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Alt-Weeklies Using SelectAlternatives See Significant Growth in '08
SelectAlternatives has released a study of 15 papers using its personals/social networking software comparing Jan.-Oct. 2008 against Jan.-Oct. 2007. The study found that total revenues are up 8 percent; personals revenues are up 16 percent; and adult Revenues are down five percent. Web traffic also saw significant increases, with total page views increasing 12 percent, to 60.7 million in '08.
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Sutcliffe Associates, LLC Press Release |
11-20-2008 9:04 am |
Press Releases
Verve Wireless Partners with Local Search and Paid Listings Network
Partnership Extends Publishers' Local Platform to Mobile
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Verve Wireless Press Release |
11-20-2008 9:24 am |
Press Releases
Websites That Dig for News Rise as Watchdogsnew
The New York Times |
11-20-2008 8:27 am |
Industry News
Citysearch Geo-Targets Locations, Adsnew
Online Media Daily |
11-20-2008 8:25 am |
Industry News
Video: More from Washington City Paper's Office Consolidationnew
Washington City Paper |
11-18-2008 12:45 pm |
Industry News
Two New Motions Filed in Creative Loafing Bankruptcy Casenew
Last week, Creative Loafing asked a bankruptcy judge to authorize CEO Ben Eason to hire the investment banking firm that brokered the Reader/City Paper purchase to evaluate the company's business plan, seek new financing, and prepare the company to be sold if necessary, Atlanta Magazine's Steve Fennessy reports. Meanwhile, Eason's largest creditor, Atalaya Capital Management, asked the judge to lift the automatic stay that prevented CL from defaulting on its loan, arguing that the value of the company is falling with each passing day due to the bankruptcy filing and to "downward trends in the advertising industry." Eason tells Fennessy he stands by his decision to expand. "I think it's one of the smartest things we've done," he says. "I'd rather be navigating [the economic downturn] with Washington City Paper and Chicago Reader and [syndicated column] Straight Dope than without them." MORE: The Reader's Michael Miner weighs in, and City Paper consolidates its office into one floor.
Atlanta Magazine |
11-17-2008 12:11 pm |
Industry News
Google Releases Search Engine Optimization Starter Guidenew
Google |
11-14-2008 11:03 am |
Industry News
VVM's Digital Director Talks About How They've Approached the Webnew
In a video interview from last month's Digital Hollywood conference, Village Voice Media director of web and digital operations Bill Jensen tells Vator TV's Ezra Roizen about how VVM has stepped up its game online. "The key is ... we had to go daily," Jensen says. "That was the biggest challenge ... changing the culture to go from weekly to daily." He says that each VVM paper now has about 30 pieces of daily content going up on its site, in addition to the weekly content being created for the paper.
Vator TV |
11-13-2008 1:06 pm |
Industry News
Study: Publishers Missing Out On Untapped Monetary Value Of Online Content Proliferationnew
Online Media Daily |
11-13-2008 8:24 am |
Industry News
Willamette Week Tightens Belt, but Santa Fe Reporter is 'Doing Well'new
In his yearly report to readers, Willamette Week publisher Richard Meeker says the Portland, Ore., newsweekly's financial situation has been "lousy." Advertising is down since July and the paper is more than ten percent below budget for the year. But the news isn't all bad. Meeker says WW's "total audience has remained steady" and its sister paper, the Santa Fe Reporter, is having a good year. Nevertheless, WW has laid off several staffers and transferred one staff writer to Santa Fe. Editor Mark Zusman tells AAN News that the paper laid off three classified sales representatives, one designer, and staff writer (and "Queer Window" columnist) Byron Beck, while Corey Pein moves to the Reporter. Although the paper will "be lucky to eke out a small profit this year," Meeker says he and Zusman are "eager to tackle the challenges we all now face, and more committed than ever to continuing -- and improving -- the quality of reporting and thinking we do." More on Beck's departure from the Portland Mercury and Just Out magazine.
Willamette Week |
11-12-2008 8:33 am |
Industry News
Tech Startup Scans Web Video for Blank Spaces to Insert Adsnew
Online Media Daily |
11-10-2008 11:09 am |
Industry News
What Now Toons Releases 'Super President,' an Animated Tribute to Hope
What Now Toons Press Release |
11-10-2008 9:46 am |
Press Releases
Borrell Study: Interactive Ad Spending Will Top Out in 2009new
Online Media Daily |
11-07-2008 9:34 am |
Industry News
Google, Yahoo Scrap Proposed Search Dealnew
Online Media Daily |
11-06-2008 8:43 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing
Fairfield County Weekly Combines Offices with New Haven Advocatenew
To save costs in an ever-tightening economy, two of the three New Mass. Media papers will now share office space in New Haven. Staff members have been given laptops and cellphones and will seemingly be traveling in the Fairfield County area -- about 20 miles from New Haven -- quite a bit.
Fairfield County Weekly |
11-05-2008 11:56 am |
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