tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7779368535384480557..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | How they'll justify Hunke's seven-figure payJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24588180001989928052011-02-25T16:46:40.869-05:002011-02-25T16:46:40.869-05:00These verticals have landed with a huge THUD in th...These verticals have landed with a huge THUD in the ad community. No one cares.<br /><br />And since Personal Finance hasn't launched yet, I doubt we can brag about increased traffic there. <br /><br />This transformation has been much ado about nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86683724502628930402011-02-25T08:32:52.412-05:002011-02-25T08:32:52.412-05:00Your Life is the land of old news. Today's led...Your Life is the land of old news. Today's lede item, for example, is a retread piece on how moderate drinking may enhance your health. How many times have we seen that over the years? The people running Your Life seem to have little regard for the readers' intelligence, since they regularly run ancient items like that one. And they don't seem to understand that if you can't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53415288019917157152011-02-24T18:08:43.335-05:002011-02-24T18:08:43.335-05:00Its not only the number of page views that are sus...Its not only the number of page views that are suspect. Where are the ad dollars? What has Heather Frank and her crew of high paid managers generated? Why have they gone through two GMs and looking for a third? Why does Frank need a GM for each new vertical?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38065170159704089612011-02-24T17:42:41.949-05:002011-02-24T17:42:41.949-05:00The 10-K also notes: "The YourLife vertical w...The 10-K also notes: "The YourLife vertical was launched in November 2010 and generated 2.5 million page views in its first month."<br /><br />Does that seem low, given all the promotion Your Life received?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10364947509875393662011-02-24T16:42:27.184-05:002011-02-24T16:42:27.184-05:00I can't find the verticals for Personal Financ...I can't find the verticals for Personal Finance and Diversions, both of which this 10-K says have already been launched. Can someone point us to the correct links?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com