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• The Next Advertising Shakedown

  Published: August 8, 2007, 8:55 am

  Tags: Future Trends, Adecn, Advertising, Cnet, Doubleclick, Google, Microsoft, New York Times, Right Media, Time Warner, Washington Post, Yahoo, Wpo, Nyt, Twx, Goog, Cnet, Msft, Yhoo

  (NYT), the Washington Post (WPO) and the technology-focused Cnet (CNET) - reported slowing Internet ad growth recently. Analysts and ad execs say established Internet sites - namely, the big portals and large content providers - are starting to feel the pinch after years of charging top dollar for space on their sites."For internet companies,

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• The Washington Post (WPO) Online Train Wreck

  Published: November 1, 2007, 1:46 pm

  Tags: Media, Wpo

  Donald Graham, CEO of The Washington Post Company (WPO) made this comment to Fortune last summer:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Data Feed

  Published: November 6, 2007, 8:33 am

  Tags: Charts, Futures, Stocks, Technical Analysis, Trading, Bnhna, Nrgn, Bqi, Miti, Csco, Mfe, Ptmk, Ihg, Duck, Trma, Gci, Icon, Medx, Ncr, Mdm, Ete, Vmw, Lvlt, Hans, Yhoo, Sts, Acor, Wpo, Mrk, Mfa, Deep, Scur, Fmc, Jmba, Tdc, Peak, Bsy, Dow, Jkhy, Rig, Bay, Jsda, Syi, Mni, Cml, Exar, Wbsn

  cos as the Washington Post (WPO) and McClatchy (MNI). Newspaper executives struggling to find ways to compete against their new online rivals are increasingly coming to the conclusion that they may be stronger in partnership than they can be alone. The new consortium would create a team of sales people that would focus exclusively on selling for

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• Is Digg in play?

  Published: November 8, 2007, 8:10 am

  Tags: Deals, Digg, New York Times, Newyorktimes, Nyt, Social Media, Socialmedia, Valleywag, Washington Post, Washingtonpost, Wpo

  the Washington Post (NYSE: WPO). Oh, and the price tag for the deal is $300 million to $400 million. But, hey, in light of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s investment in Facebook, this seems cheap-o. Ironically enough, Digg recently signed a $100 million ad deal with Mr. Softy. In other words, it seems like Microsoft may be to blame for the

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• Washington Post (WPO) Versus NY Times (NYT) Online

  Published: November 18, 2007, 11:23 am

  Tags: Internet, Wpo, Nyt

  The Washington Post Company (WPO) and New York Times (NYT) have been posting very different numbers in their online businesses. While the NYT figures show that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Can Your Nintendo Get You Into Harvard?

  Published: April 14, 2008, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Wpo

  prep for your SATs? Kaplan (WPO) thinks they can. The test prep company is teaming up with Aspyr Media to develop an SAT prep game. Details on the game are scant, but this is not the first time Kaplan's tried to inject SAT prep into something fun.The company allows students to download prep questions from iTunes, and it released a vocabulary

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• Craigslist Killing WaPo Offline, Online

  Published: May 2, 2008, 2:06 pm

  Tags: Wpo

  Washington Post Company (WPO) turned in a sorry quarter (net income down 39%), but not a surprising one. Net income for its newspaper unit plunged 92%, and print advertising at the Washington Post declined 11% due to a "sharp" drop in classified ads. The most discouraging part for the paper and the rest of the industry: Once classifieds --

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• Washington Post Names Outsider as Top Editor

  Published: July 7, 2008, 5:41 pm

  Tags: Brauchli Marcus W, Weymouth Katharine Bouchage, Washington Post Co Wpo Nyse

  Marcus W. Brauchli, a former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, will succeed Leonard Downie Jr.

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• Washington Post Reeling: Print Ads Down 22%, Online Growth Slowing To A Crawl

  Published: August 1, 2008, 9:22 am

  Tags: Wpo

  for the record, the Post's (WPO) performance was worse than Craig predicted. The details: The company lost 31 cents a share on revenue of $1.1 billion, which is up 6%. Back out one-time charges and EPS climbs back to $5.70 -- below Craig's $6.90, if you're scoring at home. But those numbers include Wapo's Kaplan group, which continues to do

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• Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Holdings T to Z (TMK, USB, USG, UNP, UPS, WBC, WMT, WPO, WFC, WLP, WSC)

  Published: August 14, 2008, 10:30 pm

  Tags: Buffett, Conglomerates, Financial Stocks, Wpo, Usg, Wfc, Usb, Ups, Tmk, Wsc, Wlp, Wmt, Wbc, Unp

  Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) over 1.72 million shares in multiple lots Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) over 290 million shares in multiple lots Wellpoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) 4.8 million shares Wesco Financial Corp. (NYSE: WSC) 5.7 million shares We have also pulled out the other Buffett & Berkshire holdings in two separate

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