Comments on: StumbleUpon – The Story Behind The $45M Buyout http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/ Empower Ideas Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:07:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: StumbleUpon http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-10774 StumbleUpon Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:01:06 +0000 http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/#comment-10774 Thanks for your article, Now there is more reason to comment than ever before! This is a great fir for our project! Thanks for your article, Now there is more reason to comment than ever before! This is a great fir for our project!

]]> By: Matt Keegan http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-7602 Matt Keegan Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:17:37 +0000 http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/#comment-7602 I think you nailed it -- eBay's profits are up and it is time for them to purchase someone. eBay doesn't want to get lost in the shuffle, therefore buying a hot company such as SU makes a lot of sense. I just hope that I won't be stumbling upon too many eBay sales any time soon! -- <a href="http://thearticlewriter.com/blog/2007/04/26/google-adsense-v-yahoo-publishers-network/" rel="nofollow">MattK</a> I think you nailed it — eBay’s profits are up and it is time for them to purchase someone. eBay doesn’t want to get lost in the shuffle, therefore buying a hot company such as SU makes a lot of sense.

I just hope that I won’t be stumbling upon too many eBay sales any time soon! — MattK

]]> By: Carol http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-7580 Carol Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:34:03 +0000 http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/#comment-7580 See, i had no idea that "about every 20 StumbleUpon results is a paid advertisement". I am using SU for a while now and i would have never thought that was their trick. Now...the SU toolbar is like no other and i am sure many big companies could make a great use of it....especially someone such as eBay. Imagine eBay instead of SU under that tooldbar and how easy would be for anyone to find the exact items they want... See, i had no idea that “about every 20 StumbleUpon results is a paid advertisement”. I am using SU for a while now and i would have never thought that was their trick.

Now…the SU toolbar is like no other and i am sure many big companies could make a great use of it….especially someone such as eBay.

Imagine eBay instead of SU under that tooldbar and how easy would be for anyone to find the exact items they want…

]]> By: Jason Drohn http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-7574 Jason Drohn Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:57:31 +0000 http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/#comment-7574 That is an excellent point. I for one don't use toolbars much, preferring keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys, but I also spend 6-10 hours a day on or around the web. If Ebay is buying the functionality and notoriety of the Stumble toolbar, then it was a great purchase. When I originally wrote the article, I was having trouble seeing how they were going to integrate it into the StumbleUpon service itself. Thanks for adding your thoughts, Danny! I am still swooning over their profitability statements for this last quarter :0) That is an excellent point. I for one don’t use toolbars much, preferring keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys, but I also spend 6-10 hours a day on or around the web.

If Ebay is buying the functionality and notoriety of the Stumble toolbar, then it was a great purchase. When I originally wrote the article, I was having trouble seeing how they were going to integrate it into the StumbleUpon service itself.

Thanks for adding your thoughts, Danny! I am still swooning over their profitability statements for this last quarter :0)

]]> By: danny http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-7572 danny Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:34:21 +0000 http://www.jdsblog.com/2007/04/19/stumbleupon-the-story-behind-the-45m-buyout/#comment-7572 Toolbars are among the most valuable pieces of real estate in the whole consumer media landscape. They're an increasing source of search traffic for Google and Yahoo!, so there is your revenue stream, and they're excellent integration points for a full suite of services offered by a large company such as eBay. This is less about Skype and more about the proven distribution point for all eBay services... Think of it as a remote control for the web.. Toolbars are among the most valuable pieces of real estate in the whole consumer media landscape. They’re an increasing source of search traffic for Google and Yahoo!, so there is your revenue stream, and they’re excellent integration points for a full suite of services offered by a large company such as eBay. This is less about Skype and more about the proven distribution point for all eBay services…

Think of it as a remote control for the web..

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