Comments on: Pique recommends products across Web sites (and Web 2.0 is dead?) http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:08:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Richrelevance, latest personalized recommendation company, raises $4.2M » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-802393 Richrelevance, latest personalized recommendation company, raises $4.2M » VentureBeat Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:01:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/#comment-802393 [...] joins a host of other companies — including Amazon, Aggregrate Knowledge and Wunderloop (see our coverage ) — that track what decisions you make while shopping online. Like these other companies, it [...] [...] joins a host of other companies — including Amazon, Aggregrate Knowledge and Wunderloop (see our coverage ) — that track what decisions you make while shopping online. Like these other companies, it [...]

]]> By: » Kleiner Perkins Hiring for an Internet Investment Guru Covering All Venture Capital, Private Equity and M&A Deals: http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-623982 » Kleiner Perkins Hiring for an Internet Investment Guru Covering All Venture Capital, Private Equity and M&A Deals: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:16:49 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/#comment-623982 [...] Anyway, the point is that Komisar’s comments shouldn’t be interpreted to mean the firm has stopped investing in the wider Internet sector (we tried to put things into perspective here; scroll down). [...] [...] Anyway, the point is that Komisar’s comments shouldn’t be interpreted to mean the firm has stopped investing in the wider Internet sector (we tried to put things into perspective here; scroll down). [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Kliener Perkins hiring to invest in consumer Internet http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-623240 VentureBeat » Kliener Perkins hiring to invest in consumer Internet Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:01:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/#comment-623240 [...] Anyway, the point is that Komisar’s comments shouldn’t be interpreted to mean the firm has stopped investing in the wider Internet sector (we tried to put things into perspective here; scroll down). [...] [...] Anyway, the point is that Komisar’s comments shouldn’t be interpreted to mean the firm has stopped investing in the wider Internet sector (we tried to put things into perspective here; scroll down). [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Vontu, maker of data loss prevention software, bought for $350M http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-618452 VentureBeat » Vontu, maker of data loss prevention software, bought for $350M Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:22:24 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/#comment-618452 [...] you’re an entrepreneur, you may want to avoid the Web 2.0 area, which is littered now with unpromising me-too ideas. You may want to consider something less sexy [...] [...] you’re an entrepreneur, you may want to avoid the Web 2.0 area, which is littered now with unpromising me-too ideas. You may want to consider something less sexy [...]

]]> By: Stephen Roberts http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-617486 Stephen Roberts Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:59:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/05/pique-recommends-products-across-web-sites-and-web-20-is-dead/#comment-617486 Aggregate Knowlegde claims to have developed a "Discovery network." However, Aggregate Knowledge doesn't provide concrete examples of this network in action nor does it illustrate where this network is operational --or IF it is operational. Currently, Aggregate Knowledge lists only single site recommendation clients as customers. And rather anonymous ones at that (does one really need a super computer to provide wine recs for Vinfolio.com? how many possible SKUs can they have?) Therefore, we are left to ask: why go to market with a "Discovery Network" prior to having the proof points? This would be like DoubleClick or aQuantive launching a "branded youth ad network" prior to having signed up any demographically clustered sites for an actual media buy. Sure it is possible in theory, but as a media buyer, I'd like to see the numbers. I smell FUD w/ a hint of vaporware. Aggregate Knowlegde claims to have developed a “Discovery network.” However, Aggregate Knowledge doesn’t provide concrete examples of this network in action nor does it illustrate where this network is operational –or IF it is operational.

Currently, Aggregate Knowledge lists only single site recommendation clients as customers. And rather anonymous ones at that (does one really need a super computer to provide wine recs for Vinfolio.com? how many possible SKUs can they have?) Therefore, we are left to ask: why go to market with a “Discovery Network” prior to having the proof points?

This would be like DoubleClick or aQuantive launching a “branded youth ad network” prior to having signed up any demographically clustered sites for an actual media buy. Sure it is possible in theory, but as a media buyer, I’d like to see the numbers.

I smell FUD w/ a hint of vaporware.

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