Comments on: Metacafe rumored to be in buyout talks http://gigaom.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:24:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Humpy http://gigaom.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-889647 Humpy Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:08:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-889647 Did it ever sell? I don't think so.. Did it ever sell? I don’t think so..

]]> By: Shufuni http://gigaom.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76647 Shufuni Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:01:28 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76647 <p>and I heard that those sites have very bad CTR as for advertisers… but I do think that if you'll take some niche like porn or videos for bands you could have base profits upon that the CTR will be worthy for the advertiser and won't just spread on some kind of strange CPM deal which you have no intention as an advertiser to buy… take for example www.shufuni.com if you're looking for the youtube for porn it has almost everything.. and they <em>know</em> who they publish to, so it's better for both sides, advertiser and publisher</p> and I heard that those sites have very bad CTR as for advertisers…
but I do think that if you’ll take some niche like porn or videos for bands you could have base profits upon that the CTR will be worthy for the advertiser and won’t just spread on some kind of strange CPM deal which you have no intention as an advertiser to buy… take for example http://www.shufuni.com if you’re looking for the youtube for porn it has almost everything.. and they know who they publish to, so it’s better for both sides, advertiser and publisher

]]> By: Jake http://gigaom.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76646 Jake Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:38:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76646 <p>Never heard of 'em - though I am outside of the 12-15 year old demographic.</p> <p>I am picturing a web site with a Classmates.com web ad on it. And a bulletin board, or forum, or chat room, or message board (whatever, like you know what, everybody's got one and they all stink).</p> <p>$700M. That's no imagination.</p> Never heard of ‘em – though I am outside of the 12-15 year old demographic.

I am picturing a web site with a Classmates.com web ad on it. And a bulletin board, or forum, or chat room, or message board (whatever, like you know what, everybody’s got one and they all stink).

$700M. That’s no imagination.

]]> By: alan patrick http://gigaom.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76645 alan patrick Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:23:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76645 <p>$700m sounds high for what it is, iirc they are about 1/5 the size of GooTube which implies c $300 m, no doubt plus a premium for the paucity of alternatives.</p> $700m sounds high for what it is, iirc they are about 1/5 the size of GooTube which implies c $300 m, no doubt plus a premium for the paucity of alternatives.

]]> By: Klaus Kohlert http://gigaom.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76644 Klaus Kohlert Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:13:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76644 <p>BTW: Xing IPOed today but nobody in the US covered it yet.</p> BTW: Xing IPOed today but nobody in the US covered it yet.

]]> By: Bob Caswell http://gigaom.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76643 Bob Caswell Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:40:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76643 <p>Some are concerned that Metacafe as an acquisition target might just be the result of the post- YouTube/Google deal. YouTube may be the leader in online video with around ten times as many video views as Metacafe, but comparing the two sites just by the video views of each site’s top 200 videos, Metacafe actually wins: </p> <p>http://www.computers.net/2006/11/look<em>out</em>youtub.html</p> Some are concerned that Metacafe as an acquisition target might just be the result of the post- YouTube/Google deal. YouTube may be the leader in online video with around ten times as many video views as Metacafe, but comparing the two sites just by the video views of each site’s top 200 videos, Metacafe actually wins:

http://www.computers.net/2006/11/lookoutyoutub.html

]]> By: Fred Destin http://gigaom.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76642 Fred Destin Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:14:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-acquisition-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-76642 <p><strong>More details on Metacafe…</strong></p> <p>…</p> More details on Metacafe…

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