18 month online startup, sold for 580 million !!! wtf

**KRL** · 07-21-2006, 06:51 PM

The Net is Golden.

**aico** · 07-21-2006, 06:51 PM

I keep looking at the date of this post and am still not 100% convinced it's not an error.

**MaddCaz** · 07-21-2006, 06:52 PM

so what's the next MySpace?

**J$tyle$** · 07-21-2006, 06:54 PM

Where's the timeline pic?

**vod** · 07-21-2006, 07:24 PM

Originally posted by MaddCaz

so what's the next MySpace?

come up with something that is interactive and can be viral. you have yourself a great product, then get some traffic and your be the next myspace,yahoo,google,aol...whatever you want.

Originally posted by J$tyle$

Where's the timeline pic?

a great story that will go down in history and you want more...lol most anything for you Mr. J $tyle$... <-- nice content store brotha'

**J$tyle$** · 07-21-2006, 07:32 PM

Originally posted by vod

a great story that will go down in history and you want more...lol most anything for you Mr. J $tyle$... <-- nice content store brotha'

**pocketkangaroo** · 07-21-2006, 07:54 PM

The sad thing is that if they had held on to it for a while longer and invested some VC money into it, they could be sitting on a site worth about 10 times what Murdoch paid.

**Degenerate** · 07-21-2006, 07:55 PM

what is this myspace thing you speak of?

**Degenerate** · 07-21-2006, 07:56 PM

what is this myspace thing you speak of?

**Degenerate** · 07-21-2006, 07:56 PM

what is this myspace thing you speak of?

**Degenerate** · 07-21-2006, 07:56 PM

what is this myspace thing you speak of?

**Degenerate** · 07-21-2006, 07:56 PM

what is this myspace thing you speak of?

**XonDemand** · 07-21-2006, 08:40 PM

Originally posted by pocketkangaroo

The sad thing is that if they had held on to it for a while longer and invested some VC money into it, they could be sitting on a site worth about 10 times what Murdoch paid.

what they should have done is value the company higher, they already have the site positioned in the top 5 highest trafficed sites, without spending a dime to advertise...

I would have asked for 1 billion, they did get alot 580 million, but they could have almost doubled it.

**OG LennyT** · 07-21-2006, 08:43 PM

Originally posted by Degenerate

what is this myspace thing you speak of?

holy fuckin five posts Batman

**Doctor Dre** · 07-21-2006, 08:45 PM

Holy shit dude you are so fucking late on the news.

**scottybuzz** · 07-21-2006, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by Degenerate

what is this myspace thing you speak of?

your a moron who seeks attention

**XonDemand** · 07-21-2006, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by Doctor Dre

Holy shit dude you are so fucking late on the news.

i've been in vegas for the last month it seems... i have xbiz withdrawls...

**madawgz** · 07-22-2006, 12:06 AM

Originally posted by KRL

The Net is Golden.

it sure is

**woj** · 07-22-2006, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by XonDemand

what they should have done is value the company higher, they already have the site positioned in the top 5 highest trafficed sites, without spending a dime to advertise...

I would have asked for 1 billion, they did get alot 580 million, but they could have almost doubled it.

it's not like there is much difference between 500 million and 1 billion... yea, it's twice as much, but in terms of pleasure derived from earning it, there is almost no difference I would think...

**Fucksakes** · 07-22-2006, 12:11 AM

wow 580million.. wonder if i could even spend that much before I die

**SomeCreep** · 07-22-2006, 12:15 AM

I want a tshirt with this picture on the front.

**Kimo** · 07-22-2006, 12:45 AM

tom was a gangster

**Manowar** · 07-22-2006, 03:15 AM

myspace was a smart idea

**polish_aristocrat** · 07-22-2006, 03:21 AM

Originally posted by woj

it's not like there is much difference between 500 million and 1 billion... yea, it's twice as much, but in terms of pleasure derived from earning it, there is almost no difference I would think...

yes, for most people for sure

**The Ghost** · 07-22-2006, 03:24 AM

Just in... another Tom sighting. Here is the artist rendention .....

