Recession? 5 potential survivors, 11 potential losers
Ok, a bit of fun-punditry… Rizzn from Mashable suggests 5 types of web business that might survive the coming financial splat. And Rafe Needleman from Webware suggests 11 companies they think might not make it through the recession. Ooooh.
Mashable’s 5 potential winners are:
- Co-Working Spaces
- Bootstrapping and Growth Based Businesses
- Collaborative Tools
- Idea Marketplaces
- Workforce Marketplaces
Click for Mashable – 5 Web 2.0 Businesses That Will Thrive in a Down Economy
Webware’s 11 potential losers are:
- Meebo
- TripIt
- Zillow
- Pandora
- Second Life
- Skype
- Ask
- DailyMotion
- Netvibes
- MySpace
Click for Webware – 11 troubled Web companies: The next Kozmos?
Meh, not so entirely sure about the loser list. Skype? RU sure? Apparently it’s owner, eBay, might drag it down. MySpace, hmm. Twitter, well OK so how does Twitter make money? Second Life, never clicked with me.
