Derek Brown
Derek Brown
address companies customer customers devote fears online realize successful time
Successful online merchants need to devote time to customer service, ... Companies need to realize customers do have fears and they need to address those fears head-on.
comments meant online questions reflect viability
Importantly, our comments are meant only to reflect near-term conditions, not long-term questions about the viability of online advertising.
boats lift outlook rising search tide
A rising tide should not necessarily lift all boats equally. The outlook shouldn't be the same for every search company.
believe catalyst company continue core cycle ebay entering future growth internet limit mature meaningful phase potential struggling upside view
We continue to view eBay as a core Internet holding. However, we are still struggling to find a meaningful near-term catalyst and believe that the company is entering a more mature phase of its growth cycle that could limit potential upside in future quarters.
aware comfort confident consumers greater level security shopping
There's a greater level of comfort shopping online. Consumers are more used to the environment. They're more confident and aware of security issues.
bizarre close few past seen top
I've seen a few bizarre things on the street, especially in the past year, and this would be close to the top of the list.
good
As a framework, it's about as good as it gets.
quarter
The more I delve into the numbers, the better the quarter seemed,
finish finished rewarded season strong teams
Teams that finish strong should be rewarded in the tournament. We finished this season as strong as any team could finish.
anytime
Pretty much anytime I have time off, we come to the beach.
blow companies internet likely quarters
Other Internet companies are not likely to blow through their quarters the way they have in the past,
changed growing itself rapidly sector seen
But the sector itself is still a nascent, high-margin, rapidly growing industry. And the indications we've seen are that it hasn't changed much.
allowed coming everybody experience forward front gets kids looking people together younger
People were looking forward to her coming back. She's a very big part of our team, not just on the floor. She's one of the co-captains and she gets everybody going. Without her, it allowed all of our younger kids to get experience on the front line. So things started to come together after that.
chance fall legitimate short
legitimate chance that Yahoo! could fall short (of estimates) in the (fourth) quarter.