pC LIVE Podcast: New media entities panel with Slate, Vox, reddit and LinkedIn
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Enjoy this re-broadcast of a star-studded panel from our recent paidContent LIVE show in New York. Read more »
Are comments a wretched hive of scum and villainy or an underused resource for publishers?
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Although many traditional media outlets and journalists see reader comments as having little or no value, publishers like Gawker and The Verge see them as a potential source of revenue — and even potential hires. Read more »
Game on! Vox launches long-awaited video game site, Polygon
Vox Media’s long awaited video game site, Polygon, finally launched on Wednesday. Will the company’s heavy investments in tech and staff pay off as well for gaming news as they did for sports and tech news? Read more »
Curbed’s Lockhart Steele weighs in on advertising — and Nick Denton
Everyone likes the idea of a thriving website sustained by a community of local readers. But too often “local” has been the stuff of journalistic ideals rather than real-world business plans. Real estate blog, Curbed, appears to be bucking this trend. How? Read more »
5 key takeaways from paidContent 2012
It’s all about the platform — except when it isn’t: Speakers at paidContent 2012 spoke about the opportunities, challenges and constraints of creating digital content. Read more »
Digital story-telling and the rise of the new publishers
In order to tell the story of Star Wars, George Lucas had to create a new technology company that was powerful enough to tell that story. The same thing has to happen in digital news publishing, industry experts discussed at paidContent 2012. Read more »
paidContent 2012: An agenda (& networking) you don’t want to miss
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paidContent 2012: At the Crossroads is only a day away — with a line up of Q&A, on-target sessions, new research and lots of time for networking with key decision makers. Read more »
The disruption in media and real-time politics at paidContent 2012
As part of paidContent 2012: At The Crossroads on May 23 in New York, I’ll be talking with venture capitalist Fred Wilson about the future of media and with Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo and Vivian Schiller of NBC News about real-time politics. Read more at GigaOM »
paidContent 2012: Just a few days to go
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As much as things change, one goal remains the same: the creation and evolution of sustainable business models that will support quality media, entertainment and information across platforms — and paidContent 2012 is all about meeting that goal. Read more »
With Launch Of The Verge, SB Nation Parent Rebrands As Vox Media
As of Tuesday, SB Nation no longer stands alone. The sports site, which has grown from a federation of sports blogs to a prominent network a… Read more »
SB Nation Wins Tech Publishing Fantasy Draft; Signs Engadget Team
We have an answer to the tech publishing world’s version of And Then There Were None: the core team formerly known as Engadget has surfaced… Read more »
SB Nation Buys Two Sites; Expands College Sports, Global Soccer Coverage
A few months after taking a $10.5 million funding round, sports blog network SB Nation has made two acquisitions that will broaden its cover… Read more »
SB Nation Ups Its Funding To Nearly $24 Million With New Round
Eager to expand its sales team and continue its momentum, sports blog network SB Nation has raised another $10.5 million in a third round of… Read more »
Revamped SBNation Hooks Up With FanHouse
So what does a five-year-old sports start-up do with $13 million in funding? Blog network SBNation is spending some of it on a new strategy… Read more »
Social Music Service Qloud Launches; Investors Include Steve Case, Ted Leonsis and Others
Qloud, a social music service backed by Steve Case’s Revolution LLC, has officially launched, unveiling a list of investors and directors. I… Read more »
