Cobrand versus Buy and Make
Lycos and Terra used markedly different strategies for aggregating the content that.
attracts browsers and advertisers to their respective sites. Lycos used a cobranding strategy, leveraging the offerings of local third-party content providers
The advantages of Lycos' cobranding
approach are the following:
• It leverages local expertise without
acquisition costs.
• It chooses the best content providers
from the marketplace of all players.