Which website has 26 million unique visitors every month who leave behind four million comments and help the online news destination earn close to $ 30 million in annual business? Pat yourself on the back if you answered The Huffington Post.
The online news site and content aggregating blog on American politics, foreign policy and world affairs - a genre that is seemingly as boring as it can get - is slated to post its annual profit this month according to financial news giant Bloomberg - a rarity among online news sites.
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If it grows at the same rate as now, Huffington Post will earn close to $ 100 million by 2012.
More good news? It is, according to experts quoted by Bloomberg, valued at anywhere between $ 300 million to $ 450 million.
This is a remarkable development for media publishers, who have seen a gradual decline in newspaper and magazine readership, especially in the West, as online readership surges worldwide due to easier access to the Internet and falling broadband prices.
While news websites all over the world, including in India, are losing money because advertisers are unwilling to sink in mo
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