Strike a Pose: HuffPo Launches a Style Vertical - Posted July 29, 2008
We've been hearing rumors of this for a week or so, and can now confirm that the Huffington Post has just to added a new style vertical to its website. We are told the Style Section that it will differ from HuffPo's living section in so far as it will... [FishBowlNY]

HuffPo Not Returning to 1993 Anytime Soon - Posted July 18, 2008
Earlier today Portfolio picked up on an interview Huffington Post CEO Betsy Morgan recently gave to her alumni magazine in which she addresses HuffPo's no-pay policy (and yes, we are one of the many who have written for them) and seems to suggest that this is something that may change in... [FishBowlNY]

The Jezebellion Wave - Posted July 16, 2008
We're not sure how many FBNY readers have been keeping up with the whole Jezebel kerfuffle — between the July 4 holiday and going Canadian we mostly missed it. However, since it continues to pop up in conversations and online we thought it was worth a mention. Short... [FishBowlNY]

Commenters: Barnacles on the Web 2.0 Whale? - Posted July 11, 2008
Most people who write online for a living (or even just regularly for their own pleasure) will have their own story to tell regarding commenters, and usually it's bad (though we here at FishbowlNY have no complaints! Mostly because our readers choose to forego the complicated(?) commenting system and write... [FishBowlNY]

HuffPo Is Off Da Hook with OffTheBus - Posted June 18, 2008
Huffington Post offers "recordings of the campaign press conference calls" through a new feature called OffTheBus. As they note: "If you are a citizen journalist or blogger, use the recordings to find quotes or content for your writing. Otherwise, listen in to hear firsthand how each 2008 presidential campaign interacts with the press... [FishBowlLA]

Indiepixie Faith-Ann Young Profiled in Huffington Post - Posted April 9, 2008
Looking for more exposure while earning no money as a blogger? The Huffington Post welcomes your submissions, no matter how devoid of content. With that in mind, Lesley M. M. Blume presents her third Woman of Style, and it's Faith-Ann Young. Who? A free-wheeling music reporter and photographer for Monocle, Flavorpill,... [FishBowlLA]

Nurse Hillary For President--Randi Rhodes Suspended from Air America - Posted April 4, 2008
Paul Slansky, who's much too clever to be writing for free at the Huffington Post, points out that Hillary's pop culture references are now and forever will be, older than dirt. One of his quotes from the future: The way some of you people talk about her, you'd think she was Nurse... [FishBowlLA]

SNL Live: Sklar Approves - Posted November 19, 2007
Does the Huffington Post pay by the word? 4511. On the live Saturday Night Live show. And only 5 comments. Gawker, however, recaps the recap, and Rachel Sklar shows up to defend herself from the vicious readers. Sklar has quite the schwarmerei for SNL. ... [FishBowlLA]

WGA 07 Strike Blogs - Posted November 6, 2007
Strike blogs are the samizdat of the 07 WGA Strike. Ken Levine: Honk If You Love Writers! And Paul Haggis shows up to comment, too. Writers Strike is rumored to be the work of a Daily Show writer. United Hollywood sorts the rumors. Variety's Scribe Vibe gathers various bits and pieces. And the... [FishBowlLA]

Sale of Mediabistro.com Inspires Tears, Tantrums Too - Posted July 18, 2007
News of mediabistro.com's sale has caused quite a stir in Blogotopia. Well, bloggers like traffic, and who knew that Laurel Touby + boa would replace Britney Spears + Nude as a sure-fire search term? Gawker tries to laugh through tears and clenched teeth. Not a good look. Gridskipper's Chris Mohney does the... [FishBowlLA]

All Your Fundrace Belong to Us: Huffington Post - Posted July 17, 2007
Has the Huffington Post hi-jacked Fundrace.org? We went to investigate Hollywood's big donors, after reading Deadline Hollywood's post. But the site, usually so ready to hand over personal information, has been re-routed. Jonah Perretti, who co-created Fundrace, is now at the HuffPo, got to take the site along. According to... [FishBowlLA]

Jamie Lee Curtis Schools Kathy Hilton - Posted June 11, 2007
Jamie Lee Curtis takes on the heady topic of parenting in her first column for the Huffington Post -- except it's not really about parenting. It's about Paris. While swearing up and down that "I am not throwing stones," she proceeds to hurl 'em at Kathy Hilton, saying Paris's mom "should have... [FishBowlLA]

Ryan Reynolds Blogging At Huffington Post, Is He Shirtless? - Posted June 6, 2007
In an effort to reach all manner of readers, the Huffington Post now offers Ryan Reynolds blogging about eating contests. Commenter 15 sums it all up: I started to read this cause you are hot and i always care what hot people have to say.... [FishBowlLA]