Talk:Global Network Navigator

Price

How much was GNN sold to AOL for? It says it was one of the first big transactions of the internet era but no details are given or supporting references. --70.48.240.24 02:29, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

$11 million; see third bullet, next section. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 18:05, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Should be incorporated

• Mention in Forbes article, February 2009: http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/22/kindle-oreilly-ebooks-technology-breakthroughs_oreilly.html

• CNET, 2006: http://news.cnet.com/GNN-tries-to-get-hip-with-new-show/2100-1023_3-216792.html

• Sale, 2005: http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SA&p_theme=sa&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFECC5F208CD49&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM

• Best of the net award: http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SA&p_theme=sa&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFECC5F208CD49&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM (and http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/PG/lib00052,0EADF8B5EECAB6AB.html )

• January 2006 relaunch: http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5DFEDC5575E9B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM

• AOL and GNN split with regard to browsers: http://news.cnet.com/AOL-goes-for-Explorer-after-all/2100-1023_3-207258.html

-- John Broughton (♫♫) 18:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Advertising

Advertising was a bit controversial, and, of course, breaking new ground. Bits and pieces I've found that might be incorporated into the article, related to that:

• Usenet newsgroup announcement, August 25, 1993

• Wall Street Journal article, August 27, 1993, "Internet to Get Hit with Ad Clutter" (not available via Google News or Web search]

• October 1993 update, including Tim O'Reilly's response to WSJ article.

Also:

• October 1994 email newsletter to subscribers

-- John Broughton (♫♫) 16:08, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

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