Comments on: Monster.com Pays $61M to Get into Social Networking http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/ Sat, 25 May 2013 16:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: David Parreco http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190261 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:53:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190261 The site for those who love the Italy that you won’t experience on the tour-bus itinerary.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190260 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:50:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190260 I am surprised no one noticed that there were rumors floating around the week after the Affinity acquisition that Murdoch might buy Monster. In which case, Monster would have been quite anxious to show that it had the social networking sector covered in an attempt to make a Murdoch acquisition more exciting.

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/murdoch-said-to-offer-48-billion-for-monster/

]]> By: eric shannon http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190259 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:39:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190259 here is a summary of monster.com and careerbuilder.com activities in the niche job board markets – http://internetinc.com/job-board-niches-analysis-2008

]]> By: job board news http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190258 Mon, 12 May 2008 21:25:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190258 with the exception of the jobs.com purchase monster has a knack for ignoring fundamentals and chasing extravagant strategic goals

]]> By: Imaginate Productions » Blog Archive » Thought of the Day: On Time & How to Invest It http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190257 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:41:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190257 [...] communities. Founded in 2006, the company was backed by the Mayfield Fund and Trinity Ventures and acquired by Monster Worldwide (Nasdaq:MNST) in January for $61 million in cash. Military.com, the nation’s largest military membership organization, connects its over 9 million [...]

]]> By: Imaginate Productions » Blog Archive » Thought of the Day: On Time & How to Invest It http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-210641 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:41:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-210641 [...] communities. Founded in 2006, the company was backed by the Mayfield Fund and Trinity Ventures and acquired by Monster Worldwide (Nasdaq:MNST) in January for $61 million in cash. Military.com, the nation’s largest military membership organization, connects its over 9 million [...]

]]> By: Imaginate Productions » Blog Archive » Thought of the Day: On Time & How to Invest It http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-210854 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:41:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-210854 [...] communities. Founded in 2006, the company was backed by the Mayfield Fund and Trinity Ventures and acquired by Monster Worldwide (Nasdaq:MNST) in January for $61 million in cash. Military.com, the nation’s largest military membership organization, connects its over 9 million [...]

]]> By: Philipp Schumann http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190256 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:11:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190256 “Can anybody tell me why they paid such a premium for what they could have created in a short period?”

Because they couldn’t have. Unless you are driven by love for the thing or a desire to be bought or ideally both, building these things takes forever, especially in larger organisations. The purchase price must be a combination of (1) buying out the staff there who are probably exceptionally talented and motivated (at least before the purchase of their startup) PLUS (2) paying for the existing user base PLUS (3) real and projected revenues.

]]> By: “Sales feed egos. Margins feed families.” « FoundRead http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190255 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:30:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190255 [...] in 1999, sold it to Monster.com in 2004 for $40 million, then founded Affinity Labs, which he sold to Monster for even more — $61 million — earlier this month. Talk about outcomes. Congratulations, Chris! No comments Share/Send Topic: Case Study [...]

]]> By: Todd Weider http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190254 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:11:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/04/monstercom-buys-affinity-labs/#comment-190254 In my opinion; this move is a bit aggressive for Monster. They already have a user base and access to a pretty large pool of jobbers and employers.

Can anybody tell me why they paid such a premium for what they could have created in a short period?

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