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Dec 19
2011

CBS Goes Deeper with Local Content Via Examiner.com Deal

CBS plans to build deeper local online content by commissioning specific local topics for articles from thousands of writers at Examiner.com. Both parties were mum about whether there is revenue sharing involved, but did note that writers will receive a different payment plan than they receive on Examiner.com. Leonard Brody, president of Clarity Digital, which …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, TV/Radio

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Jul 13
2010

Helium Provides ‘Refereed’ Content for Local Media

Everyone is fighting for better, more cost-efficient way of producing content for Websites. But is the so-called “content mill,” search optimized approach of a Demand Media, Associated Content or Examiner.com the only way to achieve this? Whether you agree or disagree with the characterization of these companies (we largely disagree), alternatives are out there. One …continue reading »

Categories: Google, Sales Channels

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Jul 1
2010

Praized Media Rolls out ‘Needium’ for Social-Based Leads

Praized Media, recognizing that social-based media has largely moved from the blogosphere to social media sites during the past two years, has now rolled out “Needium,” a new semantic search site that crawls Facebook and Twitter for specific leads. “A lot of the conversation in blogs now occurs on Twitter and Facebook,” says co-founder Sebastian …continue reading »

Categories: Social Media

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Mar 23
2010

Marketplaces 2010: Content Creators See Enhanced Ad Value

Content creators that seek to optimize millions of pieces of content for contextual vertical advertising were on full display at Marketplaces 2010 today in San Diego. Associated Content President and Founder Luke Beatty noted that his company was “the first crowd- sourced media platform” and now attracts 16 million unique visitors. Research done for the …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Verticals

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Jan 28
2010

Examiner.com Nears 30,000 Local Contributors

Examiner.com, the Philip Anschutz-backed site that calls itself “the insider source for everything local,” says it is likely to pass 30,000 active contributors, or “Examiners,” within days, and 85,000 by 2011. The current tally includes 1,234 active contributors in LA, 1,189 active contributors in New York , 921 in Chicago, 901 in San Francisco, 900 …continue reading »

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Nov 30
2009

Examiner.com’s Makeover: Deep Focus on Local/Vertical

Does it make any sense to build a national chain of city sites by hiring local editors, one by one? The answer is a resolute “no” according to Examiner.com CEO Rick Blair, who said he’d been there and done that when he was a top exec at AOL Digital City. Blair came on board to …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Misc, Verticals

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