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Articles tagged The Wirecutter (9)

Ken DoctorOctober 4, 2018

Newsonomics: With an expanding Wirecutter, The New York Times is doubling down on diversification

Its new Wirecutter Money vertical is the Times’ latest attempt to broaden its revenue base beyond its core news product.

The New York Times just had a pretty stellar first quarter, thanks to The Wirecutter and 308,000 net new digital subcriptions

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 28, 2017

Amazon just provided a nice little reminder of why it’s risky to build a journalism business on affiliate fees

Amazon is a powerful partner, but as book publishers have learned, it can also be a fickle one.

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 17, 2017

Think The Wirecutter invented affiliate revenue? Meet the mom who’s been doing it since 2010

Lucie’s List has 360,000 subscribers and pulls in enough revenue to support a family and a staff in San Francisco.

Laura Hazard OwenOctober 28, 2016

New York magazine turns a history of shopping recommendations into a new online revenue stream

Making money from $195 fitted sheets and Japanese women’s facial razors.

Shan WangOctober 24, 2016

The New York Times is buying the gadget and technology review site The Wirecutter for $30 million

For the price, the Times is getting one of the real bootstrapped success stories in the past decade of digital media — and a toehold in a growing e-commerce revenue stream.

How The Wirecutter sifted through 3,228 deals on Amazon’s Prime Day

Ken DoctorOctober 24, 2013

The newsonomics of David Pogue and the Pujols Effect

Is the economic power of star journalists growing or shrinking? Depends on the news organization.

Ken DoctorJuly 3, 2013

The newsonomics of shop ’til you hop

A new generation of companies is seeking to inject themselves where the money gets made — in the space between customers and the products they want.