Guessing on Google, how high will valuation go?
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Guessing on Google, How High Will
Valuation Go? (Reuters)
Guessing on Google, How High Will
Valuation Go? (Reuters)
05/06/2004 06:53 PMReuters - Like the mathematical term that
inspired its name, the valuation of Google Inc. is expected to
amount to a very big number when it breaks new ground by
selling an estimated $2.7 billion in stock through a Dutch
auction of previously unseen size.
Valuation of Google Way Too High?
Valuation of Google Way Too High?
02/11/2004 11:03 PMBeSpacific Feb 12 2004 3:17AM GMT
Nasdaq or NYSE? Google leaves both still
guessing
Nasdaq or NYSE? Google leaves both still
guessing
04/30/2004 05:39 PMReuters Apr 30 2004 10:15PM GMT
Google Valuation Spreadsheet
Google Valuation Spreadsheet
08/02/2004 08:27 PMSearch Engine Lowdown Aug 3 2004 0:22AM GMT
Absurd Google valuation
Absurd Google valuation
05/08/2004 08:09 PMTelegraph May 8 2004 11:26PM GMT
* Analysts await Google valuation
* Analysts await Google valuation
07/21/2004 06:15 AMTaipeitimes.com - Wed Jul 21, 08:12 am GMT
Google Bidders Grapple With Its
Valuation
Google Bidders Grapple With Its
Valuation
08/02/2004 06:10 AMBiz.yahoo.com - Mon Aug 2, 08:32 am GMT
Debates, guessing game on Internet
Debates, guessing game on Internet
07/11/2004 10:47 PMAbs-cbnnews.com - Sun Jul 11, 04:18 pm GMT
Panda keeps keepers guessing (Reuters)
Panda keeps keepers guessing (Reuters)
09/15/2004 12:22 AMReuters - A 20-year-old giant panda and
mother of 13, including four sets of twins, has been
giving her keepers the runaround, pretending to be
expecting yet again.
Google IPO share price seen high, maybe
too high
Google IPO share price seen high, maybe
too high
04/30/2004 05:39 PMReuters Apr 30 2004 10:15PM GMT
Microsoft's Anti-Virus Strategy Keeps
Users Guessing
Microsoft's Anti-Virus Strategy Keeps
Users Guessing
06/21/2004 10:40 AMOne year after it surprised rivals and partners by jumping into the
anti-virus market, Microsoft Corp. still has no clear AV strategy, and
users are still hanging on to the promise of integrated Windows
protection. The company's sluggish AV development is a far cry from
the plans Microsoft trumpeted when it acquired the Romanian company
GeCAD Software Srl. last June. At the time, officials in Redmond,
Wash., said they planned to use GeCAD's technology to develop new
products and enhance the security protections in Windows. The news
enticed some users but worried others. And it was especially
disturbing to anti-virus vendors such as Computer Associates
International Inc., Symantec Corp. and Network Associates Inc. The
vendors, all major Microsoft partners, along with some enterprise
security managers, were concerned that building AV into Windows would
force users to accept the company's solution and abandon third-party
tools.
Whoa, Google: How High Is Too High?
Whoa, Google: How High Is Too High?
07/27/2004 01:13 PMThe company dominated the headlines once again, with the stock going
out at triple digits.
$50M+ valuation for what?
$50M+ valuation for what?
06/26/2004 12:56 PMA little recap context first.....
Though Ryze can certainly be credited
with being the first modern day social network (after the first
generation SixDegrees system) - Friendster is the Kleenex (or
Tampax) of social networks, the standard of which everyone is
compared to.
Friendster attracted the most attention, both for it's bizarre
treatment of it's early users and it's huge valuation and blue-chip VC
investment.
Jonathan Abrams of Friendster was a real asshole, running around
gloating and acting like he owned the world. He insisted he didn't
want those early adopters and that his site was all about dating.
Once he got his investment, I predicted he'd be out within 6 months
- as there's one thing I know about - it's the Kleiner, Perkins
MO.
So now they've brought in Scott "TV" Sassa and surprise surprise
Scott is finding that Friendster is a ghost town - with the only
actvity going on in Malaysia (and other non-U.S. markets.)
But Scott was hired to do a reality TV show and he's finding that
the brand is severely tainted. So what do they do? Reach out to the
early adopters, starting with folks like danah boyd - to ask them to
help them with their email campaign.
So here is:
1) danah's post on this hilarious sequence of events
2) the email campaign choices that they offered danah and the other
"SuperFriends".
