PaidContent raises blog sale bet to $30 million — who's next?
Jackson West · 07/11/08 10:00AMContentNext, the parent of media technology blog PaidContent, was purchased by the UK's Guardian Media for $30 million, pending the site meeting performance expectations in the coming months. The company will continue to report independently in the meantime under new CEO Nathan Richardson and the editorial direction of founders Rafat Ali. It's certainly more than the $15 million deal blog prospector Michael Arrington thought would only afford Ali, Kramer and Co. "spending money," and it's in line with other recent deals such as MediaBistro's $25 million sale to Jupiter and ArsTechnica's $25-30 million sale to Condé Nast. So, which tech news entrepreneur might follow?