CondéNet

Condé Nast Reshuffles Digital; No Layoffs Planned

Peter Kafka in Media on January 25, 2009 at 3:44 pm PT

Condé Nast’s famously Byzantine digital strategy may be getting a little bit easier to understand: The company’s Web operations, which had been splintered into two groups, are getting melded into one, which will be run by Condé digital exec Sarah Chubb.

Condé Nast Web Arm CondéNet’s Turn for “Across the Board” Cuts

Peter Kafka in Media on November 11, 2008 at 11:38 am PT

Here’s the deal: If you work at a media company that hasn’t had layoffs recently, just go ahead and assume they’re coming. This afternoon’s installment: CondéNet, which manages some but not all of media giant Condé Nast’s Web operations, is cutting staff “across the board.”

Cuts Coming to Condé Nast, Too. Portfolio Gathers the Troops for All-Hands Meeting.

Peter Kafka in Media on October 30, 2008 at 9:15 am PT

Time Warner’s Time Inc. won’t be the only magazine publisher making cuts this fall: Condé Nast is trimming its sails, too. The privately held publisher is reportedly telling every one of its titles to cut five percent from both its editorial and business ledgers, a number that MediaMemo hasn’t been able to confirm. But I can tell you that the staff at Portfolio, Condé’s business magazine, launched with equal parts fanfare and controversy last year, has been summoned to an all-hands meetings that should be starting … now. I’ll pass along more details as I get them.

BoomTown's (Well-Timed) April Interview With Ars Technica's Ken Fisher

Kara Swisher in News on May 19, 2008 at 12:19 am PT

Since everyone and their mother saw fit to grab and post BoomTown’s video of our interview last month with Ars Technica’s founder Ken Fisher in the wake of its acquisition by Conde Nast to be announced today, we thought we should post it too–since we did it! Boston-based Ars, one the largest and longest-running tech blogs, will become part of CondeNet’s Wired Digital group.