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EARNINGS REPORT

eBay Profits Jump 22% Under New CEO

Site raises projected revenue to $9B, exceeds estimates

Apr 16, 08 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - EBay's revenue soared 24% in the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, with profits up 22%. Fueled by continued success with its online auction business and PayPal, its online-payment component, the company also raised its projected 2008 earnings to $8.7 billion to $9 billion, well beyond Wall Street... More »

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eBay • online advertising • online retailers • online auction • ad revenue • PayPal • net revenue • profit growth • John Donahoe • quarterly profits • first quarter earnings

Slowing Click Rate Hits
Google Shares

Third monthly decline prompts fears for search king 

Mar 28, 08 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google shares declined 2.7% yesterday as the company reported its third month-on-month drop in advertising clicks, MarketWatch reports. Google's market share is still expanding, but that growth won't show up on the bottom line if the clicks that generate revenue keep slipping. The firm has shed 14% of its... More »

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Google • advertising • online advertising • search engine • ad revenue • share price • ad clicks

 Zell Might Sell Newsday 

Tribune Co. may unload paper; Rupert Murdoch is interested

Mar 20, 08 9:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Falling ad revenues could push Sam Zell's Tribune Company to sell Newsday, the Long Island newspaper with the 10th-highest circulation in the nation, the New York Times reports. Among those interested are Rupert Murdoch, who already owns the New York Post. Also in the running are the owner of the... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • New York Post • ad revenue • Newsday • News Corp • James L. Dolan • Mortimer Zuckerman

As Recession Looms, Google Looks to Uncle Sam

Web giant peddling Earth program in Washington

Mar 13, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - With an economic meltdown threatening its advertising business, Google is turning to Washington for a second revenue stream, MarketWatch reports. Google’s government contract business is still extremely small, but could become more important soon as the company tries to diversify, according to the division’s chief technologist. “The... More »

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Google • intelligence spending • ad revenue • satellite images • government contracts

 Atlantic Denies Going Tabloid 

Spears cover story raises eyebrows among loyal readers

Mar 12, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Loyal Atlantic subscribers are in for a shock: Britney Spears graces the April cover. Though the magazine has showcased Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart, the prime real estate granted to the pop-tart has some questioning the effect dropping advertising and newsstand sales are having on the venerable journal's direction—and... More »

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media • Britney Spears • advertising • magazine • ad revenue • advertising sales • magazine industry • The Atlantic • David Bradley • Justin Smith • Reader's Digest • print journalism

Damon Wayans Launching Comedy Website

Star hopes to use WayOutTV.com to 'nurture' new comics

Feb 7, 08 4:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Actor/comedian Damon Wayans is launching a new comedy video website, WayOutTV.com, which will feature videos from amateur comedians “overseen” by Wayans, the Los Angeles Times reports. The "My Wife and Kids" star is hoping to turn the site into an informal production studio to guide young talent... More »

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Internet • YouTube • comedy • ad revenue • Damon Wayans

Facebook Seeks Hedge Fund Cash After Microsoft Deal

Social networking site now valued at $15B

Oct 26, 07 1:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - After raising $240 million from Microsoft, the social networking site Facebook expects to raise a further $260 million from hedge funds and private-equity investors, according to the Wall Street Journal. The cash will be used to fund an international expansion and a new ad revenue system. The investment would put... More »

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social networking • Google • Microsoft • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • ad revenue

'South Park' Masterminds Sign Mega-Deal

Creators land share
of ad revenue; show will run through 2011

Aug 27, 07 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Park’s creators have broken yet another taboo. In a deal that Cartman would no doubt term “friggin sweet,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone will share the show’s online ad revenue, a practice long verboten in Hollywood. The contract, which extends the show through 2011, is... More »

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television • Internet • Comedy Central • ad revenue • South Park • Trey Parker • Matt Stone

Journal Ad Revenue Plunges

7.2% downturn emphasizes need for bigger push to internet

Aug 13, 07 11:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ad volume in the print edition of the Wall Street Journal dropped nearly 21% and revenue fell 7.2% compared with last July, Reuters reports. The dip underscores the immediate need for Dow Jones to generate more revenue from online properties, analysts said. Ad revenue from Dow Jones' online news... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • advertising • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • ad revenue • News Corp

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