Comments on: UPDATED: It's Official – Bloglines Sold to Ask http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21693 anonymous Wed, 09 Feb 2005 19:20:54 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21693 <p>I heard that Flickr turned down a $20 million offer from Yahoo. Then there were rumors that they had gone back and accepted something in the low 20's but nothing's been annouced. Given that bloglines had fewer investors it makes sense that it went for $14 million.</p> I heard that Flickr turned down a $20 million offer from Yahoo. Then there were rumors that they had gone back and accepted something in the low 20′s but nothing’s been annouced. Given that bloglines had fewer investors it makes sense that it went for $14 million.

]]> By: DeWitt http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21692 DeWitt Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:55:30 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21692 <p>"Mark would not give me user metrics, but it's in the hundreds of thousands, if not past a million."</p> <p>I was trying to figure out the same thing the other day, and here was what I came up with:</p> <p>Bloglines' most popular feed (Slashdot) has 24,347 subscribers. And the user directory has 23,095 people in it.</p> <p>It's unclear whether or not the user directory only has people with public blogrolls (the default, I believe), but either way, how did you deduce "past a million" users?</p> <p>That's not to diminish Mark's excellent work -- Bloglines is a great service, and I wish him all the best with Ask.<br /> </p> “Mark would not give me user metrics, but it’s in the hundreds of thousands, if not past a million.”

I was trying to figure out the same thing the other day, and here was what I came up with:

Bloglines’ most popular feed (Slashdot) has 24,347 subscribers. And the user directory has 23,095 people in it.

It’s unclear whether or not the user directory only has people with public blogrolls (the default, I believe), but either way, how did you deduce “past a million” users?

That’s not to diminish Mark’s excellent work — Bloglines is a great service, and I wish him all the best with Ask.

]]> By: Ron McDonald http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21691 Ron McDonald Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:48:47 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21691 <p>I glad they got a good price. I just don't understand where Ask is going with this one. I saw this in SiliconValley.com and didn't see any price information, but even $14M seems high. Who knew...I've seen stranger things.</p> I glad they got a good price. I just don’t understand where Ask is going with this one. I saw this in SiliconValley.com and didn’t see any price information, but even $14M seems high. Who knew…I’ve seen stranger things.

]]> By: Doug Mehus http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21690 Doug Mehus Tue, 08 Feb 2005 18:27:29 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21690 <p>$25 million seems a bit rich for a company with barely (if any) revenue and no profits. Given that Google acquired Blogger for less than $10 million in cash and stock (according to SEC filings), I would estimate that the Bloglines acquisition was between $7 and $15 million. (We're in a bit of a search-related "bubble" that we weren't in in 2003 when Google made its Blogger play, so I've applied a bit of a premium in arriving at the $7-15 million figure.)</p> <p>John, Ask Jeeves will probably be required to disclose the purchase in its next quarterly report. So we will know soon enough, I would suspect.</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Doug</p> $25 million seems a bit rich for a company with barely (if any) revenue and no profits. Given that Google acquired Blogger for less than $10 million in cash and stock (according to SEC filings), I would estimate that the Bloglines acquisition was between $7 and $15 million. (We’re in a bit of a search-related “bubble” that we weren’t in in 2003 when Google made its Blogger play, so I’ve applied a bit of a premium in arriving at the $7-15 million figure.)

John, Ask Jeeves will probably be required to disclose the purchase in its next quarterly report. So we will know soon enough, I would suspect.

Cheers,
Doug

]]> By: Thomas Hawk http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21689 Thomas Hawk Tue, 08 Feb 2005 13:26:47 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/updated_its_official_-_bloglines_sold_to_ask.php#comment-21689 <p>Well Mary Hodder denied that she was asked to keep this news a secret yesterday but it would appear that John Battelle certainly can keep a secret. Nice post time 10:07 after the official 10:00 p.m. release on Bloglines.</p> Well Mary Hodder denied that she was asked to keep this news a secret yesterday but it would appear that John Battelle certainly can keep a secret. Nice post time 10:07 after the official 10:00 p.m. release on Bloglines.

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