Terra Lycos

Wired News Site Sold Back To Conde Nast For $25 Million; Lycos Still Owns HotBot/Hotwired - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 11 Jul 2006 04:08 PM PST

This has been in the works for a long, long time now...and finally the online and print sides of the eponymous Wired brand unite, after an eight-year separation. And yes,…

Lycos Names New CEO; Continues Revamp - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 22 Aug 2005 09:09 PM PST

Lycos U.S. this week officially named Alfred Tolle as its new CEO, though he quietly took the reins in early this year...Tolle takes the role formerly held by David Kim.…

Layoffs At Wired News - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 26 Jul 2005 10:08 PM PST

Wired News has had a bunch of editorial layoffs, reports News.com. The layoffs left the site with no employees bearing the title “staff writer.” In all, three reporters, an unknown…

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Lycos On The Rebound? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 16 Jul 2005 01:08 PM PST

Oh really? Well, Lycos is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and thinks it is on the rebound. Maybe I’ll just ignore everything else I hear in the market, like how the…

Lycos Offers People And Discussion Search - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 23 Aug 2004 05:09 PM PST

First major move by Lycos after its buyout announcement: new services Lycos People Search and Discussion Search are expected to anchor a number of forthcoming offerings that permit users to…

Daum Aims High With Lycos Deal - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 04 Aug 2004 09:09 PM PST

(sub. req.): Analysts are skeptical on Daum’s buyout of Lycos US, but the company is confident..."The acquisition of Lycos is a springboard for Daum to venture into the U.S. market…

Reactions To Lycos’ Sale - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 02 Aug 2004 09:09 AM PST

Following Lycos’ sale to Korean portal Daum, here’re some reactions and comments: -- Asia Times: “I think it’s the right time for Korean Internet companies to make inroads overseas,” Daum…

Lycos Sale To Daum Finalized - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 01 Aug 2004 10:09 PM PST

For $95.44 million in cash… “The buyout will provide a springboard for our company to venture into the U.S. Internet market and become a global player, Daum said in a…

Lycos Sale To Daum Finalized - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 01 Aug 2004 07:09 PM PST

Seems like it, from this Reuters report...for $95.44 million… For all the details leading ujp to the Lycos US sale, read our dedicated company section.... I’m very curious to see…

What Should Daum Do With Lycos - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 30 Jul 2004 10:07 AM PST

If Daum closes the deal with Lycos US, what will it do with the likes of Wired News, Quote.com, Tripod and others? If they would to ask me, I would…

Daum’s Lycos Bid Gets Cold Shoulder From Analysts - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 30 Jul 2004 09:08 AM PST

From Korean analysts, questioning the value of Lycos to Duam. “The U.S. search engine Internet sites are consolidating around Yahoo, Google and MSN. Even though Lycos is currently ranked sixth,…

Korean Daum May Acquire Lycos - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 29 Jul 2004 12:08 PM PST

As I reported first, the companies have made a tentative official announcement: Korean portal Daum is acquiring Lycos USA, even though the negotiations are still going on. The deal could…

Lycos US Bought by Korean Company; Possibly Daum - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 28 Jul 2004 08:08 AM PST

Lycos US has been sold to a South Korean company for between $95 million and $115 million, parent company Terra Lycos said Wednesday. The company’s board had authorized the sale…

Terra Lycos’s Revenues - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 25 Jul 2004 11:08 PM PST

Revenues of 275 million current euros in the first half of 2004, an 8% increase over the same period in 2003. The access business accounted for 43% of Terra Lycos’…

Lycos Plans Switch From Ad Revenues To Subscriptions - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 02 Jul 2004 10:08 AM PST

In Europe, that is...Lycos US is up for sale, as you know. Lycos Europe has recently launched a media platform to house its portal and home page, which will help…

Lycos Considering Four Buyout Offers - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 22 Jun 2004 08:06 PM PST

Lycos U.S. is considering four buyout offers, parent company Terra Networks has announced, but stressed that it hasn’t made a final decision on the unit’s future. The final decision will…

Singapore Telecom Dumps Lycos Asia Stake for $1 - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 10 Mar 2004 05:03 AM PST

Man, that’s gotta hurt...Singapore Telecommunications, Southeast Asia’s largest phone company, has sold its 50 per cent stake in the Internet portal Lycos Asia - a venture once valued at $50…

Terra Lycos Posts First-Ever Positive Cash Flow - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 26 Feb 2004 01:02 AM PST

Terra Lycos, the global Internet unit of Terra Networks SA of Madrid, was in the black on an EBITDA basis for the first time in its history last quarter, earning…

Lycos Hopes New Strategy Connects With Web Users - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 25 Feb 2004 04:03 AM PST

(sub. req.): Here’s my question: Why? Lycos could be a great case study on how to not to keep flogging a dying horse, but kill it...but that would too much…

Terra Lycos Pulls Plug on Webmonkey - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 17 Feb 2004 03:03 AM PST

A sad day: I learned beginning HTML from Webmonkey, and after a couple of years of languishing, the troubled parent Terra Lycos has pulled the plug following a round of…

Lycos To Give Up Portal Business; Focus on Community - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 11 Feb 2004 02:03 PM PST

Lycos has thrown in the towel, almost. It will phase out its generic media portal business and focus instead on subscription offerings such as online dating services and Web site…

Lycos Offers Office Space For Lease - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 08 Feb 2004 01:03 PM PST

Web portal Lycos is offering for lease space at its Northern California offices in what could be a sign of further cost-cutting at the company. For more on Terra Lycos’…

Terra Lycos Signs Latino Deal With BBC Online - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 06 Feb 2004 02:02 AM PST

Terra Lycos business and finance portal, Invertia.com, has teamed up with the BBC World Service to provide online services primarily across South America...the finance portal will feature audio and text…

Strategic planning chief at Spain’s Terra quits - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 03 Feb 2004 02:02 AM PST

Missed this one late last month...Edward Philip, the head of strategic planning at Terra Lycos has resigned…

Terra Lycos Tries to Become a HotSpot Provider - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 29 Jan 2004 09:02 AM PST

After beating its head against the wall in trying to make any headway into the portal market against the likes of Yahoo, MSN and AOL, and getting nowhere. The latest…