Part 3 of 4:How are Internet-Reliant Companies Fairing So Far in 2009?

Internet-Reliant Sector M&A Activity and Insights

Intangible Insights analyzes the Internet industry by functional area and by vertical. The functional areas, which we believe represent the vast majority, if not all, Internet-Reliant companies, are categorized using standard industry definitions for Content & Media, Applications, Merchandising, and Offline Service (not included in the index). We try to include pure play companies for each functional category in the 2i Stock Index, but some companies cross functional boundaries (e.g. Amazon, which generates significant merchandising revenue through the sale of third-party products but also has viable and growing revenue from its Amazon Web Services, an application function.) We include these firms because of their industry leading status.

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Filed Under Business Valuation, Internet Company, Internet Trends & Drivers, Internet Valuation, Merger & Acquisitions, Q1 2009 Internet M&A Report, Q1 2009 M&A Report