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'''Mediabistro''' |
'''Mediabistro''' provides jobs, news, education, events, and research for media professionals to help them succeed and grow in their careers. The company was founded in 1993 by [[Laurel Touby]] as "a gathering place for professionals in journalism, publishing and other media-related industries in New York City",<ref>{{cite web|title=Laurel Touby|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurel-touby|publisher=Huffington Post|date=2006-09-05}}</ref> Mediabistro has since grown<ref>{{cite web|title=Touby Prize|url=http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/35011/|publisher=New York Magazine|date=2007-07-30}}</ref> into an international resource for [[Mass media|media]] professionals. |
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Mediabistro has over 7 million monthly unique visitors users across its sites, including [http://corporate.mediabistro.com 24 news sites, a market-leading media job board, online courses and conferences, in-person events, and research services]. Industry verticals include social media, 3D printing, app development, semantic technology, design, PR & advertising, TV & video, publishing, and virtual currency. |
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The site claims 4 million users have registered for its various services including job postings, educational courses, events, forums and its premium subscription service, AvantGuild. mediabistro.com is also home to a number of industry-specific blogs including TVNewser (covering broadcast & cable news), GalleyCat (book publishing), UnBeige (design), AgencySpy (advertising), PRNewser (public relations) and MobileContentToday (mobile apps). Mediabistro has added numerous original news sites since being acquired by Alan Meckler in 2007. Social media coverage has expanded including www.allfacebook.com, www.socialtimes.com, www.appnewser.com, www.lostremote.com and numerous email newsletters delivering aggregated social media content daily. Mediabistro also offers the only original daily content site covering the semantic search field (www.semanticweb.com). Coverage of 3D printing was added in early 2013 (www.3Dprintinginsider.com). Expansion into the trade show field began in 2009. Presently leading events include: Inside 3D Printing, Inside Social Apps, Lost Remote: Inside Social TV, and AllTwiterMarketingConference. |
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The company is owned by Mediabistro Inc., formerly known as [[WebMediaBrands]]. |
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== About WebMediaBrands Inc. (now Mediabistro Inc.) == |
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The site publishes several popular blogs such as [[TV Newser]], about the broadcast industry, and various FishBowl blogs, covering gossip in the journalism communities of New York, Los Angeles and DC. |
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In 1994, Alan Meckler, then CEO of Mecklermedia, created MecklerWeb as an addendum to his offerings in print (''Virtual Reality World'', ''CDrom World'', and ''Internet World'') and conferences (Internet World, Virtual Reality World). In 1996, as advertising-supported publishing emerged as a viable business model on the Web, the Website was renamed iWorld and began to publish content for the nascent Internet industry. As the Internet World conference prospered, iWorld set out on a strategy of acquiring successful Websites that were focused on technology content, such as Webopedia, SearchEngineWatch and WebReference. In 1997, the online division was renamed internet.com, after acquiring rights to the domain name from The Internet Company. |
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In 1998, Mecklermedia Corp. was acquired by [[Penton Media]] and the online assets were spun off into a separate company called internet.com LLC. Internet.com went public on the NASDAQ in the second half of 1999 (trading as INTM). In 1999, internet.com Corp. launched the Search Engine Strategies conference and in 2000, it acquired Earthweb and incorporated it into the JupiterWeb network. In 2002, the company purchased the Jupiter Research business from Jupiter Media Metrix and renamed itself from INT Media to '''Jupitermedia''', with a new stock ticker symbol JUPM. |
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In 2004, the company started acquiring image assets and developed Jupiterimages as a separate [[stock photography]] division, which operated two online image libraries, [[stock.xchng]], a library of free-to-use photographs and illustrations, and [[StockXpert]], a low-cost [[Microstock photography]] site. |
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In 2005, Jupitermedia sold SearchEngineWatch to Incisive Media. In 2006, Jupitermedia sold its JupiterResearch division to MCG Capital Corporation. In 2007, the company operates as two divisions, JupiterImages and Jupiter Online Media. |
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In 2008, JupiterResearch was acquired by [[Forrester Research]].<ref>{{cite news | title= Forrester Buys JupiterResearch For $23 Million | url= http://www.forbes.com/2008/07/31/forrester-buys-jupiter-research-tech-cx_pco_0731paidcontent.html | first= David | last= Kaplan | agency= [[Paidcontent.org]] | publisher= [[Forbes]] | location= [[New York City]] | date= 2007-08-31 | accessdate= 2009-08-17}}</ref> |
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In October 2008, Jupitermedia announced that they would be selling their online images division, Jupiterimages, to the stock photography agency [[Getty Images]] for $96 million in cash.<ref name="reuters-jupiter">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE49M50420081023|title=Jupitermedia to sell online image unit to Getty|date=2008-10-23|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2009-08-14 | first=Savio | last=D'Souza}}</ref> The sale went ahead in February 2009; Jupiterimages (including the sites stock.xchng and StockXpert) is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Getty.<ref name="getty-feb">{{cite web|url=http://company.gettyimages.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=192&isource=corporate_website_ind_press_release|title=Jupitermedia Announces Completion Of Sale Of Jupiterimages To Getty Images and Change Of Jupitermedia Name to WebMediaBrands|publisher=Getty Images|date=2009-02-23|accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref> |
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Following the sale, JupiterMedia changed its name to WebMediaBrands Inc.<ref name="getty-feb"/> In August 2009, [[Quinstreet]] Inc. acquired the Internet.com division of WebMediaBrands for $18 million.<ref>[http://paidcontent.org/article/419-meckler-selling-internet.com-business-to-quinstreet-for-18m-exiting-tec/ Meckler Selling Internet.com Business to QuinStreet For $18M]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | |publisher=Internetnews.com|date=2007-07-18}}</ref> by [[WebMediaBrands]] for $20 million in cash plus a two year earn-out that could result in an additional $3 million. WebMediaBrands {{cite web|title=Mediabistro Inc.|url=http://corporate.mediabistro.com/corporate/releases/130613_MBRebrand_PressRelease.html|date=2013-06-13}}</ref>officially changed its corporate name to Mediabistro Inc. in June 2013. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 22:15, 2 July 2013
Type of site | Resource |
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| Owner | Mediabistro Inc. |
| Created by | Laurel Touby |
| URL | http://www.mediabistro.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
Mediabistro provides jobs, news, education, events, and research for media professionals to help them succeed and grow in their careers. The company was founded in 1993 by Laurel Touby as "a gathering place for professionals in journalism, publishing and other media-related industries in New York City",[1] Mediabistro has since grown[2] into an international resource for media professionals.
