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Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!

Dana E. Neuts

WaPo Has Banner Year: New Products, Key Staffing Changes & Exceeding NYT’s Traffic Twice

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The Washington Post has had a momentous year with new products and partnerships, key staffing changes, and overtaking The New York Times in terms of traffic twice this fall*. Washington Post New York Times Oct. 2015 66.9 million unique visitors 65.8 million unique visitors Nov. 2015 71.6 million unique visitors 68.8 million unique visitors *According to comScore, which represents only one measure of traffic. It doesn’t factor in print subscriptions, readership on apps, or worldwide traffic, says DigiDay. But are they making money? In an…

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Arizona AG Sues Telemarketer for Magazine Subscription Scam

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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is suing Publishers Service Office, an Arizona-based telemarketer he believes is defrauding consumers with a magazine subscription scam, reports the Phoenix Business Journal. The company allegedly made 48,000 calls a month to sell magazine subscriptions to consumers, saying it was authorized by publishers to charge customers for new and renewed subscriptions, says the Arizona Daily Independent. The attorney general says such false claims fall under the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act, and his…

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3 Million Members Worldwide Joined Amazon Prime in the Third Week of December

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Yesterday Amazon announced that its 21st holiday season was record-breaking, adding more than three million new Prime members worldwide in the third week of December alone. In addition, Amazon boasted that this was the biggest holiday ever for Amazon devices, selling more than two times the number of devices last year, and more than 200 million more items shipped for free with Prime this holiday season. Other highlights include: Season 1 of The Man in the High…

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Statewide Newspaper to Launch in North Carolina in Early 2016

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Starting in late February or early March, residents of North Carolina will have a new statewide newspaper – the North State Journal – to read, reports Raleigh & Company. North State Journal will be a morning paper, delivered five days a week, Tuesday through Friday and Sunday. It will be the only statewide newspaper in North Carolina. Based in Raleigh, the North State Journal’s mission is “to delve deep, engage with truth, help citizens find common…

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Rob Leathern to Launch Optimal.com, an Ad Blocking Subscription Program

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Imagine an online world without intrusive ads that put security and privacy at risk. Imagine that same online world pays journalists and content creators for their work outside of the traditional advertising revenue model. That’s what entrepreneur Rob Leathern is trying to accomplish with Optimal.com, his latest venture. According to Leathern’s announcement on Medium last week, the entrepreneur has assembled a team of engineers to build Optimal.com where consumers will pay publishers to not show ads. “We’re…

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LinkedIn Improves Job Search Capabilities with New Insights

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Last week LinkedIn announced new changes to its job postings to help job seekers find their next job. The professional social media platform will leverage existing information to help job seekers answer these questions: What connections (if any) do you have at the company? Does the company have a history of hiring people like you? Who will you work with if you get the job? “The answers to these questions live within the LinkedIn network, and we are now…

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Instant Articles (Finally) Launches to Android Users, Boasts 350+ Publishers

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Last week Facebook announced that it has (finally) launched Instant Articles to Android users. Instant Articles was initially launched as a test on the iPhone in May, with a full launch to iPhone users in October. According to the announcement, more than 350 publishers globally utilize Instant Articles as a platform for sharing their stories with readers, including more than 100 who publish daily.

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Ziff Davis Expands Test of FreeWall Model to U.K.

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Publisher Ziff Davis is moving to the FreeWall model by Rezonence, straddling the world between free content and the paywall, says DigiDay. Ziff Davis successfully tested Vodafone campaigns this summer, and is ready to test on a larger scale, starting in the U.K. Ziff Davis is the #1 publisher in the technology, gaming and men’s lifestyle arena, reaching audiences with popular products including PC Mag, IGN and AskMen, attracting more than 69 million unique visitors every…

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Lee Enterprises Reports Mixed Results for FYE Sept. 27, 2015

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Last week Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) reported its preliminary financials for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year that ended on September 27, 2015. Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news, information and advertising in 50 markets in 22 states. Among its properties are daily newspapers, digital products and nearly 300 specialty publications. Overall, revenue was down about $7 million, or 4.4%, an improvement over the previous quarter. Total advertising and marketing services revenue…

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Weekly Subscription News Round-up for Dec. 18

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Despite the busy-ness of the holidays, subscription and membership-based businesses march on, making details, launching new services and redesigning existing ones. This week Cision, Playster, Vevo and LinkedIn are all in the news. We’ve got those headlines and more for you right here. Cision and PR Newswire to Combine, Creating a Leading Global Communications Platform Cision This Big Retailer Could Kill Your Subscription Startup Fortune Digital Multimedia Subscription Service Playster Launches in U.S. Subscription Insider 3 Sets of APIs Your SaaS Platform…

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