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Ex-Yahoo Exec: Here’s How to Save the Music Business

in Media on November 18, 2008 at 12:00 pm PT

“There is nothing wrong with the music business. There’s something wrong with the CD business.” Talk to a music industry optimist for any amount of time, and you’ll inevitably hear that line. If it’s true, that means there’s opportunity for some nimble players. Ex-Yahoo executive Ian Rogers wants to be one of them.

Condé Nast Firing Most of Portfolio.com Staff

in Media on October 30, 2008 at 11:06 am PT

More cuts at Condé Nast: The publisher will fire most of the staff of its Portfolio.com Web site, which is run separately from its sister print publication. The site’s editorial staff of roughly two dozen will be shrunk down to “single digits,” says a source at the company. But Condé Nast managers haven’t told Portfolio.com staffers who’s staying and who’s going.