Comments on: Notable News: Bezos Invests in Kongregate http://gigaom.com/2008/05/01/bezos-kongregate/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: How Can Casual Game Startups Survive Recession’s Winter? http://gigaom.com/2008/05/01/bezos-kongregate/#comment-917870 How Can Casual Game Startups Survive Recession’s Winter? Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:00:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13268#comment-917870 <p>[...] Sunday, December 14, 2008 | 9:00 AM PT | 0 comments This year we watched a tremendous amount of money go into casual web game startups, many or most of which heavily depend on advertising as a revenue [...]</p> [...] Sunday, December 14, 2008 | 9:00 AM PT | 0 comments This year we watched a tremendous amount of money go into casual web game startups, many or most of which heavily depend on advertising as a revenue [...]

]]> By: Bezos Gets His Game On - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/05/01/bezos-kongregate/#comment-888416 Bezos Gets His Game On - GigaOM Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:25:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13268#comment-888416 <p>[...] personal fund, Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos is proving Om right. Back in May when Bezos invested in Kongregate, another casual gaming site, Om thought it might be the first of many. May is also when SGN raised [...]</p> [...] personal fund, Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos is proving Om right. Back in May when Bezos invested in Kongregate, another casual gaming site, Om thought it might be the first of many. May is also when SGN raised [...]

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/05/01/bezos-kongregate/#comment-876441 Om Malik Thu, 01 May 2008 18:37:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13268#comment-876441 <p>@ Jeff, well that got your attention didn't it.</p> @ Jeff, well that got your attention didn’t it.

]]> By: Jeff Clavier http://gigaom.com/2008/05/01/bezos-kongregate/#comment-876432 Jeff Clavier Thu, 01 May 2008 18:03:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13268#comment-876432 <p>"too busy to call his friends" ouch!</p> “too busy to call his friends” ouch!

]]> By: Jim Greer http://gigaom.com/2008/05/01/bezos-kongregate/#comment-876428 Jim Greer Thu, 01 May 2008 17:47:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13268#comment-876428 <p>@Om - Ah, understood. Yes, Amazon definitely has an eye on this.</p> @Om – Ah, understood. Yes, Amazon definitely has an eye on this.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/05/01/bezos-kongregate/#comment-876425 Om Malik Thu, 01 May 2008 17:23:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13268#comment-876425 <p>@ Jim</p> <p>To clarify, I am pointing out that Amazon might be interested in the overall casual game market.</p> @ Jim

To clarify, I am pointing out that Amazon might be interested in the overall casual game market.

]]> By: Jim Greer http://gigaom.com/2008/05/01/bezos-kongregate/#comment-876406 Jim Greer Thu, 01 May 2008 15:30:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13268#comment-876406 <p>Hey Om - Thanks for posting this - we're really pleased about the investment. On the topic of doing something with Amazon -if anything, this investment from Jeff makes it <em>less</em> likely. He's not going to do anything at Amazon to create a personal windfall for himself - not worth the bad press he'd get about it.</p> Hey Om – Thanks for posting this – we’re really pleased about the investment. On the topic of doing something with Amazon -if anything, this investment from Jeff makes it less likely. He’s not going to do anything at Amazon to create a personal windfall for himself – not worth the bad press he’d get about it.

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