9 posts and columns on freelancer

Exclusive: AOL Fires Moviefone Editor Who Offered Fired Freelancers the Chance to Work for, Um, Free

in News on April 6, 2011 at 1:28 pm PT

Yesterday, AOL’s Huffington Post Media Group got into hot water after the top editor at its Moviefone unit sent a memo to freelancers it was in the midst of firing, offering them an opportunity to “contribute as part of our non-paid blogger system.” Today, sources said that exec–Moviefone Editor-in-Chief Patricia Chui–was fired by the company, which is in the midst of drastically rejiggering its stable of writers.

No New Splashy Engadget Editor Yet, But AOL Site Cleaning Begins

in News on March 22, 2011 at 1:09 am PT

AOL will begin rolling out its plans to overhaul its panoply of content sites as soon as today, a key part of its integration with the Huffington Post, sources familiar with the situation said. The New York-based Internet portal, which paid $315 million to acquire the high-profile news and opinion site, will essentially close down dozens of its dedicated content sites–some being shuttered completely and others integrated with existing Huffington Post sites.

Yahoo Media Chief Jimmy Pitaro Talks About the Upshot of Content's Future

in News on July 9, 2010 at 11:43 am PT

Whilst in Santa Monica, Calif., this week, BoomTown stopped in at the YahooPlex for a quick chat with the Internet giant’s VP of Media Jimmy Pitaro to talk about a new push to determine content selections based on search in a high-profile blog called The Upshot. While some consider such efforts as a “democratizing” of the news, others are more concerned about relying on algorithms to determine the best coverage and the implications for a society guided by its own searches.

Goalkeeping Gets Easier at Mint.com

in The Digital Solution on June 29, 2010 at 1:47 pm PT

When most people hear the word “budget,” they groan about all the numbers and spreadsheets involved. Mint.com’s new feature looks to take the pain out planning for the future.

Yahoo Snaps Up Associated Content for $90 Million to Compete With AOL and Demand Media

in News on May 18, 2010 at 1:00 pm PT

Yahoo–in a clear attempt to get deep into the social content space and better compete with both AOL and Demand Media–announced the acquisition of Associated Content. Sources close to the situation said the price was $90 million in cash, which is a solid outcome for Associated Content, a start-up that found itself in an increasingly crowded space for cheaper content.

Exclusive: Yahoo's Top Ad Money-Maker Bradford Leaving for New Job at Demand Media

in News on March 15, 2010 at 9:15 am PT

According to several sources, Yahoo’s SVP of U.S. Revenue and Market Development Joanne Bradford is planning on leaving the Internet giant to take a new position as Chief Revenue Officer of online content upstart Demand Media. The surprise move is sure to have reverberations throughout the online advertising arena, but more so at Yahoo, where Bradford’s job encompasses a wide range of key revenue-generating duties. She has also been tapped as one of the execs to play a key role in the recently approved search and online ad partnership with Microsoft.

Content Is King–of Rock? Demand Media's Big-Haired Video Wants You to "Join the Band."

in News on August 5, 2009 at 3:31 am PT

Well, this unusual video by Demand Media is certainly a unique effort to get freelancers to consider doing work for its Demand Studios. In it, staffers at the Santa Monica, Calif.-based network of social networking sites and apps maker went full Van Halen–with a celebrity assist by a leather-clad Brooke Burke, who runs the ModernMom site on Demand.
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Huffington Post Pays for Content After All, Via $1.75 Million “Investigative Fund”

in Media on March 30, 2009 at 4:58 am PT

It won’t fill the gaping hole opening up in American journalism, but it’s better than nothing. The aggregator has earmarked the money for a handful of staff journalists and a network of freelancers. Hope it’s ready for a crush of resumes.
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