Comments on: BibleGateway.com and Gospel.com Acquired by Zondervan http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/ Pentecostal Rumination and Review Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:34:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nancy J Locke http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-109689 Nancy J Locke Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:36:45 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-109689 Thanks for the update. I'll be watching this. Blessings! Nancy J Locke Thanks for the update. I’ll be watching this.

Blessings! Nancy J Locke

]]> By: David Ker http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-108171 David Ker Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:32:36 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-108171 I'm freakin' I'm freakin'

]]> By: Rich http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-107820 Rich Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:56:06 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-107820 <blockquote><b>Update 11/07/08</b>: ChristianityToday.com interviewed Zondervan CEO, Moe Girkins, on the recent acquisition of the Bible Gateway and Gospel.com. See: "<a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/article_print.html?id=61403" target="_blank" title="Why Zondervan Bought BibleGateway.com" rel="nofollow">Why Zondervan Bought BibleGateway.com</a>: CEO Moe Girkins wants to take the site beyond just verses. iTunes-style commentaries, anyone?" (Interview by Jeremy Weber)</blockquote> <p><img height="30" alt="Rich" hspace="0" src="http://tatumweb.com/blog/pix/richsig.gif" width="58" vspace="4" border="0" /></p>

Update 11/07/08: ChristianityToday.com interviewed Zondervan CEO, Moe Girkins, on the recent acquisition of the Bible Gateway and Gospel.com. See: “Why Zondervan Bought BibleGateway.com: CEO Moe Girkins wants to take the site beyond just verses. iTunes-style commentaries, anyone?” (Interview by Jeremy Weber)

Rich

]]> By: Why Zondervan Bought BibleGateway.com | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-107819 Why Zondervan Bought BibleGateway.com | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:33:15 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-107819 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Rich Tatum announced the news of the acquisition on his personal [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Rich Tatum announced the news of the acquisition on his personal [...]

]]> By: The Gospel According To Rupert Murdoch? http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-107725 The Gospel According To Rupert Murdoch? Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:56:22 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-107725 « [Update: More details provided here. HT: DotComLarry (thanks Rich!)] [Prequel: Apparently we missed a Twitter scoop re this 5 days ago.] … » [<a href="http://indychristian.com/2008/10/gospel-according-to-rupert-murdoch.html" rel="nofollow">MORE</a>] « [Update: More details provided here. HT: DotComLarry (thanks Rich!)] [Prequel: Apparently we missed a Twitter scoop re this 5 days ago.] … » [MORE]

]]> By: Rich http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-107708 Rich Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:32:15 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-107708 I updated this extensively tonight, <a href="http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#update" rel="nofollow">here</a>. <img height="30" alt="Rich" hspace="0" src="http://tatumweb.com/blog/pix/richsig.gif" width="58" vspace="4" border="0" /> I updated this extensively tonight, here.

Rich

]]> By: Rich http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-107699 Rich Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:17:38 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-107699 <p>Hi, John, thank for stopping by!</p> <p>According to the Muskegon Chronicle's <a href="http://www.mlive.com/muskegon/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1221230716278930.xml&coll=8" title="Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon-based Christian media giant near close, by Clayton Hardiman" rel="nofollow">September 12</a> story:</p> <blockquote>« [T]wo years of fiscal difficulties in which the Christian organization has registered significant financial losses. … "If you look at the trending in religious non-profits, these have been difficult years for us," [acting CEO Gordon] Loux said in a telephone interview from his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. … [F]inancial problems caused the board to rethink its ministry, Loux said. According to the firm's annual report, the organization's expenses outstripped its revenues by $700,000, more than 17 percent of its $4 million budget. The first eight months of 2008 brought similar difficulties. … »</blockquote> <p>It's expensive, running a vast Internet service based entirely on donations. It caught up with them, finally. Sadly.</p> <p><img height="30" alt="Rich" hspace="0" src="http://tatumweb.com/blog/pix/richsig.gif" width="58" vspace="4" border="0" /></p> Hi, John, thank for stopping by!

According to the Muskegon Chronicle’s September 12 story:

« [T]wo years of fiscal difficulties in which the Christian organization has registered significant financial losses. … “If you look at the trending in religious non-profits, these have been difficult years for us,” [acting CEO Gordon] Loux said in a telephone interview from his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. … [F]inancial problems caused the board to rethink its ministry, Loux said. According to the firm’s annual report, the organization’s expenses outstripped its revenues by $700,000, more than 17 percent of its $4 million budget. The first eight months of 2008 brought similar difficulties. … »

It’s expensive, running a vast Internet service based entirely on donations. It caught up with them, finally. Sadly.

Rich

]]> By: Christian Resources | Four Winds Stirring http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-107671 Christian Resources | Four Winds Stirring Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:14:25 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-107671 [...] site: Free Christian Resources and this post which led me to find Rich Tatum’s blog and this post on the acquisition of BibleGateway.com by Zondervan.  Biblegateway is probably the one of the [...] [...] site: Free Christian Resources and this post which led me to find Rich Tatum’s blog and this post on the acquisition of BibleGateway.com by Zondervan.  Biblegateway is probably the one of the [...]

]]> By: John Smulo http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-107652 John Smulo Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:22:27 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-107652 I was interested to hear this news. Did Gospel Communications communicate why they closed this division? I was interested to hear this news. Did Gospel Communications communicate why they closed this division?

]]> By: Bible Gateway acquired by Zondervan | free Christian resources http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/comment-page-1/#comment-107622 Bible Gateway acquired by Zondervan | free Christian resources Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:25:14 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/gospelcom-2/#comment-107622 [...] Rich Tatum from Blog Rodent has confirmed that Bible Gateway will be purchased by Zondervan. You can read all the details at Rich’s website, but this is great news for those who regularly use Bible Gateway. [...] [...] Rich Tatum from Blog Rodent has confirmed that Bible Gateway will be purchased by Zondervan. You can read all the details at Rich’s website, but this is great news for those who regularly use Bible Gateway. [...]

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