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- News Corp. prepares to destroy more online value
- Finally Good PointsYou may have wanted to mention that comcast wanted to buy out 51 percent and then charge. Maybe they are delaying the inevitable but a reverse scenario? Due to sites like Hulu and other I and other have not paid for cable or satellite for over 3 years....
- Tags: OpenOffice, Piracy, Blogging, Network technology, Hulu, News Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- News Corp. prepares to destroy more online value
- You can't force the market. If you're selling something others are giving away they won't buy from you. The price you charge must be related to what everyone else charges. And if you try to make everyone else charge it's called collusion. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Collusion, Dana Blankenhorn, News Corp.
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?
- Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?Won't workThe only way News will get their revenue offset is if 'the pipe' is charged; in other words ISPs get charged and pass along the cost to you in the form of an increase surcharge on your broadband account.When a...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Operational accounting, grand subscription plan, minimal revenue, News Corp., Much Ado, subscription plan, Rupert Murdoch, revenue
- Discussion threads 2009-08-06
- Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?
- News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch said that the company will begin charging for its news sites. The details were a bit vague, but Murdoch said News Corp.'s big experiment kicks off in 2010. The larger question is whether this move is much ado about little revenue. We'll...
- Tags: Revenue, Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., Quality Journalism, Weinkes, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- MySpace names Facebook VP Van Natta as CEO
- News Corporation today announced the appointment of Owen Van Natta to the role of MySpace Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Van Natta will be based in Los Angeles and report directly to Jonathan Miller, News Corporation’s CEO of Digital Media and Chief Digital Officer. ...
- Tags: Facebook, News Corp., MySpace, CEO, Corporate Governance, Investment, Digital Media, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- MySpace co-founder agrees to step down as CEO
- Chris DeWolfe, CEO and co-founder of MySpace, has agreed to step down from his position and stay on as a "strategic advisor." News Corp., which owns MySpace, did not name a replacement but the buzz on the All Things Digital blog today has been hinting at Owen Van Natta, former...
- Tags: News Corp., MySpace, Social Networking, Blogging, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- Will News Corp.
- Will News Corp.Interesting news to the world of Social NetworkingInteresting news to the world of Social NetworkingCheers,Kathiravan Manoharanhttp://kathyravan.blogspot.comhttp://paisamechanic.blogspot.com
- Tags: Social networking, News Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- Will News Corp.'s bigger worries cause MySpace to be passed by Facebook?
- Media conglomerate News Corp. said today that it's continuing to feel the pinch of the economy and, like many other industries, is finding its impact to be more severe than once expected. For its second quarter, the company reported an adjusted net loss of $6.4 billion, or $2.45 per share,...
- Tags: Facebook, News Corp., MySpace, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-02-05
- WSJ downgraded; Are layoffs next?
- Is it wrong to keep believing in newspapers? Apparently Wall Street thinks so. And this time, the target is planted straight on the back of News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch and his Wall Street Journal. Peter Kafka reports on his Media Memo blog, which is...
- Tags: Layoff, Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Blogging, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
- How much are your friends worth?
- News Corp. revealed yesterday that its new media subsidiary Fox Interactive Media FIM has missed this year's revenue target of $1bn by 10 per cent. FIM's portfolio is dominated by MySpace which accounts for the majority of its revenue, bringing into question once again the ability to monetize the huge...
- Tags: Advertisement, Google AdWords, News Corp., MySpace, Advertiser, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Report: MySpace turning News Corp. stock toxic; advertisers shy of UGC
- Report: MySpace turning News Corp. stock toxic; advertisers shy of UGCMyspacedidnt know advertisers are shying away from the anarchy of User-Generated Content UGC.interesting. kodyhttp://dude56112.wordpress.com/
- Tags: UGC, advertiser, MySpace, News Corp., stock
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Report: MySpace turning News Corp. stock toxic; advertisers shy of UGC
- While I don't normally comment on matters relating to Wall Street here on The Social Web, a Bloomberg article published today raises a number issues relating to News Corp.'s attempts to extract profit from MySpace. After Fox Interactive Media FIM, the company division that runs MySpace, said...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Stock, News Corp., MySpace, Advertiser, Social Networking, Branding, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- What if News Corp., MSN and Yahoo were a separate company?
- For the first time since Microsoft announced its intentions to buy Yahoo, I see one way the coupling might make a tiny bit of sense. As of late yesterday (April 9), Yahoo is now rumored to be contemplating a merger with AOL (talk about the ultimate anti-Microsoft...
- Tags: MSN, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Business Structures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Entrepreneurship, Financial Accounting, Finance, Investment, Business Operations, Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Fox Interactive reshuffles: Social media and making money tough
- Fox Interactive confirmed Friday that it has reshuffled its management and ad operations--a sign that problems monetizing Myspace persist. First, the generic headline from the statement that confirmed a lot of coverage. Fox Interactive named Adam Bain to be president of Fox Interactive Media Audience Network. Key...
- Tags: Revenue, Fox Interactive Media, Social Media, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., MySpace, FIM, PaidContent, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Microsoft-Yahoo: Radio silence phase is over; The two are talking
- Yahoo is reportedly holding informal merger discussions with Microsoft in a move that indicates a thaw between the two parties. Citing a source familiar with the talks, News.com's Dawn Kawamoto reported that the Yahoo and Microsoft are holding informal merger talks. Here's what the end of the...
- Tags: Merger, Yahoo! Inc., Radio, Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- AOL acquires Bebo for $850 million; Social networking field narrows
- AOL has made its social networking move, acquiring Bebo and getting access to its membership of 40 million worldwide. In a statement Thursday, AOL said Bebo is a "perfect complement to AOL’s personal communications network and puts us in a leading position in social media." ...
- Tags: Bebo, Network, America Online Inc., News Corp., Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?
- Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?Another possible set up?I think you failed to consider one more scenario. If News Corp. actually does plan to buy Yahoo, why would they want to continue using Google as a search client and ad service provider when they have just...
- Tags: Micro$oft, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., News Corp., Fox Interactive Media
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?
- Fox is reportedly thinking about terminating its deal with Google for search advertising and getting in bed with Microsoft. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington is reporting the news based on what appears to be one source, but a potential Google-Fox breakup is plausible. It's also possible that this rumor...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Google Inc., TechCrunch, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Breakup, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- Yahoo seen in News Corp. talks, but analysts dubious
- Yahoo seen in News Corp. talks, but analysts dubiousStraight from the Horse's MouthFrom a Fox News Interview - Feb. 5, 2008 Thurs on the future of any Internet revenue with his groups - something to really Bank on??CAVUTO: ..One of the things they [writers] talk about, Mr. Murdoch — and...
- Tags: News Corp., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- Why+a+Yahoo-News+Corp.+deal+makes+sense
- Why+a+Yahoo-News+Corp.+deal+makes+senseSounds good, but, if MS is persistent, 60B trumps everything.Having these talks IS a great strategy to make MS pay more, but, MS could still do a hostile takeover after the News Corp deal, it would just be a lot harder and more expensive with Rupert Murdoch owning 20%, and...
- Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., News Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-13
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