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'''PaidContent.org''' is an online media hub that covers news, information and analysis of the business of [[digital media]]. It was founded in 2002 by journalist Rafat Ali to "chronicle the evolution of digital content that is shaping the future of the media, information and entertainment industries."<ref>http://www.contentnext.com/</ref>
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Funded by [[Alan Patricof]]'s [[Greycroft Partners]] in 2006, Rafat Ali's umbrella company, ContentNext, has offices in Santa Monica, California and New York. ContentNext operates the highly rated '''PaidContent.org''', PaidContent.org:UK, MocoNews.net, which covers the business of mobile content, and ContentSutra.com, which covers India's digital media markets. <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/11/guardianmediagroup.digitalmedia</ref> ContentNext also administrates several technology and [[digital media]] conferences, and it is headed up by [[chief executive]] Nathan Richardson.
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'''paidContent''' was an online media hub that covered news, information and analysis of the business of [[digital media]]. It was founded in 2002 by journalist Rafat Ali to "chronicle the economic evolution of digital content that is shaping the future of the media, information and entertainment industries".<ref>{{cite web|title=About |url=http://paidcontent.org/about |website=paidContent |access-date=2012-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620064415/http://paidcontent.org/about|archive-date=2009-06-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2008, ContentNext was purchased by [[Guardian Media Group]] for a reported $30 million. <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2008/jul/11/rafatalifromblogstoriches</ref> It is now a member of the Guardian Professional Group, though founder/editor Ali and CEO Richardson, formerly of [[Yahoo! Finance]]<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/03/nathan-richardson-yahoo-business-media-0203_richardson.html Nathan Richardson's Modest Proposal] Q&A by Dirk Smillie, ''Forbes.com'', 2-3-09. Retrieved 3-13-09.</ref>, will continue to run the media website as an independent business.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/04/AR2009020400220.html</ref>


==See also==
==History==
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Funded by [[Alan Patricof]]'s [[Greycroft Partners]] in 2006, Rafat Ali's umbrella company, ContentNext, formerly had offices in [[Santa Monica, California]] and New York. ContentNext operated paidContent.org, paidContent.org:UK, mocoNews.net, which covered the business of mobile content, and contentSutra.com, which covered India's digital media markets.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kiss|first=Jemima |date=2008-07-11 |title=Guardian News & Media buys PaidContent publisher |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/11/guardianmediagroup.digitalmedia |work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2012-02-15}}</ref>
* [http://www.moconews.net MocoNews]
* [http://www.contentsutra.com ContentSutra]
* [http://www.paidcontent.co.uk PaidContent:UK]
* [[NewTeeVee]]
* [[Tubefilter]]


In 2008, ContentNext was purchased by [[Guardian Media Group]] for a reported $30 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kiss |first=Jemima|date=2008-07-11|title=Rafat Ali: from blogs to riches |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2008/jul/11/rafatalifromblogstoriches |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2012-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417082942/http://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2008/jul/11/rafatalifromblogstoriches |archive-date=2015-04-17|url-status=live}}</ref> It became a member of the Guardian Professional Group, though founder/editor Ali and CEO Nathan Richardson, formerly of [[Yahoo! Finance]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Smillie|first=Dirk |date=2009-02-03|title=Nathan Richardson's Modest Proposal |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/02/03/nathan-richardson-yahoo-business-media-0203_richardson.html |magazine=[[Forbes]]|access-date=2009-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819153605/https://www.forbes.com/2009/02/03/nathan-richardson-yahoo-business-media-0203_richardson.html |archive-date=2017-08-19|url-status=live}}</ref> continued to run the media website as an independent business.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaplan|first=David |date=2009-02-04|title=paidContent.org - NYT's Keller: We're Looking For Ways To Charge For Online Content Again |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/04/AR2009020400220.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=2012-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107120925/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/04/AR2009020400220.html |archive-date=2012-11-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 8, 2012, paidContent was acquired by [[GigaOM]] through the acquisition of ContentNext Media.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rusli|first=Evelyn M.|date=February 8, 2012|title=GigaOM Acquires paidContent |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/gigaom-acquires-paidcontent/|work=[[DealBook]] |access-date=26 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328171617/http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/gigaom-acquires-paidcontent/|archive-date=2013-03-28|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 12, 2013, paidContent was merged into GigaOM.<ref>{{cite web |last=Krazit|first=Tom |date=2013-11-12|title=Why we are moving our media coverage over to Gigaom |url=http://paidcontent.org/2013/11/12/why-we-are-moving-our-media-coverage-over-to-gigaom/|website=paidContent|access-date=2013-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122085945/http://paidcontent.org/2013/11/12/why-we-are-moving-our-media-coverage-over-to-gigaom/ |archive-date=2013-11-22 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
* {{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.paidcontent.org paidContent]
*{{Official website|http://paidcontent.org/}}

* [http://www.contentnext.com contentNext]

{{Guardian Media Group}}
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[[Category:Internet properties established in 2002]]
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paidContent
Type of site
News website
Available inEnglish
OwnerGigaOM
URLpaidcontent.org
CommercialYes
Launched2002; 23 years ago (2002)
Current statusDefunct

paidContent was an online media hub that covered news, information and analysis of the business of digital media. It was founded in 2002 by journalist Rafat Ali to "chronicle the economic evolution of digital content that is shaping the future of the media, information and entertainment industries".[1]

History

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Funded by Alan Patricof's Greycroft Partners in 2006, Rafat Ali's umbrella company, ContentNext, formerly had offices in Santa Monica, California and New York. ContentNext operated paidContent.org, paidContent.org:UK, mocoNews.net, which covered the business of mobile content, and contentSutra.com, which covered India's digital media markets.[2]

In 2008, ContentNext was purchased by Guardian Media Group for a reported $30 million.[3] It became a member of the Guardian Professional Group, though founder/editor Ali and CEO Nathan Richardson, formerly of Yahoo! Finance,[4] continued to run the media website as an independent business.[5]

On February 8, 2012, paidContent was acquired by GigaOM through the acquisition of ContentNext Media.[6] On November 12, 2013, paidContent was merged into GigaOM.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "About". paidContent. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Kiss, Jemima (July 11, 2008). "Guardian News & Media buys PaidContent publisher". The Guardian. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Kiss, Jemima (July 11, 2008). "Rafat Ali: from blogs to riches". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Smillie, Dirk (February 3, 2009). "Nathan Richardson's Modest Proposal". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ Kaplan, David (February 4, 2009). "paidContent.org - NYT's Keller: We're Looking For Ways To Charge For Online Content Again". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Rusli, Evelyn M. (February 8, 2012). "GigaOM Acquires paidContent". DealBook. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  7. ^ Krazit, Tom (November 12, 2013). "Why we are moving our media coverage over to Gigaom". paidContent. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
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