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The blog that sold for $15m and the value of SEO

In all of the chaos that is the global economy, a story about the sale of a blog for $15m probably received less attention than it would have under different circumstances.

22 year-old Johns Wu started the Bankaholic blog in 2006 to help individuals obtain the best rates for bank savings products.

by Drama 2.0 14 October 2008 09:00am 2 comments

And so it begins

Venture capitalists are worried and urging their portfolio companies to enter survival mode. The layoffs have started. Michael Arrington has declared Web 2.0 dead.

While there are some who still cling to hope (and there are still some in outright denial), it's clear that most of the people involved with the world of internet startups have accepted the reality of the global economic "downturn" and understand that its impact on the industry will probably run deep and it will probably be prolonged.

by Drama 2.0 13 October 2008 11:30am 1 comment

5 places where e-business owners can find cost savings

With the global economy getting worse by the day, even those businesses that felt confident going into the downturn are getting ready to batten down the hatches as a nuclear winter sets in.

by Patrick Oak 08 October 2008 09:00am 6 comments

Q&A: Lenstore's Mitesh Patel on online marketing

Lenstore.co.uk is a fast-growing etailer of contact lenses that was founded late last year.

The company aims to target consumers who buy their lenses online and go to their opticians for professional care - a trend that is apparently less prevalent in the UK than other countries, such as the US and Sweden.

We asked director Mitesh Patel how he is looking to change that, as well as where he sees the brand going.

by Richard Maven 07 October 2008 17:43pm 0 comments

Happy staff = happy customers. Right?

It has long been believed that to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction, a company needs to have satisfied staff.

But is this true?

by David Jackson 29 September 2008 10:00am 2 comments

Seedcamp announces seven winners

The second Seedcamp contest for internet startups came to a close on Friday, with seven winners announced.

These seven startups will each receive 50,000 Euros in return for an equity stake (last year it was 10%). They will also take part in a three month mentoring programme to get them started.

by Graham Charlton 22 September 2008 16:19pm 0 comments

Joost proves serial success is hard to achieve

By almost any measure, internet entrepreneurs Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström achieved more business success by the age of 40 than most entrepreneurs could hope to achieve in a lifetime.

by Drama 2.0 18 September 2008 14:01pm 1 comment

West Coast tech conferences - the good and the bad

Last week was an important one for technology entrepreneurs in the United States.

Two of the most anticipated technology conferences - DEMOfall08 and TechCrunch50 - were held. They were highly anticipated not only because of the drama surrounding them but because they promised high-profile product launches.

by Drama 2.0 15 September 2008 15:04pm 6 comments

Site review: Raptr

Raptr, a social network which tracks users' gaming activity on their Xbox, PS3, Wii and PC, has just launched in public beta.

Raptr

Amongst other things, it lets you know when your friends are gaming, which is a nifty idea. I've signed up to see how it works...

by Graham Charlton 09 September 2008 14:30pm 0 comments

The first half of 2008: the internet economy in review

With the first half of 2008 solidly behind us, I thought it'd be worthwhile to look back at some of the general trends established in the internet economy. After all, it's hard to know where you're going if you don't know where you've been.

What follows are the most important trends I saw in the first half of the year.

by Drama 2.0 03 September 2008 08:50am 0 comments