Comments on: The B5media $2m http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/ A half-geek, half-artist's creatively nerdy journal on design and blogging Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:19:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gail http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Gail Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:29:01 +0000 http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/#comment-785 Well, they may have all those pageviews, but really, there wasn't a need for the snooty remarks. Just because the $2m wasn't invested on their network doesn't mean that the network who got it doesn't deserve it. And to say that "it'll make it more fun when the company implodes"... That's kind of rich, won't you say? Sure, they're popular, but it's still annoying that they downplay other networks like that just because they weren't the on the receiving end of the $2m. They have the pageviews, but B5 has the $2m :D I'm not one of the investors (yeah, in my dreams), so I really won't know why they gave B5 VC funding. But I do know a few of B5's writers—I know for a fact how passionate they are about their writing (that's probably one of the reasons why I found Valleywag's remarks irritating). Maybe 30,000++ pageviews per day isn't what the investors were looking for. After all, you CAN find ways to increase pageviews, but passion? That's something you just can't force into somebody. Maybe it was the attitude that really got them the VC funding? After all, with the right attitude, their money will definitely go far since the people they gave it to are passionate about what they do. Well, we can only speculate. Oh, wait, isn't passion also one of the major things that <a href="http://9rules.com/blog/2005/11/what-we-look-for-in-a-site/" rel="nofollow">you look for</a> in admitting somebody into 9rules? I don't see any "pageviews" requirement in there :D Hehe. If there WAS a pageviews requirement I didn't know about, well... Hehe just tell me so I won't even dare submitting my other blogs for Round 5 :D Well, they may have all those pageviews, but really, there wasn’t a need for the snooty remarks. Just because the $2m wasn’t invested on their network doesn’t mean that the network who got it doesn’t deserve it. And to say that “it’ll make it more fun when the company implodes”… That’s kind of rich, won’t you say? Sure, they’re popular, but it’s still annoying that they downplay other networks like that just because they weren’t the on the receiving end of the $2m.

They have the pageviews, but B5 has the $2m :D

I’m not one of the investors (yeah, in my dreams), so I really won’t know why they gave B5 VC funding. But I do know a few of B5′s writers—I know for a fact how passionate they are about their writing (that’s probably one of the reasons why I found Valleywag’s remarks irritating).

Maybe 30,000++ pageviews per day isn’t what the investors were looking for. After all, you CAN find ways to increase pageviews, but passion? That’s something you just can’t force into somebody. Maybe it was the attitude that really got them the VC funding? After all, with the right attitude, their money will definitely go far since the people they gave it to are passionate about what they do. Well, we can only speculate.

Oh, wait, isn’t passion also one of the major things that you look for in admitting somebody into 9rules? I don’t see any “pageviews” requirement in there :D Hehe. If there WAS a pageviews requirement I didn’t know about, well… Hehe just tell me so I won’t even dare submitting my other blogs for Round 5 :D

]]> By: Mike Rundle http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Mike Rundle Sun, 08 Oct 2006 06:03:47 +0000 http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/#comment-781 One thing to keep in mind though is that Valleywag is run by Gawker Media -- an blog network that has dozens and dozens of writers on staff, many of which earn 5 and 6 figure salaries for their efforts. Gawker is one of the most successful media enterprises around (they shut down blogs that *only* get 25-30,000 pageviews per day) so when they talk about authority or "small blog networks" you have to know where they're coming from. One thing to keep in mind though is that Valleywag is run by Gawker Media — an blog network that has dozens and dozens of writers on staff, many of which earn 5 and 6 figure salaries for their efforts. Gawker is one of the most successful media enterprises around (they shut down blogs that *only* get 25-30,000 pageviews per day) so when they talk about authority or “small blog networks” you have to know where they’re coming from.

]]> By: Gail http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Gail Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:29:11 +0000 http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/#comment-784 Yes, I would think that passion is probably the reason why Rick Segal and the other investors chose you guys. The "I'm better than you" attitude of some people in taking the issue is just annoying. Yes, I would think that passion is probably the reason why Rick Segal and the other investors chose you guys.

The “I’m better than you” attitude of some people in taking the issue is just annoying.

]]> By: jayvee f. http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/comment-page-1/#comment-780 jayvee f. Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:46:07 +0000 http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/#comment-780 ive been with b5 since the start and from what ive seen, one of the reasons why b5 has been successful has to do more with its community of bloggers more than anything. fun people! ive been with b5 since the start and from what ive seen, one of the reasons why b5 has been successful has to do more with its community of bloggers more than anything. fun people!

]]> By: William Lehman http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/comment-page-1/#comment-783 William Lehman Sat, 07 Oct 2006 02:36:34 +0000 http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/#comment-783 First of all, thanks for the congrats. I am one of the (very) new bloggers over at b5. Meaning, I don't even have my stuff set up yet. One thing that I've noticed with b5 is that the b5 bloggers are a very tight knit community of passionate people. I don't think many people realize that outside of b5, especially some of the other blogging networks out there. As for the $VC, the truth is, it doesn't matter. As passionate as we b5'rs are, we would have found a way to grow one way or another. Having the cash in hand though, only has brought us to a place where we can move forward with the dream that b5 really is at heart already. First of all, thanks for the congrats. I am one of the (very) new bloggers over at b5. Meaning, I don’t even have my stuff set up yet. One thing that I’ve noticed with b5 is that the b5 bloggers are a very tight knit community of passionate people. I don’t think many people realize that outside of b5, especially some of the other blogging networks out there. As for the $VC, the truth is, it doesn’t matter. As passionate as we b5′rs are, we would have found a way to grow one way or another. Having the cash in hand though, only has brought us to a place where we can move forward with the dream that b5 really is at heart already.

]]> By: allen http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/comment-page-1/#comment-782 allen Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:07:10 +0000 http://filipinowebdesigner.com/2006/10/07/the-b5media-2m/#comment-782 FYI - I just completed an interview with Jeremy the b5media CEO. Check it out here: http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-b5media FYI – I just completed an interview with Jeremy the b5media CEO. Check it out here:
http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-b5media

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