Rumor: Multiply to split up from ABS-CBN?

@TheFilipinoEntrepreneur.com I totally agree with you. I am not too sure as to when multiply.com will vanish but if that happens, there would a lot of bloggers, sellers, etc who will suffer. It would always be better to host your own site. Nowadays, there are cheaper yet reliable webhosts.

Harold
http://PhilippineAlmanac.com

It’s not just about the size of the site. Multiply has captured a good niche, SMEs. They just have to focus on that and continue enhancing their features for them and the buyers.

This can prove to be longer term than just by being a social network. They just have to concentrate their efforts in making sure that the sellers get constant traffic to their shops, and buyers find what they’re looking for.

If they sustain this, it’ll be a great eco-system.

@dean tracy – i think you’re referring to me. :) Well of course no one can really tell when FB will go down exactly (or receive less traffic :)); that is just my opinion(and of course, as what I have said, I may be wrong :)). Yeah I think 2 years is too soon. :)
But I will have to agree on what you’ve said that nothing on the blogosphere is permanent. :D
2 years of course may be too soon judging from your data, but we all know that “it” will come eventually – Facebook may soon face the “inevitable” (unless FB of course keeps on improving its platform :D)

No, ABS-CBN is just looking for yet another business opportunity where they can squeeze juice from. That could be the reason why they’re breaking up with multiply…

http://PhilippineAlmanac.com/

Another business failure for the ABS-CBN company.

Bakit kaya maraming tao ang nagiisip na mawawala ang facebook. matalino ang mga tao behind them compared sa multiply at kung ano ano pa. Tska hndi sa packaging bumabawi ang facebook. sa internals ng site nila. Scalable ang framework ng facebook compared sa friendster at ibang SNS sites tsaka madali sila maka adapt. Magagaling programmers nila

Di ko alam kung bakit nag invest ang abs-cbn sa site na yan… maxadong pangit ^^ bitter talga ako

I remember when the deal was announced, ABS was pulling user clips off YouTube. They had bigger exposure there and most industry people at the time saw that Multiply wasn’t the right partner. Dumb move ABS.

should be a good move hehe.

And to the guy who said in 2 years time…we can never tell if facebook will go south, with 400m plus users and growing like 65k/day registrations correct me if im wrong on my data its like going to pluto for eternity lol. Before we thought myspace would be forever, until facebook came in and topples them down along with tagged, bebo and the likes. Gmail came in years ago and we thought hotmail would be good for keeps. Seems nothing is permanent in the blogosphere

With the ads, i believe facebook ads is more targeted and its cheaper. I think it takes time to get use to it, i never liked multiply hehe. happy weekend everyone

bad investment. low traffic = low ad sales.

once the market has been saturated like friendster, Myspace and Multiply, Facebook will also suffer the same fate as these other SNS… unless they can create a way for people to keep on accessing their FB account.

Like creating a way to earn money, a communication platform (email or instant message perhaps) or content like news, articles blogs and not just status messages.

Other wise another site will just come in and FB will suffer the same fate like these so called Social Networks. :)

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If my memory is correct, ABS-CBN bought into Multiply around the time Multiply was slowly declining (around the time Facebook is slowly booming).
I don’t think buying shares/ stakes on Social Networking sites is a good move; kasi ang traffic nila minsan based on popularity/fad.
Facebook? I think magdedecline din yun after 2 years or so. (I may be wrong, just my opinion :D)
Sana ABS-CBN bought in on some other well-grounded sites, like big G (Google), diba? :D

Comparing Tumblr and Multiply in Google trends, it’s more likely Tumblr will overtake Multiply maybe by the end of the year or early next year.

More and more Filipinos are using Tumblr, especially teens. The fact that you can have your own domain name and feature your own ads on it, it’s definitely more attractive than Multiply.

I wonder if you know the status of Friendster?

@AlRitch

I think that can be true, since if the account holder will earn from those ads, then they will have no problem in promoting their own multiply site.

The people who have hi traffic on multiply are those who use it as their business page, a good example of this is kim’s store.

If Multiply has allowed their members to put ads on their sites, it would gain more traffic. Hehehe… (just a thought)

@abeolandres oh no they shouldn’t.

Multiply has been rat-infested with Google ads lately.