11 posts and columns on Compete

Fashion Community Strutting User-Generated Trends Down the Catwalk

in Commerce on December 21, 2010 at 6:58 pm PT

The fashion industry may be able to better understand upcoming trends, thanks to a start-up called Polyvore, which is launching a tool that will hopefully turn its user-generated content into an actionable database of likes and preferences.

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Venture Capital's Most Trafficked Web Sites

in News on February 3, 2010 at 7:30 am PT

Venture capitalists often invest in start-ups whose business models are dependent on Internet traffic, or in companies whose technology is geared toward delivering those eyeballs. But how good are VC firms at bringing in their own Web site traffic?

The One-Year Report Card of Yahoo's Carol Bartz–Deal-Making: Incomplete

in News on January 25, 2010 at 9:24 am PT

Sorry for the break in grading Yahoo’s Carol Bartz on her one-year anniversary as CEO. But BoomTown was swanning around the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this weekend, went partying with those boozy Hollywood types and ended up in Provo with the crazy gals from “The Runaways”! I wish! Actually, running away from issuing any grade for deal-making for Bartz is a pretty good way to put it. Because today, after much thought, I have to give the Yahoo leader an incomplete for deal-making.

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S&P Sees Microsoft-Yahoo JV, Google-Apple Tensions

in News on December 31, 2008 at 8:15 am PT

‘Tis the season to make year 2009 predictions. Today, Standard & Poor’s analysts released their predictions for the Internet in 2009. Internet analyst Scott Kessler says Microsoft and Yahoo will “finally bury the hatchet” next year “and decide to join forces to better compete against Google.”

Peggy Noonan, Lesley Stahl and Friends Raise More Money: Wowowow.com Gets Another $1.5 Million

in Media on December 7, 2008 at 4:40 pm PT

The purse strings haven’t completely closed for start-ups looking to raise money–even niche Web sites that hope to stay afloat by selling advertising. Wowowow.com, a site launched earlier this year, which targets women over 40, has raised a $1.5 million round led by Bob Pittman’s Pilot Group and the Rime Group.

Good Job Not Buying Alexa

in News on March 3, 2008 at 8:16 am PT

Compete must have used a fair bit of the $43 million in VC funding it’s raised since 2000 on marketing, because market research outfit Taylor Nelson Sofres is acquiring it–despite the “digital intelligence” company’s reputation for inaccurate Web site traffic measurements and its loss of $4.5 million on $14.9 million of revenue in 2007. Under [...]