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    Bad Sign: Layoffs at About.com

    Desperate About.com Sale Denied

    Times Said Shopping About.com

    New York Times's About.com lands new CEO

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    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    02/05/09

    In reply to Bad Sign: Layoffs at About.com
    I've never quite understood how ABOUT.COM makes money. Is About.com profitable in, like, Flooz dollars, circa 1999? It can't possibly make actual money for the Gray Lady.
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    Image of abettertomorrow abettertomorrow
    02/05/09

    @RonMwangaguhunga: per quantcast, compete, etc:


    about.com has more than twice as many unique visitors per month as nytimes.com - and more actual monthly visits.

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    Image of Inescapeable Picnic Inescapeable Picnic
    02/05/09

    In reply to Bad Sign: Layoffs at About.com
    Facts conveyed directly from 1998. When will their muck be shoveled out from the top of my search results?
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    Image of PrincessKashmir PrincessKashmir
    02/05/09

    @Inescapeable Picnic: Yeah, the only useful article I ever found on there was on how to make seven-layer dip. And even that tasted outdated.
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    11/04/08

    In reply to Desperate About.com Sale Denied
    I’ve always found it a strange site. It tells how to write a business letter in French, gives recipes for enchiladas or soufflé, and offers a concise history of Western music. Evidently it’s original content (for the most part ?) though editorially way uneven.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    11/03/08

    In reply to Desperate About.com Sale Denied
    About.com is the only thing on the NYT Company's books showing positive trend lines. It's not for sale.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    11/03/08

    In reply to Desperate About.com Sale Denied
    Sorry, is that junk-rated debut or junk-rated debt, Ryan?
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    Image of Ryan Tate Ryan Tate
    11/03/08

    @BookishLookish: Thanks
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    Image of Gosukusan Gosukusan
    11/03/08

    In reply to Desperate About.com Sale Denied
    Actually, I am buying it and merging it with my Canadian website, Aboot.com.
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    Image of Spinfusor Spinfusor
    11/03/08

    In reply to Desperate About.com Sale Denied
    "search engine About.com"

    About.com isn't a search engine, it's a reference site.
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    Image of Ryan Tate Ryan Tate
    11/03/08

    @Spinfusor: True.
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    Image of The Doctor The Doctor
    11/03/08

    In reply to Desperate About.com Sale Denied
    Meanwhile, my $43.52 bid for hotbot.com got no coverage.


    Way to go liberal media.

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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    11/03/08

    In reply to Times Said Shopping About.com
    That building of theirs could double as a rock climbing wall. I'm sure they could get some money out of that.
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    Image of belltolls belltolls
    11/03/08

    In reply to Times Said Shopping About.com
    Call me a stupid but who uses about.com or for that matter Mahalo?
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    Image of Greasy Thumb Guzik Greasy Thumb Guzik
    11/03/08

    @belltolls:

    People that were forced to read Gogol in Lit class & who are too stupid to figure out that Google & Gogol are two different things.
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    Image of belltolls belltolls
    11/03/08

    @Greasy Thumb Guzik: Heh. Reminds me it is about time to read the Overcoat again.
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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    11/03/08

    @belltolls:


    Admittedly, it can be hit-or-miss, but I like About.com, formerly The Mining Company. I even subscribe to a couple of its newsletters.


    And they've got the search engine strategy figured out. If you Google something, after Wikipedia, the next site on the list is usually About.com.

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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    11/02/08

    In reply to Times Said Shopping About.com
    I hate that the internet can make me feel old.
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    Image of GlasgowRose GlasgowRose
    11/02/08

    In reply to Times Said Shopping About.com
    Biggest mistake: not launching a Canadian version called Aboot.com.
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    Image of Xylo Xylo
    11/02/08

    @GlasgowRose: Bwaaah!!
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    Image of Xylo Xylo
    11/02/08

    In reply to Times Said Shopping About.com
    OMG, back in 97, 98, I used to spend HOURS on about.com, lol!
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    Image of ellagood ellagood
    11/02/08

    In reply to Times Said Shopping About.com
    the fact that most of us would GOOGLE about.com should tell them something, no?
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