Comments on: eBaum’s World’s Long Saga Comes to a Close with Layoffs http://gigaom.com/2009/02/02/long-ebaums-world-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-layoffs/ Thu, 23 May 2013 03:52:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Handling Video Traffic Spikes: In the Event of a Michael Jackson or LeBron James Exclusive http://gigaom.com/2009/02/02/long-ebaums-world-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-layoffs/#comment-467653 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:01:34 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17390#comment-467653 [...] earlier this year by the team behind the long-running site eBaum’s World after they were laid off by the site’s acquirer ZVUE. After the video was posted, eBaum was featured on Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, ESPN and [...]

]]> By: Tech Layoffs Surge to 300,000 « I Am Rajendra - It’s My World… http://gigaom.com/2009/02/02/long-ebaums-world-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-layoffs/#comment-467652 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:37:42 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17390#comment-467652 [...] NewTeeVee [...]

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]]> By: Tech企業のレイオフ、30万人に http://gigaom.com/2009/02/02/long-ebaums-world-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-layoffs/#comment-467650 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:50:50 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17390#comment-467650 [...] NewTeeVee [...]

]]> By: Tech Layoffs Surge to 300,000 http://gigaom.com/2009/02/02/long-ebaums-world-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-layoffs/#comment-467649 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:56:43 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17390#comment-467649 [...] NewTeeVee [...]

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://gigaom.com/2009/02/02/long-ebaums-world-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-layoffs/#comment-467648 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:47:58 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17390#comment-467648 Liz
the way you worded it, it sounds like you were using comScore as a way to cast doubt on the claimed figures. I just don’t see the need to add it, it detracts from an otherwise great article, and I’m sure you wouldn’t want people quoting the little figure for NewTeeVee from comScore in the same way :-)

PS: it doesn’t just undercount, it’s not even remotely wedded to reality. Quantcast undercounts, not comScore.

]]> By: Jake Zim http://gigaom.com/2009/02/02/long-ebaums-world-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-layoffs/#comment-467647 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:19:39 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17390#comment-467647 This is a big deal and marks an important win for copyright holders who have struggled to find value in putting their shows online. Thanks for the post, Liz.
For a sustainable market to develop for digital distribution content owners have to know that their IP will be protected. Rogue sites who build their brand and business on the backs of producers by ripping and rebranding copyrighted content are stumbling blocks in the way of viable digital economics.
This news, coupled with the big players developing real technological solutions to protect content (read YouTube’s excellent Content ID system) and the evolution of sensible, digital copyright laws (read Creative Commons) are positive signs for those of us invested in building a market for digital video.

]]> By: Liz Gannes http://gigaom.com/2009/02/02/long-ebaums-world-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-layoffs/#comment-467646 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:19:49 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17390#comment-467646 Hey Duncan, it wasn’t a snide comment at all, it was just an inclusion of a measure from an external source. We all know comScore undercounts, but hopefully it undercounts people relatively the same.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://gigaom.com/2009/02/02/long-ebaums-world-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-layoffs/#comment-467645 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:28:04 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=17390#comment-467645 Liz
good post, but this lets it down “eBaum’s claimed 10 million uniques per month, though comScore said it was more like 2.3 million”.

comScore isn’t a great source, and you should know better. For example, comScore says NewTeeVee has 33,000 unique visitors/ mth, and yet Quantcast (direct measure, although undercounts slightly) puts your people figure (you’re blocking the rest of the stats) at 401k. So am I to presume then, based on your comment, that your traffic is worse than a spam blog on blogger, or 401k uniques or there about?

I’ve got no particular time for Ebaums, but fairs fair with the snide comments. If you believe, honestly that comScore is a fair measure, let me know when Om puts the site on the market, at 33k uniques per month I’m betting it will go cheaply ;-)

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