Black Web 2.0 - Latest Comments in IAC’s Cutting Emerging Businesses is Rushmore Drive at Risk?

Re: IAC’s Cutting Emerging Businesses is Rushmore Drive at Risk?

hudsonliberty — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:41:03 -0000

It sounds like the problem was that they had a great idea but lacked the internet marketing experience to pull the project off. It is a clear cut example that money alone isn't enough to make it on the internet. There is more to it than that.

Clarence Coggins
Crown Prince of Web 2.0
http://hudsonliberty.com/ma...

Re: IAC’s Cutting Emerging Businesses is Rushmore Drive at Risk?

April Davis — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:45:42 -0000

LOL at Gina.

Mr. Diller can give me a call too.

I've got a couple of ideas.

Re: IAC’s Cutting Emerging Businesses is Rushmore Drive at Risk?

gem2001 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:57:43 -0000

Am I reading that right? They have 4.5 Million dollars and they are getting 152,000 unique visits a month? Mr. Diller, please call me immediately for 1/10000 of the cost I can generate 150,000 unique visits.

I get that SEARCH is the big dog online. If you can get a corner on SEARCH, then you are doign well, but I actually think that SEARCh is going to become more "intelligent" in the future. There is only so far, even the most powerful of algorythms can go. The best sites are the ones with live human beings who use the search engines to cull through information that is interesting or noteworthy to their audiences.

If YAHOO can't beat out google, what makes you think RUshmore Drive was going to be able to. I think Twitter, Facebook, Myspace etc indicate that Black web browsers are extrememly comfortable occupying a general "space" and then carving out their communities and networks within.

Re: IAC’s Cutting Emerging Businesses is Rushmore Drive at Risk?

Fredric Mitchell — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:03:29 -0000

A list of all of IAC's emerging market websites, fyi.

Pronto.com
Gifts.com
CollegeHumor
Busted Tees
Very Short List
Vimeo
ConnectedVentures.com (CV)
23/6
Primal Ventures
GarageGames
FiLife.com
Life123.com
Instantaction.com
RushmoreDrive.com
TheDailyBeast.com
ReserveAmerica
Bagsbuy.com
Shoebuy.com
Green.com