CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

That skyrocketing popularity is likely what made Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp think it was worth spending $580M to acquire the social network. And in the short-term, that would have looked like a good deal, as the social media site hit its peak in 2007 at a value of about $12B. Date: March 20, 2003. Don’t fail.

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CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

As a result, the company’s web traffic and sales conversion rates were lower than its competitors’ rates; its social media presence was limited; and its existing CRM tools failed to capture online insights to help the company better engage consumers.

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CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

ViewSonic Airpanel Smart Display V110, Microsoft (2003). P’zone, Pizza Hut (2003). Wave was an ambitious platform designed to keep people connected as a combination text and social media platform. Nokia N-Gage, Nokia (2003). Back in 2003, we weren’t all playing games on our phones.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

It wouldn’t be until almost exactly one year later that investors really started flocking to the early social media startup. went public in March of 2017 at a $25B valuation, it was the second-highest valuation at exit of any social media and messaging company since 1999. When Snap Inc.

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