Dot-com Shutdowns Taking Summer Holiday
News Thirty-two US Internet companies closed their doors in July, nearly half the level seen in the previous three months, according to Internet research and services company Webmergers. We thought the number of shutdowns hit a plateau in June, but we...
[August 2, 2001, 9:19]
Dot-coms Now Closing At One A Day
News In November the rate of closures exceeded one a day, with 21 closures in the first half of the month alone, according to a study from Webmergers.com. Webmergers estimates 8,000 jobs have been lost in the bloodbath, but other studies put the losses...
[November 20, 2000, 10:50]
The Day Ahead: It's Hip To Be Bear On Dot-coms
News According to Webmergers.com, 60 percent of the dot-com dead are e-tailers. WebMergers.com, which tracks the dot-com swoon, said in a recent report that business closures have accelerated in November. WebMergers.com cited a few reasons:
[November 27, 2000, 11:50]
Downturn Claims 5,000 Dot-coms
News According to the findings of internet data analysts Webmergers, in the three years since the dot.com investment boom peaked in early 2000, buyers have spent $200bn (£126bn) to acquire 3,892 internet properties.
[March 17, 2003, 12:45]
Dot-com Ice Age Shows Signs Of Thaw
News At least 537 Internet companies folded in the past year, compared with 225 in 2000, according to Webmergers.com, a company that provides research to the Internet industry. Webmergers reckons that half of the companies (388 out of 762) that crashed...
[December 27, 2001, 16:30]
Dot-com Deaths Continue
News Internet tracking group Webmergers has reported that 55 e-commerce, online consulting and Internet access firms shut last month, in comparison to March when the figure was 44. The number of Internet companies forced to close in April rose 20...
[May 2, 2001, 13:06]
Hailstorm May Mean End Of Free Email
News More than 320 dot-coms have shut their doors since January 2000, half in the last three months and 52 in February alone, according to Webmergers.com. The software company unveiled details of HailStorm on Monday, calling it a cornerstone of its...
[March 23, 2001, 7:53]
