tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2173675253846152499..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Here's what we know about GCI's own paywallsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60911247456686645602011-10-23T19:08:46.809-04:002011-10-23T19:08:46.809-04:007:05 you're not familiar with anything other t...7:05 you're not familiar with anything other than listening to yourself pontificate. You're not fooling anyone. Everyone is an expert online.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56091187030875739072011-10-21T09:18:27.703-04:002011-10-21T09:18:27.703-04:00Exactly the reason why Saridakis is worth hundreds...Exactly the reason why Saridakis is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is too smart for a place like Gannett. Since he left Gannett, he joined GSI commerce and then turned around and sold the company to ebay for $3 billion and now he is running the place. Rumor is that ebay paid him a ton of money and stock to stay on.<br /><br />What do we have? A loser like David Payne who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50888021012587450602011-10-21T07:05:15.723-04:002011-10-21T07:05:15.723-04:00Obviously, it shouldn't be difficult to assess...Obviously, it shouldn't be difficult to assess pay walls after 15 months. The reason they are not talking number is the numbers are likely awful. Also, don't forget that New Yorks Times produces a premium product. I'm very familiar with three medium to large Gannett markets and the online readers in those communities do not see gannett as premium and would likely not purchase an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6763746265637027882011-10-21T00:13:46.743-04:002011-10-21T00:13:46.743-04:00@10:00 - not sure I agree with your detective work...@10:00 - not sure I agree with your detective work that Saridakis "bet his net worth" on anything with Gannett. In fact, seems he added to all his positions quite nicely. And jumped shop soon after.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30263075872575919422011-10-20T23:28:29.398-04:002011-10-20T23:28:29.398-04:00I've been told some of the numbers.
They'r...I've been told some of the numbers.<br />They're down, month over month, and even year over year.<br /><br />I suspect its because viewers are tired of clicking and clicking to find decent content. Stupid, poorly-done videos are the worst.<br /><br />Better-done-than-good's Deal Chicken has come home to roost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82577792431535583892011-10-20T22:00:49.041-04:002011-10-20T22:00:49.041-04:00All I have to say is that Saridakis bet his net wo...All I have to say is that Saridakis bet his net worth that Gannett could not successfully build a business around pay walls. One and a half years later, I hate to say it, but he was correct.<br /><br />Furthermore, Saridakis also predicted that Gannett's link up with Yahoo (led by Jack Williams) would fail miserably. Well, guess what? Gannett is abandoning Yahoo! and their ad management Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com