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ContentNext Media is network of news sites that cover digital content economics, led by the flagship site paidContent.org.

Since 2008, ContentNext has been owned by Guardian Media Group, owners of the British newspaper The Guardian. It was purchased for $30 million and continues to be run independently by Ali.

ContentNext was founded in 2002 by Rafat Ali and includes British and Indian editions, and the mobile content site mocoNews.net. It has a staff of at least 30, and it supports itself through advertising and conferences.

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TechCrunch, All Things D, Guardian Media Group
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Aug. 11, 2009 / Zachary M. Seward
Brief thoughts on brief lifespans of brief URLs: what news sites can do — [UPDATE, 3:35 p.m.: As this post went up, tr.im announced that it's back in business. But the thoughts below still apply.] I had the very-2009 experience on Sunday night of losing my URL shortener to a lack of business m...
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