Dee continues down the takeover road

RawAlex · 05-31-2008

My feeling on this one is that there is a significant amount of old links out there to these programs, and with some talented traffic management, they can likely squeeze free money out by doing exit trades and other with sites they own, making money out of nothing.

They also appear to move non-NATS sites onto NATS, and I am confident that somewhere along the line, older non-performing hosted galleries and others end up in the waste bin. I am sure that if they cannot find the full records for content, they pull the content, the gallery, and such. I am also sure that while it isn't intentional, some galleries will go 404 or old linking systems get killed off over time, creating a certain amount of free 404 style traffic from outdated links.

At the end of the day, I think that Dee and they guys are buying traffic, not programs, looking more for what is on the backside of the deal and less about what is in front. Just picking up the exit traffic off these sites and such is a good business move, particularly if some of the rumored buyout prices are true. It's a very smart move from people who have spotted an opportunity and are looking to exploit it to the max.

softball · 05-31-2008

Interesting...not my field, really. How much money are we talking about to make all this shit worth the effort? thousands or millions?

Toby · 06-01-2008

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Originally Posted by rhetorical

Interesting...not my field, really. How much money are we talking about to make all this shit worth the effort? thousands or millions?

Definitely millions, but.... I've also heard that not all of these have been cash and carry, but installments over time. No idea how true those rumours are.

softball · 06-01-2008

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Originally Posted by Toby

Definitely millions, but.... I've also heard that not all of these have been cash and carry, but installments over time. No idea how true those rumours are.

Toby, you don't seem very confident in this response and the whole thing sounds dodgy to me. I have seen way too many millionaires in my life that had a lot of ruth and not a whole lot of less for my taste. It is the stuff that dreams are made of and keeps the suckers working for peanuts.

Toby · 06-01-2008

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Originally Posted by rhetorical

Toby, you don't seem very confident in this response...

I'm not real confident about anything I've been hearing/reading about all these acquisitions. The bullshit meter has been on high from the outset.

softball · 06-01-2008

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Originally Posted by Toby

I'm not real confident about anything I've been hearing/reading about all these acquisitions. The bullshit meter has been on high from the outset.

We obviously have the same brand of bullshit meter.

05-31-2008	#1
RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Re: Dee continues down the takeover road My feeling on this one is that there is a significant amount of old links out there to these programs, and with some talented traffic management, they can likely squeeze free money out by doing exit trades and other with sites they own, making money out of nothing. They also appear to move non-NATS sites onto NATS, and I am confident that somewhere along the line, older non-performing hosted galleries and others end up in the waste bin. I am sure that if they cannot find the full records for content, they pull the content, the gallery, and such. I am also sure that while it isn't intentional, some galleries will go 404 or old linking systems get killed off over time, creating a certain amount of free 404 style traffic from outdated links. At the end of the day, I think that Dee and they guys are buying traffic, not programs, looking more for what is on the backside of the deal and less about what is in front. Just picking up the exit traffic off these sites and such is a good business move, particularly if some of the rumored buyout prices are true. It's a very smart move from people who have spotted an opportunity and are looking to exploit it to the max. __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds

05-31-2008	#2
softball Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,165	Re: Dee continues down the takeover road Interesting...not my field, really. How much money are we talking about to make all this shit worth the effort? thousands or millions?

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