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Gannett is expected to generate revenues from the deal of
$45-$55 million, Taboola Chief Executive Adam Singolda said.
Founded in 2007, Taboola developed a "content you may also like"
widget. Usually at the bottom of web pages, it allows people to
click to other articles or videos and lets publishers, marketing
companies and agencies leverage Taboola to retain users on their
site and monetize their traffic.
Singolda said that Gannett's web pages will be personalized and
other content it offers will be tailored to what users want,
based on its own algorithms.
For instance, those who prefer video will see more video links,
while those clicking from Facebook may see links in the middle
of the page rather than the bottom since Facebook users tend to
glance at articles and go back, he noted.
"The entire page will change and the type of content will be
different," Singolda said.
Taboola, which has deals with other media companies, has so far
raised more than $157 million in private money and is estimated
to have a value of more than $1 billion. It said 86 percent of
the United States sees Taboola on a monthly basis.
In May, China's Baidu made a multi-million dollar strategic
investment in Taboola.
(Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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