Comments on: Predictions 2012 #5: A Big Year for M&A http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/01/predictions-2012-5-a-big-year-for-ma.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=predictions-2012-5-a-big-year-for-ma Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Predictions From Last Year: How I Did (2012 Edition) | John Battelle's Search BlogJohn Battelle's Search Blog http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/01/predictions-2012-5-a-big-year-for-ma.php#comment-32111 Predictions From Last Year: How I Did (2012 Edition) | John Battelle's Search BlogJohn Battelle's Search Blog Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:07:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=5738#comment-32111 [...] Predictions 2012 #5: A Big Year for M&A - 2012 may well be the biggest year of all for Internet M&A.  Well, sort of. We did have the big Instagram deal, and tons of “acqui-hires”, but the year didn’t turn out as I predicted in terms of major ad-tech deals. We all thought Yahoo was going to become a buyer again, but that didn’t pan out, thanks to the CEO turnover there. On the plus side, data from Thomson Reuters does show 2012 as a very big year for exits – one of the biggest in recent history – but much of that was due to the Facebook IPO. Overall, I’d say I missed this one, even if I do look smart for calling out Instagram in my original post. [...] [...] Predictions 2012 #5: A Big Year for M&A - 2012 may well be the biggest year of all for Internet M&A.  Well, sort of. We did have the big Instagram deal, and tons of “acqui-hires”, but the year didn’t turn out as I predicted in terms of major ad-tech deals. We all thought Yahoo was going to become a buyer again, but that didn’t pan out, thanks to the CEO turnover there. On the plus side, data from Thomson Reuters does show 2012 as a very big year for exits – one of the biggest in recent history – but much of that was due to the Facebook IPO. Overall, I’d say I missed this one, even if I do look smart for calling out Instagram in my original post. [...]

]]> By: Halfway Through The Year: How’re The Predictions Doing? | John Battelle's Search Blog http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/01/predictions-2012-5-a-big-year-for-ma.php#comment-30065 Halfway Through The Year: How’re The Predictions Doing? | John Battelle's Search Blog Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:42:11 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=5738#comment-30065 [...] Predictions 2012 #5: A Big Year for M&A [...] [...] Predictions 2012 #5: A Big Year for M&A [...]

]]> By: Facebook Buys Instagram, Checks Off A Swath of 2012 Predictions In One Move | John Battelle's Search Blog http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/01/predictions-2012-5-a-big-year-for-ma.php#comment-29238 Facebook Buys Instagram, Checks Off A Swath of 2012 Predictions In One Move | John Battelle's Search Blog Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:48:31 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=5738#comment-29238 [...] Prediction #5 was that it’d be a big year for Internet M&A. I further singled out Instagram as a company that would likely be bought, and figured there’d be a battle between Twitter, Apple, Facebook, and Google for the prize. Facebook won, with a billion dollar price tag. That checks box number seven, which predicted, among other things, that Facebook would make a billion dollar acquisition. FWIW, I also predicted Google would have a rough year (so far, seems that way) and that a heads up display would emerge (Google did that as well). [...] [...] Prediction #5 was that it’d be a big year for Internet M&A. I further singled out Instagram as a company that would likely be bought, and figured there’d be a battle between Twitter, Apple, Facebook, and Google for the prize. Facebook won, with a billion dollar price tag. That checks box number seven, which predicted, among other things, that Facebook would make a billion dollar acquisition. FWIW, I also predicted Google would have a rough year (so far, seems that way) and that a heads up display would emerge (Google did that as well). [...]

]]> By: Marketing Day: January 6, 2012 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/01/predictions-2012-5-a-big-year-for-ma.php#comment-26130 Marketing Day: January 6, 2012 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:56:26 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=5738#comment-26130 [...] Predictions 2012 #5: A Big Year for M&A, John Battelle’s Searchblog [...] [...] Predictions 2012 #5: A Big Year for M&A, John Battelle’s Searchblog [...]

]]> By: Adam Sullivan http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/01/predictions-2012-5-a-big-year-for-ma.php#comment-26120 Adam Sullivan Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:34:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=5738#comment-26120 I know I've beaten this to death, but... Craigslist seems like the most logical purchase of all-time. Established/loyal user base, ridiculously simple to use, etc. That's assuming it could be purchased, of course.  This one may be a bit of a stretch, considering Twitter's value is approx. the same as Linkedin's, but Twitter should buy Linkedin. Once Twitter becomes the media company you talked about (and increases in value) it may become a more realistic scenario.  I know I’ve beaten this to death, but… Craigslist seems like the most logical purchase of all-time. Established/loyal user base, ridiculously simple to use, etc. That’s assuming it could be purchased, of course. 

This one may be a bit of a stretch, considering Twitter’s value is approx. the same as Linkedin’s, but Twitter should buy Linkedin. Once Twitter becomes the media company you talked about (and increases in value) it may become a more realistic scenario. 

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