Comments on: Flock still trying to take flight http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:10:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Deal Radar 2008: Flock - Sramana Mitra on Strategy http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-825643 Deal Radar 2008: Flock - Sramana Mitra on Strategy Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:29:00 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/#comment-825643 [...] Flock gets a share of revenue from searches that are directed to its search partners. According to VentureBeat, the company gets revenue from Yahoo! for displaying Yahoo’s search engine as the default option [...] [...] Flock gets a share of revenue from searches that are directed to its search partners. According to VentureBeat, the company gets revenue from Yahoo! for displaying Yahoo’s search engine as the default option [...]

]]> By: Investors flock to Flock with a new $15 million round » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-814259 Investors flock to Flock with a new $15 million round » VentureBeat Thu, 22 May 2008 04:53:52 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/#comment-814259 [...] percent while its revenue has risen by more than 400 percent. As we’ve reported previously, Flock makes money thanks to a deal it has with Yahoo to use its search technology. This is similar to the deal Mozilla’s Firefox has with [...] [...] percent while its revenue has risen by more than 400 percent. As we’ve reported previously, Flock makes money thanks to a deal it has with Yahoo to use its search technology. This is similar to the deal Mozilla’s Firefox has with [...]

]]> By: Lloyd Budd http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-489638 Lloyd Budd Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:17:30 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/#comment-489638 Software with an update service allows the company to have a pretty good ball park idea of how many active users they have. Of course, this number doesn't look as good as downloads, so you won't be getting it anytime soon. Yours truly, "One blogger from the Flock developer community", Former Flock employee (#9), Lloyd Budd Software with an update service allows the company to have a pretty good ball park idea of how many active users they have. Of course, this number doesn’t look as good as downloads, so you won’t be getting it anytime soon.

Yours truly,
“One blogger from the Flock developer community”,
Former Flock employee (#9),
Lloyd Budd

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-364923 Eric Eldon Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:19:31 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/#comment-364923 @Chris: You'll see that in the article, I cited Firefox saying Mozilla made $55 million in 2005. In that same article (from May), the CEO guesses that the number of users is between 75-100 million. Another source put it at 85 million. I've clarified that this is not downloads. ...which leads me to... @Paul: The official counter counts every single download of any release since 1.0. Which means that since I've been using FF since around 1.0, I'll personally account for a download per version through 2.0.0.4. So, anyone have a verifiable number of active Firefox users now? @Chris: You’ll see that in the article, I cited Firefox saying Mozilla made $55 million in 2005. In that same article (from May), the CEO guesses that the number of users is between 75-100 million. Another source put it at 85 million. I’ve clarified that this is not downloads.

…which leads me to…

@Paul: The official counter counts every single download of any release since 1.0. Which means that since I’ve been using FF since around 1.0, I’ll personally account for a download per version through 2.0.0.4.

So, anyone have a verifiable number of active Firefox users now?

]]> By: Paul Kim http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-364913 Paul Kim Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:58:04 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/#comment-364913 We're at 370 million downloads and counting, Matt. There's an accurate counter at http://spreadfirefox.com. We’re at 370 million downloads and counting, Matt. There’s an accurate counter at http://spreadfirefox.com.

]]> By: Chris http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-364899 Chris Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:36:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/#comment-364899 also, Hardin should check his facts too. if mozilla earned $2 per user as Hardin suggests, Mozilla would be making something near $200 million... i personally have never heard that they are making anywhere near that amount... have you?? google was the default search for mozilla and then firefox way before google paid mozilla any money (we are talking years). i think it is great flock is making good money from yahoo, but you really should do a little fact checking. also, Hardin should check his facts too. if mozilla earned $2 per user as Hardin suggests, Mozilla would be making something near $200 million… i personally have never heard that they are making anywhere near that amount… have you??

google was the default search for mozilla and then firefox way before google paid mozilla any money (we are talking years). i think it is great flock is making good money from yahoo, but you really should do a little fact checking.

]]> By: Chris http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-364885 Chris Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:29:51 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/04/flock-still-trying-to-take-flight/#comment-364885 I was just at a preso by Mozilla folks that said Firefox had more than 100 million users (which is way more than the 85 million downloads). Do some research man. I was just at a preso by Mozilla folks that said Firefox had more than 100 million users (which is way more than the 85 million downloads). Do some research man.

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