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Lycos Up For Sale


By Daya Baran at April 30, 2008 3 Comments    Share  

 TomRemember Lycos, the independent European portal? The company has put itself up for sale stating “In light of the current consolidation of this industry sector…a strategic review to evaluate its options, which may include, inter alia, a change or replacement of the main shareholders.” The last time the site saw heavy traffic was around the time Tom Cruise appeared on Oprah. Ironically he is set to return to Oprah this week and maybe it will stir up more interest in Lycos if there is a jump in traffic. I contacted Mr. Cruise to find out if he had an interest in Lycos, however, he was not available for comment. Lycos main shareholders include German entertainment conglomerate Bertelsmann AG which owns 20% of the company and Spain’s Telefonica which owns 32%. The company also reported its Q108 revenues today, and had EUR 16.2 million revenues, which decreased compared to Q107 which has revenues of EUR 20.0 million.

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3 Comments »

  1. think he owns a piece of it

    Comment by Anonymous — April 30, 2008 @ 12:50 PM

  2. he is the man

    Comment by Will S — April 30, 2008 @ 12:55 PM

  3. Wow, 16.2 million Euros? It’s amazing to note that Lycos, not to mention sites like AltaVista, used to be bigger than Google who now scoops up billions each quarter in online advertising dollars.

    Comment by Joseph Hunkins — April 30, 2008 @ 4:55 PM

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