Comments on: Return of Danny Rimer http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/ The Business of Technology Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:50:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Share… » Joost gets $45 mil from pals, partners [GigaOM] http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24657 Share… » Joost gets $45 mil from pals, partners [GigaOM] Sat, 12 May 2007 07:56:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24657 <p>[...] Index’s Danny Rimer and Joost co-founders go back a long way, aka Skype, CBS and Viacom are just ensuring that they get [...]</p> [...] Index’s Danny Rimer and Joost co-founders go back a long way, aka Skype, CBS and Viacom are just ensuring that they get [...]

]]> By: GigaOM » Joost gets $45 million from old pals, partners http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24656 GigaOM » Joost gets $45 million from old pals, partners Thu, 10 May 2007 05:40:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24656 <p>[...] Index’s Danny Rimer and Joost co-founders go back a long way, aka Skype, CBS and Viacom are just ensuring that they get [...]</p> [...] Index’s Danny Rimer and Joost co-founders go back a long way, aka Skype, CBS and Viacom are just ensuring that they get [...]

]]> By: ::::renaissance chambara:::: » Blog Archive » Links for 2007-02-21 [My Web 2.0] http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24655 ::::renaissance chambara:::: » Blog Archive » Links for 2007-02-21 [My Web 2.0] Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:19:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24655 <p>[...] Return of Danny Rimer - GigaOM [...]</p> [...] Return of Danny Rimer - GigaOM [...]

]]> By: FamilyPower http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24654 FamilyPower Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:50:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24654 <p>Funny, but did anyone read the fine print on Spot Runner's web site? Did Rimer? No 60 second ads or national airings permitted. There's more: Spotrunner keeps the ad you paid for and forces you buy air time only from them. They do not permit you to air your own ad with some other agency. They will not give you a web version to put on your own web site or to send out freely via e-mail without a big watermark across it. Spotrunner will resell your ad to your competitors if you stop airing with them, and they actually charge more money for air time than just about anywhere. If Google wanted to get in the game they should buy Spotrunner's largest direct competitor, the semi-automated ad national agency Cheap-TV-Spots.com because Cheap TV Spots does everything that Spotrunner should, but doesn't, including internet and mobile. And Cheap TV Spots does it faster, better and cheaper with national TV airings to millions of households as low as $10 (USD). CheapTVspots.com national airings are better for web-based businesses that require a national presence. Maybe Google, Yahoo or ASK.com should buy them both and combine them into one hyper-functioning unit. Recently heard or read that CheapTVSpots.com was raising capital to attempt a bid for Spotrunner. Maybe that is Google's real strategy. Wait a bit, then they could buy one and get them both. That way quality TV and web ads could easily air concurrently. Total one-stop media saturation. This is not for Madison avenue clients, but it would work for everybody else.</p> Funny, but did anyone read the fine print on Spot Runner’s web site? Did Rimer? No 60 second ads or national airings permitted. There’s more: Spotrunner keeps the ad you paid for and forces you buy air time only from them. They do not permit you to air your own ad with some other agency. They will not give you a web version to put on your own web site or to send out freely via e-mail without a big watermark across it. Spotrunner will resell your ad to your competitors if you stop airing with them, and they actually charge more money for air time than just about anywhere. If Google wanted to get in the game they should buy Spotrunner’s largest direct competitor, the semi-automated ad national agency Cheap-TV-Spots.com because Cheap TV Spots does everything that Spotrunner should, but doesn’t, including internet and mobile. And Cheap TV Spots does it faster, better and cheaper with national TV airings to millions of households as low as $10 (USD). CheapTVspots.com national airings are better for web-based businesses that require a national presence. Maybe Google, Yahoo or ASK.com should buy them both and combine them into one hyper-functioning unit. Recently heard or read that CheapTVSpots.com was raising capital to attempt a bid for Spotrunner. Maybe that is Google’s real strategy. Wait a bit, then they could buy one and get them both. That way quality TV and web ads could easily air concurrently. Total one-stop media saturation. This is not for Madison avenue clients, but it would work for everybody else.

