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The Washington Post Company Buys iCurrent: Old Media is Dead. Long Live Old Media.

Jarvis Coffin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jarvis Coffin

The Washington Post Company reported (see story in Paid Content) that it has acquired iCurrent, a company in the business of helping internet users as...

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Old Media Wannabes

Jarvis Coffin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jarvis Coffin

To the extent the internet industry measure success in relation to the faded glory of cable's early days, new media's ultimate break-through on value will be postponed.

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Content, Content Everywhere And Not a Drop to Drink? Yahoo Buys Associated Content.

Jarvis Coffin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Associated Content, Content Mills, Yahoo!, Aol, Online Advertising, Wall Street Journal, Internet Advertising, Technology News
Jarvis Coffin

Yahoo! has bought Associated Content, giving it 350,000 freelance writers that gin-up stories from "neighborhoods" across the country. The move is clearly aimed at AOL's content-assembly-line initiative.

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