Comments on: Outbrain’s Ratings Service Banks $5 Million A Round http://www.centernetworks.com/outbrain-blog-ratings-5-million-series-a-vc Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: unitedBIT http://www.centernetworks.com/outbrain-blog-ratings-5-million-series-a-vc/comment-page-#comment-16967 unitedBIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16967 Agree with Om, it seems to me, sponsored recommendations will not work well in the long run. Agree with Om, it seems to me, sponsored recommendations will not work well in the long run.

]]> By: Yaron Galai http://www.centernetworks.com/outbrain-blog-ratings-5-million-series-a-vc/comment-page-#comment-16970 Yaron Galai Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16970 Allen - thanks for the post, and for being one of the early-adopters of our widget. unitedBIT - We did this round precisely so that we can focus on building out a big network of excellent blog recommendations, and not worry too much about sponsorships etc for now. When we do start thinking about monetization down the road, I can assure you that we'll obssess over finding something that both bloggers and readers love. We're confident that by never ever compromising our bloggers' needs, this will work out well in the long run. Allen – thanks for the post, and for being one of the early-adopters of our widget.

unitedBIT – We did this round precisely so that we can focus on building out a big network of excellent blog recommendations, and not worry too much about sponsorships etc for now.
When we do start thinking about monetization down the road, I can assure you that we’ll obssess over finding something that both bloggers and readers love. We’re confident that by never ever compromising our bloggers’ needs, this will work out well in the long run.

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