Condé Nast

Condé Nast Goes Shopping, Spends $14 Million on ZipList

Peter Kafka in Media on April 11 at 12:33 pm PT

A shopping list/recipe planner that will help power services like Epicurious.

Finally, a Reason to Read Magazines on a Tablet

Peter Kafka in Media on April 3 at 5:00 pm PT

Call it “Netflix for Magazines” — unlimited digital subscriptions for $10 or $15 a month.

Vimeo Gets a New Boss: AOL, Yahoo Vet Kerry Trainor

Peter Kafka in Media on March 19 at 8:21 am PT

Earlier this year, video site Vimeo showed off a new look. Now it has a new CEO. Next up, perhaps, real ad dollars.

News Byte

Reddit Lands Facebook Vet Yishan Wong as CEO

Peter Kafka in Media on March 8 at 3:03 pm PT

Reddit has a new CEO. Former Facebook engineer Yishan Wong is joining the rapidly growing social news site, which owner Conde Nast is spinning out as a separate company — in part, so it could recruit people like Wong. “I’m not looking to step in and make ‘big, bold changes’ — I think reddit is great, and the team has a lot of good features already in the pipeline,” Wong wrote on a blog post announcing his move.

The New Yorker Likes Sony’s “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” and Sony is Furious

Peter Kafka in Media on December 5, 2011 at 10:20 am PT

A story about embargoes. No, wait! Where are you going?

Time Inc. Magazines Make It to the Kindle Fire, After All

Peter Kafka in Media on November 15, 2011 at 5:43 pm PT

It took some haggling, but Time Warner’s publishing unit joins Hearst, Condé Nast and other big publishers on Amazon’s new tablet.

Tech Is Glamour-ous: Mag Hosts Panel on Women in Tech (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on October 13, 2011 at 9:03 am PT

What’s the state of women in tech? Click in to find out.

Hearst Passes 300,000 Monthly Digital Subscribers, Takes a Bow

Peter Kafka in Media on September 27, 2011 at 1:22 pm PT

That’s via the iPad, the Nook, and the overlooked but popular Zinio platform. And, not coincidentally, soon to be on Amazon’s tablet, which debuts tomorrow.