AAN News
San Antonio Current Celebrates 25 Years With Anniversary Bash
Rounding out a quarter-century as San Antonio’s free, award-winning, alternative newsweekly, the Current will throw a celebratory bash of epic proportions.
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San Antonio Current |
09-19-2011 12:44 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Marketing, San Antonio Current
Decadence in Detroit
Decadence, Metro Times' over-the-top party, will come to life on Friday, September 23.
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Metro Times |
09-19-2011 10:43 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Marketing, Metro Times
The Media Oxpecker: The Web's Walking Dead
Why are AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo forming an ad alliance? Is giving away Android tablets an effective strategy for luring new readers? And why are people raving about The Boston Globe's new website?
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AAN |
09-16-2011 4:46 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: The AOL-Yahoo Hot Mess
The dysfunction at AOL and Yahoo takes the spotlight, Groupon reconsiders its public offering, and the Los Angeles Times freezes vacation accrual for its employees until Christmas.
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AAN |
09-09-2011 5:45 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: 'Always Be Looking'
Washington Post metro reporters now "get to work from home, forever." Web traffic to daily deal sites plummets. And Jack Shafer says you'll probably be laid off later this afternoon.
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AAN |
09-02-2011 12:05 pm |
Media Roundup
30th Anniversary Issue of the Austin Chronicle On Stands Today
In honor of the occasion, the 30th anniversary issue of the Austin Chronicle on stands today will unveil a redesign of the paper.
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Austin Chronicle |
09-01-2011 12:57 pm |
Press Releases
The Media Oxpecker: The Belt-Tightening Continues
In the wake of this week's layoffs at Slate, is it time to reconsider its general interest model? Are Groupon's flaws the result of poor management, or are they more systemic? And can you tell the difference between the social media guidelines of the U.S. Army and ESPN? A pop quiz awaits!
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AAN |
08-26-2011 2:12 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Notes From Beyond the Paywall
Why do people pay for the New York Times online when its paywall is so easy to get around? How much are people now willing to pay for news content? And why are some digital news startups branching out into print? READ ON.
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AAN |
08-19-2011 4:23 pm |
Media Roundup
Free Webinar: Generating Revenue with Online Contests & Promotions
AAN is offering a free webinar on August 25, "Winning With Contests," which will show you how to generate revenue and online traffic with online contests and promotions.
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AAN |
08-18-2011 5:11 pm |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: The Tragic, Untimely Death of Groupon's Adjusted CSOI
Groupon's adjusted CSOI is officially out. AOL's inexpensive shares are surprisingly in. And Gannett makes a bid to be next season's "it" brand.
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AAN |
08-12-2011 3:30 pm |
Media Roundup
The Big Deal: How Alts Are Responding to the Online Coupon Trend
A new day, a new daily deal site; Groupon, LivingSocial, BuyWithMe, Woot -- and probably 15 more since the start of this sentence.
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AAN |
08-11-2011 11:00 am |
Industry News
Tackling the Tablet: Advice from Three Early Adopters
With custom tablet publishing now the talk of the digital journalism world, we catch up with three AAN members -- NOW Magazine, Gambit and Colorado Springs Independent -- that have already unveiled apps for iPad and other e-readers to find out what they've learned.
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AAN |
08-08-2011 10:48 am |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: Twitter's 'Absolutely Filthy Bathroom Wall'
Google News gets (kinda) human while Google+ piles on the users, the problem with promoted tweets, and building "a newsroom time machine."
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AAN |
08-05-2011 11:00 am |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Groupon's Bullshit Accounting
The early success of the New York Times paywall, Groupon's "bullshit accounting" principles, and Gannett makes a play for the daily deal space.
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AAN |
07-29-2011 3:23 pm |
Media Roundup
AAN Members Approve Name Change, Elect Zankowski As President
At the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies annual meeting on Saturday, July 23 in New Orleans, members voted unanimously to change the organization's name to Association of Alternative Newsmedia. The association also elected Colorado Springs Independent CEO Fran Zankowski as President and admitted its first online-only publication: The American Independent News Network.
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AAN |
07-26-2011 5:33 pm |
Association News
