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Post by Joc Spader on Dec 28, 2017 18:06:36 GMT
The Karate Kid III board was a hoot to read.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 28, 2017 18:32:50 GMT
Has anyone read anything on how closing the boards has affected them as a business? Must have slaughtered their traffic. No, but I am sure traffic has decreased. I don't think Amazon cares. Since they could not figure out how to make money off the site, eventually they will be closing IMDb down. Why would they have bought it if they could not figure out how to make money from it? Seems fairly stupid business practice to buy a business without working out what you can do with it first. |
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Post by movieliker on Dec 28, 2017 18:37:29 GMT
No, but I am sure traffic has decreased. I don't think Amazon cares. Since they could not figure out how to make money off the site, eventually they will be closing IMDb down. Why would they have bought it if they could not figure out how to make money from it? Seems fairly stupid business practice to buy a business without working out what you can do with it first. I think they bought it because the old owners didn't want it anymore. And the old owners wanted to cash out on all their hard work building it up. Last but not least, Amazon thought they could make money off it. Just because you are Amazon doesn't mean everything you touch turns to gold. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 28, 2017 18:45:41 GMT
I think they bought it because the old owners didn't want it anymore. And the old owners wanted to cash out on all their hard work building it up. Last but not least, Amazon thought they could make money off it. Just because you are Amazon doesn't mean everything you touch turns to gold. That's not how large, competent businesses go about buying other businesses. They pore over the accounts, have an army of analysts to work out its market potential and therefore value, and have an army of execs to come up with a business plan. Only then will the Exec Board sign off the purchase. No way did Amazon go into that purchase with such a lack of responsibility to its shareholders and just say "well we think we can make money" and get a sign off and then a few months later say "looks like shit, let's throw it away" and get a sign off. |
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Post by movieliker on Dec 28, 2017 19:04:43 GMT
I think they bought it because the old owners didn't want it anymore. And the old owners wanted to cash out on all their hard work building it up. Last but not least, Amazon thought they could make money off it. Just because you are Amazon doesn't mean everything you touch turns to gold. That's not how large, competent businesses go about buying other businesses. They pore over the accounts, have an army of analysts to work out its market potential and therefore value, and have an army of execs to come up with a business plan. Only then will the Exec Board sign off the purchase. No way did Amazon go into that purchase with such a lack of responsibility to its shareholders and just say "well we think we can make money" and get a sign off and then a few months later say "looks like shit, let's throw it away" and get a sign off. I disagree. Big businesses make mistakes all the time. Nobody knows before they make an investment whether or not it will be a profit making venture. Sometimes they work out. Sometimes they don't. |
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Post by Nightman on Dec 28, 2017 19:30:20 GMT
No. Haven't been there since the boards closed.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 28, 2017 20:25:45 GMT
I disagree. Big businesses make mistakes all the time. Nobody knows before they make an investment whether or not it will be a profit making venture. Sometimes they work out. Sometimes they don't. 1. Where is your proof that they are not making money from the site? 2. What initiatives have you seen them try and give up on? If none, then it's already making money as it is, otherwise they wouldn't have bought it. If you've seen many initiatives and they have failed, then you have a point. |
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Post by movieliker on Dec 28, 2017 20:38:47 GMT
I disagree. Big businesses make mistakes all the time. Nobody knows before they make an investment whether or not it will be a profit making venture. Sometimes they work out. Sometimes they don't. 1. Where is your proof that they are not making money from the site? 2. What initiatives have you seen them try and give up on? If none, then it's already making money as it is, otherwise they wouldn't have bought it. If you've seen many initiatives and they have failed, then you have a point. What proof do you have they they are making money? |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 28, 2017 22:00:36 GMT
1. Where is your proof that they are not making money from the site? 2. What initiatives have you seen them try and give up on? If none, then it's already making money as it is, otherwise they wouldn't have bought it. If you've seen many initiatives and they have failed, then you have a point. What proof do you have they they are making money? I don't but I'm not making any claims about them shutting down or not. Now, less deflection please and kindly just answer my questions. Of course, if you had answers, you would have already provided them instead of deflecting, so I think we all know where this is going.... |
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Post by movieliker on Dec 28, 2017 22:20:44 GMT
What proof do you have they they are making money? I don't but I'm not making any claims about them shutting down or not. Now, less deflection please and kindly just answer my questions. Of course, if you had answers, you would have already provided them instead of deflecting, so I think we all know where this is going.... I never said I had proof. All this was just my opinion. |
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Post by ayatollah on Dec 28, 2017 23:14:07 GMT
Why would they have bought it if they could not figure out how to make money from it? Seems fairly stupid business practice to buy a business without working out what you can do with it first. I think they bought it because the old owners didn't want it anymore. And the old owners wanted to cash out on all their hard work building it up. Last but not least, Amazon thought they could make money off it. Just because you are Amazon doesn't mean everything you touch turns to gold. No, but it does mean you have some sort of basic plan on how to make money before you make a purchase. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 28, 2017 23:54:43 GMT
I don't but I'm not making any claims about them shutting down or not. Now, less deflection please and kindly just answer my questions. Of course, if you had answers, you would have already provided them instead of deflecting, so I think we all know where this is going.... I never said I had proof. All this was just my opinion. Okay, so it is your opinion that Amazon are completely useless and don't do any due diligence prior to a purchase nor put together a business plan and that the site is not already making money. Okay! |
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Post by movieliker on Dec 28, 2017 23:56:14 GMT
I think they bought it because the old owners didn't want it anymore. And the old owners wanted to cash out on all their hard work building it up. Last but not least, Amazon thought they could make money off it. Just because you are Amazon doesn't mean everything you touch turns to gold. No, but it does mean you have some sort of basic plan on how to make money before you make a purchase. Companies take chances all the time. They can afford it when investments don't work out. |
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Post by movieliker on Dec 28, 2017 23:58:23 GMT
I never said I had proof. All this was just my opinion. Okay, so it is your opinion that Amazon are completely useless and don't do any due diligence prior to a purchase nor put together a business plan and that the site is not already making money. Okay! No, big companies can afford to take chances. They can afford it when some don't work out. |
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Post by ayatollah on Dec 29, 2017 19:56:51 GMT
Has anyone read anything on how closing the boards has affected them as a business? Must have slaughtered their traffic. I've looked several for info on that, but apparently its been hushed up. I can't imagine it turned out okay, because if it did you know Amazon would trumpet that fact from the rooftops. |
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