Collegehumor.com sold for 20 mil??? - GoFuckYourself.com

slapass · 11-26-2006, 01:55 PM

Holy crap that is a ton for 200k uniques a day imo. WTG guys!!!

Not sure where the article is on the web just reading wired in that old fashioned papaer form.

L-Pink · 11-26-2006, 01:57 PM

no way???

CaptainHowdy · 11-26-2006, 02:00 PM

Dannnnng !!

madawgz · 11-26-2006, 02:02 PM

uhhhh news link please...

thats insane

Love Sex · 11-26-2006, 02:07 PM

overpaid

fallenmuffin · 11-26-2006, 02:11 PM

51% of College Humor Sold for ~$20mil

I’m not really a fan of College Humor…don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate it, I’m just not an avid viewer. It seems that some people are…in fact, some 6 million unique visitors a month are. The Gawker reports that InterActiveCorp took notice of the sheer number (read: success) of hits going to the beer-drinking-boob-posting-frat-boy blog site and made an offer. The result: College Humor has sold 51% of the site’s ownership to IAC - and if you find it hard believe it, simply check IAC’s list of businesses on its site. This ~$20 million+ move gives IAC a say in the way the lude blog is run…For the site’s success, one can hope the influence would be minimal.

All things considered, the creators of College Humor (who are also the creators of BustedTees…where I got my cool shirt) are doing quite well, as Gawker states:

CollegeHumor founders Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen will continue to oversee the Connected Ventures operations. The Company recently released the book The CollegeHumor Guide to College and is developing a film for Paramount Pictures. Through Connected Ventures they also operate a number of other successful online content and retail brands including BustedTees.com, a retail business aimed at the CollegeHumor.com demographic.

This is definately a blogging success story if I’ve ever seen it.

http://borkweb.com/story/51-of-colle...sold-for-20mil

Mr Bond · 11-26-2006, 02:15 PM

I used to host with the guy that hosted them(collegeHumor.com) at a level-3 co-lo

They were his biggest client pulling over 100Mbps a day but I don't know thats 20MIL material... but that was 2 years ago.

Mr.Bond

Drake · 11-26-2006, 02:17 PM

That's nuts. Good for them!

Drake · 11-26-2006, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slapass

Holy crap that is a ton for 200k uniques a day imo. WTG guys!!!

Not sure where the article is on the web just reading wired in that old fashioned papaer form.

I think they're doing much more than 200k per day.

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/ma...llegehumor.com

slapass · 11-26-2006, 02:25 PM

Mike33 they are saying 6mil/month of uniques so maybe it breaks down better then what I said.

Drake · 11-26-2006, 02:30 PM

Damn you're right. That's incredible.

viva celebs · 11-26-2006, 02:30 PM

fuck me, why didnt i start a site like that

starpimps · 11-26-2006, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viva celebs

fuck me, why didnt i start a site like that

thats what i was thinking
7 years to make 20 million not too bad

Mr.Right - Banned For Life · 11-26-2006, 02:32 PM

I like storys like that.

Vitasoy · 11-26-2006, 02:34 PM

Damn... but grats to them

marko13 · 11-26-2006, 02:34 PM

it is so crazy..... but every work pays off sometimes...

sicone · 11-26-2006, 02:38 PM

Awesome news for them. Congrats.

Nysus · 11-26-2006, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viva celebs

fuck me, why didnt i start a site like that

You could buy Owned.com for $1.5 million and develop a site and grow it rapidly, sell 51% off for $20 million too.

Matt

chaze · 11-26-2006, 02:41 PM

That is why we all do this

good for the owner.

mattz · 11-26-2006, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nysus

You could buy Owned.com for $1.5 million and develop a site and grow it rapidly, sell 51% off for $20 million too.

