Newspapers Build Digital Portfolios - Advertising Age - MediaWorks

Newspapers Build Digital Portfolios - Advertising Age - MediaWorks
Who's investing in what?

• GANNETT:
  CareerBuilder.com (controlling interest)
  ShopLocal
  Pointroll
  Ripple6
  Planet Discover
  Schedule Star
  Metromix
  MomslikeMe
  QuadrantOne (investment stake)
  Mogulus (investment stake)
• HEARST INTERACTIVE:
  UGO entertainment
  GameCheats.com
  KaboodlePandora (investment stake)
  E Ink (investment stake)
  Brightcove (investment stake)
  Buzzfeed (investment stake)
  Double Fusion -- in-game advertising (investment stake)
  First30Days (investment stake)
  IGG (investment stake)
  MobiTV (investment stake)
  NR2B Research (investment stake)
  Spire/Suzanne's files (investment stake)
  TurnHere (investment stake)
  WideOrbit (investment stake)
• TRIBUNE:
  Classfied Ventures (Cars.com, Apartments.com, HomeGain.com)
  Metromix
  Zap2it
• COX ENTERPRISES:
  AdifyKudzu
  AutoTrader.com
• NEW YORK TIMES CO.:
  About.com
  ConsumerSearch.com
  Ucomparehealthcare.com
  BehNeem
  QuadrantOne (25% interest)
• WASHINGTON POST CO. :
  Slate.com
  GroupCourse
  Advisor Classified Ventures (16.5% interest along with McClatchy, Gannet and Belo.) -(Source: AdAge)
  
  Notice quite a few generic domain names being used among the above referenced developed Websites. Great linked AdAge article for geo-domain investors. The Internet is forcing traditional media to change and adapt by taking bold action online before it's too late. Descriptive, meaningful generic domain names are playing a key role in the evolution of new media.