BTW danah told me that Friendster now outputs CVS versions of one's
profile. So they're one phone call away from supporting our FOAFnet.
YOU SEE! Truth and right wins the day!
ONE FINAL NOTE:
danah is more or less turning into the vanguard - the advance
forces - on each of these cutting edge social software efforts. She
was the first to study and comment on the rude behavior to the
Fakesters, she worked on the Tribe.net (I was there - too:-) and she's
recently been helping Google out as well.
So the message to any of you nascent social networking
entrepreneurs - hire danah - and LISTEN TO HER!
OH yah - and I guess Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman should have sold
their Angel shares when they got a chance! 'Cause this company is
tubing. Sassa will be gone within 12 months.
Friendster is desperate;
viral marketing failed
Friendster realizes that it has lost the attention of its earliest
adopters. This morning, Friendster sent a message to a select number
of people that they labeled as "SuperFriends." It's a usability survey
where they are asking for users' advice on an email campaign. There
are four different potential emails that they sent out as screen
shots. Here's a sample one:
Subject: Friendster Now
So you're working. Who cares? You have a lifetime to work. What you'll
really regret coughing and wheezing on your deathbed is not looking up
all the old high-school friends, college buddies, summer camp alums,
Burning Man acquaintances and ex'es who are just hoping you reach out
and find them. And discovering new hiking partners, book groups and
jam band fans. And setting up that person you really would date
yourself if you were single. There's oh so much to do.
Seriously, you should go to Burning Man. It's pretty cool. The jam
band stuff we understand if you're not into. We just needed an example
there.
Thanks.
www.friendster.com
Oh, to make sure you keep getting these vaguely sarcastic emails,
please add Friendster to your email address book now. If for no other
reason than it will look cool to have Friendster in your address
book.
The tone of these messages is desperate, begging for attention of the
original early adopters - the ones that Abrams told me were ruining
his system. One focuses on Burning Man types; one mocks the old Power
Point COO; one charges non-users with harming children; one is a
desperate love poem. They're hyper American-centric, SF-centric, white
collar, wannabee hipster, intentionally attempting sarcasm (and
clarifying that below) and complete with 80s references.
I guess Friendster isn't happy with the majority of its users being
young and from Asia. Does this mean that Friendster has its tail
between its legs about its early egotistical behavior? Apparently,
viral marketing isn't working well enough anymore.
Anyhow, you *have* to read the full message that these SuperFriends
got (included in the full message). It has had me ROFL for hours.
Below is the message that Friendster SuperFriend's received. The
text was followed by four email screen shots; I have transcribed those
for ease of access.
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Hi,
As a SuperFriend, we would appreciate your feedback on a new
email
campaign. Friendster will soon be sending emails to two groups of
Friendster members - active members who use the site and inactive
members who have not recently used the site. We created two email
versions for each group and want your opinion to help us decide
which
versions to use.
Please refer to the two versions for each group and reply to this
email
(at usability@friendster.com) to answer the related questions. As
always, we greatly appreciate you taking the time to tell us what
you
think on behalf of the Friendster community!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
For the Active member email:
*Which of the two versions do you prefer? (version 1 or 2)
_____
*Is the email appropriate to send to active Friendster members?
(yes/no)
_____
*Would you be likely to click the link and go to Friendster if
you
received this email? (yes/no) _____
*After receiving this email, would you assume the Friendster
website had
an updated design? (yes/no) _____
*Would you be open to receiving similar emails from Friendster in
the
future? (yes/no) _____
*Any additional comments?
______________________________________________________
For the Inactive member email:
*Which of the two versions do you prefer? (version 3 or 4)
_____
*Is the email appropriate to send to inactive Friendster
members?
(yes/no) _____
*Would you be likely to click the link and go to Friendster if
you
received this email? (yes/no) _____
*After receiving this email, would you assume the Friendster
website had
an updated design? (yes/no) _____
*Would you be open to receiving similar emails from Friendster in
the
future? (yes/no) _____
*Any additional comments?
______________________________________________________
Thanks!
Friendster
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Subject: Friendster Now
So you're working. Who cares? You have a lifetime to work. What
you'll really regret coughing and wheezing on your deathbed is not
looking up all the old high-school friends, college buddies, summer
camp alums, Burning Man acquaintances and ex'es who are just hoping
you reach out and find them. And discovering new hiking partners, book
groups and jam band fans. And setting up that person you really would
date yourself if you were single. There's oh so much to do.
