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Bean Counter's Comments Bean Counter's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/1243/comments New York Times: We Won't Have to Shutter The Boston Globe After All http://seekingalpha.com/article/135086-new-york-times-we-won-t-have-to-shutter-the-boston-globe-after-all?source=feed#comment-490571 490571 Tue, 05 May 2009 13:31:33 -0400 1981 News Report Predicts the Death of Print Newspapers http://seekingalpha.com/article/135132-1981-news-report-predicts-the-death-of-print-newspapers?source=feed#comment-490550 490550 Tue, 05 May 2009 13:24:15 -0400 Some Internet Lessons from the Close of Portfolio http://seekingalpha.com/article/133602-some-internet-lessons-from-the-close-of-portfolio?source=feed#comment-482370 482370
Conde Nast specializes in serving advertisers who of luxury goods like watches and fashion, and those glossy ads are the last things that will move to the web. So how do you test this on the web?

Portfolio had a decent high-end audience. Editorially, it was ok. But in this advertising environment, the advertisers stuck with Vanity Fair and other titles, not needing something new.

The lesson here is about trying to expand in a down market, not about internet testing of glossy magazine ads.]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:16:12 -0400
Conde Nast specializes in serving advertisers who of luxury goods like watches and fashion, and those glossy ads are the last things that will move to the web. So how do you test this on the web?

Portfolio had a decent high-end audience. Editorially, it was ok. But in this advertising environment, the advertisers stuck with Vanity Fair and other titles, not needing something new.

The lesson here is about trying to expand in a down market, not about internet testing of glossy magazine ads.]]> Why Does WSJ.com Charge For Content? http://seekingalpha.com/article/127455-why-does-wsj-com-charge-for-content?source=feed#comment-437873 437873 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:58:17 -0400 The Financial Times Launches Its Own Business News Search Engine (Newssift) http://seekingalpha.com/article/126746-the-financial-times-launches-its-own-business-news-search-engine-newssift?source=feed#comment-432026 432026 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:40:37 -0400 The Issue of Trust is with Google, Not Viacom http://seekingalpha.com/article/84882-the-issue-of-trust-is-with-google-not-viacom?source=feed#comment-205820 205820 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:36:51 -0400 The Latest Nail In Newspapers' Coffin: Outsourcing http://seekingalpha.com/article/82766-the-latest-nail-in-newspapers-coffin-outsourcing?source=feed#comment-193117 193117 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:45:31 -0400