IGN Boards are now Subscriber Only ..and this is why!
draxis
from the teamxbox forums:
-Stock repurchasing program is pretty much 'grinding to a halt', as their
stock was relisted onto the Nasdaq and the share price has risen
considerably
-Cash on hand decreased $2.95 million during Q4
-Snowball.com bought 200,000 shares at $1.03 during Q4 and bought 469,000
shares at $4.69 within fiscal 2001
-Cash flow 'break-even' EBITDA expected by fiscal 2003
-Revenues overall are expected to be up fiscal 2002 comparing to fiscal 2001
although revenues will be down and losses up during Q1 fiscal 2002
IGN Info:
-Snowball.com is diverting ALL of their resources strictly to IGN.com and
it's branches
-IGN'S MAIN MISSION for fiscal 2002: Convert all IGN users to Insider
-IGN Insider will be massively expanded in the near future
-IGN is extremely dependant on advertisement reveune and more countdown
calenders (such as for Lord of the Rings) and pop-ups will be slowly brought
into IGN, *Espically* it's message board section
-**Snowball is planning to increase IGN Insider prices roughly 2 times
through fiscal 2002**
-ALL IGN content will eventually be transferred to IGN Insider
-**Putting IGN Boards under Insider-only program is being greatly considered
at this point**
-Insider Subscriptions and ads are the two main sources of income for IGN,
accounting for roughly 85% of Snowball.com's total income
Extra:
-IGN magazine sold roughly 30,000 copies, although it wasn't a profitable
venture overall (break-even situation)
-There are roughly 550,000 unique board members (according to their
calculations), where roughly 20,000 are Insiders
"rrevved" <ed_...@nope.com> wrote in message
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> All IGN boards are now Insider Only ..
>
> http://www.ign.com
> http://insider.ign.com/articles/354222p1.html
>
> There Are New Ways to Pay!
>
> PayPal, cash, check -- become an IGNinsider the easy way and
> enjoy a special low, low price.
> 2002-02-20
>
>
> You spoke, and we listened.
> You told us that you'd love to become an IGNinsider and
> enjoy all the many benefits Insider membership provides, but
> you haven't been able to because you don't have a credit
> card.
>
> Well, we've finally fixed that. Today, we're pleased to
> announce that you can now sign up for IGN membership through
> several new methods that don't involve a credit card. That's
> right, we've now teamed up PayPal, and we're ready to
> process one-year memberships through that service.
>
> We've also expanded our capabilities so that we can accept
> checks, money orders and cash payment for one-year
> subscriptions sent to us through the mail.
>
> We're really excited about these new payment options, so as
> a special thank you to those who sign up right away, we're
> lowering the price on yearly subscriptions to only $20.
> That's right, you can enjoy all the benefits of being an
> IGNinsider at this special discounted price, but act now --
> this offer is only valid through the end of February.
>
> Cash, check,
> or money order PayPal Credit Card
> Monthly rate --- --- $4.95
> Quarterly rate --- --- $11.95
> Yearly rate $25.00
> $20* $24.95
> $20* $24.95
> $20*
> * = discounted price valid through the end of February.
> Cash, checks or money orders must be postmarked before
> Feb.28 to qualify for the special offer price of only $20.
>
>
> Sign up today and enjoy all the benefits of IGNinsider
> membership, including:
>
>
> Unlimited access to all IGN reviews, previews, screen shots,
> videos, and other editorial content across all the IGN
> sites, daily. Currently, non-subscribers can view five (5)
> screen shots or movies a day, but subscribers have complete
> access to all IGN media.
>
> Members-only sites, including the IGN Insider website, which
> features new, additional content not seen on the other IGN
> sites. You'll also get access to archived codes and reviews
> for IGN Dreamcast, IGN64, and IGN PSX, our archive sites.
>
> IGN Unplugged, an ongoing PDF magazine put together by the
> IGN editors and featuring fresh, original content not
> available anywhere else online.
>
> IGN Boards, our special subscriber-only online community.
> IGNinsiders can choose their own icons and participate in
> IGN Arena, a fun game for board members.
>
> IGN Guides: Our subscribers get unlimited access to all
> strategy guides, cheat codes, and walk-throughs published on
> our site. Just one of our high-quality strategy guides is
> worth a subscription, since you'll pay at least that much
> for just one guide in a store.
>
> And much, much more! Check out our Insider-only Flycams,
> Saved Games, special contests, and other goodies. Be sure to
> check out the IGN Benefits page for more.
>
> --
> "Good job. You made me even less moderate than I was when I woke
> up this morning--AGAIN" - rotflmao7d1 in alt.security.terrorism
Billy J. Dancefloor
> There are roughly 550,000 unique board members (according
> to their calculations), where roughly 20,000 are Insiders
20,000? that's not a flattering number given the amount of traffic
those boards (used to) generate. i guess most users weren't enticed by
the availability of custom avatar libraries. we'll see now if they are.
--
Mr. Dancefloor's wardrobe furnished by Botany 500
Joe Ottoson
> draxis wrote:
>
>
>>There are roughly 550,000 unique board members (according
>>to their calculations), where roughly 20,000 are Insiders
>>
>
> 20,000? that's not a flattering number given the amount of traffic
> those boards (used to) generate. i guess most users weren't enticed by
> the availability of custom avatar libraries. we'll see now if they are.
Nooooooooooooooooo! An influx of the scale IGN wants would totally ruin
IGN Arena!!!
sam
Billy J. Dancefloor
> Homo
hey, sam! how's your "family" doing? you know, the "wife" and "kids"?
Kin
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> Homo
>
>
>
Wow, according to many posts in these newsgroup, almost everyone involved
in gaming seems to be gay! The more girls for me, that's cool.
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Robert P Holley
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> sam wrote:
>
> > Homo
>
> hey, sam! how's your "family" doing? you know, the "wife" and "kids"?
I still don't think they've beaten Luigi's Mansion yet.
sam
some props.
hahaha
bachelor sam
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Daniel Kolle
and said:
>Homo
You, also, fuck off.
Damn, I am in a bad mood today.
---
Daniel Kolle-
"The Christians are coming to get you,
and they are not nice people."
sam
sam
"Daniel Kolle" <Insulin...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Das Rat
> Homo
>
>
Homosexuals and IGN will always get my undying love and respect. I love to
run my tongue up the shaft of any man I meet, gay or straight! What my
daddy did to me, I do to others!
Daniel Kolle
and said:
>Take it to one of the gay groups faggot-boy.
You mean one of those Christian groups?
sam
partner here.
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