On Mediaverse® (The Hiatus)

This site is on hiatus until Sept. 30. It's a self-imposed deadline to implement a feasible business model for Mediaverse®.

It's not that the current model--the blog--does not work. It does as evidenced by the wide usage of this site as a resource on journalism, news professionals and various related issues. The blog averages about 20,000 page hits a month, which is pretty cool considering that Mediaverse® does little to no external advertising beyond word-of-mouth and ending up in search engine results.

Blogging is easy. Developing a dynamic business model is not.

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I've known that for along time but, only recently, I have come to truly recognize it. In the last few weeks, I've participated in a couple of events with LaunchMemphis: the StartUp Weekend and the Investor's Forum.

Both events gave me a realistic assessment of where Mediaverse® is. It's a great idea but how will it make money--or better yet, sustain itself?

That's what the next few weeks are about--not just brainstorming for an answer to that question because I already have ideas, it's about execution and implementation.

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I'll still be accessible via Twitter, Facebook and E-mail (mediaverse.memphis@gmail.com). If you want to help, contact me.

While the posts won't be updated in the interim, the archive and feeds will remain accessible.

Thank you, everyone.

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