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NAA: Q3 Was Worst Quarter For Online Newspaper Ad Revenues; Print Ad Spend Starting To Thaw?

PaidContent  Nov 20 09

Newspaper websites’ ad revenue got progressively worse in Q3, as the declines reached nearly 17 percent to $623 million, according to the latest Newspaper Association of America stats. In comparison, newspaper sites’ Q308 decline was only 3 percent; sequentially, Q2 newspaper online numbers fell 15.9 percent. Despite the deep revenue woes newspapers find themselves in on the print side, the combined print and online category actually saw some improvement sequentially, but it’s still nothing to cheer about.

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Yahoo's Revolving Door: Chief Technologist Leaves For Benchmark Capital

PaidContent  3 hours ago

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Chief Technologist Sam Pullara is leaving the company, capping off a week of high-profile departures.

Bernstein: Broadcasters Once Again Have a License To Print Money

PaidContent  4 hours ago

Most forecasters have expected broadcast ad revenues to experience a nice recovery as the recession eases, but BernsteinResearch analyst Michael Nathanson expects a TV advertising to see a rebound that could bring stations back to their healthier 2007 levels.

GOOG v BIDU: A Tale Of Two Stocks

PaidContent  4 hours ago

It now seems all but official that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will pull its search operations in China; Chinese media says Google will make an announcement Monday and the search engine could shut down as soon as April 10.

Palm's Stock Dives As Analyst Downgrades Target Price To $0

PaidContent  6 hours ago

Palm (NSDQ: PALM) provided a stark view of its financial and market position yesterday after releasing its third-quarter results.

Nuance Cans SpinVox Consumer Service, Canning Staff Too

PaidContent  6 hours ago

When I spoke with SpinVox buyer Nuance, as it began planning the future for the voicemail-to-text firm last month, it said it would pitch the service harder to network operators, stop offering new direct consumer accounts, but continue to maintain the service for existing subscribers.

Industry Moves: Zynga; Fairchild; Emmis; E!; Microsoft; FishBowl; Mesa; Publicis Seattle

PaidContent  16 hours ago

—Zynga: The FarmVille creator has hired Steven Chiang as president of the development studios, CEO Marc Pincus announced on his blog this week.

Yahoo's Schneider To Oversee Sales Temporarily

PaidContent  22 hours ago

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is moving quickly to fill the void left this week by the surprising departure of sales chief Joanne Bradford by handing her duties—for “at least the next few months”—to Yahoo North America head Hilary Schneider, according to a report in AdAge.

Palm's Struggles Will Handicap Its Ability To Ward Off Upcoming Competition

PaidContent  23 hours ago

Palm’s poor performance was no surprise today since it sent out a warning last month that sales were falling way short of expectations.

IVillage Plans Larger Health And Wellness Rollout

PaidContent  less than a day ago

Since updating its look last fall, iVillage has been tinkering at the edges, adding three new channels around celebrities, food and even astrology.



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