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Re:Why Silicon Valley Tech Wunderkinds Overestimate Their Ow... by edwinnathaniel on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @03:45PM (#4133748)
Meanwhile Wordpress is eating the blogging world not by spoon but by a HUGE bowl _and_ making money, creating community of users and consultants to live off Wordpress.

Was Broadcast.com a great idea? :D

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Re:Why Silicon Valley Tech Wunderkinds Overestimate Their Ow... by confluence on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @08:51PM (#4135072)
It sure as hell was. Just way too early. Look at Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo and Veoh for some recent examples.

It was also a success for its shareholders, with a perfectly timed sale just as the dotcom bubble reached its final crescendo.

Not a good idea for Yahoo! though - but then again - you win some, you lose some.

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Re:Why Silicon Valley Tech Wunderkinds Overestimate Their Ow... by anigbrowl on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @01:01AM (#4135695)
Hmmm. Drop me a line.
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