AdCritic.com's creators say it is a victim of its own success

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AdCritic.com's loyal fans are sad to hear of the demise of the imaginative Web site that offered over 3,000 old and new TV ads as well as ad agency 'spec ads' and other services. AdCritic just couldn't afford the cost for bandwidth used to stream the commercials to the millions of customers attracted to the site. The company chief executive, Peter Beckman and president James Riley are hopeful someone will come up with an acquisition proposal for the most popular broadband site on the net. When the company started, for $7,000, ad agencies loved the site in spite of its irreverence toward the industry. But despite the high flow of traffic, about 500,000 visits a month, the money never followed.

Radio, TV, publisher representatives, TV Advertising, Media Representatives, New Media, Financial assets, Company Data, Services, Television advertising, Riley, James, Beckman, Peter

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Hard times in the hatchery; after dot-com flameout, 'incubator' is a despised word

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The state of Idealab Capital Partners exemplifies what has befallen the 'business incubator' sector of the high tech industry. CEO Bill Gross pulled back from an initial public offering when two of the dot-coms Idealab sponsored, Eve.com and Scout Electromedia, failed and drove down the incubator's stock price. Even the most successful companies sponsored Idealab, such as eToys and GoTo.com, have seen precipitous stock price drops.

Venture Capital Companies, Miscellaneous Intermediation, Investors, not elsewhere classified, Internet, Securities, Venture capital, Idealab Capital Partners L.P., Business incubators

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At Disney, Mending Fences or Moving On?

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Michael Eisner's announcement that he would step down as CEO of Walt Disney in 2006 has fueled rumors that Pixar and Miramax might renew their partnership agreements with Disney.

Management dynamics, Executive changes & profiles, MOTION PICTURES, Motion Picture and Video Industries, Alliances, partnerships, AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES, Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Motion picture industry, Movie industry, Entertainment industry, Eisner, Michael D., Walt Disney Co., Company business management, Pixar Animation Studios, PIXR, Alliances and partnerships, Jobs, Steven, Miramax Film Corp., Weinstein, Harvey

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