Archive for February, 2006
How to Get 18m Euros After 90 Days?
Posted by: | CommentsIf you think that it isn’t possible, it is – at least on the Internet. FON, global community of people who share WiFi bandwidth raised 18m Euros from companies like Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Google and Skype. They started 90 days ago. FON is led by serial entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky. Congratulations, Martin!
More info on FON blog.
Amazon And Contextual Ads
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The contextual advertising market is seeing some interesting developments lately! Amazon contacted some of its affiliates (like Chris Beasley at SitePoint) in order to take part in a beta testing campain of their new, adsense-like contextual ads program (showing third party sponsored links, not only their products).
Since Google is not allowing adsense publishers to take part in another similar program on the pages with AdSense ads, Amazon offers 100$ to their new affiliates.
After Google Adsense, Yahoo Publisher Network and Microsoft’s AdCenter, web publishers are getting a fourth choice
Google And Adsense Limit
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Do you have a referral button for Google Adsense on your web site? Then read further. If you tought that you will earn $100 every time you send Google one more Adsense partner and when they earn $100 you are wrong!
You saw this in your referral code:
“When a publisher that signed up for AdSense through your referral earns their initial $100.00 and is eligible for payout, we’ll credit your account with $100.00. *”
However, did you see this:
“* An AdSense referral is counted when a publisher, who has never previously enrolled in AdSense, creates an account and earns at least $100.00 within 90 days of sign-up. The referred publisher must be eligible for payment to qualify as a successful referral.”
With this new Google policy not many people will get their well deserved $100. Let’s face it. How many web sites earn $100 for 90 days via AdSense? Even some of high-profiled bloggers claim that they earn $100 per year!?
Jupitermedia Really Into Stock Photos
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Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) yesterday announced that its Jupiterimages division has acquired France-based Stock Image S.A.S for around U.S. $11.1 million in cash. Stock Image is a leading resource for rights-managed images through its Stock Image brand and royalty-free images through its Pixland brand.
“With the addition of these high-end French and European styled rights-managed and royalty-free images from Stock Image and Pixland, Jupiterimages has further expanded its diverse range of image offerings. Combined with our recent acquisitions of Agence Images, a leading distributor of rights-managed images in France, PR Direct, a leading distributor of royalty-free images in France, and Goodshoot, a leading resource of royalty-free images located in France, Jupiterimages is now one of the largest organizations in the important French image market,” stated Alan M. Meckler, Chairman and CEO of Jupitermedia Corporation. “We are pleased that Michel Rawicki, founder of Stock Image, will continue to provide world-class imagery for Stock Image and Jupiterimages through an ongoing production agreement. We anticipate significant marketing and business synergies between Stock Image and our Jupiterimages division. We expect that this acquisition will be accretive to our earnings and cash flows,” added Meckler.
Recently, Jupitermedia Corporation invested in a very popular free stock photo web site located in Hungary called Stock.xchng. They bought a stake in a little bit more than 49% of the company.
Jupitermedia Corporation is owner of several high-profile web sites like internet.com and their new strategy is to focus on stock photo business. They already have a large network of royalty free photo services.
Does this mean that they are going to be the next Microsoft, only for photos?