AAN News
Survey: 72 Percent of Advertisers See More Digital Spending in 2010new
Media Daily News |
12-17-2009 12:46 pm |
Industry News
Study: Email Still Top Content-Sharing Optionnew
Online Media Daily |
12-17-2009 9:27 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
East Bay Express Hosting Office Tour Prior to AAN West Conference
On Friday, Jan. 29 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, the East Bay Express will host a tour of its office in Oakland before the AAN West conference gets rolling later that day, walking attendees through the paper's production process as a way to start a discussion about creating an accurate and efficient operation.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
12-14-2009 2:14 pm |
Association News
Search and Video Are Bright Spots In Down Online Ad Marketnew
Online Media Daily |
12-14-2009 2:02 pm |
Industry News
VVM's Voice Local Network Grows Revenue in First Six Months
Village Voice Media says that revenues from its Voice Local Network have doubled month-over-month since the network's launch in June, while the number of advertisers has more than quadrupled. In addition, VVM reports that the network has been bringing in high CPM rates across the board, averaging $10 gross CPMs and higher.
(FULL STORY)
Village Voice Media Press Release |
12-10-2009 12:48 pm |
Press Releases
AAN West Schedule and Hotel Accommodations All Set
After a one-year absence, AAN West is returning to the Bay Area this winter. The conference will be held on Jan. 29 and 30 in Berkeley immediately after the Web Publishing Conference in San Francisco. The conference website is now live, and it has all the info you need on programming, hotels and registration.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
12-08-2009 4:31 pm |
Association News
Forecast: Online Will Take More Ad Dollars Than Newspapers By 2015new
paidContent |
12-08-2009 2:37 pm |
Industry News
Study: 40 Percent of Americans Open to Behavioral Targetingnew
A new study from market research firm Synovate finds that 32 percent of Americans would be open to having their web browsing habits monitored if it meant they received ads more relevant to their interests, as long as they couldn't be identified as an actual person by the data collected. Another 8 percent said they would be open to behavioral targeting with "few, if any, concerns," but 35 percent said they weren't interested because of privacy concerns.
Marketing Daily |
12-07-2009 8:03 am |
Industry News
Citysearch Rolls Out Twitter Integration On Business Listing Pagesnew
Online Media Daily |
12-07-2009 8:03 am |
Industry News
AAN Releases Guidelines for 2010 AltWeekly Awards

The contest website will open Tue., Dec. 15, 2009 and will close on the contest deadline, Mon., Feb. 8, 2010 at 11 pm (EST).
There are now three separate blog categories: Group/Staff Blog, Individual Blog, and Music Blog. There is also a new award for the best use of Multimedia. The Wild Card category is Health Care.
Download the complete contest rules here. (FULL STORY)
There are now three separate blog categories: Group/Staff Blog, Individual Blog, and Music Blog. There is also a new award for the best use of Multimedia. The Wild Card category is Health Care.
Download the complete contest rules here. (FULL STORY)
AAN |
12-04-2009 1:17 pm |
Association News
Update on the Executive Director Search
On Nov. 20, AAN officially stopped accepting applications for the executive director position. Since then, the Executive
Committee has narrowed a list of more than 75 candidates to a group of
eight individuals. At the same time, the committee created a Hiring Committee to oversee the rest of the process; this newly formed
committee's first task will be further winnowing the group of eight
down to a smaller group of finalists,
who will then be invited to AAN headquarters in Washington, D.C. for
interviews.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
12-04-2009 11:46 am |
Association News
Las Vegas Weekly Parent Company Consolidates Operationsnew
The Greenspun Media Group, which publishes the Weekly along with the daily Las Vegas Sun and a host of other properties, laid off a number of employees yesterday as part of a major restructuring to streamline operations. Staff at all of the company's publications will now be housed in one building and coalesce in three teams: editorial, advertising and support. Greenspun has not released the number of layoffs involved, but the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the number is "at least 20" and includes two Weekly staffers. On his blog, Weekly columnist Steve Friess says those two are Bethany Acree and Josh Bell.
Las Vegas Sun |
12-02-2009 9:05 am |
Industry News
NAA Argues Against Opt-In Consent for Behavioral Targetingnew
Online Media Daily |
12-01-2009 9:08 am |
Industry News
VVM Launches a National Blog Covering Cannabis Culturenew
Toke of the Town is the latest national blog property launched by Village Voice Media, joining titles like Heartless Doll, Joystick Division and True Crime Report.
Westword |
11-30-2009 11:03 am |
Industry News
Seattle Weekly Partners with Urbanspoon to Handle Online Dining Reservationsnew
Seattle Weekly |
11-24-2009 12:27 pm |
Industry News