8 posts and columns on regional

Interview: T-Mobile CEO Philip Humm Embraces Role as Challenger to Verizon, Sprint and ATT

in Mobile on January 31, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

In an interview, T-Mobile CEO Philip Humm outlines his company’s strategy for the No. 4 U.S. wireless carrier to gain ground on its rivals. The answer, Humm said, is a mix of aggressive marketing, lower prices and a big bet on Android. And, if Apple is listening, Humm would be happy to add the iPhone to the mix too.

Greystripe Targets Regional Mobile Ads, Not the More Trendy Hyper-Local Ads

in Commerce on January 26, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

If there’s one area of mobile advertising that’s hot right now, it’s hyper-local, or the ability to target coupons, offers or recommendations within a block or two of a person’s location. So, what about regional ad plays?

Exclusive: SB Nation Raises $10.5 Million in Khosla Ventures-Led Series C Round

in News on November 8, 2010 at 12:02 am PT

SB Nation, the Washington, D.C.-based sports blog and news start-up, has just completed a $10.5 million Series C round, which is being led by Khosla Ventures, according to sources. SB Nation has already raised about $13 million in total venture funding from Accel Partners, Allen & Company, Comcast Interactive Capital, as well as angel investors such as Ted Leonsis and others in Silicon Valley.
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ATD Adds Tricia Duryee (Who Will Add It All Up for Our Readers)

in Commerce on October 25, 2010 at 5:42 am PT

And the hit reporters/bloggers keep on coming at All Things Digital. Today, we are honored to add Tricia Duryee to the staff of our site, where she will be covering commerce, online payments, gaming and more. In other words: She’ll show us the money. Or not, in some cases.

ATD Adds Tricia Duryee (Who Will Add It All Up for Our Readers)

in News on October 25, 2010 at 5:42 am PT

And the hit reporters/bloggers keep on coming at All Things Digital. Today, we are honored to add Tricia Duryee to the staff of our site, where she will be covering commerce, online payments, gaming and more. In other words: She’ll show us the money. Or not, in some cases.

BoomTown Checks In at the Online-Only Seattle Post-Intelligencer

in News on August 9, 2010 at 11:05 am PT

A little more than a week ago, while I was in the Pacific Northwest, I decided to pay a visit on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Or, as its brand is known now: seattlepi.com. That would be the pixel-only version of the newspaper that was founded in 1863 as that city’s first, publishing a print version until March of 2009. It was then that the presses stopped and the computing began at the unit, owned by Hearst Corp. Click in to see how it’s going so far.

Product Management, Engineering and UI Design for Yahoo News Moving to Taiwan

in News on September 3, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

In a risky but interesting move that has some at the company nervous and others excited, Yahoo is in the process of moving key development responsibility for its juggernaut Yahoo News unit to Taiwan. Under the new system, product management, engineering and user interface design for one of Yahoo’s flagship properties will become the responsibility of staffers there. Editorial employees for Yahoo News–which is the No. 1 news site on the Web with 48.4 unique monthly visitors, according to comScore data –will remain in the U.S., largely located at its Santa Monica, Calif., office. Yahoo confirmed the change to BoomTown yesterday.
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Hearst: Zombie Seattle Paper Doing Better Than the Original

in Media on May 18, 2009 at 11:29 am PT

I’m still on record predicting the demise of seattlepi.com–the online-only zombie version of the erstwhile Seattle Post-Intelligencer. My gut is that even though the Hearst-owned site has an edit staff 80 percent smaller than its predecessor paper, it still won’t be able to generate enough traffic and advertising to cover its costs. But while Hearst isn’t ready to declare victory, it does say that the first two months of seattlepi.com’s life have been “encouraging.” Via a press release, Hearst offers up a bevy of traffic stats that show the site has grown even as its staff has shrunk. Hearst doesn’t offer up any info about revenue, but does say that its “sales and marketing team is highly energized.” Good start.
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