Matt Van Hoven

Listen: BuzzFeed Viral Marketing Editor/ThisIsWhyYou'reFat co-Creator Jessica Amason on Social Media and Advertising - Posted October 22, 2009
User Generated Content: it's a bit of a mystery, but a few select companies have managed to harness its power and turn it into profit. Many believe UGC is part of the next phase of online advertising, and joining us to discuss the matter was Jessica Amason, viral marketing editor at... [Newsfeed]

Listen: BuzzFeed Viral Marketing Editor/ThisIsWhyYou'reFat co-Creator Jessica Amason on Social Media and Advertising - Posted October 22, 2009
User Generated Content: it's a bit of a mystery, but a few select companies have managed to harness its power and turn it into profit. Many believe UGC is part of the next phase of online advertising, and joining us to discuss the matter was Jessica Amason, viral marketing editor at... [Newsfeed]

On The Menu: CNN's Don Lemon On The Power Of User-Generated Content - Posted October 21, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, host Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy and special guest host TVNewser's Kevin Allocca "CNN Newsroom" anchor Don Lemon, who discussed user-generated content, Twitter and blogs and how he uses them on his show. "I've been using it on the show now for over a... [FishBowlNY]

Talking Times Layoffs And The Yes Men On The Menu - Posted October 20, 2009
What does it mean for the industry when a media company like the New York Times Co. announces that 100 people must be cut from the newsroom? That question led today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosted by AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven and TVNewser's Kevin Allocca, who welcomed FishbowlNY editor... [FishBowlNY]

The Atlantic Publisher Jay Lauf Talks Digital Content And "Airport Cred" On The Menu - Posted October 16, 2009
On this gloomy day in New York City, today's media-bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast was brightened by a very special guest, Jay Lauf, publisher of The Atlantic. Jay joined hosts Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy and FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst (filling in for GalleyCat's Jason Boog) to discuss the 152-year-old magazine's decision... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Writing A Travelogue That's More With Help From Google Earth - Posted October 15, 2009
Author John Higham, a writer who used Google Earth as a tool to help write his book, joined this morning's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, to discuss his one-year quest traveling to 28 countries. Higham explained to hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven how he and his... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Examining E-Mail With John Freeman - Posted October 12, 2009
The newly named editor of Granta magazine, John Freeman, joined today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, to talk to hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven about his new book, The Tyranny of E-mail. "I found [e-mail] was just getting in the way of pretty much everything in... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Examining E-Mail With John Freeman - Posted October 12, 2009
The newly named editor of Granta magazine, John Freeman, joined today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, to talk to hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven about his new book, The Tyranny of E-mail. "I found [e-mail] was just getting in the way of pretty much everything in... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Taking Up The Mantle Of A Beloved Fantasy Series - Posted October 1, 2009
Today on the media-bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven welcomed fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. Sanderson has been given the enormous task of completing the late Robert Jordan's lengthy Wheel of Time book series, which is based on the idea about what it would... [FishBowlNY]

Time Managing Editor Richard Stengel On The Menu: "One Or Two Brands Will Always Survive" - Posted September 14, 2009
It was a big show for a Monday morning on today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Time magazine's managing editor Richard Stengel joined hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven to talk about the media industry, Time and surviving the recession. Despite talk of the impending death of weekly... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu Dishes on Jenna Bush "Today" News - Posted August 31, 2009
Jenna Bush was the topic of the day on mediabistro's Morning Media Menu, hosted by GalleyCat's Jason Boog and AgencySpy's Matt van Hoven. We told you last night that the daughter or former President George W. Bush would be joining the "Today Show" as a contributing correspondent, focusing on education. Listen... [FishBowlDC]

FishbowlNY Editor Amanda Ernst Joins This Morning's Menu - Posted August 28, 2009
It was an all-blog morning as GalleyCat editor Jason Boog and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven welcomed FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst to the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Amanda spoke about the Audit Bureau of Circulation's semi-annual report due out on Monday and what it might mean for the magazine industry. She... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Thomas Pynchon, Condé Nast And The Future Of Ad Sales - Posted August 12, 2009
FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst spent some time this morning on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, talking about today's media news with hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven. On the docket today, The New York Observer's story today about Condé Nast and the steps it's taking to survive... [FishBowlNY]

