Wired

Creative Work Ideas Come From Unlikely Sources - Posted March 27, 2012
While creativity has long been a mystery, lately researchers have been unlocking keys to the creative process and dispelling some common myths. Jonah Lehrer, Wired contributing editor and author of ... [PRNewser]

MATTER: Returning to Long-Form Journalism - Posted February 23, 2012
Earlier this month, I talked about three enterprising Kickstarter campaigns -- Outer Voices Podcast, Radio Ambulante, and The Independent Voice Project. Recently, another great journalism-focused project has started making news, and it's called ... [TVSpy]

Liveblogging, Blackouts, and Protests! The Internet Takes On SOPA - Posted January 18, 2012
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Dwell Poaches Photo Director From Wired - Posted December 9, 2011
Dwell, the New York- and San-Francisco-based shelter magazine has found a new home forAnna Alexander. She joins Dwell from Conde' Nast's Wired. Dwell also hired senior editor ... [FishbowlNY]

Wired Experiments With Conversational Media Advertising - Posted November 2, 2011
Taking a cue from media properties like The Awl and Gawker, Wired has taken its first official foray into conversational media advertising with ... [TVSpy]

iOS 5 -- And Newsstand -- Go Live Next Week - Posted October 7, 2011
Buried in the headlines following this week's untimely passing of Steve Jobs is the news that Apple will release iOS 5 next Wednesday, Oct. 12. It's an exciting (and free) upgrade for users of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The Notification Center, iMessage, Reminders and the integration of Twitter are... [10,000 Words]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted August 12, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Fred Imus, Brother of Don Imus, Dies at 69, August 8 ... [FishbowlNY]

jPad: Initial Thoughts On Some News/Journalism iPad Apps - Posted May 31, 2011
Part two in an ongoing series. Click here for part one. Waiting for me on Thursday after I got home from work was my new iPad 2. I was quite excited - the (relatively long) wait was over and I could start exploring what all the hype over the revolutionary gadget was... [10,000 Words]

The Atlantic Starts Book Club on Website, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr - Posted May 27, 2011
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood will be the first selection for 1book140, a book club established by ... [SocialTimes.com]

Wired and GQ Add iPad Subscriptions - Posted May 24, 2011
Starting with the June issues, Wired and GQ are now offering subscriptions via the Apple system for $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year. Howard Mittman, Publisher and Vice President for Wired, applauded the move, explaining, "When the app launch... [FishbowlNY]

Wired's New Creative Director: 'I Have to Perform.' - Posted April 18, 2011
It's never easy taking over for someone who does a particular job extremely well. When Val Kilmer replaced Michael Keaton in the 90's Batman film series it was awkward and weird. Yes, the decision to add ... [FishbowlNY]

Wired Offers Latest iPad Issue for Free - Posted April 15, 2011
Wired is offering its newest iPad issue - which will go on sale sometime today - for free. According to Peter Kafka, it comes packed with new features too, includin... [FishbowlNY]

Longtime Wired Manager Gets Promoted, Moves to New York - Posted March 9, 2011
Maya Draisin has been with technology magazine Wired for seven years. Draisin has been promoted to associate publisher, marketing, and with it comes a move from San Francisco to New York. Draisin previously served as the promotions director, special projects direct... [FishbowlNY]

Chris Anderson Discusses Wired - Posted February 18, 2011
Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief at Wired, talked to Columbia journalism students yesterday about his publication and the futur... [FishbowlNY]

Social Media Week: The Internet and Uprisings in the Arab World: Are We Already in a Post-Social-Media World? - Posted February 7, 2011
The Science and Technology Hub at Google's New York outpost was the site of Monday afternoon's ... [AppNewser]

'Wired' Tops Among Conde Nast Mags - Posted November 17, 2010
Wired magazine will end the year atop the list of Cond Nast publications, with a 24 percent increa... [PRNewser]

Cond Nast Taps Adobe Digital Publishing Suite - Posted October 25, 2010
Publishing giant Cond Nast will debut digital replica editions across its portfolio of magazine brands using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

iPad vs. Newsstand Sales for Six Magazines - Posted October 22, 2010
AdAge.com examined the iPad ap... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Cond Nast Reveals Five Best Practices for Advertisers Eyeing iPad Magazine Apps - Posted October 13, 2010
Cond Nast conducted more than 100 hours of one-on-one interviews with users of its GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, and Glamour iPad apps, along with more than 5,000 in-app surveys, to determine ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Wired.co.uk to Launch iPad Version of December Issue - Posted October 4, 2010
Wired.co.uk will follow the lead of its ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Si Newhouse's Secret Tattle Tales - Posted February 19, 2010
Conde Nast's anti-fraud hotline is actually working, as it turns out. Although Si Newhouse wouldn't point any fingers to the a... [FishbowlNY]