Matt

owned is not worth 1.5 mil imo

polish_aristocrat · 11-26-2006, 02:45 PM

omg madawgz will now ask $500k for eatmyshorts.com

RayBonga · 11-26-2006, 02:49 PM

If a 200k uniques a day site is worth $20M does that mean that a 2k uniques a day site is worth $200k

Guess I'm a millionaire and I didn't knew it.

madawgz · 11-26-2006, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

omg madawgz will now ask $500k for eatmyshorts.com

its not worth that much....yet....;)

right now i would let it go for 120k...nothing less

xclusive · 11-26-2006, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

omg madawgz will now ask $500k for eatmyshorts.com

I was thinking the same thing lol

viva celebs · 11-26-2006, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nysus

You could buy Owned.com for $1.5 million and develop a site and grow it rapidly, sell 51% off for $20 million too.

Matt

i'll give you $200 for it

Nysus · 11-26-2006, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madawgz

its not worth that much....yet....;)

right now i would let it go for 120k...nothing less

Wow.. If EatMyShorts is estimate at $120k then I should be asking $4.5 million for Owned...

Matt

polish_aristocrat · 11-26-2006, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nysus

Wow.. If EatMyShorts is estimate at $120k then I should be asking $4.5 million for Owned...

Matt

Dagwolf · 11-26-2006, 03:04 PM

All i want is just 1 big score like that.

tehHinjew · 11-26-2006, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nysus

Wow.. If EatMyShorts is estimate at $120k then I should be asking $4.5 million for Owned...

Matt

EMS + Owned = supersite that takes over the world

Violetta · 11-26-2006, 03:16 PM

20 mil? gee that is just too much

Sosa · 11-26-2006, 03:16 PM

damn, nice deal for the sellers

madawgz · 11-26-2006, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehHinjew

EMS + Owned = supersite that takes over the world

yeah that would be fucking huge!

rounders · 11-26-2006, 03:22 PM

damn that is crazyyyy

FreeFastHost · 11-26-2006, 03:36 PM

CollegeHumor.com is easily worth 20 million. If you've never experienced their traffic, you have no clue to what it's worth.

JD · 11-26-2006, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madawgz

its not worth that much....yet....;)

right now i would let it go for 120k...nothing less

sweet jesus you're a retard

SomeCreep · 11-26-2006, 03:45 PM

There are a lot better ways to invest $20M.

L-Pink · 11-26-2006, 03:47 PM

20 million and he kept 49% ..... well done

Andiz · 11-26-2006, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-Pink

20 million and he kept 49% ..... well done

Sick Bastard · 11-26-2006, 03:52 PM

congrats to those guys. they deserve it.

time to sell BangedUp I guess... or give it to some homeless rock-smoker bum to run.

bdld · 11-26-2006, 04:22 PM

seems like sites are selling based on possible future potential instead of actual value. that's too risky right now.

JD · 11-26-2006, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sick Bastard

congrats to those guys. they deserve it.

time to sell BangedUp I guess... or give it to some homeless rock-smoker bum to run.

nice Zango ads on your site man

Pipecrew · 11-26-2006, 04:33 PM

They did the right thing selling, with Youtube and all these video sites, its going to be hard to keep traffic. Why go visit collegehumor when all they do is post links to youtube? eventually you just start going to youtube.

fris · 11-26-2006, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slapass

Holy crap that is a ton for 200k uniques a day imo.

well ya, considering they sell advertiing to hbo, showtime, comedy central, and many more big names.

gecko · 11-26-2006, 07:08 PM

Damn.. nice pull by them

slapass · 11-26-2006, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fris

well ya, considering they sell advertiing to hbo, showtime, comedy central, and many more big names.

The power of mainstream sites.

woj · 11-26-2006, 08:06 PM

amazing

longkk · 11-26-2006, 08:08 PM

There are a lot better ways to invest $20M.

WiredGuy · 11-26-2006, 08:35 PM

Congrats, $20mil and keeping 49% ownership, outstanding negotiations.
WG

LiveDose · 11-26-2006, 08:36 PM

Holy shitoli.