Seriously, you should go to Burning Man. It's pretty cool. The jam
band stuff we understand if you're not into. We just needed an example
there.
Thanks.
www.friendster.com
Oh, to make sure you keep getting these emails, please add
Friendster to your email address book now. If for no other reason than
it will look cool to have Friendster in your address book.
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Subject: Don't Tell Anyone
You're our favorite subscriber. Seriously. I know we here at
Friendster shouldn't play favorites, and our chief operating officer
(he's the old guy in the office) told us not to do this, but
seriously, you just totally rock. The way you reconnect with old
friends. The way you've figured out just how small and interconnected
the world really is. The way you discovered people with the same
interests as you. We suspect you've even gotten a date out of
Friendster, or that if you didn't, you could have if you needed to.
Easy. With one of those three suspiciously hot people who keep popping
up right above your friends list. For other people, we just use those
pictures as cruel, aspirational temptation. But for you, they're
totally getable.
Hey, don't tell anyone we told you all of this. That old guy in the
office will just start lecturing us again and pulling out charts and
graphs and PowerPoint displays. He's such a loser.
Thanks.
www.friendster.com
Oh, to make sure you keep getting these vaguely sarcastic emails,
please add Friendster to your email address book now. If for no other
reason than it will look cool to have Friendster in your address
book.
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Subject: The Suffering You've Caused
We totally miss you. By "we" we don't so much mean we here at
Friendster. No, we like you and all, but really, to be honest, we're
not all that close. No the "we" here are your real friends, the one
you reconnected with through Friendster but have been ignoring as of
late. They're the ones who are suffering. They're the ones who are
crying late at night, screaming your name as they wait for you to
contact them. Not to mention all the old high-school friends, college
buddies and ex-es who are just hoping you reach out and find them. And
the hiking partners, book groups and Wilco-heads who need you to
discover them. It's them, the children, who are suffering. That's
right, the children.
So come on back. We've made it easier for you, getting much faster
and easier to navigate as we've grown. We won't judge. We're just here
to help you. Help you help the children.
Thanks.
www.friendster.com
Oh, to make sure you keep getting these vaguely sarcastic emails,
please add Friendster to your email address book now. If for no other
reason than it will look cool to have Friendster in your address
book.
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Subject: We Still Care
We miss you. There, we said it. It feels better. So we're going to
do everything we can to bring you back to Friendster, all the way up
to that John Cusack boom box Say Anything bit. So before it all comes
to that, just come back to Friendster. We've already made it easier
for you, getting much faster and clearer as we've grown. Now, in just
minutes you can find people you've been wondering about: friends from
summer camp, college roommates, high school buddies, cousins, people
you used to date, people you wanted to date, these people you know,
and don't know, are connected to each other and what a beautifully
small world it really is. Or date, or help a friend find a date. We
don't care. We just want you back in our lives. And we can tell you
that you want the same thing. We can see it... in your eyes. The
light, the heat. Your eyes, we feel complete. See, we told you.
Thanks.
www.friendster.com
Oh, to make sure you keep getting these vaguely sarcastic emails,
please add Friendster to your email address book now. If for no other
reason than it will look cool to have Friendster in your address
book.
Sysco's Unsatisfying Valuation
Sysco's Unsatisfying Valuation
01/27/2004 02:56 PMSysco reports better Q3 earnings, but its valuation lacks meat.
Decker's Unsustainable Valuation
Decker's Unsustainable Valuation
04/15/2004 01:11 PMAs shares of Decker's continue to soar, concerns about valuation and
risk only increase.
Google's haughty valuation
Google's haughty valuation
07/27/2004 04:24 AMFinancial Post Jul 27 2004 8:26AM GMT
Other News: Apple Stock Valuation
Other News: Apple Stock Valuation
05/19/2004 10:23 AMDid you know that Apple's cash accounts represent more than 45 percent
of its total market value?
Loan Portfolio Valuation Solution
Released
Loan Portfolio Valuation Solution
Released
02/15/2004 06:29 PMTechnology For Finance Feb 15 2004 10:12PM GMT
Apple's Reinvention Transforms Stock's
Valuation
Apple's Reinvention Transforms Stock's
Valuation
07/08/2004 07:09 PMOnce seen as a value play that traded at little above its cash value,
Apple's stock is now attracting long-term and momentum investors sold
on Steve Jobss' vision of the company as a high-margin style-setter at
the hub of an emerging "digital lifestyle." By Duncan Martell, Reuters
(via MyAppleMenu)
Hey, Google: How High Is Too High?
