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Industry Moves: Months After Meyer Leaves, About.com Has New CEO—Cella Irvine - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 11 Jun 2008 07:11 AM PST

Scott Meyer stepped down last February as About.com CEO. Since then, the New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT). unit has been run by NYTCo’s top digital exec Martin Nisenholtz with…

Industry Moves: Head Of About Health Leaves For Waterfront Media - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 14 May 2008 03:50 PM PST

paidContent has learned that health content vet Marjorie Martin is leaving About.com Health, where she has been SVP and GM, for Waterfront Media. The company is creating a position for…

About.com CEO Scott Meyer To Leave - 3 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 27 Feb 2008 11:13 AM PST

Scott Meyer, the CEO of About.com, part of New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), is leaving by next week, our sources say, and has been confirmed by the company. His…

10-K Watch: NYT’s Digital Dreams; About.com Continued Exposure To Search - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 27 Feb 2008 08:28 AM PST

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), in the middle of a fight with its activist investors, has filed its annual report 10-K with SEC, and not much in it’s…

Earnings: NYTCO: About.com Q407 Revenue Up Nearly 27 Percent; Op Profit Up 14 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 31 Jan 2008 11:27 AM PST

Breaking out About.com’s Q4 results from the overall New York Times Company report today ... About.com revenues hit $30.7 million, up 26.8 percent from $24.2 million in Q406. As was…

NYT-Owned About.com Not for Sale; Rumors Are “Horsesh*t” - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 29 Jan 2008 04:10 PM PST

A rumor cropped up on SAI earlier today about New York Times (NYSE: NYT) hiring a banker to look for options for About.com, which of course surprised us based on…

About.com’s China Entry: Abang.com - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 07 Dec 2007 10:55 AM PST

We’ve been hearing about About.com’s launch in China for a while now, and looks like it has finally launched. The New York Times-owned online guide network has launched its Chinese…

SEC Watch: NYTCo/About.com Paid $2.3 Million For UCompareHealthCare - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 10 May 2007 11:15 AM PST

New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) filed its 10-Q with SEC today, and some details about a small acquisition About.com in March: it bought UCompareHealthCare.com, a health care ratings (doctors,…

About.com Expands Health Content With Purchase Of UCompareHealthCare.com - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 27 Mar 2007 03:30 AM PST

You’re reading it here first ... NYTCO’s About.com has acquired UCompareHealthCare.com (UCHC), a health care ratings (doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, specialty centers) , search and info site. Consumers get access…

About.com Acquires Calorie-Count.com - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 14 Sep 2006 03:11 AM PST

About.com is adding a weight-loss site to its portfolio. The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced this morning that it has acquired Calorie-Count.com from AeroDiet.com. No terms are being…

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