Comments on: Slumber party! Stardoll merges with a sleepy Piczo

By: sariah-lee

sariah-lee — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:18:05 +0000

that is soooooooooooo kool LOL ?

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:12:25 +0000

I get paid 50 cents every time I say Twitter and £1.50 for it’s use in all letters to my Mom. I think it’s a great deal, personally.

By: Mark Carras

Mark Carras — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:40:43 +0000

Unless they do an endorsement deal with Hanna Montana or something like the movie Twilight, these sites will go no where. Most of that demographic wants to be where the boys are.

By: Social networking consolidation « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:00:42 +0000

[...] During the heydays before the current economic slowdown many social networks got funded and it is inevitable that there will be tremendous amount of consolidation in this space. Piczo, a social network for teens, and Stardoll, a website for girls are merging. [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:56:11 +0000

I would think that Stardoll has run into problems selling their business because of intellectual property issues around celebrity images. Perhaps this is a way to further drive revenues so that they can afford to strike deals with the celebrities they’re currently profiting off of.

Pooling resources like this one can make sense in a recession, but I have to think that neither company’s investors felt too great about it.

By: Gadget Sleuth

Gadget Sleuth — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:19:52 +0000

This niche (as pointed out) doesn’t seem to be a huge one economically speaking (as parents are cutting back on spending, and that’s where any money in this age group would come from mainly).

By: Francis Simisim

Francis Simisim — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:47:50 +0000

I wonder if that’s really a lucrative niche?

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By: Francis Simisim

Francis Simisim — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:47:21 +0000

I wonder if that’s really lucrative?

By: RahulC

RahulC — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:06:06 +0000

This is interesting how many different portals with significant user base that I don’t know of.

Thats why I think every idea is worth a try – you never know the demographic you will be catering to.

By: RouletteGameOnline

RouletteGameOnline — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:33:24 +0000

good post, thanks for the info

By: Felix A.

Felix A. — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:02:58 +0000

“Bebo was recently called out as not being as valuable as previously thought for the same reason.” Surprise, surprise…

This buy here is just another joke in the “web 2.0″ dreamworld. And I have the feeling Twitter will be the next one. Thanks to websites like techcrunch hyping it like crazy (btw: how much money do you get for promoting Twitter?)

By: Snoreta

Snoreta — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:19:25 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the information.I would like to know more about it.

Snoreta

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By: Louis

Louis — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:32:36 +0000

What a stupid, stupid comment! *IT IS THEIR PARENTS’ MONEY* you idiot!

By: Jof Arnold

Jof Arnold — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:49:02 +0000

I would argue that the 5-20 age group is actually very affluent as well as influential. Just not with their own money most of the time

By: Jules Morgan

Jules Morgan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:04:06 +0000

These MMO-type social gaming sites aimed at specific demographics are an interesting area.

Whilst some traditional activities transfer well to online equivalents, I really wouldn’t have thought dressing up dolls would fall into that category. It clearly does to an extent, but I wonder if it’s the main attraction or if it’s actually more of a detail in the overall experience – similar to the character creation phase of MMOs.

Is this actually a merger or an acquisition ?