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Stimator - "real" website value estimator

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$timator is a site that purports to estimate the true monetary value of your website. Simply enter a URL, and $timator goes to work, analyzing things like search engine placings, back-links, and site structure to come up with an ultimate dollar value.

$timator examplesWhen I tried it for my 5 year-old personal blog, it came up with a relatively modest $1979, which to be honest feels a little generous (but I'll take it). However, Download Squad is apparently worth well over $31 million, which seems more than slightly absurd, particularly considering that based on this screenshot google.fr is valued at just over $18 million.

These "your website is worth x amount of money" have to be taken for what they're worth: a fun tool to play with and dream about how you could buy a few extra cases of beer if you were to sell your site. If Download Squad were for sale, can you imagine the party we could throw if we sold it based on $timator's valuation? You're all invited.

Filed under: Finance, Fun, Internet, Web services, Social Software

MyThings, tell a story and get an estimate on your stuff

mythings, tell a story and get an estimate on your stuffDo you have some things that you would like to tell a story about and connect with people who have the same interests? Maybe even get an estimate of their worth? This is what MyThings brings to the table.

The site was originally developed as a service to track down stolen and looted artworks from World War II, but has since evolved into a separate social network where users can try and valuate the art and antiques of others. Carrying such items as consumer electronics, furniture, collections, or collectibles, MyThings encourages professionals to communicate with owners of the goods in question, giving the item an estimate of worth.

The site is great if you want to get a quick estimate on an item from a community setting. Is it just us, or does everyone think that social networks might be getting a little out of control?

[via webware]

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