The Morning Lowdown 03-31-11

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:

»  How is The Daily doing so far? 500,000 downloads, (perhaps) 75,000 regular users (not all of them paying subs, however). (Mixed Media; see paidContent’s coverage of The Daily’s reader numbers here.)

»  SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) is considering a bid for Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) (WSJ)

»   AOL (NYSE: AOL) says that large-format display ads from its Project Devil unit is commanding unheard-of CPMs of $60 and up. (Digiday)

»  The Daily’s audio comments: March 30’s “Greatest Hits” (NY Observer)

»  HuffPo co-founder explains the secrets of viral content (Venturebeat)

»  Malcolm Gladwell: Social media still not a big deal (GigaOM)

Source: http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/kYlbSW4b4CM/

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