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When was the last time a web startup bought a super bowl ad slot? It seems to have been right before the bubble. Or maybe the pets.com ad was just so memorable-
by izendejas 16y ago
When was the last time a web startup bought a super bowl ad slot? It seems to have been right before the bubble. Or maybe the pets.com ad was just so memorable--for the wrong reasons.
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- Alex3917 16y agoThis is one of the greatest web startup super bowl commercials of all time, and it was run in 2002 which was pretty much the worst of the trough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH39xjXaLW8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH39xjXaLW8 (It's the Computer Associates 'amnesia' slot where the guy walks into the filing cabinet and blacks out right before the big meeting.)
- kristofferR 16y agoWell, they're already bigger than Godaddy.com and preparing for IPO at 15 billion this year so it isn't that strange.
- izendejas 16y agoSure, nothing against groupon.
- jonknee 16y agoPlenty of web startups buy Super Bowl ads. Go Daddy, CareerBuilder, Cars.com, Overstock.com, Monster.com, Priceline.com, and Hulu all come to mind.
- izendejas 16y agoThanks. Except, I'm not sure Hulu qualifies as a web startup since it's a joint venture by NBC et al. I see CareerBuilder is owned by Garnett and others, too. I just watched a salesforce/chatter ad, but again, no longer startups as they are public. Just curious.
- tomjen3 16y agoI don't know, it seemed that those companies weren't making huge amounts of money.