DevStart, Inc. acquires ServerSeek.com

DevStart, Inc. (www.devstart.com), an Internet media company serving the web development and promotion markets, has recently acquired ServerSeek.com, which is complementary to DevStart’s own web hosting directory, HostReview.com (www.hostreview.com) – a popular website according to Alexa and Compete.com. The acquisition is aimed at extending DevStart’s offerings to web hosting consumers and advertisers. ServerSeek.com provides a Web-based, bid exchange… Read More »

GuildCafe.com acquires Uberguilds.org

GuildCafe Entertainment Inc., the developer of the GuildCafe.com social gaming platform, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Uberguilds, uberguilds.org, a network of high-profile gaming communities. The two sites were previously working together. GuildCafe, which this summer raised a first round from IDG Ventures, offers tools for players to share strategies, organize guilds and find other players,… Read More »

Intuit Inc. acquires Homestead Technologies (Homestead.com)

Intuit Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Homestead Technologies Inc. which about 10 years ago created Homestead.com. The cash transaction is valued at approximately $170 million, including the assumption of Homestead’s outstanding options and restricted stock units. Approximately 12 million people have used Homestead’s service. Homestead, together with Geocities (acquired by Yahoo) and Tripod… Read More »

How do Venture Capitalists value websites?

According to some publications Venture capitalists look at the following metrics when valuing an Internet property: Cost of Acquisition: At the most prized content sites, at least 35 percent of new users are enrolled by existing users. In other words, they are added “virally.” The best example of this is MySpace. Site Stickiness: A site becomes more valuable… Read More »

Simple ways to value your website

Although there is not much written about the valuation of websites, in the last few years some have attempted to establish some methods for valuing an already established website. These methods range from the simplistic to the overly complicated. Even I wrote a lengthy (still in progress) article about web site valuation but while the methods set forth… Read More »

AOL acquires Questions and Answer Service Yedda.com

AOL announced that it has acquired Yedda, Inc., a semantic social search Questions and Answer service. Yedda will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL. Yedda was founded in 2006. Yedda employs approximately 20 people and will continue to operate in the U.S. and throughout Europe. Yedda’s R&D center will continue to be based in Israel. Financial… Read More »