Examiner.com acquires NowPublic.com
The buzz on the Internet is hitting close to home with Examiner.com’s announcement today of the acquisition of NowPublic, a pioneer in the new media space.
Examiner.com, which in July’s comScore report had more unique visitors than Huffington Post (not to mention NPR and the Drudge Report combined), continues to make waves across the net based on the strength of its Examiners, now more than 16,000 strong. Examiner.com and NowPublic will make strong team members in the quest to provide informative content in an entertaining and timely manner.
Check out the press release below and then join us. We would love to hear about your particular local expertise, whether it be restaurants in Boston or fly fishing in Montana.
Examiner.com Acquires NowPublic;
Merges Examiner.com’s Breadth of Content with NowPublic’s Technology to Deliver Unparalleled Hyperlocal Offering
DENVER, Colo., Sept. 2, 2009 – Examiner.com , the insider source for everything local, has acquired Vancouver-based NowPublic, a pioneer in user-generated content and the largest participatory news network in the world.
Examiner.com, whose audience has grown more than 200 percent since the beginning of the year and now has more than 15,000 Examiners (Examiner.com’s expert writers) in 109 U.S. cities, is the industry leader in creating local content, and will leverage NowPublic’s innovative search and publishing technology to solidify its leadership position in providing local news and information, delivering on the long-held promise of relevant, robust hyperlocal content to both consumers and advertisers.
“Every day we hear discussions about whether hyperlocal content will ever be scalable, sustainable or profitable as a business entity,” said Rick Blair, CEO of Examiner.com. “Examiner.com is rapidly becoming the solution to the hyperlocal puzzle. In the last year we have created the depth of content consumers and advertisers expect. With the acquisition of NowPublic, we have the technology to further engage our community of over 17 million unique visitors per month and distribute our stories in new and innovative ways.”
Among the technologies Examiner.com will adopt from NowPublic are its Emmy nominated real-time mechanism for scanning online conversations, world-class open source technology Drupal, and an enhanced publishing platform for Examiner.com contributors, who are projected to grow to over 30,000 by the end of the year.
“The NowPublic focus has always been on providing individuals, whether they are amateurs or professional journalists, the tools they need to quickly and easily contribute their perspectives on the issues of the day and the topics that interest them and their community,” said Leonard Brody, CEO and co-founder of NowPublic. “By combining our tools and audience with Examiner.com’s established, vetted, local content-generators, we are enabling Examiner.com, which has already seen incredible success, to further succeed in providing a site that attracts experts as contributors, passionate readers and the advertisers that want to reach them.”
In addition to the integration of NowPublic’s technology, Examiner.com will also actively recruit new Examiners from NowPublic, focusing specifically on NowPublic’s “professional amateur” contributors as well as its bevy of international writers, including its strong Canadian presence. NowPublic will also serve as a testing ground for new Examiner.com programs and ideas.
Examiner.com and NowPublic will operate independently, retaining their unique offerings and brands.
About Examiner.com
Launched in April 2008, Examiner.com serves 109 markets across the country and is the insider source for everything local. Examiner.com’s content is contributed by Examiners; passionate, informed, and knowledgeable local influencers. Examiner.com is a division of the Clarity Digital Group, LLC, wholly owned by The Anschutz Company, a Denver-based investment company with a broad array of assets in print and digital media; live sports and entertainment; hospitality; film production and exhibition; wind energy development and transmission; as well as ranching and oil/gas exploration. For more information, visit Examiner.com.
About NowPublic
NowPublic is a crowd-sourced, participatory news network that mobilizes an army of reporters to cover the events that define our world. In its short history, the company has become the largest news organization of its kind with contributing reporters in more than 6000 cities and 160 countries. The Guardian has named NowPublic.com one of the top five most useful news sites on the Web and TIME Magazine named it one of the Top 50 Websites for 2007. NowPublic Technologies Inc. is a Vancouver-based company. The company owns and operates NowPublic, which showcases its platform for citizen journalism.
Media Contact:
Jennefer Traeger
720-988-6149
jtraeger@groundfloormedia.com
Comments
Super cool! Welcome, NowPublic folks! Looking forward to a great partnership. :)
This is an absolutely powerful connection between Examiner.com and NowPublic. We are extremely excited to join forces to promote the expansion of both sites! Cheers to everyone involved!
Welcome to the team NowPublic!
Great news! Welcome to the family!