]]> By: Om Malik on Broadband : » Google, Skype Fund FON http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24653 Om Malik on Broadband : » Google, Skype Fund FON Sun, 05 Feb 2006 21:07:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24653 <p>[...] FON a wireless services company started by European entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky has just raised $21.7 million from Google, Skype, and Sequoia Capital. The cash infusion has been led by Index Ventures, the same company that had also backed Skype. [...]</p> [...] FON a wireless services company started by European entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky has just raised $21.7 million from Google, Skype, and Sequoia Capital. The cash infusion has been led by Index Ventures, the same company that had also backed Skype. [...]

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24652 Om Malik Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:56:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24652 <p>julian, </p> <p>i am going to ping him and find out what's the story there. i have been busy with trade shows and also down with the flu which makes it difficult to stay on top of everything</p> julian,

i am going to ping him and find out what’s the story there. i have been busy with trade shows and also down with the flu which makes it difficult to stay on top of everything

]]> By: Julian E. Gude http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24651 Julian E. Gude Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:29:31 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24651 <p>Hi Om, I'd love to see you write a piece on the public launch of Spot Runner that you mentioned here. For example, why did they launch with the traditional T.V. model rather than the hot online video ad space? Obviously they have this capability but they don't use it as their lead? As an online marketer and online Ad Ops guy with rich media advertising background this really surprised me. They have a good idea here that leverages the power of the web and could havee some really interesting impact on the burgeoning local advertising space. You can read my thoughts on Spot Runner at my blog post here http://www.exceler8ion.com/2006/01/13/see-spot-run/</p> Hi Om, I’d love to see you write a piece on the public launch of Spot Runner that you mentioned here. For example, why did they launch with the traditional T.V. model rather than the hot online video ad space? Obviously they have this capability but they don’t use it as their lead? As an online marketer and online Ad Ops guy with rich media advertising background this really surprised me. They have a good idea here that leverages the power of the web and could havee some really interesting impact on the burgeoning local advertising space. You can read my thoughts on Spot Runner at my blog post here (link)

]]> By: ak http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24650 ak Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:38:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24650 <p>thanks for the profile on Rimer. as for spot runner, they have launched today. the website is up at www.spotrunner.com.</p> thanks for the profile on Rimer. as for spot runner, they have launched today. the website is up at (link) .

]]> By: Knows Too Much http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24649 Knows Too Much Sun, 18 Sep 2005 02:51:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24649 Om, I think the company is Spot Runner -- not Thought Runner. :) Om, I think the company is Spot Runner — not Thought Runner. :)

]]> By: Mark Evans http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24648 Mark Evans Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:30:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24648 <strong>Skype's Investors: It's Good to be a VC</strong> One of the more fascinating parts of the eBay-Skype mega-deal are the investors who hit the jackpot. Everyone knows about Draper Jurvetson Fisher's role given Tim Draper's willingness to talk about the company and his quasi-serious comment at the Alw... Skype’s Investors: It’s Good to be a VC

One of the more fascinating parts of the eBay-Skype mega-deal are the investors who hit the jackpot. Everyone knows about Draper Jurvetson Fisher’s role given Tim Draper’s willingness to talk about the company and his quasi-serious comment at the Alw…

]]> By: Not a Dan Fan http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24647 Not a Dan Fan Fri, 16 Sep 2005 01:20:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24647 It's good to see that Danny has learned a few things. I worked for a Barksdale Group portfolio company during the late 1990's and Danny added such limited value, I wondered who he was. I am being more polite here than Mr. Rimer's behaviour at the time warrants. It’s good to see that Danny has learned a few things. I worked for a Barksdale Group portfolio company during the late 1990’s and Danny added such limited value, I wondered who he was. I am being more polite here than Mr. Rimer’s behaviour at the time warrants.

]]> By: Ab http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24646 Ab Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:21:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24646 Om, nice post. Om, nice post.

]]> By: EdVisc http://gigaom.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24645 EdVisc Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:33:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/15/return-of-danny-rimer/#comment-24645 Om, could you please follow up with Danny and ask him to clarify his comments regarding innovation bubbling up in Europe? It seems like such a dichotomy for him to say this after reading these comments on David's (of 37 signals) blog about European startups: http://www.loudthinking.com/arc/000509.html Cheers, -Ed Om, could you please follow up with Danny and ask him to clarify his comments regarding innovation bubbling up in Europe? It seems like such a dichotomy for him to say this after reading these comments on David’s (of 37 signals) blog about European startups:

(link)

Cheers,

-Ed

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