Comments on: IM service Meebo growing quickly, raises more cash http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:28:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Meebo raising round, valued up to $250 million. Bear Stearns sold for $236 million » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-799176 Meebo raising round, valued up to $250 million. Bear Stearns sold for $236 million » VentureBeat Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:37:21 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/#comment-799176 [...] sources. This is quadruple its valuation from its previous round of between $60-$70 million last year, and a big bet that its fast-growing user base is worth [...] [...] sources. This is quadruple its valuation from its previous round of between $60-$70 million last year, and a big bet that its fast-growing user base is worth [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-799173 VentureBeat Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:35:02 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/#comment-799173 [...] sources. This is quadruple its valuation from its previous round of between $60-$70 million last year, and a big bet that its fast-growing user base is worth [...] [...] sources. This is quadruple its valuation from its previous round of between $60-$70 million last year, and a big bet that its fast-growing user base is worth [...]

]]> By: Phil Bookman http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-7707 Phil Bookman Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:35:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/#comment-7707 They need to become a "Web 22 - Where Everybody Has A Share" company. See: http://bookmansbusiness.blogspot.com/search?q=tribble There is a trend among analysts, consultants and commentators to advise Web 2.0 "Startups in Wonderland" to focus on attracting "Tribble Traffic" and worry about monitizing it later. Whatever you offer on your site, they say, make lots of people want to use it frequently, preferably for free. "Don’t worry, be happy" goes the refrain, "a business model is sure to emerge sooner or later." They need to become a “Web 22 – Where Everybody Has A Share” company. See:

http://bookmansbusiness.blogspot.com/search?q=tribble

There is a trend among analysts, consultants and commentators to advise Web 2.0 “Startups in Wonderland” to focus on attracting “Tribble Traffic” and worry about monitizing it later. Whatever you offer on your site, they say, make lots of people want to use it frequently, preferably for free. “Don’t worry, be happy” goes the refrain, “a business model is sure to emerge sooner or later.”

]]> By: david http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-7687 david Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:47:54 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/#comment-7687 Check out the new embedded version of Kool IM. www.koolim.com Check out the new embedded version of Kool IM.

http://www.koolim.com

]]> By: Umesh Kumar http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-7673 Umesh Kumar Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:02:07 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/#comment-7673 mostly when a person chats he is only using a small percentage of his time ( and doing easy random stuff)....so maybe pitch something of interest to him....a special deal on the digicam that meebo knows from his chat log he is searching for mostly when a person chats he is only using a small percentage of his time ( and doing easy random stuff)….so maybe pitch something of interest to him….a special deal on the digicam that meebo knows from his chat log he is searching for

]]> By: David Krug http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-7628 David Krug Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:42:10 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/18/im-service-meebo-growing-quickly-raises-more-cash/#comment-7628 I confess to using the service usually while travelling or stumbling in international coffeshops, or in internet cafes. But I can't see how they will ever make back the huge investments being dolled out to them. I confess to using the service usually while travelling or stumbling in international coffeshops, or in internet cafes.

But I can’t see how they will ever make back the huge investments being dolled out to them.

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