Why is Comcast Web Serious

GigaOM by Om Malik | May. 7, 2007 (Special Report)

Not happy with 2.5 billion page views a month, Comcast (CMCSA) is looking to enhance its position as one of the top Internet destinations in the US.

And as it does so, Comcast challenges the traditional Internet names such as Yahoo (YHOO) and Google (GOOG), by moving into their (proverbial) domain, by offering similar services such as rich email, visual voice mail and video sharing sites. Full Story »

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by Oliver Jones - Oct. 1, 2008

Hmm. A story about Comcast executives' lust for page views, and their idea that they can do that with an e-mail client. But, the story forgot to mention (or perhaps the reporter didn't know) the history. When Comcast acquired the broadband network they made all the customers they acquired change e-mail addresses. And, so we changed to yahoo, hotmail, and other services to escape their tender mercies.