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Thursday May 08, 2008

Las Vegas Magazine Now Even More Unreadable

vegasmag.jpgLas Vegas Magazine, Vegas Magazine and the rest of Greenspun Media's offerings always struck us as publications that might look pretty on an expensive coffee table but not as something we'd ever actually read. So pardon us if we're not exactly jumping out of our coffee shop seat upon hearing the news that the mags will be available on Zinio.

From the release:

Digital editions of the GMG publications are an exact replica of the print edition with the benefits of immediate delivery, easy storage with paper-free archival, a hyperlinked table of contents, quick links, portable access and enhanced features such as rich media, zoom, keyword search and more.

Whatever. We'll happily save the environment and we love brands expanding online, but Zinio isn't the solution for Greenspun. What are we supposed to do, put our iPhone on our coffee table?

Wednesday May 07, 2008

Real Simple Editors Love to Blog

reddalsimple.jpgIf we worked at a monthly magazine, the last thing we'd want to do is start writing a blog for said publication's Web site. But that's not the case at Real Simple. The magazine offered its staffers the chance to write for its Simply Stated blog network and the response was "overwhelming," with half the editorial staff jumping at the opportunity. When the dust cleared — undoubtedly swept away with a product from the mag's pages — "the editors of RealSimple.com chose eight lucky — and talented editors across a range of content areas," according to a release.

Somehow, we can't imagine the staff was that eager to hop on the Internet bandwagon, but then again, if we worked in a dying industry we might be looking elsewhere too.

The full list is, where else, after the jump

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Finger Puppets Settle the Democratic Primary

foldingpuppet1s.jpgOur boys over at TVNewser can live blog the heck out of the primaries, but can they fold Hill and Obama into cute little finger puppets? Doubtful (although we wouldn't put it past them).

Luckily, someone else has our finger puppet well-being in mind. FoldUsCandidate.com provides printouts and video instructions for making your favorite candidate into a perfect work time suck. Just think of all the faux debates you can have. This primary might never end.

If only there was an Al Gore doll.

Tuesday May 06, 2008

Everyone Wins a Webby

logo_webbyawards_md.pngStephen Colbert, Michel Gondry, will.i.am and pretty much everyone else in the whole world were among the winners of the 12th annual Webby Awards announced earlier today. In all, almost 70 categories were included, each featuring both a Webby Award winner and a People's Voice Winner.

Multiple winners include NYTimes.com (8), The Onion (7), PostSecret (4), National Geographic (4), Apple.com (4), Hometown Baghdad (3), "You Suck at Photoshop" (3), Flickr (3), FactCheck.org (3), BBC (3), TED.com (3), ESPN.com (3), and CondeNet (3). The full list is here.

We're all for the spirit of inclusion — hell, we went to a Quaker high school — but this is ridiculous.

The winners will be presented with their awards either at a June 10th ceremony hosted by Seth Meyers or a day earlier at The Webby Film and Video Awards emceed by Judah Friedlander, who was fantastically unfunny during his cameo at last week's Ellies.

We might just bitter because we never win anything.

Monday May 05, 2008

Latest in Social Networking: Email

Today's New York Times runs a feature on Internet start-up Xobni.com (get it —"inbox" spelled backwards) that launched a plug-in which helps index your Outlook Express 2003 or 2007 messages, making them easily searchable. Considering we spent three minutes earlier today trying to find someone's email address, this seems like a good thing.

Investors see value beyond simple search functions. "The software also interprets the social relationships between people who are sending messages to each other ... an enticing proposition for Silicon Valley," the article states.

Former Yahoo vice president Jeff Bonforte sees promise, as he signed on as the CEO in February. Microsoft discussed buying Xobni earlier in the year, but was about as successful as it was in purchasing Bonforte's previous employer.

Today in Web Site Redesigns: Mediaweek

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Per usual, "the retooled Web site features an abundance of new multimedia components, Web videos, podcasts, breaking news, a cohesive data center and a strengthened online community." Is it just us or are these all starting to look the same?

Thursday May 01, 2008

Yahoo Buzz Buzzes Onto Your Site

sprite-icon.jpgYahoo Buzz, the kinda, sorta news aggregation site that says relevant because of its monster traffic, rolled out some widgets today, as well as RSS feeds for stories and individual categories.

Web sites can now add an icon allowing users to Buzz stories. If enough people do, said ends up on the Yahoo Buzz homepage. It's just like Digg, but... not as good.

Tuesday Apr 29, 2008

Today in Web Site Redesigns: Backpacker, Now With More 'Architecting'

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We'll let editor-in-chief Jonathan Dorn do the honors:

Since last September, we have been architecting what our readers said they wanted: more multimedia content, GPS-enabled hikes, current gear reviews, and loads of interactive trip tools. This site is not only a reflection of Backpacker, but also our readers.

Architecting, is that sort of like slacklining?

Friday Apr 25, 2008

FameGame.com Scores Life, Confirms We're Losers

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In this ridiculous world of New York celebrity, it's always nice to know where you stand. Thanks to FameGame.com, you can. All the time. Immediately. (Or at least as soon as the pics from last night's party arrive.)

FameGame, which currently "maps the connections between roughly 100,000 influential New Yorkers and over 2,500 New York organizations," tracks fame using photos, media mentions and search trends. Think SocialiteRank.com but with an algorithm. The site boasts essential information such as the distance between Gwyneth Paltrow and Kanye West (four steps) or Marc Jacobs and Tara Subkoff (two degrees, with Jamie King as the link).

But why start FameGame in the first place?