Congratulations! I could not be prouder and more honored to be a part of this organization. As it evolves, so do I. Thank you.
I will do my best to promote the news. This is an exciting thing for the Examiner and it's readers and contributors. I look forward to seeing the outcome. Congratulations to all.
Wowsa! What an amazing connection between two super news groups! Welcome, NowPublic!
All the best,
Lori
Great news and very exciting! Welcome to the team!
Looking forward to the combined powerful connection. And very excited to be onboard!
Welcome NowPublic! I look forward to working with you.
Welcome NowPublic. We are looking forward to a great relationship.
AWESOME!!! Congratulations to everyone who helped put this amazing partnership together!
Dr. Patty Ann, NY Intimacy & Romance Examiner
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Quite a revolution going on here. Thank goodness for the internet, which gives the "average guy/gal" a real voice.
Fascinating and very welcome. We live in exciting times indeed.
Welcome. Good luck.
This looks like a win-win situtation for all concerned. Wonderful news!
Susan Leak
Birmingham Music Examiner
Glad to join up with another great news website! I look forward to the future! Great job Examiner on acquiring this awesome company! Cheers!- Michael Berenis
Great news and many congratualtions!!! This is VERY Exciting!!!
Can't wait to see all the new features, hope I can catch on fast, and ride safe here. You guys are moving like the hurricane. (Death Valley National Park Examiner).
Congratulations, and can hardly wait to see the new additions to Examiner:
What wonderful news!
Welcome on board NowPublic.
Looking forward to the team effort(s).
Looking forward to working with ya'll!
Best,
Michael Tippett, NowPublic.
This is exciting news! It shows the passion that Examiner.com has to continue to strive to better the journalistic experience with new technologies. Welcome NowPublic! I look forward to connecting and sharing this exciting new experience with you!
Excellent share. I'm always curious to hear Examiner.com stats and about future plans to grow the company in positive new directions. Now that I know more, I can tailor my own marketing strategies to encompass the new directions!
How exciting. :-)
Fantastic news! Welcome NowPublic! I look forward to the partnership and the new technology.
Grass roots journalism is growing. Real news from real people is making its impact. Welcome to the "Movement".
This is exciting news that lends itself to bigger and better things for Examiner.com, NowPublic AND the writers. The upcoming technology improvements will be great! It's exciting to be a part of the growth of these companies and the resultant success and "longevity" we're all sure to enjoy!
Woot! This sounds really exciting! Can't wait to dig in and work with NowPublic. :-)
How very exciting! Welcome NowPublic.
With print newspapers shrinking or disappearing, it's so exciting to be on the ground floor of online publishing! And now, to look forward to such fantastic support is like having the frosting on the cake!
This is great news. I am honored to be part of this merger. Examiner.com is the best place to be...Aloha and welcome.
Exciting news. Looking forward to the adventure.
Glad you have come aboard NowPublic. I am glad to be here too.
Glad you're on board NowPublic. I'm glad to be here now too.
Congratulations, this is going to be an awesome ride!
Charisse
As the new Sioux Falls Home Improvement Examiner, I'm really impressed with the calibre of professionals at examiner.com. I'm looking forward to learning the new NowPublic technologies.
Welcome to the family!
Here's to taking the Web by storm!
Trevor Wallace
Houston Underground Music Examiner
Welcome welcome welcome. Here's toasting our mutual future success.
Welcome! I hope you're as excited to be a part of the Examiner community as we are to have you.
Welcome to the family! It is a great one to be a part of!
Welcome aboard - enjoy the fall - looking forward to much happiness and success...Mike
DC Real Estate Examiner
Welcome, NowPublic! Look forward to working with you! :)
Welcome and congrats to all! Looking forward to the partnership!
Wonderful and hope you cover green issues as Examiner does- So many possibilities with your reach.
A very warm welcome to you, NowPublic...very excited about the news and looking forward to working with you in the future. I'm sure this will be a very marriage...Thanks for coming aboard.
Welcome to the party from the Las Vegas Bars Examiner.
Welcome NowPublic. I am new to the Examiner myself, so I look forward to working and growing with all of you!
I have enjoyed writing for Examiner.com, so much so, that I started as Miami Relationships Examiner and added a second title, West Palm Beach Healing Examiner. This site helps me to stay focused on the latest news and to insure my positioning online as an expert in my chosen specialties - not to mention all the additional traffic to my web sites.
Congratulations and welcome aboard!
Welcome, this ought to be fun!
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