**en21** · 07-22-2006, 05:33 AM

good one

**XMaster** · 07-22-2006, 06:08 AM

Another media (teenager targeted) in Rupert Murdoch's hand...Scary shit!

**$5 submissions** · 07-22-2006, 06:12 AM

Great concept -- user generated content + user generated traffic + ads + user-centric tools = $$$

**CamsLord** · 07-22-2006, 06:12 AM

tom is the fucking man

**minusonebit** · 07-22-2006, 11:55 AM

Proof that truely good ideas go unnoticed and the shitty onces fetch millions.

Sorry guys, but Geocities is worth more than MySpace IMHO.

**Stumps** · 07-22-2006, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by Fucksakes

wow 580million.. wonder if i could even spend that much before I die

trust me once you start living the high life, money can just go down the drain

**robfantasy** · 07-22-2006, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by SomeCreep

I want a tshirt with this picture on the front.

why does tom look like he is beating off

**XonDemand** · 07-22-2006, 12:44 PM

it's alot of money, and yes you can spend it on 1 boat, 1 home, 1/3 tax...etc... before you know it you owe... that's life..

the more we make the more we spend...

that's life...

**dynastoned** · 07-22-2006, 12:46 PM

Originally posted by Doctor Dre

Holy shit dude you are so fucking late on the news.

**MarkMan** · 07-22-2006, 12:46 PM

hmm... life is easy.. yet strange.. its about being yourself , open minded..

creative .. and LUCKY.

**vod** · 07-22-2006, 05:16 PM

Think & Prosper from our next brilliant idea! see sig...

**XonDemand** · 07-22-2006, 08:55 PM

580 million is a solid number, I mean everyone has a number, that's close to mine ;

**Basic_man** · 07-22-2006, 08:57 PM

Murdoch bought myspace? doh!

**XonDemand** · 07-24-2006, 05:11 AM

Originally posted by Basic_man

Murdoch bought myspace? doh!

Yes for 580 million. and hired the 2 that ceated myspace

**DEA - banned for life** · 07-24-2006, 05:54 AM

i want my 2 dollars

**vod** · 07-24-2006, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by DEA

i want my 2 dollars

I would ask for 4 and settle for 2.5 ;-)

**vod** · 07-26-2006, 05:17 AM

let's put in an offical GoFuckYourSelf offer, of 600 million...

**XonDemand** · 07-26-2006, 04:07 PM

i'll take 600 million now the longer you wait the more it will go up ;

**AnneT** · 07-27-2006, 03:02 AM

Originally posted by pocketkangaroo

The sad thing is that if they had held on to it for a while longer and invested some VC money into it, they could be sitting on a site worth about 10 times what Murdoch paid.

Hot damn. If only they had listened to you they would be rich now.

**Fabien** · 07-27-2006, 04:51 AM

Originally posted by Fucksakes

wow 580million.. wonder if i could even spend that much before I die

Let me run your biz, you'll see hahahahahahahaha

I don't like these kind of sites. They liks create their on internet.
This ain't good at all. Their own network if you prefer. Once you get in, you don't really have to surf the world wide web

**XonDemand** · 07-27-2006, 07:45 AM

the price was to high no matter how you slice it, but with news corp behide it, myspace will soon be re-invented. 1-2 years

every 2-4 years there will be another great myspace,google, or yahoo... it's just like us americans, we like change.

it's like you go out with a girl for like 2-4 years, she's great, but... change is sometimes good and sometimes bad, myspace change was great. ifreinds was almost great...lol

it's all going to change forever.

**BlackCrayon** · 07-27-2006, 07:51 AM

myspace was not a new idea or even that great of one but for whatever reason it caught on with people and thats what made it worth so much. its almost angering sometimes to think that such a simple idea made so much money but probably more jealousy than anything.

**LOVE** · 07-27-2006, 01:15 PM

GREAT!
Tom, congrats!

**Niklas** · 07-27-2006, 01:46 PM

I dont understand why it got so popular. Ive tried it and I really fucking hate it.

18 month online startup, sold for 580 million !!! wtf

18 month online startup, sold for 580 million !!! wtf

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