Comments on: Why Guardian Media Bought paidContent for $30M

By: GMG appoints Gibbons as non-exec director « BusinessMedia.co.uk

GMG appoints Gibbons as non-exec director « BusinessMedia.co.uk — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:26:56 +0000

[...] Why Guardian Media Bought paidContent for $30M [...]

By: Zoomf Blog - UK Property Blog » Blog Archive » Blogging is worth it! Just ask PaidContent.

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:04:13 +0000

[...] highlights yet another big newspaper hedging its future on where media consumption is headed. As Om Malik points out, Guardian is hoping to “use a disruptive strategy that involves using technology to build a [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:36:30 +0000

I just wonder what was the valuation model? PaidCOntent publishes so much about M&A and VC deals in the industry — maybe it is time to disclose some details about the PaidContent/Guardian deal. $30 million seems a lot!

By: Madhavan

Madhavan — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:04:14 +0000

Om-I really admire your post for all the reasons mentioned above. To that I may add that both you and Rafat have been pathbreakers, changing something and chronicling that very change yourself rather well. I would like to call this “living the disruption”…some close to Mahatma Gandhi’s saying: “Be the change you want to see!”
I wish you both good luck. I am also reminded me of a saying by Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy: “It is like changing the tyres of an aircraft midflight!”
Some of the insights you offer in the post and by recollection need some more fleshing out for a larger evangelisation..but surely that gives us all something to do?:)

By: Rafat

Rafat — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:04:06 +0000

Hey Om
Thanks for your nice words…and everyone’s well wishes here. Sorry I couldn’t jump in here earlier, with all the whirlwind yesterday. Someone even told me a new iPhone launched yesterday…i missed that one :)

The standards Om and his team has helped define are worth all the value they will get, I have no doubt. Om’s own journey, especially in the last year, is inspiring.

Om, you better take me to the best damn Indian restaurant next time I am in SF….I will pay :)

By: PaidContent y The Guardian: los medios clásicos y la red » El Blog de Enrique Dans

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:49:49 +0000

[...] que tenía tantas sinergias y posibilidades, que era demasiado buena para dejarla pasar. Además, como bien comenta Om Malik, posibilidades de desarrollo de nuevos medios especializados, con formatos de tipo 2.0, para la [...]

By: Guardian buys PaidContent = Smart » mathewingram.com/work |

Guardian buys PaidContent = Smart » mathewingram.com/work | — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:08:47 +0000

[...] the trade-press and professional services division of Guardian Media. My friend Om Malik has some worthwhile thoughts on the deal as well. function fbs_click() [...]

By: RD

RD — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:50:36 +0000

It is surprising the UK based GMG paid $30 mill for a site which has most of it’s visitors are from US. According to Alexa traffic details United States counts for 76.1% of hits, India with 4.3 % and UK with only 3.9 %.

By: Kamla Bhatt Blog » Diaspora Entrepreneur Interviews Ideas Internet and Telecom Merger & Acquisition Podcast Technology Web 2.0 » Congrats to Rafat Ali & NextContent Team

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:40:56 +0000

[...] Om Malik has a really nice post congratulating Rafat and his team. I am guessing that ContentNext’s acquisition is the talk of many Silicon Valley bloggers and not the launch of Apple’s new iPhone. [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:39:05 +0000

@Ajay

R u a farmer. Ur analogies are laughable. OM - very good and clean notes on the deal. One of ur best posts.

By: Ajay

Ajay — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:43:41 +0000

It is true that the internet is completely changing the media business, not just in distribution but eventually the form itself will change in major ways. However, right now it is like trying to grow a plant in fertile soil (the internet) with plenty of sunlight (online readers) but no water. The water is micropayments and until a working system is deployed, the field will be relatively barren compared to the forest that will grow once we have micropayments working.

By: JTS

JTS — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:54:21 +0000

Good for Rafat and Kara. PaidContent and the family of GigaOmniMedia sites have done a superb job of chronicling the stunning transformation that digital distribution models and broadband have imposed upon so many businesses – with a special callout for traditional media.

It is a great milestone for those of you who have worked so hard, under the near constant deadline and have done so in a fair, balanced and frankly relentless manner – calling BS where it needed to be called and praising innovation where praise was deserved.

Good on ya!

By: Si PaidContent vale 30 millones, cuánto vale Techcrunch? Loogic.com

Si PaidContent vale 30 millones, cuánto vale Techcrunch? Loogic.com — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:50:22 +0000

[...] noticia en si es fácil de contar, hay una empresa de medios que se llama Guardian Media Group que se tira [...]

By: Chetan Sharma

Chetan Sharma — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:05:33 +0000

yeah, Rafat like you has been doing a great job of executing on the new media promise.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:38:05 +0000

@worth

Rafat is one man who deserves it. He has worked hard for it. I think the big issue that people don’t seem to realize is the fundamental nature of the media business, the economics around it and deal with the new consumption patterns. We all - Rafat, Mike, Matt, Kara and countless others are finetuning this new model.

Rafat’s exit is a good validation for all.

By: worth

worth — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:25:13 +0000

Om, it clearly comes through that you’re happy for this guy, rather than jealous - good stuff!
There’s a Seeking Alpha commentary on the future of news (print vs. online) and journalism, and to me, the advantage that online content creators/journalists like yourself have over print is that you never sleep and you have 24 hour access to distribution. You seemingly live and breathe this stuff every moment of your existence. We know that if it happens, we’ll see it from you or Arrington (or Swisher?) first.
Keep up the good, hard work!