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Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:00:53 +0000

[...] â€œDigg is Worth More than $60mâ€�?, Chris Pirillo blog, August 4, 2006 Nice commentary from Chris on why Digg is valuable. [...]

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Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:54:53 +0000

[...] $60mâ€�?, Chris Pirillo blog, August 4, 2006 Nice commentary from Chris on why Digg is valuable. E-Mail [...]

By: nerds mandam bem at Caveat Emptor

nerds mandam bem at Caveat Emptor — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:23:02 +0000

[...] Kevin Rose Ã© um dos nerds mais famosos do mundo atualmente, graÃ§as a ter fundado o Digg e a Revision3. Apresentador de programa geek, hacker, criador de um dos maios famosos sites da nova bolha da Web, e dono de um impÃ©rio que supostamente rende US$ 60 milhÃµes em 18 meses. [...]

By: ETech@Work

ETech@Work — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:30:03 +0000

Web 2.0 Entrepreneurs: Can You Digg It?…

As you can
see, Iâ€™m still struggling to keep up with the blog. Itâ€™s been a hectic couple
of weeks, ……

By: David Geller

David Geller — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 04:19:28 +0000

Digg is worth whatever it’s sold for. It’s that simple. There is absolutely no way anyone can know for sure, or place a very accurate value on its worth at this time. Right now it’s hot. What if you discover next month a platform even more amazing? Who saw Flickr coming? YouTube? The PointCast folks thought their value was high and would remain so. Didn’t happen. Digg is great. Makes ./ look slow and cumbersome. But think about what’s behind Digg. As I said at Gnomedex - there’s not a whole lot there that other really smart and motivated people can’t build quickly. Brand value? Sure - for many of us. But, it’s inflated, like many things in the tech space. Stop 10 people you know at random in your local grocery store and ask them if they know the Digg brand. How about AOL or Yahoo?

While AOL and Calcanis may have failed in round one of their pursuit of Digg-like status, I really don’t think the Digg turf is all that protected. Microsoft? Google? Yahoo? They might all be able to mount a very serious challenge. Maybe they’re just waiting, perhaps wisely, for there to be a market.

Everyone is saying they think Digg is worth gazillions. Could someone please express why they feel this way? What comparatives are being evaluated?

By: Paul Colligan’s Profitable Podcasting » On Business Week, Kevin Rose, Valuation and Marketing By Podcast

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:54:00 +0000

[...] Kevin Rose of Digg.com and the Digg Nation Podcast has been getting some very nice press lately. The 10k foot overview, Business Week is saying he’s worth kabillions and a bunch of very jealous types disagree. One sane voice out there, Chris Pirillo, but I’m not too hot on his math either. [...]

By: totoro

totoro — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 02:24:47 +0000

Nice take on the issue, esp. this point:
I bet any businessperson on this planet would give up their testicles (or ovaries) to have the power of Digg at their disposal. How much is that worth?

According to Jason Calcanis, it can be bought for $10k a contributor. Good luck with that.

By: robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » Now Journalists Can be Bloggers, Too

robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » Now Journalists Can be Bloggers, Too — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 13:52:09 +0000

[...] For myself, I’m starting to think that maybe now, journalists can finally be bloggers, too. Update: Chris Pirillo gets all semantic on the issue, and makes a meal out of the word “made” in BW’s title. Uh, OK. But his larger point seems to be that the $60M number is understated, largely because, as he says, “community like this does not disappear”. Until it does, of course. Demographically, Diggers come from the least loyal group of ‘customers’ out there, and when the next cool thing comes along they, just like every other group of them the ‘net (or anything else, for that matter) has seen so far, will evaporate in a heart beat. Related Posts [...]

By: Christian Cadeo

Christian Cadeo — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:29:27 +0000

Chris,

Although I don’t doubt that digg is worth it’s weight in gold, the valuation right now is purely specluatve. I would wait until the next round of vc funding to see what mulitply it should be getting. Of course if it gets bought out then this is a moot issue.

By: $60-million — can you Digg that? » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 03:37:36 +0000

[...] In reality, of course, Kevin hasn’t really “made” anything, regardless of how Chris Pirillo wants to define the word. Or rather, he has made something — a tremendously useful and popular social-networking tool — but he certainly hasn’t made $60-million. It’s possible that the “people in the know” quoted in the article are right about the value of Digg, but that still doesn’t mean Kevin Rose has “made” $60-million. Even if you assume that venture capitalists put enough money into the company to give it a value of $200-million, he still wouldn’t come close to having actually “made” $60-million. [...]

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 03:25:07 +0000

I couldn’t say it better Chris. And this to be created by such an authentically nice guy. It is fun as an old Screensavers/Call For Help fan to see the alumni of the shows (including you) succeed. One other point about “community”… I would speculate that one reason for the early success of digg is the Screensavers/Call For Help/TWiT fans who are very loyal and a powerful demographic that spread the word.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 02:45:36 +0000

Chris, did you read the article? It states Digg’s worth something like $200M by unnamed sources. The $60 M figure would be Kevin’s share based on 30% ownership of the company.

By: Mike Marusin

Mike Marusin — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 02:34:21 +0000

I completely agree with you Chris… I think the people who are complaining about this article/cover story are the ones who wish they were in Kevin’s shoes… Great post!

By: Quiero Todo

Quiero Todo — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

en donde el sol siempre sale y te ilumina un WiFi Hot spot a donde quiera que vayas y que hayas creado el sitio de conversación social más revolucionario de la 3ra hola. Y sobre todo todo bien con que hayas logrado un valor para la empresa de 60 millones de dólares. También entiendo que no te querés casar pero… Dear Kevin Rose, I am writting this leeter with the only purpose of getting to know why is it, that when you said, “Dude, We should really get back to japan

By: LUX.ET.UMBRA

LUX.ET.UMBRA — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Read the latest brouhaha about how Digg is worth $200 million and Kevin Rose is $60 million richer in Businessweek. Amusingly enough, it’s all BS mathematics and Digg hype. Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome fame says that KR and his band are worth more than $200 million due to the Digg community. I would agree that the community is worth more than $200 million but not Kevin Rose and his band. Sorry Chris, but this is where you and I part in idealogies.