http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/04/07/craigslist-worth-5b-maybe-in-south-parks-theoretical-internet-dollars/ A blog about recruitment advertising, media, publishing, HR, work, & technology, among other things Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:42:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/04/07/craigslist-worth-5b-maybe-in-south-parks-theoretical-internet-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-30233 LinkUp Wins In A Landslide On KillerStartUps.com » article » Diggings Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:23:34 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/04/07/craigslist-worth-5b-maybe-in-south-parks-theoretical-internet-dollars/#comment-30233 [...] to everyone who voted and thanks to KillerStartups.com. Now where can I go to pick up the theoretical internet dollars that I am sure we won? reddit_url = [...] [...] to everyone who voted and thanks to KillerStartups.com. Now where can I go to pick up the theoretical internet dollars that I am sure we won? reddit_url = [...]

]]> http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/04/07/craigslist-worth-5b-maybe-in-south-parks-theoretical-internet-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-29989 kids toys Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:33:32 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/04/07/craigslist-worth-5b-maybe-in-south-parks-theoretical-internet-dollars/#comment-29989 Blodget wildly underestimates the deafening uproar that would <br>ensue once the concept of fully monetizing the site was introduced Blodget wildly underestimates the deafening uproar that would
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]]> http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/04/07/craigslist-worth-5b-maybe-in-south-parks-theoretical-internet-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-26506 Steven Rothberg, CollegeRecruiter.com Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:52:06 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/04/07/craigslist-worth-5b-maybe-in-south-parks-theoretical-internet-dollars/#comment-26506 A multiplier of ten times revenues is actually very common in acquisitions of on-line businesses such as Craigslist...in 1999. I agree that a multiplier of 10 times revenues in 2008 would be highly unusual for a privately held corporation. Publicly traded job boards such as Monster trade at roughly 20 times (see http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MNST) but there's a huge difference between a publicly and private traded company as far as multipliers go. A multiplier of ten times revenues is actually very common in acquisitions of on-line businesses such as Craigslist…in 1999. I agree that a multiplier of 10 times revenues in 2008 would be highly unusual for a privately held corporation. Publicly traded job boards such as Monster trade at roughly 20 times (see http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MNST) but there’s a huge difference between a publicly and private traded company as far as multipliers go.

]]> http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/04/07/craigslist-worth-5b-maybe-in-south-parks-theoretical-internet-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-26503 Lief Larson Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:03:01 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/04/07/craigslist-worth-5b-maybe-in-south-parks-theoretical-internet-dollars/#comment-26503 Toby. You should go look at hotpads.com. If you drill down to Minnesota, then Minneapolis, then click on the "foreclosures" tab you'll see a pretty sweet heat map of listings. It would be cool if you did something visual like this with employers or candidates. It puts a visual search process to discovery. Toby. You should go look at hotpads.com. If you drill down to Minnesota, then Minneapolis, then click on the “foreclosures” tab you’ll see a pretty sweet heat map of listings. It would be cool if you did something visual like this with employers or candidates. It puts a visual search process to discovery.

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