I think there are going to be privacy issues, no doubt about it - somebody's going to feel uncomfortable with it. |
If the ad is bad people get turned off. That's 125 million potential viewers, so you just killed reach. But there's also a big potential payoff. I think it does pay off because you get a lot of traffic, a lot of free public relations(in media stories). It helps position themselves for the next round of financing. |
If you come to our site, you're going to get money, ... You can't get a better motivation than that. My curiosity is piqued. |
In theory, it makes a lot of sense to combine the two operations, especially on the back end. But merging the two actual portal consumer experiences into a unified site will be a nightmare. |
It was very entertaining, very cute, but it doesn't tell me why I should go to Pets.com instead of buying food from my veterinarian, |
It's a big fight to go against the traditional media companies. They'll need a lot of money to do that. |
It's a very hot area. |
It's going to take a long time for video search to develop. |
It's looking shaky for them, |
It's looking shaky for them. They've tried to diversify their [partner] base but haven't done it fast enough. |
It's only a small number of people who know what to do with it. |
It's the same reason why someone has a Web page or why people feel comfortable going on reality TV. |
It's the social nature of Live.com that I find so fascinating, or the potential of that. |
Look for Yahoo and MSN to launch similar vertical searchs for blogs, which will tighten the noose even more for these small players. |
Microsoft is moving out of selling boxes into selling real, true services. |