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social|median Raises $200M From Private Equity Firms, Acquires the New York Times
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Apr 01, 2008


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Closely held social|median will announce today that it is acquiring the New York Times. social|median investor and advisor Allen Morgan, who was recently put up for the NY Times board of directors, brokered the deal.

social|median's CEO, Jason Goldberg was quoted as saying: "April Fools!" Read the full article

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Jasongoldberg,
Apr 01, 2008
shocking!
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Alanwhitford,
Apr 01, 2008
Who wouldn't believe it?

Congrats on the humour.

Al
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Career Maven,
Apr 01, 2008
Certainly got me to open the story! Good job jason!
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Fredneil2,
Apr 01, 2008
nice one, I had to open to be sure it was a joke since it is 4/1. If not, it would have been a swift stealth move...
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Lwillacy,
Apr 01, 2008
$200M for NYT? come on... at least make the headline believable..! ;)
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Naynerz,
Apr 02, 2008
you know, i actually googled for more stories on this... then i was like... "wait... 200M is like half a pair of Prada shoes" LOL :P
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Designninja,
May 02, 2008
The design contest is on with $1k in prizes.. what's your opinion on it
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