Mediabistro has over 7 million monthly unique visitors users across its sites, including 24 news sites, a market-leading media job board, online courses and conferences, in-person events, and research services. Industry verticals include social media, 3D printing, app development, semantic technology, design, PR & advertising, TV & video, publishing, and virtual currency.
The company is owned by Mediabistro Inc., formerly known as WebMediaBrands.
About WebMediaBrands Inc. (now Mediabistro Inc.)
In 1994, Alan Meckler, then CEO of Mecklermedia, created MecklerWeb as an addendum to his offerings in print (Virtual Reality World, CDrom World, and Internet World) and conferences (Internet World, Virtual Reality World). In 1996, as advertising-supported publishing emerged as a viable business model on the Web, the Website was renamed iWorld and began to publish content for the nascent Internet industry. As the Internet World conference prospered, iWorld set out on a strategy of acquiring successful Websites that were focused on technology content, such as Webopedia, SearchEngineWatch and WebReference. In 1997, the online division was renamed internet.com, after acquiring rights to the domain name from The Internet Company.
In 1998, Mecklermedia Corp. was acquired by Penton Media and the online assets were spun off into a separate company called internet.com LLC. Internet.com went public on the NASDAQ in the second half of 1999 (trading as INTM). In 1999, internet.com Corp. launched the Search Engine Strategies conference and in 2000, it acquired Earthweb and incorporated it into the JupiterWeb network. In 2002, the company purchased the Jupiter Research business from Jupiter Media Metrix and renamed itself from INT Media to Jupitermedia, with a new stock ticker symbol JUPM.
In 2004, the company started acquiring image assets and developed Jupiterimages as a separate stock photography division, which operated two online image libraries, stock.xchng, a library of free-to-use photographs and illustrations, and StockXpert, a low-cost Microstock photography site.
In 2005, Jupitermedia sold SearchEngineWatch to Incisive Media. In 2006, Jupitermedia sold its JupiterResearch division to MCG Capital Corporation. In 2007, the company operates as two divisions, JupiterImages and Jupiter Online Media.
In 2008, JupiterResearch was acquired by Forrester Research.[3]
In October 2008, Jupitermedia announced that they would be selling their online images division, Jupiterimages, to the stock photography agency Getty Images for $96 million in cash.[4] The sale went ahead in February 2009; Jupiterimages (including the sites stock.xchng and StockXpert) is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Getty.[5]
Following the sale, JupiterMedia changed its name to WebMediaBrands Inc.[5] In August 2009, Quinstreet Inc. acquired the Internet.com division of WebMediaBrands for $18 million.[6]
On July 17, 2007, Mediabistro was acquired[7] by WebMediaBrands for $20 million in cash plus a two year earn-out that could result in an additional $3 million. WebMediaBrands "Mediabistro Inc". 2013-06-13.</ref>officially changed its corporate name to Mediabistro Inc. in June 2013.
References
- ^ "Laurel Touby". Huffington Post. 2006-09-05.
- ^ "Touby Prize". New York Magazine. 2007-07-30.
- ^ Kaplan, David (2007-08-31). "Forrester Buys JupiterResearch For $23 Million". New York City: Forbes. Paidcontent.org. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ D'Souza, Savio (2008-10-23). "Jupitermedia to sell online image unit to Getty". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ a b "Jupitermedia Announces Completion Of Sale Of Jupiterimages To Getty Images and Change Of Jupitermedia Name to WebMediaBrands". Getty Images. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Meckler Selling Internet.com Business to QuinStreet For $18M
- ^ "Internetnews.com". Internetnews.com. 2007-07-18.