L.A.'s LARGEST E-COMMERCE companies.ticketmaster.com Who do you call if you want tickets to see the Backstreet backstreet Noun a street in a town far from the main roads Adjective denoting secret or illegal activities: a backstreet abortion backstreet n Boys, the World Wrestling Federation, Disney on Ice or the rodeo? These days, apparently, plenty of people aren't calling anyone. They're going online instead, to Ticketmaster.com, a site spun off in 1998 by the company that has long dominated the world of ticketing. The site gives event-goers the means to flip through events and schedules and order tickets. They can also link to buy CDs and music. The site is the online extension of USA Networks' Ticketmaster ticketing empire. Once an e-commerce spin-off valued at $2.8 billion (in the days when dot-corn stocks were gold), the company was only recently brought back into the fold. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , it merged with CitySearch, which has more than 75 city Web sites (including L.A. -- strangely enough a recent addition). All these sites will happily refer visitors to buy event tickets from Ticketmaster. Some describe the site as a textbook example of how e-commerce sites are rushing into the arms of bricks-and-mortar companies. Stamps.com About 300,000 people have opened an account with Stamps.com, fueled by the lure of free postage for joining and the ease of printing out stamps from their computers at home. But that took aggressive spending that hasn't brought profits: In third quarter 2000, Stamps.com burned through $43.5 million. So the company laid off 40 percent of its workforce and brought in a turnaround specialist to reverse the cash flow before its $270 million bank account runs out. Interim CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Bruce Coleman's pitch: The company can still deliver the vision thought up by a UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX biz-school student in 1997, that mouse clicks can take the place of trips to the post office. "Yes, we wasted some money along the way, but we learned a great deal as well," Coleman said. "We didn't focus as well as we might have, but we learned about what to do and not to do." The company acquired iShip.com, attracted investors to a spin-off company that handles encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. , and has made headway in its effort to get cheaper rates for Internet postage See PC Postage. . But will Stamps.com be around to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. it? eToys.com Do parents really need to hold a Sony Playstation Sony Playstation - Playstation 2 or a Razor Scooter scooter: see motorcycle. in their hands to know that's what their child really wants? Not according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the officials of eToys Inc., the L.A.-based online toy seller. The company's targeted buyer is adults, with an emphasis on busy moms. EToys was founded with the idea that busy parents would leap at the chance to buy Barbie Barbie in full Barbara Millicent Roberts A plastic doll, 11.5 in. (29 cm) tall, with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced in 1959 by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company. and 100,000 other children's products from their computer, without having to get a babysitter babysitter A person, often an intelligent family member, who stays by the bedside of a Pt requiring mechanical ventilation, and guards for equipment malfunctions or other problems or bring the kids along. Parents can search for toys by age, by category, and by cost. The company grew rapidly after its founding in 1996 and its stock price soared to a high of $86 more than a year ago due in part to an aggressive advertising campaign. But 2000 was a terrible year, as holiday sales fell far short of projections and its stock price tumbled to around $1 a share amid the dot-com meltdown meltdown Occurrence in which a huge amount of thermal energy and radiation is released as a result of an uncontrolled chain reaction in a nuclear power reactor. The chain reaction that occurs in the reactor's core must be carefully regulated by control rods, which absorb . With its fate clearly in question, the company last month hired Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. & Co. to explore "strategic alternatives." Etoys' well-known name and loyal customer base are considered big assets for any suitor SUITOR. One who is a party to a suit or action in court. One who is a party to an action. In its ancient sense, suitor meant one Who was bound to attend the county court, also, one who formed part of the secta. (q.v.) and large brick-and-mortar toy retailers were seen as the most likely buyers.
Unique Visitors [*]
(in thousands)
1 Ticketmaster Online 3,211
3701 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor,
Los Angeles 90071
2 EToys.com 2,159
12200 W. Olympic Blvd.,
Los Angeles 90064
3 Stamps.com 1,206
3420 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 1040,
Santa Monica 90405
4 Homestore.com 1,098
225 W. Hillcrest Drive, Suite 100,
Thousand Oaks 91360
5 Cooking.com 830
2850 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 310,
Santa Monica 90405
Description
1 Ticketmaster Online Event tickets online
3701 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor,
Los Angeles 90071
2 EToys.com Internet based retailer
12200 W. Olympic Blvd., of toys and games.
Los Angeles 90064
3 Stamps.com Electronic stamps.
3420 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 1040,
Santa Monica 90405
4 Homestore.com Operator of realtor.com and other
225 W. Hillcrest Drive, Suite 100, home-relatd Web sites.
Thousand Oaks 91360
5 Cooking.com E-commerce for cookware, accessories
2850 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 310, and specialty foods
Santa Monica 90405
6 Carsdirect.com 757
10567 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City 90232
7 Getplugged.com 657
370 N. Westlake Blvd., Suite 140, Westlake, 91362
8 Estyle.com 276
865 S. Figureroa St., Suite 2700, Los Angeles 90017
9 Rightstart.com 240
5388 Sterling Center Drive, Unit C, Westlake, 91361
10 Ehobbies.com 192
2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Monica 90404
6 Carsdirect.com car buying online
10567 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City
90232
7 Getplugged.com Online e-commerce for audio and video
components.
370 N. Westlake Blvd., Suite 140,
Westlake, 91362
8 Estyle.com Online clothing retailer for women.
865 S. Figureroa St., Suite 2700,
Los Angeles 90017
9 Rightstart.com Online retailer for infants and
children.
5388 Sterling Center Drive, Unit C,
Westlake, 913361
10 Ehobbies.com Online community and e-commerce for
hobbyists.
2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 200,
Santa Monica 90404
(*.)Average monthly unique visitors for the
12-month period ended October 31, 2000.
Source: Media Metrix
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