Monday, December 15, 2008
Why You’re Losing Your Magazine Job
Everyone knows why magazine companies are shedding people left and right: They’re shedding ad dollars left and right. But sometimes a visual really does help drive the point home.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Lady Blog Network BlogHer Gives Bloggers a Pay Cut
BlogHer, a women’s ad network/publishing network and conference organizer, is cutting the amount it pays to its blog partners by 10 percent. That’s really sort of a double cut, since the blog owners/writers in its network get paid based on the ads BlogHer can sell, and ads are already under pressure.
Who Said Web 2.0 Was R.I.P.? Microblog Tumblr Raises $4.5 Million, Expectations
Tumblr is exactly the kind of start-up that’s supposed to be gasping for air in today’s dismal economy: A trendy but niche Web service with a prominent founder and exactly zero revenue. Instead, it has raised a $4.5 million funding round from Union Square Ventures and Spark Capital, which values the company at around $15 million.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
ComScore: Cyber Monday Sales Up 15 Percent
As promised, here are the comScore Cyber Monday numbers: The Web measurement firm says sales increased 15 percent over last year’s totals.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Buffett: Unemployment Going Past 8 Percent
Not technically a media story per se, but the folks at Fox Business Network want everyone to know that they’ve got an interview with Warren Buffett running at 4 p.m. Eastern time today. They’ve taped it already, so they’re handing out transcripts and excerpts, and they’re pretty interesting. Given that FBN is only available in about 40 million homes, reading them will be the only way many of you will be able to get to the interview.
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