|
Magazine/
Publishing
Company |
Type
of Digital
Initiative |
Description |
Date
Announced |
|
San
Diego |
New
web portal |
San
Diego Magazine and CurtCo media have
launched a new regional Web portal for the magazine,
as well as related magazines like Travels, San
Diego At Home, Charitable Events Registry,
and Medical Guide. |
December
22, 2006 |
|
Condé
Nast |
Online
video, website |
Condé
Nast, has launched new web video environments on Epicurious.com, Men.Style.com
and Style.com. CondeNet's online video
will be hosted and distributed in partnership with “The FeedRoom”. |
December
18, 2006 |
|
Marie
Claire |
Online
content distribution, interactive content |
Marie
Claire is partnering with Glam.com
to provide editorial content for the website which has a substantial social
networking component. |
December
15, 2006 |
|
Zinio |
New
digital titles offered |
Zinio
has offered 50 new digital titles around the world in the second half
of 2006. U.S.
digital editions launched include Men's Health, Black Enterprise,
Penthouse, The Advocate and Out. Including international Spanish
digital versions of Cosmopolitan, Elle, Maxim and National Geographic.
Zinio's major publishing partners include Hearst, IDG, McGraw-Hill, Primedia,
Hachette Filipacchi and Playboy Enterprises. |
December
15, 2006 |
|
The
Nest |
New
website, community networking site |
The
nest baby site will
be spun off of TheKnot.com's "babies on the brain" message
board, where recent brides who are pregnant gather and share information. |
December
14, 2006 |
|
TV
Guide |
Digital
content distribution, Interactive program guide |
TV
Guide has signed a new Interactive Program Guide
agreement with Philips Electronics. Philips will use TV Guide’s intellectual
property in consumer electronics products. These products include TVs,
recorders and retail set-top boxes in Europe. |
December
14, 2006 |
|
Forbes |
Online
content |
Forbes.com’s
special report on Games, available
at www.forbes.com/games,
offers 60 articles, playable games, interviews and videos, covering
mind games, video games, money games, game players, and much more. |
December
14, 2006 |
|
Sports
Illustrated |
Social
networking website |
Sports
Illustrated magazine has forged a deal with a new social network
for high school athletes, Takkle.com. The site, which officially debuted
Monday, carries articles and other editorial content from SI.com. |
December
12, 2006 |
|
Rodale |
Print
and online integration |
Rodale
has created a senior online team comprised of
an online executive editor, designers, product developers, as well as
a “Brand Development Editor,” who will be responsible for the brand’s
development in formats other than print. |
December
11, 2006 |
|
New
Yorker |
Website
relaunch, redesign , new blog |
The
New Yorker will relaunch its website in February 2007.
It will feature a new blog by five
New Yorker writers
that will be continuously fact-checked by staff. |
December
7, 2006 |
|
TV
Guide |
CD-ROM
|
TV
Guide magazine’s December 11 special
issue will highlight four covers graced by Las
Vegas stars Molly Sims and Josh Duhamel,
each
affixed with a collectible Elvis CD-ROM. |
December
6, 2006 |
|
Martha
Stewart Living Omnimedia |
Website
revamp/refocus, expanded search |
MSLO
will reinvest in its website and add improved search functions,
migrating from an eCommerce focus to creating more ad-supported
content. |
December
5, 2006 |
|
Condé
Nast |
New
shopping website |
Condé
Nast is launching a new shopping website
for high-end designer clothes in March 2007 called Stylefinder.com, which
will give access to other fashion sites and preview the season's hottest
designer labels. |
December
5, 2006 |
|
VNU,
Forbes |
Video
content, podcasts audience measurement |
VNU
and Forbes have teamed with
Podbridge to serve
dynamic audio advertising in podcasts
and also produce auditable audience figures on audio and video content. |
December
5, 2006 |
|
Ziff
Davis Media, 1UP Network |
User
generated content |
Ziff
Davis and 1UP Network has created a user generated database of game tips
and editorial content at www.mycheats.com. |
December
5, 2006 |
|
Hearst |
New
digital media unit |
Hearst
has created a new unit; Hearst
Magazines Digital Media to help steer all online integration
efforts. |
December
5, 2006 |
|
Maxim |
New
eCommerce website |
Dennis
Digital will develop an exclusive
ecommerce destination for Maxim.com. The site will launch with
Maxim’s December Holiday Gift Guide print issue. Shop.Maxim
will feature products appearing in Maxim Magazine and on Maxim.com. |
December
4, 2006 |
|
TV
Guide |
Cell
phone, mobile content |
TV
Guide has signed an exclusive deal
with Roundbox Inc. to
develop a new user interface for internet browsers
on cell phones. |
December
4, 2006 |
|
PC
Magazine |
New
online feature |
PCMag.com
will provide its visitors with a click-to-call feature that
