Posted on 12/10/2009 9:00:08 PM PST by frogjerk
By JORDAN ROBERTSON (AP) – 23 hours ago
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Tiger Woods sex scandal has been a boon for online publications, even though it hasn't generated the same amount of Internet traffic as Michael Jackson's death or President Barack Obama's inauguration.
Provocative remarks by Yahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz at an investor conference in New York this week illustrate how major Internet channels and niche publications are benefiting from the Woods controversy.
Known for her off-color commentary, Bartz told financial analysts Tuesday that the Woods story is "better than Michael Jackson dying" for helping Yahoo make money, because it is easier to sell ads against salacious content than morbid stories.
"It's kind of hard to put an ad up next to a funeral," she said.
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And he’s the bane of FR.
It is funny watching gossip columnists rush out the dirt they learned in 2005.
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