Friday, March 31, 2006Interview with Chuck Hoover, RealEstateABCMy interview today is with Chuck Hoover, who is SVP of Marketing at
Internet Brands (www.realestateabc.com). The firm just launched a new, Web 2.0 home valuation
service yesterday and I thought it would be interesting to hear about the
service. The whole home valuation via-Web 2.0 area has been heating up
lately, with Seattle-based Zillow getting a lot of attention for its own
version of a Web 2.0, home valuation tool. Chuck tells me how
RealEstateABC is different, and the background on t (More info...)
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Venture Backed CEOs Getting Paid MoreA new survey from Dow Jones VentureOne is showing that executives at U.S.
venture-backed companies have seen a boost in pay this year, with an
increase of $10,000 over median pay versus last year. The publisher
reports that total salary and bonus compensation for CEOs of
venture-backed companies is a median of $263,000, compared to $252,000
last year. The average vice president at a venture-backed firm is earning
a median of $180,000 in total compensation, and Director-level positions
hav (More info...)
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Google Continues To Lead Web SearchesNielsen/NetRatings released its latest Internet search traffic numbers
yesterday, saying that Google continues to lead in search share for
February. Google received 48.5 percent of all searches on the Internet in February, with Yahoo next in line with 22.5 percent. Third place search engine MSN search slipped for the month, with 10.7 percent of all
searches. The rankings are in line with January results. Total number of
searches increased to 5.3 billion in February, which the firm attributed (More info...)
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MGM Launches New Media DivisionLos Angeles-based Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has opened up a new division focused on New Media, the studio said yesterday. The new MGM New Media division will be headed by Douglas A. Lee, who has served as a consultant for Comcast, Court TV and The Hinduja Group. Lee has also served as an executive at 20th Century Fox and HBO. MGM said that the division will oversee MGM's digital distribution strategy, along with broadband and wireless efforts and digital media.
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DSLExtreme Acquired by IKANOLos Angeles-based DSLExtreme has been acquired by Salt Lake City, Utah-based IKANO Communications, a provider of private-label Internet services. Terms were not disclosed. IKANO said that it has acquired DSLExtreme's assets for providing DSL, dial-up, hosting, email, and other services to customers. DSLExtreme will continue to maintain offices in Los Angeles. IKANO Communications provides private-label and wholesale Internet services, with a focus on dial-up subscribers.
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