Hey, Google: How High Is Too High?
07/27/2004 04:47 PMMotley Fool Jul 27 2004 8:23PM GMT
Geac Computer Corporation Ltd.:
Fundamentals Unchanged But Valuation
Discount Persists
Geac Computer Corporation Ltd.:
Fundamentals Unchanged But Valuation
Discount Persists
12/16/2003 12:27 PMCIBC Dec 16 2003 12:22PM ET
Google Estimates Value As High As $36B
Google Estimates Value As High As $36B
07/26/2004 07:44 PMXposed Jul 26 2004 11:11PM GMT
Google Estimates Value As High As
$36B (AP)
Google Estimates Value As High As
$36B (AP)
07/26/2004 09:07 PMAP - Internet search leader Google Inc. detailed its highly
anticipated public stock offering Monday with an estimate that its
market value will be as high as $36 billion, which would rival
corporate stalwarts such as McDonald's Corp. and Sony Corp.
Google Debut Ends On A High
Google Debut Ends On A High
08/20/2004 06:35 AMAnanova.com - Fri Aug 20, 09:31 am GMT
Google aims high and wide
Google aims high and wide
04/05/2005 02:53 PMInternet giant offers up satellite maps to the masses, gets into video
and teams up with Al Gore.
Google Shares Hit Another High Note
Google Shares Hit Another High Note
09/20/2004 04:32 PMSource: TheStreet.com - While analysts cite a variety of reasons for
Google's rise -- it's up more than 41% from its initial public
offering price and more than 17% since Sept. 9 -- the stock's
bubble-era-volatility is clearly a factor....
Google takes high road
Google takes high road
05/06/2004 01:11 PMGuardian Unlimited May 6 2004 4:56PM GMT
Google IPO seeks the high road
Google IPO seeks the high road
07/27/2004 02:38 AMMiami Herald Jul 27 2004 7:25AM GMT
Google reaches high with IPO price
Google reaches high with IPO price
07/27/2004 06:17 AMPhilly.com - Tue Jul 27, 09:17 am GMT
Update 14: Google Estimates Value As
High As $36B
Update 14: Google Estimates Value As
High As $36B
07/26/2004 10:50 PMForbes Jul 27 2004 3:14AM GMT
Google takes the high road
Google takes the high road
05/01/2004 09:21 PMObserver May 2 2004 0:19AM GMT
Google Shares Hit New High after
Positive Q4 Report
Google Shares Hit New High after
Positive Q4 Report
02/05/2005 10:03 PMIf there were any doubts left that Googlemania has spread from Main
Street to Wall Street, the reaction of analysts and investors to the
company's fourth-quarter earnings should erase them.
Google ends year on $200 high note
Google ends year on $200 high note
01/03/2005 07:44 AMTechnology.scmp.com - Mon Jan 3, 08:24 am GMT
High-Tech Texan: Google Deskbar
High-Tech Texan: Google Deskbar
12/12/2003 07:48 PMGoogle -- the term is actually not only a noun but also a verb, as in
"to Google something.". If you do a lot of searching on the ...
Google's Billion-Plus IPO Auction and
More High Risk, High Crime, and High
Jinks from Cyberspace
Google's Billion-Plus IPO Auction and
More High Risk, High Crime, and High
Jinks from Cyberspace
04/30/2004 03:02 PMAVN Online Apr 30 2004 6:18PM GMT
lgf: Google News High Standards, Exhibit
N for Nazi
lgf: Google News High Standards, Exhibit
N for Nazi
03/22/2005 03:17 PM"Google News high standards, exhibit N for Nazi." .. Nazis welcome, ..
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Web Promotion Tool Delivers the Key to
High Rankings on Google
Web Promotion Tool Delivers the Key to
High Rankings on Google
07/07/2004 06:07 AMARELIS is a software program for Windows computers that helps Internet
business owners to get more web site visitors and customers with a
professional linking strategy. [PRWEB Jul 7, 2004]
"lgf: Google News High Standards,
Exhibit N for Nazi"
"lgf: Google News High Standards,
Exhibit N for Nazi"
03/23/2005 04:58 PMYahoo up, Google at new high on upbeat
broker comment
Yahoo up, Google at new high on upbeat
broker comment
01/03/2005 05:55 PMCBS Marketwatch Jan 3 2005 9:53PM GMT
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