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Deal Radar 2009: The Rubicon Project
The Rubicon Project was born as a solution to one of the largest problems publishers face today: monetizing ad space. Approximately 80% of this space goes unsold across a fast-growing number of global ad networks. The company’s mission is to automate the $65 billion global online advertising industry with the goal of making advertising an effortless
Newspapers Struggling: GCI, NYT, MNI
Poor economic conditions are plaguing all industries and companies alike. In late October several newspaper stocks announced their Q3 results, and, as in Q2 of this year, all of them turned in a disappointing performance. Given that during Q3 viewership was up on account of the US presidential campaigns and the Beijing Olympics, the results were positively
Deal Radar 2008: BlogHer
Founded in 2005, BlogHer is the leading women’s blogging community and ad network. Elisa Camahort Page, Jory des Jardins, and Lisa Stone joined hands to launch a company which aimed at popularizing blogs written by women. The site offers women an opportunity to get their voices heard and for those who opt for the ad
Deal Radar 2008: Local Marketers
As startups invent new business models to monetize their offerings, one that has become popular is the Cost Per Action (CPA) model. Here’s a company that is trying CPA in the local advertising market.
Deal Radar 2008: Mevio
Digital entertainment network Mevio bills itself as users’ personal Internet TV, music and radio network. Originally known as PodShow, the company was founded in 2004 by former MTV VJ Adam Curry and technology and media executive and former songwriter/producer Ron Bloom, to help people download and publish podcasts. In a bid to re-brand itself, the
How Rafat Ali Found a Job (Part 1)
Rafat Ali is a journalist, pioneering blogger, and entrepreneur. Editor & Publisher has called Rafat “journalism’s poster boy for career independence from news companies”. I am very pleased to share his story of persistence and success. SM: Where are you from? Where did you grow up? RA: I was born in the UK, but my
Deal Radar 2008: Ning
Ning is a social publishing platform that allows users to create their own social websites and social networks. It was founded in 2004 by Marc Andreessen and Gina Bianchini as a stealth startup called 24 Hour Laundry. The Palo Alto, California-based company changed its name to Ning, which means peace in Chinese, in October 2005.
Top 8 Blog-related Startups
Blogs have clearly turned the media industry upside down,, with many providing coverage superior to that of newspapers and television. While most of them read poorly, some are excellent, and these are monetizing by quality ad networks with their content and traffic. Here are eight players in the blogosphere worth watching:
