Comments on: It’s Bubble Time, Baby! http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/ A Canadian Take on the Web Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:28:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: $1Billion for Plentyoffish? Doesn’t Sound Like a Bubble to Me | A View from the Isle http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-28948 $1Billion for Plentyoffish? Doesn’t Sound Like a Bubble to Me | A View from the Isle Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:04:41 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-28948 [...] My buddy Mark Evans, former b5 dude and tech-finance journalist for the National Post, thinks this is a sign of the much-feared “bubble” (and of course bubble’s always burst): The $1-billion premise hinges on Frind’s contention that POF makes $10,000 a day from AdSense, and will generate about $10-million in revenue this year. Combine that with POF getting 1.2 billion pageviews a month, 500,000 unique log-ins a day and significantly better click-through rates than Facebook - and lets encourages Frind to start talking about an ultra-high valuation. Source: Mark Evans Tech [...] […] My buddy Mark Evans, former b5 dude and tech-finance journalist for the National Post, thinks this is a sign of the much-feared “bubble” (and of course bubble’s always burst): The $1-billion premise hinges on Frind’s contention that POF makes $10,000 a day from AdSense, and will generate about $10-million in revenue this year. Combine that with POF getting 1.2 billion pageviews a month, 500,000 unique log-ins a day and significantly better click-through rates than Facebook - and lets encourages Frind to start talking about an ultra-high valuation. Source: Mark Evans Tech […]

]]> By: Eric http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-11788 Eric Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:55:38 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-11788 There has a bit of bubble fears floating around the blogoshpere for a while. At least this time around, a bubble burst should have a much smaller impact on the other industries and the economy as a whole. And plus, bubbles tend to drive innovation at an incredible pace, and that's always nice to have. There has a bit of bubble fears floating around the blogoshpere for a while. At least this time around, a bubble burst should have a much smaller impact on the other industries and the economy as a whole. And plus, bubbles tend to drive innovation at an incredible pace, and that’s always nice to have.

]]> By: blognation Canada » Blog Archive » $1Billion for Plentyoffish? Doesn’t Sound Like a Bubble to Me http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-11251 blognation Canada » Blog Archive » $1Billion for Plentyoffish? Doesn’t Sound Like a Bubble to Me Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:31:15 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-11251 [...] My buddy Mark Evans, former b5 dude and tech-finance journalist for the National Post, thinks this is a sign of the much-feared "bubble" (and of course bubble’s always burst): The $1-billion premise hinges on Frind’s contention that POF makes $10,000 a day from AdSense, and will generate about $10-million in revenue this year. Combine that with POF getting 1.2 billion pageviews a month, 500,000 unique log-ins a day and significantly better click-through rates than Facebook - and lets encourages Frind to start talking about an ultra-high valuation. Source: Mark Evans Tech [...] […] My buddy Mark Evans, former b5 dude and tech-finance journalist for the National Post, thinks this is a sign of the much-feared "bubble" (and of course bubble’s always burst): The $1-billion premise hinges on Frind’s contention that POF makes $10,000 a day from AdSense, and will generate about $10-million in revenue this year. Combine that with POF getting 1.2 billion pageviews a month, 500,000 unique log-ins a day and significantly better click-through rates than Facebook - and lets encourages Frind to start talking about an ultra-high valuation. Source: Mark Evans Tech […]

]]> By: Stuart MacDonald http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-11187 Stuart MacDonald Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:30:55 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-11187 Regardless, Mark, it's all so much smaller now that whether it is a bubble or not is almost not important. People forget that last time we had folks going public every other week (it seemed) at stunning valuations for questionable business ideas. This rarely happens and, if the helium does come out of this current balloon there will be some sad I-didn't-get-my-squillion-dollars-and-that-sux faces, but beyond that the impact will be minimal. The whole universe is likely 10% of what it was last go around. It's just that most people either forget that - or were too young for it to have made an impact. - Stuart Regardless, Mark, it’s all so much smaller now that whether it is a bubble or not is almost not important. People forget that last time we had folks going public every other week (it seemed) at stunning valuations for questionable business ideas. This rarely happens and, if the helium does come out of this current balloon there will be some sad I-didn’t-get-my-squillion-dollars-and-that-sux faces, but beyond that the impact will be minimal. The whole universe is likely 10% of what it was last go around. It’s just that most people either forget that - or were too young for it to have made an impact.

- Stuart

]]> By: fkj http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-10986 fkj Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:32:35 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-10986 How are these companies being valuated? Are they going on revenue, future revenue, advertising potential, or just cool misspelled name? http://moneyvelocity.com How are these companies being valuated? Are they going on revenue, future revenue, advertising potential, or just cool misspelled name?

http://moneyvelocity.com

]]> By: Eric L http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-10978 Eric L Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:08:01 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-10978 I also think that we are in a bubble, but its not necessarily a bad thing. I beleive you've written about how the first bubble thought web companies to be more prudent about their expenses and realistic about their business plan. All in all business is business and a good product will always prevail, its just that the web has made the ups and downs go by much faster then in other markets. I also think that we are in a bubble, but its not necessarily a bad thing. I beleive you’ve written about how the first bubble thought web companies to be more prudent about their expenses and realistic about their business plan. All in all business is business and a good product will always prevail, its just that the web has made the ups and downs go by much faster then in other markets.

]]> By: Magnus http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-10962 Magnus Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:16:45 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/30/its-bubble-time-baby-2/#comment-10962 Who is going to start www.f**kedcompany-web2.com? Who is going to start http://www.f**kedcompany-web2.com?

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