2008
Articles tagged 2008.
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What the Internet Was Like in 2008
The launch of app stores by Apple and Google shook up the web ecosystem in 2008. Now there were potential gatekeepers. Although Google also launched its Chrome browser, so it covered all bases.
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Web 2.0 Summit 2008 and Tech Media's Pivot to Business News
I'm back in the US to attend Microsoft's PDC and the 2008 Web 2.0 Summit. Team RWW meets in San Francisco and despite the looming global financial crisis, we remain techno-optimists.
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Indie Media Business 2.0: RWW Adds Structure and Writers
In mid-2008, ReadWriteWeb expands its writing team and I put some much needed structure into the business. Also, we ink a syndication deal with The New York Times.
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Unacquired: ReadWriteWeb Pulls Out of the ZDE Deal
After weeks of delay in closing the proposed Ziff Davis Enterprise acquisition of RWW, and seeing Ars Technica and PaidContent both get bought, I decide enough is enough.
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Alien in New York: ReadWriteWeb & the American Dream
I sit down with Insight Partners to discuss ReadWriteWeb's finances. Later, I get the meat sweats at Carnegie Deli and catch up on blog business before my flight home.
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I’m Waiting For The EBITDA: Visiting the ZDE Office
It's May 2008 and due diligence kicks off at Ziff Davis Enterprise headquarters on 28th St. Before that, I meet my RWW colleague Bernard Lunn for the first time.
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Due Diligence Begins in NYC; RWW Gets a Media Award
Just as ReadWriteWeb becomes one of the 10 most popular blogs in the world, I travel to New York to meet with Ziff Davis Enterprise about its proposed acquisition.
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A Deal Is Done; Trippy Web 2.0 Party at Temple
In late April 2008, I sign a Letter of Intent to sell ReadWriteWeb. Also, I attend a Web 2.0 party in San Francisco where everyone seems high but me.
