Great question. It seems to be the media tends to label dotcoms a "startup" regardless of the the size of their user base or revenues. According to the US Smal

Great question. It seems to be the media tends to label dotcoms a "startup" regardless of the the size of their user base or revenues. According to the US Small Business Association, it varies depending upon the industry. Here's what they have on Service industries (though I realize many web businesses aren't really service businesses): > Most common: $7 million > Computer programming, data processing and systems design: $25 million > Engineering and architectural services and a few other industries have different size standards. > The highest annual-receipts size standard in any service industry: $35.5 million > Research and development and environmental remediation services: the only service industries with size standards stated in number of employees http://www.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/officials/size/summaryofssi/index.html http://www.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/officials/size/s...