Charlene Li
Charlene Li
At least they're not going backwards. This is a turnaround. They're growing. Just not as much as everyone else.
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That's not to be underplayed. At some point, you'll want a personal experience, and you can't get that online. ... There's still an opportunity online for small and midsize businesses to drive traffic to their offline stores, and that offers a way for them to differentiate themselves. It is pretty dismal when you look at the numbers, but there is that silver lining in the dark clouds.
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They are being fairly careful about it, but they are walking very rapidly toward becoming a portal. They have a lot of other services gunning for them, so they have become most keen about building user loyalty so the users don't have a reason to go someplace else.
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Despite the struggles of its ISP arm, AOL.com is well positioned because of the number of users of AIM (AOL's Instant Messaging) and the strength of its new online mail offering.
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Ad-supported software for consumers and very small businesses is only the beginning. Microsoft's real aim is to build and host a service platform that will attract the investment of developers looking for a way to reach these market sectors.
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They were hoping to become what AOL was supposed to be when it made the Time Warner deal six years ago.
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They're the first ones out there with an integrated approach to sharing content. But there will be fast followers.
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My personal assessment is that most of the dot.com ads fell short of what they should have done, which is educate people on why they should visit the site.
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Social search is not one of these things that will take off overnight. It will take a lot of time to build.
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They have to differentiate themselves. And entertainment is a big part of peoples' lives.
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If you come to our site, you're going to get money, ... You can't get a better motivation than that. My curiosity is piqued.
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I don't think my mom will be able to use it.