Monthly Archives: November 2007

WrestleZone.com site acquired by CraveOnline

CraveOnline.com, a lifestyle destination for men featuring video, movies, TV, music, sports, and more with nearly 8.3 million unique visitors per month, announced that it has acquired WrestleZone.com, a source for professional wrestling news and information. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Lionsgate’s acquires part of Break.com

A 10-Q filing reveals that earlier this summer, Lionsgate, the major independent film and TV studio paid approximately $21.4 million for 42% of Break.com – an online video site. Lionsgate has an option to purchase the remaining 58% for $58 million in cash or common stock, at the company’s option.

AOL acquires startup Yedda.com

AOL has acquired Israeli start-up Yedda, a social search questions-and-answers service with proprietary semantic matching technology which was launched in 2006 . No financial terms were disclosed.

Information Potential Buyers might want to see

We often get asked about the type of information a potential buyers of websites may want to see. Sellers should try to have the following information available:

  • Details stats about the website including visitor information (at least a year’s worth if available), demographic information, conversion ratios etc. Continue reading

How to spot hidden opportunities

Here are some tips to identify websites for sale that have a hidden or locked in potential. Some of the things to look for are:

  • Sites with a high number of targeted visitors who do not collect visitor emails and don’t try to upsell or cross-sell other products or services. Continue reading

CNET Buys FindArticles.com from Looksmart

CNEThas bought the news and features archives site FindArticles, from its owner LookSmart, for about $20.5 million. FindArticles.com has about 11 million resource articles from over 3,000 sources, including magazines, journals, trade publications and newspapers.