Tracy Morgan On Letterman| McClatchy Bucks The Trend | Bayh-be, Bayh-be Not | Teaching Old Media Dogs New Tricks | Wired Vs Weird - Posted February 16, 2010
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Paste Expands - Posted February 5, 2010
We've mentioned in the past how Paste, the indie music magazine, has managed to stay afloat during a tough year of recession by employing some... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Promotes Execs, Awards Top Publishers - Posted January 27, 2010
Just over three months after a massive restructuring, Conde Nast seems to be well on the way to recovery -- if the announcement of three executive promotions and ... [FishbowlNY]

Roth Returns To Fortune To Lead Web Site - Posted January 21, 2010
Fortune magazine has tapped veteran business reporter, and former Fortune staffer, Daniel Roth to lead its Web site through an upcoming revamp, in the newly created position of m... [FishbowlNY]

Former FishbowlLA Editor Joins NYMag.com As West Coast Editor - Posted January 12, 2010
As part of its expanding entertainment coverage, NYMag.com has hired its first West Coast editor. The New York magazine site announced yesterday that ... [FishbowlNY]

Media Beat: Jay Lauf: "Now Is the Time to Maintain The Morale of Your Team" - Posted December 21, 2009
Before becoming vice president and publisher of The Atlantic, Jay Lauf helped Wired survive the dot-com bubble burst and grow into one of the most successful magazine brands. So, what's his advice for others managing in tough times? Keep innov... [FishbowlNY]

AdWeek Celebrates The Best Of The Aughts - Posted December 14, 2009
We're only a couple of weeks away from 2010, and that means it's time for every publication still in existence to start doing a "Best Of The Decade" list like its VH1's entire programming line-up. Lists are great because they are fun, subjective, and get people talking. We've seen Time... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Officially Announces Its Digital Magazine Initiative - Posted November 19, 2009
Coming a day late (The Wall Street Journal broke the story yesterday which quickly sped through media outlets) Conde Nast announced this afternoon its plan to move its ti... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast's Ad Pages Plummet - Posted November 12, 2009
In case you were wondering why everyone is getting fired at Conde Nast and not Hearst Publications, here's a hint:... [FishbowlNY]

EBay Launches Web Mag, The Inside Source - Posted November 5, 2009
Well there's an idea: If you aren't already a print magazine, why bother getting into that whole terrible market? Instead, create an online magazine focused at a digital product...something Wired might have thought to do if ... [FishbowlNY]

Marie Claire Publisher Plagemann Jumps To Vogue, Florio's Role Expanded - Posted November 4, 2009
The latest Conde Nast restructuring news comes to the top of one of the company's highest profile pubs. Susan Plagemann, the publisher at Hearst's ... [FishbowlNY]

Feminist Press Honors Huffington|Mother Jones Focuses On Climate Change|More On The Vanity Fair Layoffs|Latina's Special Mexico Issue Brings In Ads - Posted October 23, 2009
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Conde Nast Casualty Tweets About His Layoff - Posted October 20, 2009
As Conde Nast continues to purge employees, it looks like we'll see more Tweets like this one from former Wired editor Mark Horowitz yesterday. ... [FishbowlNY]

4 Questions For Media Panel Moderator Extraordinaire Sara Benincasa - Posted October 19, 2009
At mediabistro.com's Dessert and Discourse event for women's magazine editors earlier this month, moderator Sara Benincasa guided the convers... [FishbowlNY]

What's Left At Conde Nast? - Posted October 8, 2009
Conde Nast is one of the largest magazine publishers in the U.S., and the news earlier this week th... [FishbowlNY]

Wired Editor Chris Anderson Squares Off Against Macmillan CEO John Sargent on Free and Paid Content - Posted September 23, 2009
Photo: (left to right) Chris Anderson, Gary Hoenig, John Sargent, Alan Murray Last night's discussion, Free AND Paid Content: Business Models That Work, hinged on whether consumers of news and books should and will pay for content online. But it became a tense intellectual slugging match between John Sarge... [FishbowlNY]

