2 September,
2006 Chatmag News.
Danny Sullivan,
one of the world’s leading authorities on things search, is leaving Searchenginewatch.com,
according to a posting on his ‘blog.
Sullivan created
Searchenginewatch and sold it to Mecklermedia, later to become Jupitermedia.
Jupitermedia has
sold Searchenginewatch to Incisive Media, and Danny Sullivan is stepping
down from Searchenginewatch.
According to Danny’s
‘blog:
“Back in 1997,
I sold Search Engine Watch to what became Jupitermedia. That company later
started the Search Engine Strategies conference series. I had a long and
prosperous association with both of those properties (USA Today recently
recounted the tale here). I renegotiated my contract to provide services
for both of them to Jupitermedia several times without any major issues.
Last year, Jupitermedia
sold the site and the series to Incisive Media. I wasn’t unhappy with the
sale and chose to let my contract be extended through the end of 2006 as
part of it.
I was concerned
about moving forward with Incisive, however. I’m far from the only reason
behind the success of SEW and SES, but I’ve played a major role. I helped
build both of those assets. Then I watched one company sell them to another
without me having any formal capital stake in the sale. That left me wary
of history repeating itself. I wasn’t going to help this new company grow
the business out of the sheer kindness of my heart.
I explained these
reservations at the very beginning of my relationship with Incisive, that
I needed some long-term incentive for helping them continue to grow and
strengthen the site and conferences. After over a year of talks, that’s
failed to materialize. As a result, I’m departing.”
No single person
will be able to fill Danny’s shoes as the leading expert on one of the
hottest segments of the Internet, Internet search.
--Chatmag News
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