E-Business Library > Another Comparison Shopping Shoe Drops
[TechBeat- BusinessWeek Online] In fact, Gary Little, a venture capitalist with Morgenthaler Ventures who invested in NexTag, another shopping site, told me Friday that he thought all the major portals would add comparison shopping if they haven't already. "There is definitely an opportunity for a comparison shopping site to be independent," he said.
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[world.of.unknown] Yahoo ditches fees on U.S. Web auctions: Shopping.com, a provider of online comparisonshopping and consumer reviews, for $620 million. “It... on its U.S. site in an effort to encourage more people to sell their wares, the company said on Sunday. Rob Solomon, general manager and vice president of Yahoo Shopping, denied the move
[Threadwatch.org | Marketing and Technology Discussed] More Shopping Site Moves, Scripps to buy Shopzilla: Scripps said it will buy 100 percent of the comparison shopping search engine. The deal also calls for Shopzilla shareholders to get the amount of its net working capital at the time of the closing, which is estimated at about $35 million.
[Search Engines at the Small Business Guide to Search Marketing] Shopzilla is Sold for $525 Million: Webmaster World - "Scripps said it would pay $525 million in cash for 100 percent of Shopzilla, a comparisonshopping search engine." http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum22/3904.htm
[Bigblog.com] Online Auctions @ Big Blog: It's no secret that eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) has traditionally taken the title as hands-down leader in online auctions, to the extent of which it might have seemed almost embarrassing for other companies -- no matter how formidable in other areas -- that tried to compete in that arena. Regardless, over the weekend, Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) said it will drop fees associated with its own Internet auction offering here in the U.S.
[Internetstockblog.com] The Internet Stock Blog: The future of comparison shopping: Sean O'Rourke, author of the Organized Shopping Blog, writes his thougths and questions on the future of comparison shopping. This is a must-read for anyone interested in Shopping.com, Google's Froogle, Yahoo Shopping, MSN Shopping, and ValueClick's entry into comparison shopping. Here are his thoughts in full:
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