Minnesota Media

In a state with at least 100 computers for every one of its famous 10,000 lakes, it’s not surprising that Minnesotans have their fair share of exemplary, homegrown sites on the World Wide Web. Like their elder counterparts in early mainframe computer technology, Minnesota web developers are pioneering the cutting edge of website development with marketing techniques that are spreading throughout the World Wide Web.

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In many ways, the formation of Internet Broadcasting and its Channel 4000 site for WCCO radio & TV established the standard for economic viability of local media sites on the Internet. It was the first to create a model for a local media site that works. Its founders were Internet visionaries, and its alliance with WCCO gave it early credibility and success.

Editor & Publisher Interactive reviewed the Channel 4000 business model in an article titled First Profitable TV Web Site, which details how the site gained 300,000 visits a month—a benchmark for early web success stories.

The Star Tribune offers one of the most comprehensive local news sites on the web, while the St. Paul Pioneer Press has evolved into a strong free-access site that complements its print version.

A directory called Ultimate TV lists all Minnesota television stations, while more than a dozen Minnesota newspapers are featured in the Newspaper Association of America’s directory.