Cox Media Group Invests $6M In Content Farm Company Skyword

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Monday, December 19th, 2011
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Fledgling content farm Skyword has raised $6 million from broadcasting and publishing company Cox Media Group.

Skyword markets a “digital content platform” that provides brands and media companies with a way to buy ‘search engine and social network friendly’ articles written by Skywriters™ (for real).

The company claims it delivers original, high-quality content designed to reach vast audiences all across the Internet, evidently at an absurdly low cost.

Which is about as plausible as AOL claiming it’s successfully transforming into a cutting-edge online media company.


Company: Skyword
Website: skyword.com
Launch Date: December 20, 2010
Funding: $14.5M

Skyword is the leading content production platform. The Skyword Platform enables brands, retailers, media companies, and agencies to acquire and engage customers by efficiently producing quality content optimized for search and the social web. Companies such as IBM, Everyday Health, Education.com, Stack Media, and The Wall Street Journal use the Skyword content production platform to produce quality content that creates lasting and meaningful relationships with their audiences. The platform streamlines and automates the following critical steps in the content creation...

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