NowPublic Releases Randomly Assembled New York 'MostPublic' List - Posted July 21, 2008
We love lists. Especially ones that sort of tell us what we already know, except they randomly switch it around just to keep it interesting? Make sure we're paying attention? It's not clear. Anyway, with that in mind, we bring you NowPublic's — the "world's largest participatory news... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 03.17.08 - Posted March 17, 2008
Happy St. Patrick's Day Washington. Sunday was Ellen McCarthy's birthday. Today is Tim Burger's and Mark Paustenbach's and Saturday was Jenny 8 Lee's. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS Email is your favorite way to communicate. REVOLVING DOOR Karen Hosler... [FishBowlDC]

So, I, Um, Don't Know How to Say This...But I'm Leaving You - Posted January 31, 2008
Uh oh. You already know something's up because I'm not writing in the third person, huh? But I assure you, it's not you (and it's not we), it's me. Exactly two years ago today, Steve and I took the UnBeige reins, and as you may know, two years is practically a... [UnBeige]

Speaking of: How to Start a Media Company - Posted October 10, 2007
At parties and events, some entrepreneurial journalists (is that an oxymoron or what?) have started to ask "How do you start a media company?" and I've even considered writing a book on the subject. But, in the meantime, if you want my thoughts (and the insights of Arianna Huffington, Craig Newmark... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.31.07 - Posted August 31, 2007
Good morning Washington. An NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press' was the dominant Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week in all categories across the country and in Washington, D.C." On Sunday, August 26, the program averaged 3.325 million total viewers, 40% more than second... [FishBowlDC]

Laurel Touby Profiled in Village Voice: Meta, but Who Cares? - Posted August 15, 2007
The Village Voice profiles Laurel Touby, the founder of mediabistro.com, ie our boss, whom we've never actually met. But why did Tricia Romano, the former nightlife columnist, catch the assignment? Does mb.com have bottle service at the NYC parties?... [FishBowlLA]

mediabistro.com Gets Snapped Up By Jupitermedia - Posted July 18, 2007
Well consider us consolidated. mediabistro.com, the folks that cut our checks, has been acquired for a cool $23 million by Jupitermedia, the folks that cut at least some of our other checks: Laurel Touby turned her popular cocktail parties into a high-traffic Web site for job-seeking media and creative professionals. Yesterday, she... [UnBeige]

UPDATE: mediabistro.com Sold For $23M - Posted July 18, 2007
Our fearless founder Laurel Touby's Oscar acceptance speech memo regarding yesterday's sale: Today is probably the happiest day of my life. (Okay, second happiest. Getting married to Jon was pretty excellent.) When I put up my first web site in 1996 — or was it 1997? the records are gone — it... [FishBowlNY]

Breaking: mediabistro.com Sold For $23M - Posted July 18, 2007
In tomorrow morning's New York Times: Laurel Touby turned her popular cocktail parties into a high-traffic Web site for job-seeking media and creative professionals. Yesterday, she sold mediabistro.com, the company that sprang from those mixers, for $23 million. The Jupitermedia Corporation, an Internet research company that also sells photos and art, agreed... [FishBowlNY]

Bierut Sounding Absolutely Scrumptuous on WNYC Today - Posted July 5, 2007
The man who seems to have no shortage of fabulous ties (one seen here with our blog-mama Laurel Touby), Michael Bierut appeared today on "The Leonard Lopate Show" with guest host Julie Burstein. His segment named "Graphic Design Can Cause Seizures" explained the pervasiveness and importance of graphic design, as Burnstein... [UnBeige]

Chambermaid Book Party - Posted June 29, 2007
Does a successful book party equal book sales success? If so, then Saira Rao's first novel, Chambermaid, is headed for stratospheric heights. The party was a rager, with over 200 people in attendance. Held in a Fifth Avenue Park-facing apartment, it was a delightful if homogeneous mash-up of well-heeled lawyers,... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Peggy Siegal: 'I Want It Now' - Posted June 20, 2007
Perhaps it was the schizophrenic weather that kept most of the familiar faces and celebrity diners away. It was a pretty subdued crowd at 55th & Fifth today. No big stars of stage, screen and nary an editor in sight. (Okay, Kathie Lee Gifford was there.) Since there wasn't much star... [FishBowlNY]

Drink With Us Tonight - Posted April 13, 2007
Dear friends, do not forget that it is tonight when we will be imbibing with our fellow bloggers at the Chinatown Brasserie in New York, courtesy of mediabistro.com and our boss lady Laurel Touby. We'll be the ones huddled with the design-y looking people in the corner, one of whom will... [UnBeige]

Party with the mediabistro.com Bloggers - Posted April 9, 2007
It seems like we were just throwing a party out here or over there or maybe even a little one in this general area, but it looks like it's that time again and this is gonna be a biggie. mb.com mom Laurel Touby is bringing all the bloggers to town and... [UnBeige]

Lunch at Michael's: Post-Hasselhoff, All Business - Posted March 21, 2007
We're guessing many of our favorite media celebrity regulars have headed south with their families for spring break or to rev up from the endless winter doldrums that have left us feeling a bit grumpy. Today, the tables were packed with a cross section of Prada and Gucci suits, and the... [FishBowlNY]

FBNY @ SXSW: 'I Was There Through The Dotcom Holocaust' - Posted March 15, 2007
FishbowlNY is filing this week from South By Southwest, the annual interactive, film and music media festival melt in Austin, Texas. Good roundup of quotes from the interactive portion of South By Southwest (including a colorful one from the mouth of mediabistro.com founder and CEO Laurel Touby) courtesy of Smithmag.net: "Always be barking."... [FishBowlNY]

The Nerve-Salon.com-The Onion-College Humor-mb.com Party - Posted March 14, 2007
Where to begin in our extensive SXSW party coverage? How about early evening on the only night it hadn't been raining at sundown. We made our way over to Club de Ville, where the best panel of the entire festival held a happy hour. The folks from Nerve, Salon.com, The Onion,... [UnBeige]

Online Magazine Panel Sets New Standards For Conference Entertainment - Posted March 13, 2007
Let's be serious for a minute. Nah, on second thought, let's not. It's much more fun when panels at stuff like this aren't so damn serious. Example: "The Future of the Online Magazine" at SXSW. Even though only one of the panelists was from College Humor, that phrase easily describes... [UnBeige]

Back In Austin and Already Up To Our Knees In BBQ - Posted March 12, 2007
Torrential rains welcomed us to Texas last night, which we found rather soothing for our parched Southern California soul as we dashed from 6th Street bar to 6th Street bar catching up with old friends. We're a day or two late to the SXSW party, but we promise to make up... [UnBeige]

Win An NPF Dinner Seat - Posted February 13, 2007
Even if you didn't get, oh I don't know, 60,000 votes in our Rising Star competition, you can still earn a seat at the National Press Foundation dinner through our raffle. Click here by 5pm Wednesday to enter and include your name, contact info, and affiliation. Only people not already ticketed will... [FishBowlDC]

Lunch at Michael's: Gay Talese, John Huey and The Guys - Posted January 17, 2007
The scene at 55th and Fifth resembled something of a men's club today where the power suits -- and ties -- ruled. Media machers including Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief John Huey, ad man Jerry Della Femina and the sartorially splendid Gay Talese (who got our attention when he removed his coat and... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Gay Talese, John Huey and The Guys - Posted January 17, 2007
The scene at 55th and Fifth resembled something of a men's club today where the power suits -- and ties -- ruled. Media machers including Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief John Huey, ad man Jerry Della Femina and the sartorially splendid Gay Talese (who got our attention when he removed his coat and... [FishBowlNY]