Comments on: CBS snaps up Last.fm http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/ Tech and Money Blog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:34:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: StartupSquad » Blog Archive » TrustedOpinion delivers a small smart mashup with Netflix http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-90720 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:30:37 +0000 http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-90720 [...] Recommendations gold diggers got a big morale booster with the buyout of music recommendation leader Last.fm by CBS couple of months back. Palo Alto, CA based startup TrustedOpinion is looking to ride high on this recommendations wave. The startup did an initial release of it’s app earlier this year that enables users to recommend movies to their friends. While the movie space might not as big as music in terms of titles and shelf life, TrustedOpinion is not planning to limit itself to it either. Since the next set of big changes have few months to showup on the site, the startup is launching a mashup with Netflix service today that removes a bit of friction from our daily life and also adds value to the platform itself. [...] […] Recommendations gold diggers got a big morale booster with the buyout of music recommendation leader Last.fm by CBS couple of months back. Palo Alto, CA based startup TrustedOpinion is looking to ride high on this recommendations wave. The startup did an initial release of it’s app earlier this year that enables users to recommend movies to their friends. While the movie space might not as big as music in terms of titles and shelf life, TrustedOpinion is not planning to limit itself to it either. Since the next set of big changes have few months to showup on the site, the startup is launching a mashup with Netflix service today that removes a bit of friction from our daily life and also adds value to the platform itself. […]

]]> by: Vivek Puri http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-45049 Thu, 31 May 2007 01:23:02 +0000 http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-45049 Tim, I was just giving pointers to startups using similar concept as Last.fm. Noway it was comprehensive list of startups operating in the space. Tim,
I was just giving pointers to startups using similar concept as Last.fm. Noway it was comprehensive list of startups operating in the space.

]]> by: Tim http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-45041 Thu, 31 May 2007 01:08:40 +0000 http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-45041 Read Shelfari%u2014what? Put any book in and see how many members have it. They're typically 10% of LibraryThing, if that. And they don't illustrate the point%u2014they don't do recommendations, probably because they have so little data. LibraryThing, meanwhile, has 14.5 million books, 18 million tags and a smorgasborg of recomendations%u2014five different types for each book, plus the "unsuggester" (the opposite of recommendations). Shelfari uses Amazon's recs., straight off the API, and allows members to send another user a message recommending a favorite book. Hott! Read Shelfari%u2014what? Put any book in and see how many members have it. They’re typically 10% of LibraryThing, if that. And they don’t illustrate the point%u2014they don’t do recommendations, probably because they have so little data. LibraryThing, meanwhile, has 14.5 million books, 18 million tags and a smorgasborg of recomendations%u2014five different types for each book, plus the “unsuggester” (the opposite of recommendations). Shelfari uses Amazon’s recs., straight off the API, and allows members to send another user a message recommending a favorite book. Hott!

]]> by: No ShrinkWrap Web2.0 Reviews » Blog Archive » Deal or No Deal - is "Big Money" in the Web 2.0 briefcase? http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-44854 Wed, 30 May 2007 21:08:51 +0000 http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-44854 [...] Everyone is reporting the CBS purchase of Last.fm for $280 million (which follows the recent purchase of Wallstrip for $5 million). As an aside, this could be an interesting purchase, particularly with the recent spat between Viacom (also owned by CBS parent National Amusements) and Google’s YouTube - is that a precursor to where CBS intends to leverage Last.fm? Could we soon see a property emerge that streams CBS and Viacom shows, makes recommendations based on your profile and makes the shows available for purchase? [...] […] Everyone is reporting the CBS purchase of Last.fm for $280 million (which follows the recent purchase of Wallstrip for $5 million). As an aside, this could be an interesting purchase, particularly with the recent spat between Viacom (also owned by CBS parent National Amusements) and Google’s YouTube - is that a precursor to where CBS intends to leverage Last.fm? Could we soon see a property emerge that streams CBS and Viacom shows, makes recommendations based on your profile and makes the shows available for purchase? […]

]]> by: I’m becoming a curmudgeon « TechFold http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-44676 Wed, 30 May 2007 15:47:10 +0000 http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-44676 [...] The problem I see is one of memetic infection. Old companies with deep pockets impose old ideas and business models on new industries. Is Last.fm more likely to cave to things like the Copyright Royalty Board as a part of CBS? Yes. Does wrapping new ideas in a layer of old money ultimately stifle innovation? Yes. Sorry, Sam - even if CBS keeps their hands off, that’s not the same as being independent. [...] […] The problem I see is one of memetic infection. Old companies with deep pockets impose old ideas and business models on new industries. Is Last.fm more likely to cave to things like the Copyright Royalty Board as a part of CBS? Yes. Does wrapping new ideas in a layer of old money ultimately stifle innovation? Yes. Sorry, Sam - even if CBS keeps their hands off, that’s not the same as being independent. […]

]]> by: Marshall Kirkpatrick » Last.fm: Anotherrecommendation algorithm acquired http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-44617 Wed, 30 May 2007 13:51:00 +0000 http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-44617 [...] Waking up this morning, I can't help but think that the imminent acquisition of Last.fm by CBS is just the next in a series of deals that financially validate the online social recommendation concept.  (StartupSquad has some of the best news coverage of the deal.)  I am very excited about the rumored acquisition of StumbleUpon by eBay as well. [...] […] Waking up this morning, I can’t help but think that the imminent acquisition of Last.fm by CBS is just the next in a series of deals that financially validate the online social recommendation concept.  (StartupSquad has some of the best news coverage of the deal.)  I am very excited about the rumored acquisition of StumbleUpon by eBay as well. […]

]]> by: CBS Corporation Acquires Last.fm - Search Engine Marketing Expert http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-44578 Wed, 30 May 2007 12:21:04 +0000 http://startupsquad.com/2007/05/30/cbs-snaps-up-lastfm/#comment-44578 [...] WOW: CBS Acquires Last.fm for $280 Million BREAKING: CBS Acquires Last.fm for $280 million CBS Acquires Last.fm for $280m At Last.fm is bought by CBS CBS to buy Last.fm for $280 million Last.fm to be bought by CBS CBS snaps up Last.fm Last FM Bought by CBS [...] […] WOW: CBS Acquires Last.fm for $280 Million BREAKING: CBS Acquires Last.fm for $280 million CBS Acquires Last.fm for $280m At Last.fm is bought by CBS CBS to buy Last.fm for $280 million Last.fm to be bought by CBS CBS snaps up Last.fm Last FM Bought by CBS […]

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