:43 +0000

[...] company had previously sold off shopping engine Kelkoo and shuttered online storage service Briefcase, photo sharing service Yahoo Photos, social network [...]

By: Yahoo Shuttering Travel Bargains Site FareChase Today | Programming Blog

Yahoo Shuttering Travel Bargains Site FareChase Today | Programming Blog — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:37:36 +0000

[...] company had previously sold off shopping engine Kelkoo and shuttered online storage service Briefcase, photo sharing service Yahoo Photos, social network [...]

By: Yahoo Shuttering Travel Bargains Site FareChase Today | Reviews Manual

Yahoo Shuttering Travel Bargains Site FareChase Today | Reviews Manual — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:44:29 +0000

[...] consort had previously sold soured shopping engine Kelkoo and closed online hardware assist Briefcase, picture distribution assist Yahoo Photos, ethnic [...]

By: Yahoo Shuttering Travel Bargains Site FareChase Today

Yahoo Shuttering Travel Bargains Site FareChase Today — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:23:49 +0000

[...] company had previously sold off shopping engine Kelkoo and shuttered online storage service Briefcase, photo sharing service Yahoo Photos, social network [...]

By: Facebook! | LetsBuyIt Blog

Facebook! | LetsBuyIt Blog — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:35:08 +0000

[...] we thought that Kelkoo was a bargain after having been sold for less than 100 million Euros in November 2008. That means a loss of nearly 350 million Euros of its value since its takeover by [...]

By: Dex

Dex — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:46:01 +0000

Consumers are definitely less using Kelkoo, this is old, commercialy based and lots of competitors are rising up…
And what about Twenga ? I heard they multiplied their 2008 income by 6 !

By: Frank Fuchs

Frank Fuchs — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:21:13 +0000

@Brian just so that you know the above Frank is not me.

By: Another One Bites The Dust: Yahoo Shutters Kickstart | GoThinking.net

Another One Bites The Dust: Yahoo Shutters Kickstart | GoThinking.net — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:19:49 +0000

[...] is definitely on a cutting spree: after shutting down both Y!Live and Jumpcut, as well as selling off Kelkoo, it’s now time for Yahoo Kickstart to pay a visit to the [...]

By: Another One Bites The Dust: Yahoo Shutters Kickstart | Fidicaro.net

Another One Bites The Dust: Yahoo Shutters Kickstart | Fidicaro.net — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:16:05 +0000

[...] Yahoo is definitely on a cutting spree: after shutting down both Y!Live and Jumpcut, as well as selling off Kelkoo, it’s now time for Yahoo Kickstart to pay a visit to the [...]

By: ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder

ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:41:29 +0000

[...] is definitely on a cutting spree: after shutting down both Y!Live and Jumpcut, as well as selling off Kelkoo, it’s now time for Yahoo Kickstart to pay a visit to the deadpool. Kickstart was launched in [...]

By: iPhone ohne Vertrag

iPhone ohne Vertrag — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:44:14 +0000

http://trends.g...=all&sort=0
not that it looks good now, but much better than before…

By: Another One Bites The Dust: Yahoo Kickstart Shutters

Another One Bites The Dust: Yahoo Kickstart Shutters — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:56:29 +0000

[...] is definitely on a cutting spree: after shutting down both Y!Live and Jumpcut, as well as selling off Kelkoo, it’s now time for Yahoo Kickstart to pay a visit to the [...]

By: SEO Alchemist

SEO Alchemist — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:47:25 +0000

Was the decline in value simply due to it being overvalued at the point of sale (despite it potential) or more to do with the fact that Yahoo did nothing with it and let it lose momentum like some of their other offerings?

By: Yahoo säljer Kelkoo - Jajja Magazine

Yahoo säljer Kelkoo - Jajja Magazine — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:16:13 +0000

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By: Noticias de Búsqueda: Fracaso en las negociaciones Facebook-Twitter; Yahoo pierde con Kelkoo; Google “se hará con la tele” y más | Search Engine Land en Español

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:43:47 +0000

[...] el comparador de compras británico Kelkoo a Jamplant Ltd., una firma privada de capital. Según TechCrunch, la venta es una especie de golpe duro para Yahoo: compraron Kelkoo en 2004 por €475 millones y [...]

By: Yahoo! vende Kelkoo

Yahoo! vende Kelkoo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:51:12 +0000

[...] Yahoo!, Kelkoo | Vía: TechCrunch Algunas anotaciones relacionadas: Yahoo! inaugura un Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en [...]

By: Philip Wilkinson

Philip Wilkinson — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:58:27 +0000

Guys – you’ve got to see that fundamentally the Kelkoo product is one of price comparison in helping people find the best price to buy something. How can you argue this has no value to a customer? In fact, I would argue it has a lot more value than these pure arbitrage plays you see in voucher code sites who try and get Google rankings for merchants who don’t even have nay voucher codes – just to get the last cookie before purchase. They are the ones that should be hit by the Kelkoo algorithm.

Yes, some of the marketing techniques were a bit aggressive and arguably went too far and, yes, the team they built did start to get far too arrogant – but I think those people have now gone.

There are some top guys at Kelkoo who have a real chance to improve the customer value even further now and we should give them that opportunity.

If I was to be in their shoes right now, I’d start cutting some costs and streamlining the teams to get rid of anyone who doesn’t fundamentally believe in the real customer value proposition of finding people the best deal. Integrate quality, above board voucher codes and cashback (which they are doing), and go back to the real roots of why this thing started. It’s definitely achievable.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:26:54 +0000

As much as I have heard. The price was much higher than 125 mio but Yahoo! hasn´t announced the price yet. Considering what Microsoft paid for ciao and that Kelkoo is the biggest price comparison in Europe, 125 mio don´t seem right.

@Ex Y: you seem quite hurt…(is it because they fired you?). I think the Kelkoo product is the best on the market!

By: Kelkoo svenduto da Yahoo! per 100 milioni di Euro

Kelkoo svenduto da Yahoo! per 100 milioni di Euro — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:16:16 +0000

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By: Yahoo Kelkoo’yu Sattı | Diğer Sitelerden

Yahoo Kelkoo’yu Sattı | Diğer Sitelerden — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:00:13 +0000

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By: Who exactly is Jamplant Ltd.?

Who exactly is Jamplant Ltd.? — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:13:48 +0000

[...] week TechCrunch announced the rumored sale of European price comparison shopping site Kelkoo for less than 100 million euros [...]