Archives for the 'Participate Media General' Category
RealClearPolitics
Yesterday (March 12, 2007) was our last day as Publisher for RealClearPolitics. As was reported in PaidContent a month ago, the investor group I led sold our stake in RealClearPolitics back to the founders earlier this year…and stepping down as Publisher is a natural consequence of that transaction. It was a great investment […]
Sweet Home Chicago
It’s been a while since I posted - but I felt the need to chime in on all the discussion about Geography and how it relates to your startup — and to online media in general.
Ross Mayfield (bottom of the post) asks Dick Costolo of Feedburner:
So Dick, let me ask you one question that […]
Return on Participation
I co-wrote this whitepaper back in 2000 with my last company, Participate.com (yes I like the name) — and I think it still has merit and relevancy today as publisher try to “crack the code” on driving viral customer acquisition behavior.
I putting it up today in light of Fred’s post on MyBlogLog and my comment:
These […]
Capital Efficiency - or - Why Are You Raising So Much Money?
There’s been a confluence of events in the past week or so that continues to support what we’re seeing and doing in the web publishing space.
First, Evan Williams announced the formation of Obvious Corporation, to create a network of web-based services, each with a distinct purpose and brand, but sharing a set of principles and […]
On NY Times Select….
I commented on Fred’s post on Times Select and decided to turn my comment into a post. Fred expressed some frustration at TimesSelect, and how it is keeping important voices out of the debate. I agree, and actually think it is also a 1999 (and losing) strategy for a web publisher:
As I […]
