The Salon Of Brazil
from the is-that-such-a-good-idea dept
An interesting article about a Brazilian website that is trying to be the Salon.com of Brazil. Considering the financial troubles of Salon, that might not be such a smart move, but they think they're doing okay, so far. It helps to be in a poorer market where they can keep the burn rate down. Of course, it's really the content model that they copy (which is what makes Salon so good). For the business model, it sounds like they're focusing on syndicating their content. They haven't gone the subscription route so far.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
