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INSTAPUTZ —
... from the get-go -- is not gleeful as she oughta be, observing that PJs has "collapsed." Immolated seems to me a better word, but that's a quibble. ...
A SHORT NOTE ON THE DEMISE OF THE PJ MEDIA AD NETWORK
Right Wing Nut House —
... but in the meantime, sites like PJ Media suffer the growing pains. So, those who find something to celebrate in the loss of revenue for bloggers, I wish you a peaceful night’s sleep. To those who are affected by the demise of the network, I sympathize. I hope you land on your feet by being able to find alternative ads for your site. I tried to get Blogads for my site when it was larger than it is now and was turned down so personally, I am not optimistic in my own case. And to those critics reporting on and doing ...
Was That An Asteroid? [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom —
... also brings opportunity, and I wouldn’t be surprised to find that blog-space abhors a vacuum. It’s just that there’s no “conservative” equivalent of a Sorosugardaddy to fund the media on “our side.” I’m not saying that lefty sites such as the HuffPo won’t suffer, too; as Glenn surmises to me in an email, their burn-rate is probably extraordinary. And I don’t want to whack Roger too much while he’s scrambling to do what he thinks best, but as with many of the commenters here, and Althouse , I don’t think that the streaming video format is a good bet. In the big picture, apart ...
Economy Hits Pajamas Media: Pajamas Media Ad Network To Shut Down As Bigger Focus To Be On Internet TV
The Moderate Voice —
... Reynolds, who appears on PJ Media’s Internet TV shows and will be a key part of its future efforts, links to law professor Ann Althouse, who has been a PJ Media critic. She writes, in part: ...
RIP, Pajamas Media Ad Network
Winds of Change.NET —
The ad network portion of Pajamas Media is closing up shop as of April 1. Some members of the network are taking it better than others. The bottom line, according to Roger Simon, was red - the network was a steady money loser, with the bloggers getting more than the advertisers were paying. Here's a bit of comment from a venture capitalist's perspective:
I was one of the early readers of what became the PJ Media business plan, due to my friendship with Marc "Armed Liberal" Danziger, who was part of the team at that point. My own fund's ...
Unhappy Conservative Bloggers
TalkLeft —
... , but who has the time or the patience to watch all this video? When you read something, you can do it as fast as you are able. You can't speedwatch video. (Ann Althouse agrees.)Nor can people at work watch video the way they can surf through blogs on the internet -- quietly so no one can tell they're not working. ...
Pajamas Media Blog Network Will Be Ending On April 1st
Say Anything —
... But now some in the blogosphere are making a big stink about it (Pajamas Media was a pioneering effort in the blogosphere, and so everyone who blogs seems to have a passionate opinion about the company) I guess I’ll weigh in: ...
The Pajamas Drop
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... Online ads for the broader independent blogosphere seem to have dried up. I'm not sure that online TV will be more lucrative for reasons best explained by Althouse: ...
So long, PJ, and thanks for all the fish
neo-neocon —
... but I know why I blog, and I don’t think that reason will ever change. I knew from the start what my niche would be–what the story was that I felt internally driven to tell.
What is it I needed to say, and why am I so compelled to tell my tale? Well, it just so happens that I once wrote a post on that very topic. So if you want the best answer I can give, see here for more.
[ADDENDUM: For what some of my fellow soon-to-be-former-PJ-bloggers have to say, see this, this, and this.]
It's Only A Sin If You Enjoy It
Obsidian Wings —
... by von
I have three questions regarding PJM's abrupt decision to wind down its blog network so that they can focus on what PJM supposedly does best: streaming video. Here they are:
Does PJM still refuse to carry porn?
Was PJM the outfit that sent "Joe the Plumber" to Israel?
Were Dennis the Peasant's comments in October, 2005, shall we say, on the nose?
Buzzz! The answers are yes, yes, and yes. Well, then: this adventure into streaming video should be an astounding success! Huzzah! Summon the venture ...
