Weblogs Inc. Sold!
Filed in: Weblog — October 7th, 2005
PaidContent.org learned from multiple sources that AOL has bought Weblogs Inc., one of the most popular blogging network for USD$20 millions (estimated).
Weblogs Inc, the blog media company founded by Jason Calacanis and Brian Alvey, is being bought by America Online, paidContent.org has learned from multiple sources. The deal is done and should be announced this week…(Updated: it might be announced tomorrow AM now.)
Among the other companies Weblogs Inc talked to included the usual suspects: News Corp, Yahoo and MSN…
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Thought
Weblogs Inc. is a successful blogging network. Many of its blogs are top blogs of the Wold. The network earns USD$1 milllion from Google Adsense in a year. That’s still exclude the premium advertisements revenue. USD$20 millions is a good deal. However, what I concern most is how much AOL will change Weblogs Inc.? We will get content or AOL will ruin it?
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October 7th, 2005 at 2:20 am
I dont think I can continue to read engadget and their other blogs knowing it is an AOL company.
October 7th, 2005 at 9:53 am
Bazil: You’re wrong! WINS is still gonna operate as a separate entity of AOL. So, the quality and content would still be the same. I think it’s a joy for those independent bloggers working for them at the moment… Well, this is just the first series of buyout from a bigger firm. There’ll be a few more on the way…
October 7th, 2005 at 11:06 am
[...] LcF blogged about this sale, concluding: Weblogs Inc. is a successful blogging network. Many of its blogs are top blogs of the Wold. The network earns USD$1 milllion from Google Adsense in a year. That’s still exclude the premium advertisements revenue. USD$20 millions is a good deal. [...]
October 7th, 2005 at 6:57 pm
LCF…when we gonna open a blogging network lar….One day…Maxis will buy us over. haha
October 7th, 2005 at 11:51 pm
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