2008
Articles tagged 2008.
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Dinner at TWO, But With Which Acquirer? A Zany Night in SF
I continue negotiations with two potential acquirers of ReadWriteWeb: CMP and Ziff Davis Enterprise. One invites me to dinner at a trendy SoMA restaurant, but it turns out three's a crowd.
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2008 Web 2.0 Expo; M&A Talks With ZDE and CMP Continue
At the Web 2.0 Expo in April 2008, I meet my ReadWriteWeb colleagues Marshall and Josh for the first time. Also, negotiations with ZDE and CMP continue — including a lunch meeting with CMP.
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Acquisition Talks: Two Suitors Emerge for ReadWriteWeb
In early 2008, I surprisingly find myself with two media company wooers for ReadWriteWeb: CMP and Ziff Davis Enterprise. The deals look good, but the earn-out targets concern me.
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ReadWriteWeb’s Big Redesign & the Inaugural Crunchies
At the end of 2007, ReadWriteWeb unveils our new design — featuring a slash of vibrant red in the header! Also, we co-host the first Crunchies in San Francisco and I meet Mashable’s founder.
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Best LittleCo of 2008 and Most Promising
For best web startup of 2008, we chose a 'little company that could' in the enterprise space. Our pick for Most Promising is something you could be using a lot on your mobile phone next year.
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Top 10 Web Platforms of 2008
2008 has seen a proliferation of new Web platforms, including a few major ones built using open standards. This is ReadWriteWeb's selection of the top 10 Web platforms of the year.
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Best BigCo of 2008: Apple
The launch of the Apple App Store in 2008 led to over 10,000 iPhone applications by the end of the year. 2008 also saw the launch of Google's competing Android Market and its Chrome web browser.
