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About.com partners with Flipboard

As the New York Times' About Group continues its turnaround efforts, the flagship guide site is hoping its placement within Flipboard will help bring in new readers and advertisers. About. com will...

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Janet Robinson Stepping Down As NYT CEO; Memo From Arthur Sulzberger

Janet Robinson is retiring as CEO of The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) at the end of the month, the company announced after the market closed Thursday. Arthur Sulzberger Jr. , NYTCo chairman and...

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NY Times CEO Janet Robinson Stepping Down

New York Times Co. president/CEO Janet L. Robinson and Forbes president/COO Tim Forbes.

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Janet Robinson Stepping Down As NYT CEO; Memo From Arthur Sulzberger

Janet Robinson is retiring as president and CEO of The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) at the end of the month, the company announced after the market closed Thursday. Arthur Sulzberger Jr. , NYTCo...

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Workstation: For Multitaskers, 2012 May Be a Year of Revenge

Technology’s continuing onslaught, and employees’ response to it, will be central issues for the American workplace of 2012.

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New York Times Co To Expand Bits, Well Blogs As Part Of Digital Strategy

A New York Times (NYSE: NYT) executive said on an earnings call today that the company would enhance its technology and health blogs. The move is part of the NYT’s larger digital strategy, which has...

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New York Times Co To Expand Health Coverage Online

Late last year, the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) relaunched its tech blog to add more reporters and more video—in hopes of pulling in more ad revenue. That followed an even larger buildup of its business...

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The New York Times' About.com: From All-Star To Albatross

About. com is in free fall. The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) revealed yesterday that its network of information sites suffered a 67% drop in profits and that revenues had fallen by a quarter.

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This Week in Review: Facebook’s future and the open web, and finding balance...

Is Facebook a threat to the open web?: There was still a lot of smart commentary on Facebook’s filing for a public stock offering rolling in last late week, so I’ll start with a couple pieces I missed...

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New York Times 1st quarter earnings beat expectations

The New York Times | The New York Times Company The New York Times Company reported income of 28 cents per share and a decline of. 3 percent in total revenue for the first quarter of 2012, the company…...

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Storm clouds form over strong quarter at New York Times Company

The New York Times Co. deserves to pat itself on the back, as executives did today in announcing first quarter results, for the first anniversary of its well-planned and superbly executed digital pay...

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The NYT Goes Backward on Digital Ads

The New York Times Company's first quarter earnings, reported yesterday, left a lot to be desired. About. com, the company's web-only content farm, continues to crater, weighing down the newspapers. It...

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The Globe's head of digital products, Jeff Moriarty, discusses the origins of...

The Boston Globe announced on Monday that it was lowering the paywall on its new website, BostonGlobe. com. This temporary offer will last two weeks, through May 6, and is being sponsored by Coldwell...

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Who or what exactly is The New York Times’ R&D Ventures?

The New York TImes Co. took the lid off a new advertising product Thursday with the introduction of Ricochet, which lets companies fuse their brand messages onto sharable NYT Co. content. Using the...

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Media release: Study finds 13% of Google searches include journalist photo...

More than one in 10 Google UK search results includes at least one journalist photo and bio byline, according to a study by search and social analytics company Searchmetrics.

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The New York Times and the Sulzberger Soap Opera: 3 Takeaways

New York magazine set the media world a-chatter this weekend with a swirling tale of intrigue and in-fighting at the New York Times. The article is plump with gossip but also drives home the crucial...

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NYT swings to a Q2 loss on $195M About.com charge; digital circ up 13%

For a time, About. com, acquired for $410 million in 2005, was the bright spot in New York Times earnings season. Those days are a blur in the rearview mirror, reflected in the second-quarter earnings...

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NY Times Co. Stock Trading Up On About.com Sale Report

When The New York Times Co. took a $192 million write-down on About. com at the end of last quarter and lowered its guidance for the unit, I said the company was caught between its past and its future.

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New York Times to Sell About.com

The New York TimesCompany appears to be shedding some layers this morning, as All Things D reportedthat it's planning to sellAbout. com for $270 million to Answers. com.

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New York Times to sell About.com to Answers.com

The New York Times Company is reportedly preparing to sell information site About. com to Answers. com for $270 million.

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