Metro Reveals New Look - Posted September 11, 2009
Starting on Monday, the free newspaper Metro will unveil a new design in its New York, Boston and Philadelphia editions (see right). The new look will include a "sleeker design and more sophisticated look while maintaining the concise, contemporary and colorful elements readers l... [FishbowlNY]

Today's Media Headline Rundown With Jason And Matt On The Menu - Posted August 4, 2009
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FishbowlNY Editor Amanda Ernst Visits The Menu - Posted June 26, 2009
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How VQR's Jaquith Found Anderson's Plagiarism (Hint: It's In Parentheses) - Posted June 25, 2009
Virginia Quarterly Review blogger Waldo Jaquith made quite a stir with ... [FishbowlNY]

VQR Calls Wired's Anderson Out On Plagiarism - Posted June 24, 2009
Virginia Quarterly Review blogger Waldo Jaquith has dug up passages from ... [FishbowlNY]

Talking Erotica On The Menu: Author Rachel Kramer Bussel Visits To Discuss The Industry, Book Trailers And Ippy Awards - Posted June 24, 2009
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Men's Health Tries A New Way To Earn Revenue - Posted June 18, 2009
With ad revenues slipping in the past year, magazines have been trying to find new ways to earn money and keep their publications afloat. With its latest idea, Men's Health might be on to something. Using new technology only made possible with Apple Inc.'s i... [FishbowlNY]

Wired's Anderson: "The Free Vs. Paid Debate Is Misunderstood" - Posted June 15, 2009
Today, we are staking out Wired magazine's Disruptive By Design business conference. Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson (left) opened the day with a discussion about his upcoming book:... [FishbowlNY]

The Best Mags On Twitter - Posted June 3, 2009
Paste magazine needs assurances that Twitter is more than just a waste of time, so its set about compiling top 10 lists of the best microbloggers out there. Yesterday, the magazine released its ... [FishbowlNY]

Swine Flu Hits Conde Nast As Newhouse Profile Hits Newsstands - Posted June 1, 2009
This morning, a warning went out to all of Conde Nast's New York employees that an employee on the 12th floor of the company's 4 Times Square headquarters had tested positive for swine flu. (If you're hip to Conde HQ you know that floor is ... [FishbowlNY]

WSJ Gives Away Content Via iPhone App - Posted April 16, 2009
When we first glanced at Wired's report that the Wall Street Journal's iPhone app allowed users to access t... [FishbowlNY]

How to Make Money Online? Print It! - Posted January 13, 2009
Can this be considered the dog wagging the tail 2.0? Wired is reporting that The Printed Blog is aiming to aggregate local blog posts an... [FishbowlNY]

Yahoo's Jerry Yang Steps Down as CEO - Posted November 18, 2008
Looks like at least one chapter of the long Yahoo soap opera has drawn to a close. Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo back in 1995 announced yeste... [FishbowlNY]

TheAtlantic.com Taps Wired's Bob Cohn as Editorial Director - Posted November 10, 2008
TheAtlantic.com, which launched its redesign last month, has just announced the hiring of ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Cuts Five Percent of All Staff, Men's Vogue in Jeopardy - Posted October 30, 2008
The long slippery slope to demise that the print world has been on for the last year or so just got a whole lot steeper and slippier this week. Whoosh! Today's bit of bad news comes from Conde Nast. The Observer... [FishbowlNY]

Hacker Goes To Hollywood: Did The MPAA Pirate Its Anti-Piracy Info? - Posted October 24, 2007
Wired magazine reports the Motion Picture Association of America promised a young hacker "money and power" if he betrayed his BitTorrent friends as part of the MPAA's anti-piracy crusade: ... [FishbowlLA]

Burning Man's Burning Man Spills - Posted August 31, 2007
ValleyWag has an exclusive interview with the Burning Man early bird arsonist but no one seems very interested. Paul Addis, the terror of tent town, turns a nice phrase: ... [FishbowlLA]

Wired Goes Negative - Posted January 17, 2007
Wired magazine is perhaps the most positive, life-affirming publication on the planet. If someone threw a rock at their window, someone there would write a cover story about how shards of glass will save humanity. So it's a bit amazing to hear Wired editor Chris Anderson ... [FishbowlLA]