Hacks Defeat Flacks In Guitar Hero Showdown - Posted July 14, 2009
The hacks managed to pull out a Guitar Hero win at last night's Hacks 'n Flacks party at Artica Bar. Our win was, in large part, due to the amazing GH stylings of AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven, and no thanks to FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst, who was crushed by PRNewser's Joe... [FishBowlNY]

Politico's Michael Calderone Is On The Menu Talking About WaPo Salons And Palin - Posted July 6, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven were joined by Politico.com blogger Michael Calderone who discussed the story his Web site broke about The Washington Post's planned off the record salons. "There is such a huge disconnect between what the marketing... [FishBowlNY]

Debut Novelist Hyatt Bass Hits Up The Menu - Posted July 2, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven are joined by author Hyatt Bass. Bass and the boys talked about her debut novel "The Embers," among other topics. Bass described her book as a story about "redemption and the triumph of family... [FishBowlNY]

ABC News' Rick Klein Checks In To The Menu - Posted July 1, 2009
ABC News senior political reporter Rick Klein joined the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu today, talking about the week's big political headlines with GalleyCat's Jason Boog and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven. Today's political topics included Al Franken's new Senate seat and the new Vanity Fair profile of former VP candidate Sarah Palin. You can... [FishBowlNY]

ABC News' Rick Klein Checks In To The Menu - Posted July 1, 2009
ABC News senior political reporter Rick Klein joined the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu today, talking about the week's big political headlines with GalleyCat's Jason Boog and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven. Today's political topics included Al Franken's new Senate seat and the new Vanity Fair profile of former VP candidate Sarah Palin. You can... [FishBowlNY]

Journalist And Author Alyssa Katz Talks Real Estate On The Menu - Posted June 30, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven welcome Alyssa Katz, freelance journalist and author of the new book "Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us." Her book talks about the housing bubble and the mortgage mess, but today she talked... [FishBowlNY]

Journalist And Author Alyssa Katz Talks Real Estate On The Menu - Posted June 30, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven welcome Alyssa Katz, freelance journalist and author of the new book "Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us." Her book talks about the housing bubble and the mortgage mess, but today she talked... [FishBowlNY]

More On MJ, Billy Mays And The Death Of Traditional Journalism On The Menu - Posted June 29, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy were joined again by FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst. The podcast opened with talk about Michael Jackson and how Amanda and Matt are covering his death on their blogs. Matt then spoke about infomercial pitchman... [FishBowlNY]

More On MJ, Billy Mays And The Death Of Traditional Journalism On The Menu - Posted June 29, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy were joined again by FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst. The podcast opened with talk about Michael Jackson and how Amanda and Matt are covering his death on their blogs. Matt then spoke about infomercial pitchman... [FishBowlNY]

Thrillist Editor Bryant On The Menu: Talking Summer Movies And A 35-Hour Rental Car Rally - Posted June 25, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, GalleyCat editor Jason Boog and AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven welcome Steve Bryant, the New York editor for Thrillist -- a daily newsletter sharing "under-the-radar goodness" about eats, drinks, gear, travel, and entertainment. The guys talked about disgraceful South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and... [FishBowlNY]

Talking Erotica On The Menu: Author Rachel Kramer Bussel Visits To Discuss The Industry, Book Trailers And Ippy Awards - Posted June 24, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, host Jason Boog welcomes AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven and erotic writer Rachel Kramer Bussel to talk about media headlines and some new book industry news. The trio discussed The Virginia Quarterly Review's story accusing Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson of plagiarism in his... [FishBowlNY]

Talking Erotica On The Menu: Author Rachel Kramer Bussel Visits To Discuss The Industry, Book Trailers And Ippy Awards - Posted June 24, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, host Jason Boog welcomes AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven and erotic writer Rachel Kramer Bussel to talk about media headlines and some new book industry news. The trio discussed The Virginia Quarterly Review's story accusing Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson of plagiarism in his... [FishBowlNY]

