Some of the web’s biggest acquisition deals during 2007
As the end of the year approaches us we would like to briefly sum up some of the web’s biggest acquisition deals for the 2007, as we know them. All deals will logically be ranked by their sizes and...
View ArticleAOL‘s Platform-A gets the fourth ad company under its umbrella
AOL has finally completed the acquisition of online advertising company Quigo. Quigo is a provider of contextual advertising on third-party publisher Websites, much like AdSense and Yahoo Publisher...
View ArticleWall Street plunged but does it affect the Web 2.0
Wall Street plunged at the opening of trading Tuesday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials down about 300 points after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to assuage investors fearing a...
View ArticleYahoo’s official response to Microsoft’s offer: NO!
After we reported the strong NO of Yahoo! to Microsoft over the weekend (Saturday) here is the official response of the Yahoo!’s board of directors. Yahoo! Board of Directors Says Microsoft’s Proposal...
View ArticleAOL is offered up for sale
Today is a sad day for AOL, which somehow contrasts to the big day the company had in 2000 when they merged with Time Warner in what was then the biggest deal for the dot com era. All indicates that...
View Article22M uniques / mo site (Bebo) goes to AOL for $850M in all cash deal
Bebo, the global social network strong enough in UK and among the first in US, has quietly been up for sale for quite some time shopped around by the secretive investment firm Allen & Co. A number...
View ArticleThe $250M pre-money seems did not work for Meebo and they go now for $175M
The rumor has it that Meebo fails to sell to date and is may be trying to raise new round of funding instead and not at the initial $250M pre-money valuation they were hoping for but at $175 – $200M....
View ArticleNice exit for Sphere.com
While AOL is trying to shop itself around they seem are not stopping the shopping spree themselves and keep on buying second tier web companies. After snatching Bebo last month, they have bought...
View ArticleMeebo raised $25M on reportedly $200M pre-money
The rumors were lately that Meebo failed to sell and that’s why it went into this new round of funding instead and not at the initial $250M pre-money valuation they were hoping for but at $175 – $200M...
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