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Re:Web 2.0 = web app + 2 founders + 0 revenue by DonDodge on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @09:33AM (#45187)
Paul, I agree that this is the definition of Google at 6 months, or any startup for that matter. This was an attempt at snarky humor.

My larger point is that advertising is one model for new startups...but not the only model. Advertising is effective when you have a large, targeted audience, with a willingness to buy/explore ads. Some audiences are too small, or so diverse and random that ads will not work.

There are other revenue models that will work.

Don

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Re:Web 2.0 = web app + 2 founders + 0 revenue by ahsonwardak on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @03:47PM (#45321)
Advertising is one model for web startups and the monetization of Web 2.0 apps., but there indeed others:

subscriptions for premium services subscriptions for access selling to web giant, like Google, etc. advertising through alliances and referrals, beyond simple adsense

I'll ask the community to add more.

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Re:Web 2.0 = web app + 2 founders + 0 revenue by create_account on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @11:27AM (#45230)
This was an attempt at snarky humor.

Does that explain your photo, too?

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