The Day Ahead: Drkoop.com Goes Critical
News Drkoop.com made a big splash last July when it inked a four-year, $89m (£56.42m) alliance with America Online. You can bet AOL isn't going to push Drkoop.com on its users without some real greenbacks coming its way.
[April 26, 2000, 12:07]
The Day Ahead: What Happens When Analysts Stop Cheering
News Drkoop.com could be the most dramatic example of how quickly analysts can bail out on a stock. We can recall Chase H&Q's glowing research on Drkoop.com like it was yesterday. Now Drkoop.com is in critical with no cash and no merger prospects.
[August 4, 2000, 13:39]
The Day Ahead: Value America Board Members Throw Cash Into The Pit
News Egghead.com, CDNow, Peapod.com and Drkoop.com have received -- or are expected to receive -- additional funding. Struggling e-tailer Value America would like you to believe that some of its board members gave the company a vote of confidence by...
[May 11, 2000, 12:03]
The Day Ahead: Dot Com Dominoes
News America Online took Drkoop.com stock in lieu of cash. Net services firms are dishing out profit warnings this week as dot-com clients struggle to pay the bills, but these once-ballyhooed companies are just the latest victims of the dot-com domino...
[September 7, 2000, 11:21]
The Day Ahead: Sun, Gateway: Don't Call Us Hardware Companies
News Analysts, who have bought into the Sun marketing pitch, asked officials what happens if the Drkoop.coms go under. Sun Microsystems sells servers and workstations, but wants to be known as the dot in dot-com.
[April 14, 2000, 12:25]
The Day Ahead: 'Band-Aid Financing' Won't Work For Some Dot-coms
News Drkoop.com is looking for financing or a buyer. Like CDNow, Drkoop.com has the eyeballs and content to attract a buyer, but there's baggage. Unfortunately, the new money only puts off their inevitable demise.
[May 17, 2000, 11:50]
The Day Ahead: Dot-coms Latest Survival Tactic Is Relocation
News Drkoop.com announced more layoffs and cut its already decimated staff by a third. Drkoop is another example of this. PlanetRX.com became the latest company to pack up the moving van and head to cheaper pastures.
[August 31, 2000, 11:46]
AOL Invests $100m In Amazon
News AOL has had to restructure agreements with other dot-coms, such as Drkoop.com and VitaminShoppe.com. Amazon will promote AOL to its customers, making the behemoth conglomerate its exclusive Internet service provider.
[July 24, 2001, 9:14]
Toilet Paper Pokes Fun At Dot-com Bottom
News Stock certificates from struggling or failed Web companies are selling for far more than their paper value -- more than $100 for certificates from the now-defunct Webvan and the struggling Drkoop.com, whose stock trades around 11 cents.
[August 20, 2001, 13:31]
Enron Items Garner High Bids On EBay
News Last year, cancelled stock certificates for troubled dot-com companies such as Webvan and Drkoop.com sold for more than $100 each. When James Rickard heard about Enron merchandise selling on eBay, he decided to take a look.
[January 17, 2002, 14:44]
The Day Ahead: Dot-coms Search For Happy Medium
News Some dot-coms (Pets.com, Drkoop.com to name a few) are struggling to hit $1 a share. Commentary: Where is that happy medium for dot-com companies? Last year's orgy of funding is over for dot-coms. Stock prices, staffing, optimism and damn near...
[October 9, 2000, 12:18]
The Day Ahead: Yahoo! Dominates
News Add Salon.com and Beyond.com to the critical list that includes Peapod.com, Drkoop.com and CDNow. Yahoo has become so strong that seasonality has almost become an afterthought. The conventional wisdom is that the first quarter is slower for most...
[April 6, 2000, 12:21]
AOL Saga Opens Old Dot-com Wounds
News That same year, AOL renegotiated an $89m multiyear ad contract with now-defunct online health site DrKoop.com, accepting stock instead of cash. Unconventional business arrangements are coming home to roost for erstwhile Internet stars such as AOL...
[August 13, 2002, 14:25]
