Looks like a hot business to go into nowadays, with Calacanis as a role model and successful case study of selling WeblogsInc. to AOL. Similarly I also know about some local initiative about to hit the Romanian market - though insignificant in absolute numbers the local internet industry seems to wake up, with money coming especially from media companies. And even though they still don't get it, I guess it's an important phase for creating the proper grounds when going to the next level.
For what it's worth, here is a list with some of the most important international blog networks.
Articles in category Business models
Right, the service that tracks your comments all over the blogosphere and whose one of the co-founders was Laurent got 1.5 mil in VC funding from a Japanese house. Nice!
No updates on their official blog yet. [via the same a:c europe]
No updates on their official blog yet. [via the same a:c europe]
...a whole show around porn and religion starring Arrington and Scoble as guest stars -- take some popcorn and enjoy!
The underlying argument started from the newly launched "Flickr for porn" --- how's that for pitching the VCs? :D
The underlying argument started from the newly launched "Flickr for porn" --- how's that for pitching the VCs? :D
That's right, the European Google wannabe (a jointly German-French effort). The reason is fairly simple: politics. The price tag: 600 mil. euro. [link]
The average viewer spends 25 hours a week watching television, which means that video via the PC could account for two and a half hours a week. [link]
A classic entrepreneurial case study of determining a market problem, approaching it as a business opportunity, being persistent and seeing an awesome exit in about 18 months - video.
