Black Light Media in Portland,
ME said alternative Web site Slashdot has signed on for advertising sales,
ad management, promotions, and public relations. Billings were not disclosed.
“Slashdot will significantly enhance BLM’s ability to reach a diverse and
tightly targetable audience for our advertising clients,” said Ryan Meader,
president of Black Light. “We believe that Slashdot is becoming a major
player in the Linux and Open Software News markets.”
Slashdot, “News for Nerds on the Stuff that Matters,” is an alternative site
catering to power users on the cutting edge of the computing
industry–specifically, people interested in Open Source Software and
mainstream (or
not-so-mainstream) technology.
Black Light Media clients include Mac OS Rumors, InterWeather, Snoot,
ClickWorld, and others.