A Very Special Menu: Good Bye Steve - Posted June 19, 2009
More sad news: today is host and TVNewser blogger Steve Krakauer's last mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Mediabistro.com editorial director Rebecca Fox and AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven helped send off Steve with some discussion about The New York Times's Bill Keller reporting from the frontlines of Iran and a reliving... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu With mediabistro.com - Posted April 3, 2009
Today on the Menu, while we were en route to Chicago in the extremely wee hours of the morning, Steve was joined by fellow mb'ers, Rebecca Fox and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven. Besides revealing What We Learned This Week (what I learned this week is that you cannot take yogurt through security... [FishBowlNY]

Pros On Downturn-Era Digital Marketing: 'Someone's Laughing All The Way To The Bank' - Posted February 18, 2009
From left: Moderator Larry Weintraub of Fanscape; Translation LLC's Lee "Chappy" Chapman; The Associated Press' Paul Borgese; JumpTap's Sean Cowan; and Razorfish's Shiv Singh being introduced by AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven Last night's mediabistro.com panel discussion, "Digital Marketing in a Downturn," packed Manhattan's Tribeca Cinemas with media professionals from all parts... [FishBowlNY]

Pros On Downturn-Era Digital Marketing: 'Someone's Laughing All The Way To The Bank' - Posted February 18, 2009
From left: Moderator Larry Weintraub of Fanscape; Translation LLC's Lee "Chappy" Chapman; The Associated Press' Paul Borgese; JumpTap's Sean Cowan; and Razorfish's Shiv Singh being introduced by AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven Last night's mediabistro.com panel discussion, "Digital Marketing in a Downturn," packed Manhattan's Tribeca Cinemas with media professionals from all parts... [FishBowlNY]

Newspapers Are Not Dead...Just Laying Very Very Still - Posted February 3, 2009
Matt Van Hoven over at our sister blog AgencySpy brings us this ad touting newspapers. Where's it running? In newspapers. Preaching to the converted? Newspaperproject.org explains who they are: NewspaperProject.org was launched in 2009 by a small group of newspaper executives to support a constructive exchange of information and ideas about the future... [FishBowlLA]

Super Bowl Ads and More on Today's "Menu" - Posted January 29, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu we talk with AgencySpy.com editor Matt Van Hoven about what to expect from this year's batch of Super Bowl ads. He tells us about Pepsi going 3-D, Audi (seen on all the cablers and cablers' Websites on Inauguration day), PETA's banned ad and more.... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: January 29 - Posted January 29, 2009
Today on the Menu we talk Super Bowl ads with AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven who got a sneak peek the other day at what we can expect this Sunday. Also, did NBC go overboard by declining to run PETA's sex with vegetables ad? Our roundtable weighs in! You can... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: January 7 - Posted January 7, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu: will a CNN correspondent be joining the Obama administration, HBO gets to kick off the Inauguration weekend (but will be sharing this time) and Israel clamps down on journalists covering the war. Also, Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy joins us. You can listen to the... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: January 7 - Posted January 7, 2009
Today on Morning Media Menu — our newly-launched audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven joins us to talk about Sanjay Gupta, HBO giving away their inauguration coverage, and covering the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: December 30 - Posted December 30, 2008
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu: politicians prefer the late night couch in 2008, which TV news story do you prefer this year (you can still vote here) and advertisers prefer to spend their marketing dollars on the broadcast networks. Today, Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy fills in as guest... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: December 30 - Posted December 30, 2008
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu: politicians prefer the late night couch in 2008, which TV news story do you prefer this year (you can still vote here) and advertisers prefer to spend their marketing dollars on the broadcast networks. Today, Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy fills in as guest... [TVNewser]

Around the MB Blogs - Posted December 11, 2008
• AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven reports on a juicy Page Six story re: CNBC's Donny Deutsch and a married woman. • FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin has more details on a Chris Matthews decision delay. • Galleycat's Jason Boog writes about lagging holiday book sales as reported by Nielsen BookScan (although Bill O'Reilly's is still... [TVNewser]