enables them to directly connect to a manufacturer’s customer service
representative by telephone. |
November
28, 2006 |
|
Forbes |
Online
ranking & directory |
ForbesTraveler.com
has issued its first ever ForbesTraveler 400 list,
a collection of the world’s best hotels and resorts. The list features
in-depth reviews of 400 properties here: www.forbestraveler.com/forbes400. |
November
28, 2006 |
|
Newsweek |
Online
tracking tool |
Newsweek
has launched the
Global Power Barometer (GPB), a tool that measures
which nations, ideologies or movements are most powerful based on how
successfully they influence global opinion and events. |
November
28, 2006 |
|
GamePro
Magazine |
New
website |
GamePro
launched
GameProFamily.com, a parents-focused
site evaluating the content of console
games. |
November
22, 2006 |
|
American
Express |
User
generated content |
American
Express Publishing is enabling their audience to post their own stories
and reviews to its Web pages for magazines including Travel & Leisure
and Food & Wine on the Wetpaint social networking site. |
November
22, 2006 |
|
TV
Guide |
Celebrity
blog |
TVGuide
is expanding the roster of its celebrity
blog feature. |
November
21, 2006 |
|
Primedia |
Micro-site,
online content |
Primedia
Outdoors Group has collaborated with Ford Motors on a micro-site
with content from GameandFishingMag.com and In-Fisherman.com. |
November
21, 2006 |
|
Condé
Nast |
Online
travel tools |
CondeNet
enables users to share travel itineraries and opinions on Concierge.com
using the suitcase
tool. |
November
21, 2006 |
|
TV
Guide |
Online
distribution and syndication of content |
TV
Guide’s Online division is syndicating
its program listings to several of
Fox Interactive Media’s properties, including FOXSports.com and IGN Entertainment. |
November
20. 2006 |
|
Brides,
CosmoGirl!, Details, Glamour, Lucky |
Mobile
site enhancements |
Magazines
are rolling out ads with short codes
for text-to-buy transactions on their mobile sites. |
November
20, 2006 |
|
National
Geographic |
Online
map archives |
National
Geographic will provide hundreds of their classic supplement maps
online for purchase at NGMapCollection.com. |
November
16, 2006 |
|
Maxim |
Wireless
content |
Dennis
publishing has a new version of the Maxim
website accessible by wireless devices and cell phones. |
November
15, 2006 |
|
Forbes |
Content
available on Tivo |
Forbes
will allow people to use digital video recorders to watch
some video programming from its websites on their televisions. |
November
14, 2006 |
|
InStyle |
New
online channel |
Time
Inc.'s In
Style is boosting its celebrity coverage with its launch of a Parties
channel on its Web site, Instyle.com. |
November
13, 2006 |
|
Wine
Spectator |
Online
content |
Wine
Spectator Online, has begun its Top
100 countdown. The
annual Top 100 can be accessed online
as well as in the Dec. 31 issue of Wine Spectator magazine. |
November
13, 2006 |
|
ESPN |
Podcasting
network |
ESPN,
has launched the first phase of a nationwide
local podcasting network. |
November
13, 2006 |
|
Car
and Driver |
Online
content, mobile content |
Car
and Driver's website will now include more features from the print edition;
there is a new mobile service with ring tones and wallpaper forthcoming. |
November
9, 2006 |
|
Dennis
Publishing |
Internet
magazine |
Dennis
Publishing is launching “Monkey” a
new internet magazine that will incorporate some of the content from Dennis
Publishing’s established glossy men’s magazines. |
November
8, 2006 |
|
Fortune |
Blog |
The
third annual Fortune “Innovation
Forum” will host many of the world’s business leaders
with an Interactive Blog at www.BusinessInnovationInsider.com
|
November
8, 2006 |
|
Condé
Nast |
New
website |
Condé
Nast is launching a teen website in the first quarter of 2007
called Flip.com. |
November
8, 2006 |
|
In
Style |
New
website, exclusive online content, mobile applications |
Time
Inc. is expanding the In Style
franchise with "Project
Y," a multiplatform brand extension that will include a Web
site and mobile application for 16- to 20-year-olds. |
November
8, 2006 |
|
Mediaweek |
eNewsletter |
Mediaweek
has created “Digital Download” an eNewsletter on the major
spheres of the digital universe: search, broadband, mobile, gaming and
metrics. |
November
6, 2006 |
|
Sports
Illustrated |
Multiplatform
content, online video |
Sports
Illustrated will create multiplatform content and online
video for the “Sportsman of the Year” issue. |
November
6, 2006 |
|
Philadelphia
Style |
New
blogs, new interactive features |
DLG
Media has introduced three
interactive, regularly-updated features on Philadelphia
Style magazine’s site, PhillyStyleMag.com:
“Inside Style”; “About Last
Night”; and “Ask the Editor.” |
November
6, 2006 |
|
Star |
Searchable
online archives |
Star
magazine will use Inform Technologies LLC to enable access
to its archives from online articles.
