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SAI raises funding, followed by more hacking around with blog valuations

Earlier this week, New York tech-business blog Silicon Alley Insider raised a $1 million round that valued the company at $7 million, post-money. Bloggers love getting valuation numbers like this, because they can use them to guess the value of...

VentureBeat | more posts | 51 days | Fri., July 18, '08

Conde Nast Buys Ars Technica [Press]

Conde Nast and Wired bought Ars Technica for a rumored $25 million. More details are coming on Monday but I'm happy to see friends at both Wired and Ars get together in this deal. [Techcrunch, Thanks Arn]...

Gizmodo | more posts | 113 days | Sat., May 17, '08

Wired parent buys Ars Technica -- and Webmonkey, too? [Acquisitions]

TechCrunch reports that CondeNet, the online arm of Condé Nast and the parent of Wired.com, has bought Ars Technica, a rival technology news site. But if the latest issue of Wired is any indication, that's note the only tech property that's...

Valleywag | more posts | 114 days | Fri., May 16, '08

Confirmed: Wired Buying Ars Technica

It seems the rumors reported earlier today by TechCrunch were spot on, and Wired is the proud new owner of Ars Technica. In a call to Alexandra Constantinople, Executive Director of Communications for Wired, she confirmed that, “the story is...

Mashable! | more posts | 114 days | Fri., May 16, '08

It's True: Condé Nast Bought Ars Technica

We've confirmed the rumors. The word from Evan Hansen, Wired.com's editor in chief, is that Condé Nast acquired Ars Technica for an undisclosed sum. The official announcement comes Monday morning. [Full disclosure: Wired.com is happily owned by...

Epicenter | more posts | 114 days | Fri., May 16, '08

Conde Nast rolls up tech blog Ars Technica

Publisher Conde Nast is acquiring the technology blog Ars Technica, TechCrunch has learned. The site will be placed under the Wired Digital umbrella which includes both Wired and Reddit, two previous Conde Nast technology purchases. TechCrunch has...

VentureBeat | more posts | 114 days | Fri., May 16, '08

Ars Technica To Wired For $25 Million

Techcrunch's Michael Arrington is reporting that technology site Ars Technica has been acquired by Wired. Arrington notes that his sources suggest the price is around $25 million. SAI also has received confirmation on the sale. Ars will become a...

CenterNetworks | more posts | 114 days | Fri., May 16, '08

Ars Technica snapped up by Conde Nast

On the heels of CBS acquiring CNET for $1.8-billion comes another deal involving “old” media and “new” media: according to TechCrunch, the folks over at Conde Nast — the magazine publishing family that owns Vogue, the...

mathewingram.com/work | more posts | 114 days | Fri., May 16, '08

Ars Technica Reportedly Bought By Condé Nast for $25 Million

deals, Technology, Media Robert Buderi wrote: Ars Technica, the widely read Malden, MA, tech blog for the computer set, has been acquired by media giant Condé Nast and will effectively become part of Wired and its growing digital assets,...

Xconomy | more posts | 114 days | Fri., May 16, '08

CondeNet Buys Ars Technica For A Reported $25 Million

CondeNet is buying tech blog Ars Technica for $25 million, according to Techcrunch. We've confirmed the acquisition but not the purchase price; the company plans on talking about the deal on Monday. Ars' 8-person news operation will be folded into...

Silicon Alley Insider | more posts | 114 days | Fri., May 16, '08