Neil Vogel, an entrepreneur who created the Webby Awards, is the new CEO of About.com. He plans to increase traffic and add more flash to the site while sticking to its advertising-based business model.
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Jeff Roberts
Apr 2, 2013 - 2:13 PM PST
About.com is in free fall. The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) revealed yesterday that its network of information sites suffered a 67% drop in pr…
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Jeff Roberts
Feb 3, 2012 - 4:49 PM PST
Last week, following three consecutive quarters of declining revenues at its About Group unit, the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) decided it…
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David Kaplan
May 16, 2011 - 12:40 AM PST
After three years in the position — and three straight quarters of decline, Cella Irvine is no longer CEO of the New York Times (NYSE: NYT)…
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David Kaplan
May 10, 2011 - 4:26 PM PST
NYTCo (NYSE: NYT) guide site About.com is laying off 22 staffers, or about 10 percent of its workforce, Reuters reported. The layoffs are sp…
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David Kaplan
Feb 5, 2009 - 5:05 PM PST
We’ve heard the chatter about the New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) possibly selling About.com … let’s start by admitting that what makes…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 3, 2008 - 10:50 PM PST
Scott Meyer stepped down last February as About.com CEO. Since then, the New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT). unit has been run by NYTCo’s top dig…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jun 11, 2008 - 11:11 AM PST
paidContent has learned that health content vet Marjorie Martin is leaving About.com Health, where she has been SVP and GM, for Waterfront M…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 14, 2008 - 7:50 PM PST
Scott Meyer, the CEO of About.com, part of New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), is leaving by next week, our sources say, and has been confir…
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Rafat Ali
Feb 27, 2008 - 4:13 PM PST
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), in the middle of a fight with its activist investors, has filed its annual report 10-K with SEC, and…
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Rafat Ali
Feb 27, 2008 - 1:28 PM PST
Breaking out About.com’s Q4 results from the overall New York Times Company report today … About.com revenues hit $30.7 million, up 26.8 p…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jan 31, 2008 - 4:27 PM PST
A rumor cropped up on SAI earlier today about New York Times (NYSE: NYT) hiring a banker to look for options for About.com, which of course…
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Rafat Ali
Jan 29, 2008 - 9:10 PM PST
We’ve been hearing about About.com’s launch in China for a while now, and looks like it has finally launched. The New York Times-owned onlin…
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Rafat Ali
Dec 7, 2007 - 3:55 PM PST
New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) filed its 10-Q with SEC today, and some details about a small acquisition About.com in March: it bought U…
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Rafat Ali
May 10, 2007 - 3:15 PM PST
You’re reading it here first … NYTCO’s About.com has acquired UCompareHealthCare.com (UCHC), a health care ratings (doctors, hospitals, nu…
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Staci D. Kramer
Mar 27, 2007 - 7:30 AM PST
About.com is adding a weight-loss site to its portfolio. The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced this morning that it has acquired…
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Staci D. Kramer
Sep 14, 2006 - 8:11 AM PST