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• How Do You Define Hyperlocal?

  PaidContent - 2009-08-18

  When the MSNBC acquisition of EveryBlock popped Monday, just about everyone—paidContent included—quickly added “hyperlocal” as the key description. But it’s a term founder and new MSNBC employee Adrian Holovaty has actively disavowed in the past—and one the MSNBC announcement avoided, opting instead for “innovative local site” that “goes...

  Tags: MSNBC, Washington Post Co., News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Branding, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Online News, Social Media, Community, Nanopublishing, Companies, Microsoft, Staci D. Kramer

• Is the Washington Post Sinking its Own Ship?

  BNET - 2009-07-31

  When S&P downgraded the Washington Post Co.'s credit rating late in June, the ratings agency said it expected the company's total EBITDA to sink by 30% in 2009. Well, the company's Q-2 earnings report is out today, and there's a lot of red ink, especially at the Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper...

  Tags: Newsweek, Washington Post Co., Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, David Weir

• The Washington Post Thrives in Internet Age

  BNET - 2009-01-06

  The Washington Post Company said sales at its newspaper publishing division and magazine unit for the third-quarter ended September 28 fell seven percent to $196.2 million and four percent to $59.9 million, respectively, as circulation and print advertising revenue continued to decline as readers and ad dollars migrate online. Albeit...

  Tags: Revenue, Internet, Washington Post Co., Kaplan, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Investment, Finance, Sales, David Phillips

• Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: St. Jude Medical, Inc., Carmike Cinemas, Inc., The Washington Post Co., Avis Budget Group Inc. and Robert Half International Inc

  - 2008-10-13

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ), Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKEC),...

  Tags: Avis Budget Group Inc., blog, Carmike Cinemas Inc., FINANCE, financial, Investment, MARKETING, newsletter, NYSE Euronext, revenue, St. Jude Medical Inc., staffing, stock, Washington Post Co.

• Analyst Reports for The Washington Post Company, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Ryder System Inc., and Coach Inc.

  - 2008-08-25

  MaybachFinancial.com is one of the fastest growing independent and unbiased research firms in the world. Through our numerous partnerships with many of the top investment minds in the world, we provide research on companies making a move in the markets. Investors seeking genuine analyst opinions on their investments for The...

  Tags: analyst, Coach Inc., FINANCE, Investment, NYSE Euronext, Ryder System Inc., Washington Post Co.

• The Washington Post Company Acquires CourseAdvisor Inc

  - 2007-10-11

  WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) has acquired the outstanding stock of CourseAdvisor Inc. (www.courseadvisor.com), a premier online lead generation provider, headquartered in Wakefield, MA. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. In 2006, The Washington Post Company made a small investment in CourseAdvisor. Through its search engine...

  Tags: Cable, CAREER, FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, SEARCH, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TVs, Washington Post Co.

• Kaplan Completes Acquisition of EduNeering

  - 2007-03-08

  Kaplan, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, NYSE: WPO NEW YORK -- Kaplan, Inc., a leading global provider of educational services, has finalized its acquisition of Eduneering Holdings. Based in Princeton, NJ, EduNeering develops technology-enabled knowledge solutions for clients in the life sciences, healthcare, energy and...

  Tags: acquisition, CAREER, FINANCE, Investment, Kaplan, NYSE Euronext, Washington Post Co.

• US probing deals by 2nd Dubai firm, Israeli company

  - 2006-03-02

  WASHINGTON AFP — The US government is investigating the acquisition of sensitive US facilities and technology by another United Arab Emirates-owned firm and an Israeli company, The Washington Post said. Although a US official denied the probes responded to the outcry over Dubai Ports World's takeover of operations at...

  Tags: acquisition, Agence France-Presse, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., FINANCE, Investment, U.A.E., U.S. Congress, Washington Post Co.

• Perspectives

  - 2006-01-16

  "Tell all--I see them on the other side." Martin Toler Jr., in a note to loved ones, before dying with 11 other miners after an explosion at a Sago, W.Va., mine "Sharon was personally a very likable person, and I am sad to see him in this condition,...

  Tags: 401(k), America, Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, Washington Post Co.

• Stock Swami Picks Tiger Team: TTMT, BSX XMSR, YCC, WPO, ORCL.

  - 2005-10-31

  M2 PRESSWIRE-31 October 2005-SessionsIR.com: Stock Swami Picks Tiger Team: TTMT, BSX XMSR, YCC, WPO, ORCLC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31102005 Stocks in the News: Tiger Team Technologies Incorporated (OTC: TTMT), Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX), XM Satellite Radio Holdings (Nasdaq: XMSR), Yankee...

  Tags: analyst, Boston Scientific Corp., FINANCE, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., NYSE Euronext, Oracle Corp., ORCL, stock, team, Washington Post Co., XM Satellite Radio Inc.