Comments on: TheFind Buys Glimpse: Now Startups Are Seeking Retail Therapy http://gigaom.com/2007/08/29/glimpse-thefind/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jeremy http://gigaom.com/2007/08/29/glimpse-thefind/#comment-499220 Jeremy Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:37:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/29/glimpse-thefind/#comment-499220 <p>The size of their chart in hitwise (or quantcast.com, or compete.com) shows that glimpse.com wasn't really gaining traction.</p> <p>Also, thefind gutted the site, and any subpage on glimpse.com takes you to a mirror image of thefind.com, on a seperate subdomain - glimpse.thefind.com.</p> <p>So, yes, they were bought to provide some marginal traffic or exposure (buzz perhaps because a lot of blogs have reposted the story, here, TC, etc)...however, long term, what did they purchase?</p> <p>Only buzz, from where I'm sitting...I guess it's one way to get your attention here on gigaom :)</p> The size of their chart in hitwise (or quantcast.com, or compete.com) shows that glimpse.com wasn’t really gaining traction.

Also, thefind gutted the site, and any subpage on glimpse.com takes you to a mirror image of thefind.com, on a seperate subdomain – glimpse.thefind.com.

So, yes, they were bought to provide some marginal traffic or exposure (buzz perhaps because a lot of blogs have reposted the story, here, TC, etc)…however, long term, what did they purchase?

Only buzz, from where I’m sitting…I guess it’s one way to get your attention here on gigaom :)

]]> By: Lisa http://gigaom.com/2007/08/29/glimpse-thefind/#comment-495820 Lisa Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:01:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/29/glimpse-thefind/#comment-495820 <p>MyShopPal.com (http://www.MyShopPal.com) started the beta for its intelligent shopping search engine for fashion goods. It is really neat recommendation/personalization engine to help people find what works for them. Could be a potential buying target for many comparison shopping websites: shopping.com, shopzilla.com, nexttag.com,etc.</p> MyShopPal.com (http://www.MyShopPal.com) started the beta for its intelligent shopping search engine for fashion goods. It is really neat recommendation/personalization engine to help people find what works for them. Could be a potential buying target for many comparison shopping websites: shopping.com, shopzilla.com, nexttag.com,etc.

]]> By: bueller http://gigaom.com/2007/08/29/glimpse-thefind/#comment-492627 bueller Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:54:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/29/glimpse-thefind/#comment-492627 <p>well if anyone wants to buy drunkenpanda.com i will sell it....anyone....any takers?</p> <p>www.drunkenpanda.com</p> well if anyone wants to buy drunkenpanda.com i will sell it….anyone….any takers?

http://www.drunkenpanda.com

]]> By: VentureBeat » Startup TheFind buys startup Glimpse http://gigaom.com/2007/08/29/glimpse-thefind/#comment-492043 VentureBeat » Startup TheFind buys startup Glimpse Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:08:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/29/glimpse-thefind/#comment-492043 <p>[...] TheFind, a comparison shopping search engine, has bought a smaller startup called Glimpse, a shopping site targeting women, for an undisclosed amount, according to Techcrunch and GigaOm. [...]</p> [...] TheFind, a comparison shopping search engine, has bought a smaller startup called Glimpse, a shopping site targeting women, for an undisclosed amount, according to Techcrunch and GigaOm. [...]

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