Comments on: Ars Technica sold for $25 Million Big Ones http://www.yugatech.com/blog/blogosphere/ars-technica-sold-for-25-million-big-ones/ Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:58:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: paidContent bought by Guardian Media for $30M | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews http://www.yugatech.com/blog/blogosphere/ars-technica-sold-for-25-million-big-ones/#comment-242082 paidContent bought by Guardian Media for $30M | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:35:05 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=3220#comment-242082 [...] this year, another huge blog, Ars Technica, was also sold for an estimated $25 million. Big bloggers are cashing in on their exit [...] [...] this year, another huge blog, Ars Technica, was also sold for an estimated $25 million. Big bloggers are cashing in on their exit [...]

]]> By: BrianB http://www.yugatech.com/blog/blogosphere/ars-technica-sold-for-25-million-big-ones/#comment-219760 BrianB Tue, 20 May 2008 17:13:27 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=3220#comment-219760 Well, I do agree with Ars that conde naste, publisher of The New Yorker, is as great a parent company as any. I wish Federated could do us, too. I'm not sure how they can justify their CPM, though. Seems really bloated. Some sites they handle have pageviews and bounce rates (a guy in one site showed me his if I promised to show him mine) no better than the site I handle but CPM at Federated is like three times mine. Well, I do agree with Ars that conde naste, publisher of The New Yorker, is as great a parent company as any. I wish Federated could do us, too. I’m not sure how they can justify their CPM, though. Seems really bloated. Some sites they handle have pageviews and bounce rates (a guy in one site showed me his if I promised to show him mine) no better than the site I handle but CPM at Federated is like three times mine.

]]> By: yuga http://www.yugatech.com/blog/blogosphere/ars-technica-sold-for-25-million-big-ones/#comment-219694 yuga Mon, 19 May 2008 16:26:00 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=3220#comment-219694 Can't believe it too but I checked with their agency, Federated Media, and their CPM is at $40. At 19 Million PVs a month, that's about $9 million in annual revenues. There's Adsense too. I guess their valuation was at 36x which is high. When WebLogsInc was sold for $20-$25M, it was raking in only $1 million a year in Adsense. Can’t believe it too but I checked with their agency, Federated Media, and their CPM is at $40. At 19 Million PVs a month, that’s about $9 million in annual revenues. There’s Adsense too. I guess their valuation was at 36x which is high.

When WebLogsInc was sold for $20-$25M, it was raking in only $1 million a year in Adsense.

]]> By: BrianB http://www.yugatech.com/blog/blogosphere/ars-technica-sold-for-25-million-big-ones/#comment-219691 BrianB Mon, 19 May 2008 15:25:29 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=3220#comment-219691 Come on Abe, 25 mil? Maybe pesos but dollars? Three million unix a month? Do you think a Fox exec would get out of bed for 3 million viewers a month? The show won't even make it to the 3 AM time slot. Come on Abe, 25 mil? Maybe pesos but dollars? Three million unix a month? Do you think a Fox exec would get out of bed for 3 million viewers a month? The show won’t even make it to the 3 AM time slot.

]]> By: yuga http://www.yugatech.com/blog/blogosphere/ars-technica-sold-for-25-million-big-ones/#comment-219683 yuga Mon, 19 May 2008 10:38:50 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=3220#comment-219683 I got an offer before for about Php500k for one blog. Rejected it. :D Can't say really but if it will allow me to retire early, why not? :D I got an offer before for about Php500k for one blog. Rejected it. :D Can’t say really but if it will allow me to retire early, why not? :D

]]> By: jhay http://www.yugatech.com/blog/blogosphere/ars-technica-sold-for-25-million-big-ones/#comment-219676 jhay Mon, 19 May 2008 10:18:12 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=3220#comment-219676 I hope this acquisition doesn't ruin AT. But I'm curious sir Abe, at what price would you sell one of your blogs? :P I hope this acquisition doesn’t ruin AT.

But I’m curious sir Abe, at what price would you sell one of your blogs? :P

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