Monthly Archives: January 2004

Did we say supporter, er, we meant reporter: My favorite read of the day, the NYT corrections column, clarifies an earlier item that Barbara Walters was attending Martha Stewart’s trial and sitting behind her because they are friends. Despite their … Continue reading →

Southern progress? The Birmingham News is reporting that Southern Progress, the Time Inc. publisher of Southern Living and lots more very profitable titles and products, is closing a fulfilment center in the B’ham suburb of Homewood (a township in which … Continue reading →

Re-merging: Jon Friedman of CBS MarketWatch says media company “takeover talk” is revived after three years of inactivity.

Web-free zone? I am taking the occasion of a multi-day business trip to have my computer fixed (a broken latch that does not interfer with its operation, but is a steady nuisance when trying to sleep the computer). Therefore my … Continue reading →

In the end: As first reported by Der Spiegel, first imported to the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal, and first blogged by the rexblog, Daniel Brewster was given “das boot” today. I am truly sorry for the people involved … Continue reading →

First envy: Rafat Ali of PaidContent.org was nice enough to e-mail me news of a vaporzine he ran across and asks, “Why do magazines claim to be first”? (A reference to a previous post today.) Inspire Your World, according to … Continue reading →

Into mid-air: Thanks to several people who have e-mailed me the story about the UK magazine, Trail, that came close to seeing its readership fall off a cliff. Quote (from the Reuters “oddly enough” story): A hiking magazine apologized on … Continue reading →

Nabbed: Adam Winer, 26, who is accused of cheating victims out of over $26,000 by pretending to be another Adam Winer at the men’s magazine, FHM, has been tracked down and arrested. He says he didn’t do it. If I … Continue reading →

Affiliate marketing a magazine: Montgomery Research, Inc. (their URL www.mriresearch.com seems incompatible with my version of Safari) has launched the magazine Revenue, which the company is calling, “the first magazine dedicated to affiliate marketing.” I can’t imagine them not being … Continue reading →

Custom publishing update: The company Red Hat has launched a customer magazine called Wide Open. Quote: The Wide Open Magazine is a technical magazine for Open Source Professionals and Advocates. This includes Open Source administrators, developers, and enthusiasts interested in … Continue reading →

The Brewster crows: A day after the WSJ broke the story (no, wait, they didn’t, clarifies the NY Times), others follow-up on the Daniel Brewster “ouster” story. According to the NYT, Brewster told a group of G+J executives that he … Continue reading →