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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft or Google Will Buy Twitter in 2010]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  Admittedly, that is not a major statement to make, as few companies have the firepower to make a $1 billion + purchase.  But I do see this playing out in 2010.   Here&#8217;s why. by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:01:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WPP's Sorrell: Online Ad Spending Should Reach 25% of Total]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F174122-wpp-s-sorrell-online-ad-spending-should-reach-25-of-total%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP&#8217;s WPPGY head honcho, was talking at the 13th annual WWD Apparel / Retail CEO Summit at the St. Regis hotel in NYC last week:    New Media is 25% of our business already, but our clients only spend 12 to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:20:28 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Much Is NBC Worth? Part II]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F164284-how-much-is-nbc-worth-part-ii%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  A couple of years ago I asked &#8220;How much is NBC worth?&#8221;   Bear in mind, this was before the media market meltdown, before online began to eat away at TV&#8217;s might, but nonetheless, my valuation pegged NBC at $32 billion. by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:49:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[YouTube: Anyone Still Doubt Google's Wisdom?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F163863-youtube-anyone-still-doubt-google-s-wisdom%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:    October 2009 will mark the two year anniversary of Google&#8217;s GOOG acquisition of YouTube.  Before the deal even took place, I wrote that YouTube had the potential to print money.  It wasn&#8217;t at the time, mainly because YouTube was growing like a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:02:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/ashkan+karbasfrooshan.html"><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Skype Founders Are Destroying Their Reputation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F162450-skype-founders-are-destroying-their-reputation%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  Kazaa/Skype/Joost - and I guess Joltid - founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are richer than God.  Let&#8217;s get that out of the way.   Kazaa was a disruptive and destructive force in music that took the baton from Napster after the RIAA killed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:56:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/ashkan+karbasfrooshan.html"><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mint.com Was 'Forced' By VCs to Sell to Intuit?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F162443-mint-com-was-forced-by-vcs-to-sell-to-intuit%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  One of my hobbies is pointing out that VCs hurt entrepreneurs as much as they help them, but I disagree with 37 Signals CEO Jason F&#8217;s notion that VCs forced Aaron Patzer to sell Mint.com for $170M to Intuit INTU.   After all, who in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:48:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Goldman Anticipates Bonus Season Media Frenzy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F157870-goldman-anticipates-bonus-season-media-frenzy%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  Goldman Sachs GS will have a piggy bank of more than $11 billion to dole out in bonuses at year&#8217;s end, and that is making the company sweat.  I wonder why.   From the Daily Beast: by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:44:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MySpace's Buys iLike: Sign of the Times]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F156589-myspace-s-buys-ilike-sign-of-the-times%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  MySpace NWS is about to buy iLike to galvanize its leadership in music, and the deal, if it goes through, is a sign of the times for two reasons:   1 - At a rumored $20M price tag, the deal is anything but a hit,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:50:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[eBay's Skype Fiasco: What Were They Thinking?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F153256-ebay-s-skype-fiasco-what-were-they-thinking%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  It is astounding that eBay forked EBAY over $3B for Skype and didn&#8217;t actually buy Skype&#8217;s underlying technology.   It is amazing that they didn&#8217;t realize this and outright criminal that they didn&#8217;t get a fully-paid, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive (exclusive for the purposes of international...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:20:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google / YouTube - Best M & A Ever?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F149620-google-youtube-best-m-a-ever%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  Back in Fall of 2007, I published something called Top 10 Best Web M&As of All Time.  The YouTube acquisition had just closed, so I said we&#8217;ll reserve judgment.  At the time, we put News Corp.&#8217;s NWSA acquisition of MySpace at #1 for the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:55:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/google+inc..html"><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Yahoo Should Take Another Stab at Video Content]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F140116-why-yahoo-should-take-another-stab-at-video-content%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  Apparently, Yahoo! YHOO is looking at making acquisitions in social media and video, says Tech Crunch.  According to Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz:   &#8220;We are very interested in social, and in video technology,&#8221; said Bartz. She was particularly bullish on Web video: &#8220;This is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 05:18:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cracking the YouTube Enigma]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F137810-cracking-the-youtube-enigma%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  Latest figures peg Apple&#8217;s AAPL revenues off the App ecosystem at a "whopping" $20-45M.   Back in March 2008, when Facebook hype was at current &#8220;Twitteresque&#8221; levels and FB and iPhone app funds were popping up right and left, I asked where&#8217;s the YouTube fund....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 12:06:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[YouTube's Product Placement Crackdown Is a Mistake]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F135299-youtube-s-product-placement-crackdown-is-a-mistake%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  Google&#8217;s GOOG $1.65B baby YouTube is making a mistake on cracking down on unauthorized product placement in videos.   Let me explain: by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 02:31:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google Needs to Develop a Heart and Soul]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F129644-google-needs-to-develop-a-heart-and-soul%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:    In 2006, I wrote an article called Google is the 21st century&#8217;s version of Standard Oil and Microsoft, the next generation monopoly.  In search and in video, Google GOOG and its video unit YouTube certainly have become monopolies.  In search, Google is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:50:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Print, TV Losses Proving to Become Internet Advertising's Gains]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F128689-print-tv-losses-proving-to-become-internet-advertising-s-gains%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  A couple of posts and reports to brighten up any web entrepreneur&#8217;s day:   Tech Crunch captures a couple of highlights from the IAB&#8217;s latest report: by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:58:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/google+inc..html"><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can CBS Still Hold On to March Madness Rights?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F127351-can-cbs-still-hold-on-to-march-madness-rights%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  In 1999, CBS CBS  signed an 11-year deal for the rights to NCAA&#8217;s college basketball March Madness tournament for a whopping $6 billion, or an annual average of $545 million. CBS had the foresight to lock in new media rights: CBS is announcing that year-over-year...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:14:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Is TheStreet.com Trading for Less than Cash?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F127350-why-is-thestreet-com-trading-for-less-than-cash%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  TheStreet.com TSCM announced layoffs after announcing that their long time CEO Thomas Clarke was leaving the company.   TCSM is one of the 20 or so companies we have had M&A talks with over the years. Our brief discussions with TheStreet.com date back to May...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:05:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Big Media: The Bigger They Were, The Smaller They Now Look]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F125689-big-media-the-bigger-they-were-the-smaller-they-now-look%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  This post should be titled: Screwed If You Do, Screwed If You Don&#8217;t, or better yet, We Tech Bloggers Are a Bunch of Hypocrites!  Was it not just a few months ago (technically, quarters) when we lambasted &#8220;big, dumb, slow, old media&#8221; for not doing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:48:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MTV's Anti-Embedded Video Stance Isn't as Crazy as It Sounds]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F120783-mtv-s-anti-embedded-video-stance-isn-t-as-crazy-as-it-sounds%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  It&#8217;s easy to call MTV&#8217;s decision to restrict third party websites from embedding videos as a media company thinking within the box, but that&#8217;s unfair. Last year, many criticized the WSJ for not canning the paid subscription strategy, but then as the ad market tanked (along...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will YouTube's Closed System Kill Video Ad Tech Vendors?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashkan Karbasfrooshan submits:  Mark Cuban has a piece up talking about how the Web fails to match TV&#8217;s distribution, focusing on content creators and how they&#8217;ll never reach the masses. Internet Video. It's the salvation for content creators everywhere. It's the end to dependence on the big bad meanies,...]]></description>
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