Dynamic Disruption (thetoptenme.wordpress.com):
… with the acquisition TheAppleBlog This comes a little over a month after he added mobile blog JKOnTheRun to his blog roster under the GigaOm brand (and two weeks after he joined True Ventures as a partner). At a time when other blogs such asArs Technicaand Paidcontent are selling themselves to larger media companies, Om is rolling up small blogs and adding them to his network. When he bought JKOnTheRun in July, Michael wrote: I predict that this is just the beginning of the process that will accelerate over the next …

MarketingFeeds (archive.fibsboard.com):
… blogs bring in more visitors than GigaOm (see chart above; GigaOm is in blue, TheAppleBlog is in red). If Om can help TheAppleBlog compete at the same level, it could have a huge impact on his business. Smart move. At a time when other blogs such asArs Technicaand Paidcontent are selling themselves to larger media companies, Om is rolling up small blogs and adding them to his network. When he bought JKOnTheRun in July, Michael wrote: I predict that this is just the beginning of the process that will …

MarketingFeeds (chouettebot.fibsboard.com):
… blogs bring in more visitors than GigaOm (see chart above; GigaOm is in blue, TheAppleBlog is in red). If Om can help TheAppleBlog compete at the same level, it could have a huge impact on his business. Smart move. At a time when other blogs such asArs Technicaand Paidcontent are selling themselves to larger media companies, Om is rolling up small blogs and adding them to his network. When he bought JKOnTheRun in July, Michael wrote: I predict that this is just the beginning of the process that will …

MarketingFeeds (bboard.nl):
… blogs bring in more visitors than GigaOm (see chart above; GigaOm is in blue, TheAppleBlog is in red). If Om can help TheAppleBlog compete at the same level, it could have a huge impact on his business. Smart move. At a time when other blogs such asArs Technicaand Paidcontent are selling themselves to larger media companies, Om is rolling up small blogs and adding them to his network. When he bought JKOnTheRun in July, Michael wrote: I predict that this is just the beginning of the process that will …

The Ethos Challenge (www.theethoschallange.com):
… blogs bring in more visitors than GigaOm (see chart above; GigaOm is in blue, TheAppleBlog is in red). If Om can help TheAppleBlog compete at the same level, it could have a huge impact on his business. Smart move. At a time when other blogs such asArs Technicaand Paidcontent are selling themselves to larger media companies, Om is rolling up small blogs and adding them to his network. When he bought JKOnTheRun in July, Michael wrote: I predict that this is just the beginning of the process that will …

Voodoo Ventures - Idea Fuel Blog (www.voodooventures.com):
… 5 years.  It is quite an achievement, and media is forever changed. But, the wall is crumbling. Let us recount: Preview: Conde Nast buys Reddit - Oct 2006 MediaBistro cashes out - July 2007 Scobelizer and Fast Company hook up - March 2008 Conde Nasttakes outArs Technica. - May 2008 PaidContent rocks it $30 mil - July 2008 Guy Kawasaki sells Truemors - (what?) - July 2008 Who is next?  Well, two guaranteed predictions: Readwriteweb TechCrunch - Henry Blodget …

VentureBeat (venturebeat.com):
… the sale included two smaller properties, so many blogs including SAI estimated that the Ars site is worth closer to $15 million on its own. Ars gets 1.5 million visitors a month, according to comScore, but may get more like 4.5 million, according toa TechCrunch reporton the sale. If the latter number is true, then how can SAI be worth nearly half as much as Ars, with 1 million visitors versus 4.5 million? Well, Ars is certainly popular on big news aggregation sites like Digg, but Silicon Alley Insider has nailed …

bitbucket.kylewelsh.com (bitbucket.kylewelsh.com):
… the sale included two smaller properties, so many blogs including SAI estimated that the Ars site is worth closer to $15 million on its own. Ars gets 1.5 million visitors a month, according to comScore, but may get more like 4.5 million, according toa TechCrunch reporton the sale. If the latter number is true, then how can SAI be worth nearly half as much as Ars, with 1 million visitors versus 4.5 million? Well, Ars is certainly popular on big news aggregation sites like Digg, but Silicon Alley Insider has nailed …

The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp (startup.partnerup.com):
… CNET Networks is a publicly held media company with a focus on technology.  TechCrunch | Mashable   GigaOm  VentureBeat  Ars Technica Conde Nast $25 Million Ars Technica is a technology blog. Press Release TechCrunch| VentureBeat StarBrand Media Sugar Inc. Undisclosed StarBrand provides an online marketplace for a number of major television shows, allowing viewers to purchase the clothes and props they see on TV. …

