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Re:MSNBC.com acquires EveryBlock by adamhowell on Monday August 17, 2009 @12:15PM (#768398)
I may be way off, but my guess is not much more than generous signing bonuses.

The site makes no money and their grant ended June 30, so I'm sure MSNBC had almost all the leverage.

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Re:MSNBC.com acquires EveryBlock by georgekv on Monday August 17, 2009 @01:37PM (#768612)
I'd say the leverage lies with EveryBlock given that MSNBC did not have to buy them.

And if there were competing offers or options available to EB, all the more likely that they weren't picked up on the cheap.

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Re:MSNBC.com acquires EveryBlock by tptacek on Monday August 17, 2009 @01:17PM (#768558)
That assumes that MSNBC wasn't the best of multiple offers. It's not hard to believe that EB could have scored term sheets. It's an impressive and sticky site.
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Re:MSNBC.com acquires EveryBlock by brandnewlow on Monday August 17, 2009 @01:25PM (#768578)
All Things D says "several million" and then quotes the recent Patch acquisition at $10 million, which is their way of saying it's more than that. http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090817/more-local-heat-msnbccom...
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