#1: Top down, expense heavy, centralized & proprietary models are either heavy in red ink, burning thru investor cash, or are folding.

#2: Editorial-first models (run by those with primarily an editorial background) are also struggling to ramp, burning thru cash, or are shutting down. While these efforts are succeeding in running very lean and cutting out alot of traditional costs, they lack critical emphasis & expertise in thier top line revenue efforts.

#3: A small handful of operators are getting traction by leading with a Revenue Management System (RMS) that supports online journalism…..as opposed to the current, common models: Content Management Systems (CMS) searching for revenue models, that will be retro-fitted into the CMS system.