The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp (startup.partnerup.com):
… CNET Networks is a publicly held media company with a focus on technology.  TechCrunch | Mashable   GigaOm  VentureBeat  Ars Technica Conde Nast $25 Million Ars Technica is a technology blog. Press Release  TechCrunch |VentureBeatStarBrand Media Sugar Inc. Undisclosed StarBrand provides an online marketplace for a number of major television shows, allowing viewers to purchase the clothes and props they see on TV. Press Release …

Startup Meme (startupmeme.com):
… economy. The blog was started in 2002 by Rafat Ali. Ali later raised an undisclosed amount of capital in 2006 to scale his efforts, at which time it expected to bring in $1 million in ad revenue for the year. Earlier this year we have witnessed theacquisition of Ars Technica, a much bigger but technology focused blog to Conde Nast for a reported $25 million. Prior to all this, we have seen the acquisition of Weblogs Inc, a network of blogs founded by Jason Calacanis for $20 - $35 million. But Weblogs Inc was …

202km.com: tech product reviews, tech news, daily videos, free downloads, and podcasts, tech, products, computer, mp3 players, cell phones, digital cameras (blog.202km.com):
… It’s getting kind of lonely out here as an independent blogging startup. In MayArs Technica was picked up by Wired. Today Kara Swisher and Marshall Kirkpatrick report that blog network Paid Content’s parent company ContentNext Media is being acquired by The Guardian Group for $30 million or more, including earnout. …

TRENDBIRD (Future Business Opportunities) :: (www.trendbird.co.kr):
… It’s getting kind of lonely out here as an independent blogging startup. In MayArs Technica was picked up by Wired …

TechMacro (www.techmacro.com):
… [TechCrunch] — It’s getting kind of lonely out here as an independent blogging startup. In MayArs Technica was picked up by Wired. Today Kara Swisher and Marshall Kirkpatrick report that blog network Paid Content’s parent company ContentNext Media is being acquired by The Guardian Group for $30 million or more, including earnout. …

Bill's Words (www.bill.eccles.net):
… Articlehere. Another take: This site is not for sale. (Unless you’re offering, like, $25 million. H/T Daring Fireball.) …

Because more is better :: Blatant Consumerist (blatantconsumerist.com):
… that I plan to give up my regular job at the end of this year. I'm going to ask for my nascent readership's help in keeping me on the straight and narrow. I've long dreamed of writing for myself for a living, but this time it's the real deal. Recent,highly-publicizedevents have caused me to rethink where I'm going and what I'm doing with myself. Expect ongoing design and content changes as time marches on. …

Because more is better :: Blatant Consumerist (blatantconsumerist.com):
… that I plan to give up my regular job at the end of this year. I'm going to ask for my nascent readership's help in keeping me on the straight and narrow. I've long dreamed of writing for myself for a living, but this time it's the real deal. Recent,highly-publicizedevents have caused me to rethink where I'm going and what I'm doing with myself. Expect ongoing design and content changes as time marches on. …

Tendo Communications: Column Break (www.tendocom.com):
… to “track social media” and I got so many tweets in one afternoon that I had to untrack it quickly. From my experience, the information I receive on Twitter falls into these broad categories: o News alerts. I learned about CBS buying Cnet andCondenet buying Ars Technicaon Twitter long before I read about it on my blog feeds o Location/geography info. Where my friends are. Where parties are. Where people are doing business. Where there’s traffic or late trains or plumbing problems in a Peet’s I might visit. Where …

Tendo Dev Blog (tendodev.wordpress.com):
… to “track social media” and I got so many tweets in one afternoon that I had to untrack it quickly. From my experience, the information I receive on Twitter falls into these broad categories: News alerts. I learned about CBS buying Cnet andCondenet buying Ars Technicaon Twitter long before I read about it on my blog feeds. Location/geography info. Where my friends are. Where parties are. Where people are doing business. Where there’s traffic or late trains or plumbing problems in a Peet’s I might visit. Where …

Business News Research (blog.mail.com):
… s gain is Federated Media Publishing’s loss. With this acquisition, FM Publishing is losing yet another anchor blog from its advertising network. Last year, it lost Digg to Microsoft, and earlier this month itlost Ars Technica to Condé Nast. Now, Time Inc. (my former employer) has snapped up Celebrity Baby Blog. Celebrity Baby is FM Publishing’s top parenting blog, and has recently started to pull in more pageviews (and thus advertising impressions) than FM stalwart BoingBoing. …