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 11-26-2006, 09:07 PM

that is crazy steep, do you actually think a 20 million dollar investment into collegehumour is going to pay off? i mean, i don't know really, but will it? damn!

as for owned.com and 1.5million, give it the fuck up already...

11-26-2006, 01:55 PM	#1
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,625	Collegehumor.com sold for 20 mil??? Holy crap that is a ton for 200k uniques a day imo. WTG guys!!! Not sure where the article is on the web just reading wired in that old fashioned papaer form.

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Mr Bond Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,481	I used to host with the guy that hosted them(collegeHumor.com) at a level-3 co-lo They were his biggest client pulling over 100Mbps a day but I don't know thats 20MIL material... but that was 2 years ago. Mr.Bond __________________ .

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11-26-2006, 01:57 PM	#2
L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	no way???

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11-26-2006, 02:11 PM	#6
fallenmuffin Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,170	51% of College Humor Sold for ~$20mil I’m not really a fan of College Humor…don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate it, I’m just not an avid viewer. It seems that some people are…in fact, some 6 million unique visitors a month are. The Gawker reports that InterActiveCorp took notice of the sheer number (read: success) of hits going to the beer-drinking-boob-posting-frat-boy blog site and made an offer. The result: College Humor has sold 51% of the site’s ownership to IAC - and if you find it hard believe it, simply check IAC’s list of businesses on its site. This ~$20 million+ move gives IAC a say in the way the lude blog is run…For the site’s success, one can hope the influence would be minimal. All things considered, the creators of College Humor (who are also the creators of BustedTees…where I got my cool shirt) are doing quite well, as Gawker states: CollegeHumor founders Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen will continue to oversee the Connected Ventures operations. The Company recently released the book The CollegeHumor Guide to College and is developing a film for Paramount Pictures. Through Connected Ventures they also operate a number of other successful online content and retail brands including BustedTees.com, a retail business aimed at the CollegeHumor.com demographic. This is definately a blogging success story if I’ve ever seen it. http://borkweb.com/story/51-of-colle...sold-for-20mil

11-26-2006, 02:17 PM	#8
Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	That's nuts. Good for them!

11-26-2006, 02:25 PM	#10
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,625	Mike33 they are saying 6mil/month of uniques so maybe it breaks down better then what I said.

11-26-2006, 02:30 PM	#11
Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	Damn you're right. That's incredible.

11-26-2006, 02:30 PM	#12
viva celebs Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and protectorates Posts: 681	fuck me, why didnt i start a site like that

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Mr.Right - Banned For Life I guarantee it Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18,314	I like storys like that.

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sicone Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sac Posts: 18,453	Awesome news for them. Congrats. __________________

11-26-2006, 02:41 PM	#19
chaze Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9,752	That is why we all do this good for the owner.

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RayBonga too cool for highschool Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East side, West side, Worldwide! Posts: 12,164	If a 200k uniques a day site is worth $20M does that mean that a 2k uniques a day site is worth $200k Guess I'm a millionaire and I didn't knew it.

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FreeFastHost Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1,588	CollegeHumor.com is easily worth 20 million. If you've never experienced their traffic, you have no clue to what it's worth.

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L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	20 million and he kept 49% ..... well done

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11-26-2006, 04:22 PM	#40
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	seems like sites are selling based on possible future potential instead of actual value. that's too risky right now.

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Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	They did the right thing selling, with Youtube and all these video sites, its going to be hard to keep traffic. Why go visit collegehumor when all they do is post links to youtube? eventually you just start going to youtube.

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Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life (felis madjewicus) Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In Mom & Dad's Basement Posts: 20,368	that is crazy steep, do you actually think a 20 million dollar investment into collegehumour is going to pay off? i mean, i don't know really, but will it? damn! as for owned.com and 1.5million, give it the fuck up already...