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All The News That's Fit To Print Between Advertisements

Is it our imagination or is the news a little bit harder to find on The New York Times homepage these days? More often of late it seems that large, distracting ads appear to be swallowing up the front page stories (the other week the Mac and PC boys were walking around where the op-ed links normally are).

Is it part of a secret plan to stave off Rupe? Or perhaps just a way to counter the "bloodbath" that staffers are reportedly being told to expect?
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Previously

Video Commenting Takes Wordpress By Storm

Google's Newest World Domination Strategy Involves Burritos

WaPo.com + Edward Norton Team Up to Save Environment

World's No. 1 Brand: Google (Again)

Today in Web Site Redesigns: Forbes.com

Gridskipper Editor on Gawker Media: 'The Whole Pageviews Thing is a Fallacy'

ProPublica: Fully Staffed by June

ProPublica Hires Six Staffers

Web Site Redesigns: WNET

Kiplinger.com Loves Tax Day

Fuel for the Pay for Page Views Debate

Kluster.com Reinvents the Online Newspaper, Pays Well

Aggregation Sites Jump the Shark?

Portfolio.com ME to Join NYTimes.com

Idolator Sale: The Press Release

Curbed 'Going to Rethink' Newly-Acquired Gridskipper

Gawker Media Mg. Ed.: 'Core Staff — The Main Writers' Staying on at Newly-Sold Blogs

Gawker Spins Off Wonkette, Gridskipper and Idolator

Win $5,000 for Creating New Jersey Facebook App

Trend Watch: 'Web Segregation'

News Corp. Jumps in Bed With Yahoo, Microsoft

Departing Newsweek.com Editor: 'Very Pleasant' Buyout Process

Lauren Conrad's World Domination Plan Includes NHL.com Blog

Worlds Collide: NYT, Google Earth Team Up

Reichl on Gourmet.com: 'It Feels Like This Hungry Maw That We Just Can't Feed Enough'

Old Media Invades New Media Webby Awards

Valleywag Pay Cuts

NYT Tackles 'Death by Blogging'

Rupert Murdoch Realigns Internet Sales Force, Now Easier to Spot Slackers

Buzznet Purchases Stereogum, Launches Video Blog

Hearst Digital Media VP on Why Esquire.com Will Never Be NYMag.com

Hearst's Digital Strategy: 'From Laggard to Leapfrog'

Gawker's New HQ: The Rooftop Photos

Al-Qaida No. 2 to Answer Questions From Journos

Craigslist Revenue Up From $55M to $81M in '08

Racked Launches LA Site

FBNY Exclusive: Former Life & Style EIC Helps Launch 'Daily Candy' for CEOs

Brandon Holley, Yahoo! Launch Women's Web Portal

NY Sun VP, Multimedia Talks Homepage Redesign

More CNET Cuts — Company Kills Online Classes

YouTube Launches Analytics

CNet Cuts 120 Jobs

Gawker's Getting A New Office

Sam Zell Launches A Political Mag... On Kindle

Karl Rove Reads Blogs

New Man Behind the Wheel at driverTV

Forbes Launches Blog Advertising Network

Xgau's Back!

PageSix.com Closure: The Announcement

PageSix.com, RIP

Your News Headline Of The Day

DailyCandy Launches In NY, LA, Chicago And San Francisco

Content Overload: NYmag.com Redesign

Memopad Distilled: New Mediaesque Edition

Networks And Blog Synergy

Google Launches Virtual Planetarium

Nickelodeon Announces Green Initiative

Jossip For Sale?

ESPN Getting Olympic Sex Advice?

Zinio-Commissioned Survey Confirms Consumers Like Zinio

Meet Your New (British Newspaper Approved) Blog Overlords

What Server Will Crash Next?

Columbia Student Magazine To Gawker: It's On!

On Dow Jones Insight

Thrillist Launches Vegas, Chicago Editions

WNYC's Digesting Politics Podcast Extended

CondeNast's Flip.com: We Are Refining Our Strategy

Hearst Digital's Green Revolution

Ask.com Revamps Again

Facebook Poaches Google

The Atlantic Goes 'Current'

Angry Journos Vent, Commiserate, Bond

Drudge's C-Word Better Be "Clinton"

Hearst + Sears + Yahoo = New Media Deal-O-Rama

LinkedIn Suffers On Big Day

VanityFair.com Oscar Traffic Declines From Last Year

So, They Sell Hot Dogs At Auschwitz. How Do You Write About It?

Wired, Aussie Library Tie for Number of Facebook Aps

Mandy Moore Joins Social Networking Craze

Pakistan, YouTube & The Dutch Politician

Wire Service Gets Pakistani Protestors Mixed Up

AOL: South Of The Border Means $$$

Gawker Struggles With Internet Space/Time Continuum

AOL Moves To NYC, WaPo Writes A Feature Piece

Inside Cable News Folds

Tribune, Gannett, Hearst, NY Times Launch New Coop

YouTube Launches YouTube Analytics

News About New Media News You Can Use

Nerve Launches A New Blog

Dennis Launches New Tech Mag

Mark Lisanti Leaving Defamer

Mainstreet Launches: FishbowlNY Talks To Caroline Waxler

Yahoo!, Microsoft, AOL, Reams Of Cash... And You.

Getty Images Encountering Problems W/ Sale?

AOL Purchases Widget Firm

Nymag.com Launches Fashion Blog

Amazon Purchasing Audible

Politico.com/Lifetime TV Partner On Web Project

The Guardian: Watch News Corp. And Google In '08

John Malone Vs. Barry Diller: All You'll Ever Need To Know

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