Comments on: Facebook Clone Is Bought http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/ The Business of Technology Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:22:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Simon’s Notiz-Blog » StudiVZ verkauft http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-863593 Simon’s Notiz-Blog » StudiVZ verkauft Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:19:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-863593 <p>[...] US Sites breichten: http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/03/german-facebook-clone-sells-for-e100-million/ Gute Google [...]</p> [...] US Sites breichten: (link) (link) Gute Google [...]

]]> By: Razzle Clones Woot | StartupNorth http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-714790 Razzle Clones Woot | StartupNorth Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:55:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-714790 <p>[...] K-Mart. And lets not forget to mention the multi-million dollar exits Facebook clones are making (Germany, China). That said, I would have probably paraphrased Woot’s FAQ a little less [...]</p> [...] K-Mart. And lets not forget to mention the multi-million dollar exits Facebook clones are making (Germany, China). That said, I would have probably paraphrased Woot’s FAQ a little less [...]

]]> By: German Facebook Clone Sells for €100 million http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-615999 German Facebook Clone Sells for €100 million Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:12:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-615999 <p>[...] on the transaction, but not specifically on the price, from a contact within Holtzbrinck. More from GigaOm and [...]</p> [...] on the transaction, but not specifically on the price, from a contact within Holtzbrinck. More from GigaOm and [...]

]]> By:   German Facebook Clone Sells for €100 million：德国“脸谱”网站的模仿者一1亿欧元出售 by I TechCrunch:麦斯贝日志 http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80970   German Facebook Clone Sells for €100 million：德国“脸谱”网站的模仿者一1亿欧元出售 by I TechCrunch:麦斯贝日志 Fri, 18 May 2007 07:59:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80970 <p>[...] but not specifically on the price, From a contact within Holtzbrinck. More From GigaOm and CenterNetworks. [...]</p> [...] but not specifically on the price, From a contact within Holtzbrinck. More From GigaOm and CenterNetworks. [...]

]]> By: techcrunch中文网 » German Facebook Clone Sells for €100 million：德国“脸谱”网站的模仿者一1亿欧元出售 http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80969 techcrunch中文网 » German Facebook Clone Sells for €100 million：德国“脸谱”网站的模仿者一1亿欧元出售 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:48:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80969 <p>[...] on the transaction, but not specifically on the price, from a contact within Holtzbrinck. More from GigaOm and CenterNetworks. [...]</p> [...] on the transaction, but not specifically on the price, from a contact within Holtzbrinck. More from GigaOm and CenterNetworks. [...]

]]> By: Ved http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80968 Ved Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:40:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80968 <p>What matter is whether the website is having large user base or not.</p> What matter is whether the website is having large user base or not.

]]> By: Srickant http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80967 Srickant Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:15:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80967 <p>India story </p> <p>Even though community websites are being built in India the story would be very differnt from say the German or the Chinese examples. The distinct lack of a single language(there are way too many languages in India) usage means that most of the websites would still be in English(and even now english speakers form a majority of net users). Maybe connectivity could change that a little bit, but the sites that will be huge are not linguistic sites definitely.</p> India story

Even though community websites are being built in India the story would be very differnt from say the German or the Chinese examples. The distinct lack of a single language(there are way too many languages in India) usage means that most of the websites would still be in English(and even now english speakers form a majority of net users). Maybe connectivity could change that a little bit, but the sites that will be huge are not linguistic sites definitely.

]]> By: Andreas Dittes http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80966 Andreas Dittes Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:48:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80966 <p>according to the financial times germany its €85 million splittet into 50m direct payout and some more depending on some goals. so its not that 100m package most bloggers are talking about.</p> <p>holtzbrinck already bought 15% of studivz for about €2m a few months ago, so holtzbrinck-ventures already owned a part it.</p> according to the financial times germany its €85 million splittet into 50m direct payout and some more depending on some goals. so its not that 100m package most bloggers are talking about.

holtzbrinck already bought 15% of studivz for about €2m a few months ago, so holtzbrinck-ventures already owned a part it.

]]> By: Gloria white http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80965 Gloria white Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:41:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80965 <p>India as a broadband economy? Broadband penetration in India is less than 1% amongst its internet users.</p> India as a broadband economy?
Broadband penetration in India is less than 1% amongst its internet users.

]]> By: Sam Jackson http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80964 Sam Jackson Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:29:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80964 <p>Zuckerberg is coming to my school in a few weeks and this is another thing I'm going to ask him about… we may get an interesting answer if I can phrase a question he'll have difficulty dodging?</p> Zuckerberg is coming to my school in a few weeks and this is another thing I’m going to ask him about… we may get an interesting answer if I can phrase a question he’ll have difficulty dodging?

]]> By: Heiko Hebig http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80950 Heiko Hebig Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:27:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80950 <p>The amount has not been confirmed and is just a rumor right now. Note that Holtzbrick has been invested in StudiVZ for a longer time before deciding to go 100% by end 2006.</p> <p>The "official" blog post about the closed deal is here: http://blog.studivz.net/?p=110</p> The amount has not been confirmed and is just a rumor right now. Note that Holtzbrick has been invested in StudiVZ for a longer time before deciding to go 100% by end 2006.

The “official” blog post about the closed deal is here: (link)

]]> By: lhe http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80948 lhe Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:58:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80948 <p>@wtf: you are still working cause you think technology and looks alone will make a successful site. good luck with your vietnamese clone</p> @wtf: you are still working cause you think technology and looks alone will make a successful site. good luck with your vietnamese clone

]]> By: wtf http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80946 wtf Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:20:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80946 <p>Why am I working? I should just look for another good idea and copy it in another language and sell for 100 million. Is there already delicious in Vietnamese? Maybe that's my million dollar idea.</p> <p>This is ridiculous and annoying.</p> Why am I working? I should just look for another good idea and copy it in another language and sell for 100 million. Is there already delicious in Vietnamese? Maybe that’s my million dollar idea.

This is ridiculous and annoying.

]]> By: Janko Roettgers http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80944 Janko Roettgers Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:47:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80944 <p>Just a qucik correction: Welt.de quotes a Holzbrinck-exec saying that they paid "above 50 million, but well below 100 million Euros".</p> <p>http://www.welt.de/data/2007/01/03/1164527.html</p> Just a qucik correction: Welt.de quotes a Holzbrinck-exec saying that they paid “above 50 million, but well below 100 million Euros”.

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]]> By: Timo Heuer http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80942 Timo Heuer Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:57:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80942 <p>Yes, there is a big Web 2.0 boom in Germany (and Europe). More and more start-ups are from there!</p> Yes, there is a big Web 2.0 boom in Germany (and Europe). More and more start-ups are from there!

]]> By: Robert Dewey http://gigaom.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80940 Robert Dewey Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:30:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/studivz/#comment-80940 <p>Can anyone say "Friendster"? Facebook is shooting themselves in the foot big time, and quite frankly - they deserve it. Get greedy, and you get nothing.</p> Can anyone say “Friendster”? Facebook is shooting themselves in the foot big time, and quite frankly - they deserve it. Get greedy, and you get nothing.

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