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CategoryClassifieds Crowdsourcing and Classified Business Models
Instead I spoke about classifieds as a business, not just for today, but to ensure relevance in five years or even two years from now. I shared with the group what I thought was the ideal business model for classifieds, if one were thinking strategically.
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Josh Cohen, Google, and the Business of Newspapers
We came across a pretty neat video of Josh Cohen of Google News, as he chatted to newspaper publishers on their options on blocking content from being indexed by search engines, such as his.
German Newspapers File Antitrust Suit Against Google
The Federation of German Newspaper Publishers and the Association of German Magazine Publishers filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, for misappropriation of their news content and snippets from articles.
Microsoft to Pay Publishers for their News Content
So, it is no surprise that Microsoft has chosen now to capitalize on the “Google is stealing” mantra and offer to pay publishers for the right to use/index their content.
AOL Partners with Oodle
AOL’s partnership with Oodle will ‘officially’ be announced today, as the company launches its new AOL Classifieds venture. AOL Classifieds is slated to cover the US and parts of Canada, but if marketed properly through their other channels, AIM for example, this geography could expand relatively quickly. AOL is within the list of top sites … Continue Reading
Directories: still relevant to a newspapers business
We have countless ad-ition blog posts that reiterate the fact that newspapers need to start to think about innovative directory businesses online and we’ve preached this for a couple of reasons: Newspapers need to diversify their revenue streams Suburban newspapers, especially, have the local retailer market covered and need to take advantage of that position … Continue Reading
Total ‘Searches Performed’ Low in November
Total searches performed during the month of November, dropped by 3 per cent, affecting revenues gained by all of the major search engines. The data becomes even more interesting when you assess overall search and search share by the major players. All of the major search players lost search share in November, except for Google … Continue Reading
This Week’s eMedia with ad-ition (ep.7)
Covering stories from blog.ad-ition.com and other relevant classified media news. This episode’s covered news bits include a discussion on Cox and its purchase of Adify, a few words on the Newsday sale, KBB’s to 10 coolest vehicle list, and of course updates on the Microsoft/Yahoo! bid.
More on the Microsoft –Yahoo Saga
There is no need to rephrase, reposition or re – anything. This TechCrunch article on the Microsoft Yahoo saga is perfect. Furthermore, I really don’t want to spend all week blogging about this and TechCrunch, tonight anyway, has just made it easier.
Yahoo! Missed the RSVP Date. What Happens Next?
We have been loosely following the Yahoo/Microsoft story, as we didn’t want to over saturate you with details of the saga. However, as we promised on our last podcast, and given the key date’s arrival and dismissal, we will keep you posted on our blog with hopes of keeping you current on what is going … Continue Reading
