AI-powered search is reducing web traffic, forcing publishers to rethink how they attract audiences and generate revenue online. People Inc. CEO Neil Vogel tells Wall Street Week how his company is diversifying https://t.co/sw8uWCwINi
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Math class is a minefield this fall for teachers, who are going to extraordinary lengths to avoid uttering the two numbers that send teens into a frenzy. https://t.co/oaFqQWs7FL
New: Dotdash Meredith has rebranded to People Inc.
The name, which announces People as its flagship brand, is meant to highlight the company's focus on telling human stories.
The new logo is also a throwback, both to Time Inc. and the company's About dot com & Dotdash lineage.
Dotdash Meredith is rebranding as People Inc. Also fun (and, in some cases, sad) charts showing digital traffic for a handful of iconic magazine brands. https://t.co/MrQkjUsAEA via @thesimonetti@WSJ
“Musk Above the Law” examined Elon Musk’s use of drugs, his secret conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his deep ties with Tesla’s board of directors.
The series won the WSJ the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Read the series: https://t.co/e6KEwiSs3n
People launched a new app meant to cater to the next generation of fans who prefer video-first mobile experiences over text-heavy articles.
It features scrollable and swipeable original content.
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US popular newsbrand People has launched its first app backed by a 65-strong dedicated team at parent company Dotdash Meredith. CEO Neil Vogel told Press Gazette it is "really different" and "really awesome"
People Magazine launched its first standalone app on Thursday with a TikTok-style interface that aims to attract logged-in, socially native audiences. https://t.co/SBAFQUFwrA
IAC is ready to move on from home-services company Angi, focusing instead on growing other business in its portfolio, such as digital-media firm Dotdash Meredith and caregiving marketplace https://t.co/P8m5pdeRmL https://t.co/cbLvnipDI9
In fact, to watch every NFL game during the 2024 - 2025 season, fans would need to spend $788, or $322 for games that used to be available just on cable.
Andrew Citrin, Senior Director of Revenue Analytics at Dotdash Meredith, says that the weakening of the cable bundle will inevitably hurt the average sports fan.
Publishing executives from Forbes, Dotdash Meredith, BuzzFeed and other companies detail how they're using AI in 2025, from how they're building AI tools and using them internally and externally, to the guardrails they have in place and the future of AI. https://t.co/EbP1Wv7hOB
IAC reports Q3 revenue at Dotdash Meredith up 5% YoY to $439.5M and a $22.1M operating profit; The Daily Beast is profitable, a first, and revenue rose 81% YoY (@xpangler / Variety)
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