Here we go again: No vaporzine has ever received more mentions on the rexblog than Radar. (And this go-’round, I’m really, really trying to keep all links regarding its re-re-relaunch limited to deli.cio.us/rexblog
especially during the next few weeks when the articles become
first-choice in the hype-of-the-month club.) However, for those new to
this whole Radar-hype cycle, here is why you’ll be
bombarded by the type of story that appears in today’s NY Times:
2. The stories about Radar are being written by the freelancers who hope to sell future articles to Radar.
3. It won’t go away.
I find today’s article in the NY Times especially interesting (the magazine is launching online first — note to future magazine launchers: don’t announce a website before it is live) as such a move would move Radar from vaporzine status to dejazine status for a brief period.
That said, I hope they are successful for a few months so that all
those freelancers writing about it can at least get invited to some
decent parties.
By the way, I really love this quote from today’s story:
Roshan said that introducing the Radar brand slowly via the Internet
would also take some of the pressure off the first issue of the
magazine, which he said aims to start with 150,000 readers.
“Too much hype is not a good thing,”
he said, recalling the expectations surrounding Radar’s first
incarnation and other misbegotten ventures like Talk.
He said the Web site “will definitely help us with marketing, but that is not its sole purpose - it’s just a good idea.”
I find that quote amusing as the very first thing I ever blogged
on the topic of Radar magazine, exactly three years ago this week, was:
“Warning to Radar: Don’t confuse a (NY Times) profile with success.”
I posted several items in the months that followed. Here is a good synopsis.
Update: Fishbowlny: “Radar blurbs all over itself.”
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