It’s a big fight to go against the traditional media companies. They’ll need a lot of money to do that.

There is this natural inclination by big communications giants to want to be the focal point for the user experience, the starting point, the way to search the Web, and not just an instant message...

Then they show up at the door and the reality is that they are 5-foot-8, 240 pounds and have not run a mile in years. A background check is not going to help you with...

[It sounds spiffy, but there is reason to be skeptical. Set-top boxes and other appliances designed to ease the use of the Web haven’t taken off, despite grand promises.] It’s an innovative idea, … These...

That’s not to be underplayed, … At some point, you’ll want a personal experience, and you can’t get that online. … There’s still an opportunity online for small and midsize businesses to drive traffic to...

That’s not to be underplayed. At some point, you’ll want a personal experience, and you can’t get that online. … There’s still an opportunity online for small and midsize businesses to drive traffic to their...

They are being fairly careful about it, but they are walking very rapidly toward becoming a portal. They have a lot of other services gunning for them, so they have become most keen about building...

I think there are going to be privacy issues, no doubt about it – somebody’s going to feel uncomfortable with it.

[Others say the deal could also raise flags over the combined AOL Time Warner’s ability to limit access to Internet content.] From the consumer point of view, there may be questions about whether you’ll have...

In theory, it makes a lot of sense to combine the two operations, especially on the back end. But merging the two actual portal consumer experiences into a unified site will be a nightmare.

This was definitely a place for technophiles.

It’s looking shaky for them. They’ve tried to diversify their [partner] base but haven’t done it fast enough.