|
November
5, 2006 |
|
Vibe |
Searchable
online archives |
Vibe
magazine will use highlighting technology
to enabling linking to its own archives within online articles. |
November
5, 2006 |
|
Business
2.0 |
New
blogs, RSS feeds |
Business
2.0 has launched sixteen new blogs and upgraded the social
networking functions of their website. |
November
2, 2006 |
|
Fortune,
Fortune Small Business, Money and Business 2.0 |
Video,
exclusive online content, online libraries |
Fortune,
Fortune Small Business, Money and Business 2.0 magazines
will have their content developed for a new online video platform on www.CNNMoney.com
|
November
2, 2006 |
|
Condé
Nast |
Website
acquisition, social network |
Condé
Nast has acquired social news site Reddit.com.
Reddit will integrate its technology which allows users to rank news stories,
with Wired.com and other Conde Nast sites. |
November
1, 2006 |
|
Runner’s
World |
Podcasts |
A
Runner’s World podcast for the New York City Marathon
will offer mp3s loaded with tips and strategies for competitors in the
race. |
October
31, 2006 |
|
Inc. |
Expanded
exclusive content online |
Inc.
is expanding its annual "Inc. 500" list by adding 4,500 more companies
online. The print cover will still
read "Inc. 500", but the website will have the "Inc. 5,000." |
October
31, 2006 |
|
Dennis
Publishing |
RSS
feeds |
Dennis
Publishing will create RSS feeds for
the online properties of its magazines. The feeds will be a part of Feedburner's
RSS ad network. |
October
31, 2006 |
|
Condé
Nast |
Mobile
and online distribution |
Condé
Nast will partner with a national mobile marketing service
to sell magazine subscriptions with virtual "coupons" online. |
October
31, 2006 |
|
Ziff
Davis, 1UP Networks |
Game
Podcast, exclusive online content, online shows |
The
1UP Network, a Ziff Davis Media
company, has
launched an iTunes “Featured Artists” page
to distribute its gaming news podcasts and shows. |
October
27, 2006 |
|
Vanity
Fair |
Website
relaunch, redesign, new blogs |
Vanity
Fair has redesigned its website, vf.com and announced new blogs,
one of which will be written by James Wolcott. |
October
26,2006 |
|
Boating |
Website
launch, blog |
Boating
magazine has launched a new website
called fishboatmag.com
with a daily blog and exclusive online content. |
October
23, 2006 |
|
Kiplinger’s
Personal Finance |
Website
revamp, exclusive online content, new channels |
Kiplinger’s
Personal Finance has revamped its website
to include exclusive online content and enhanced functions. |
October
23, 2006 |
|
Computer
Gaming World |
Online
content, online archive |
100
back issues of Computer Gaming World are now online
as free downloadable PDFs, available at the network's file-serving property,
FileFront. |
October
23, 2006 |
|
Forbes |
Mobile
content, WAP, intra-site search |
Forbes
announced that its website content is now
accessible on Web-enabled mobile devices. |
October
19, 2006 |
|
ElleGirl |
Website
relaunch, video content, daily mobile text alerts |
Hachette
Filipacchi, will relaunch Ellegirl.com with increased interactive
features. |
October
19, 2006 |
|
Businessweek |
More
original and exclusive content on website |
BusinessWeek
journalists will be writing more exclusive
and expanded editorial content for the website. |
October
17, 2006 |
|
Wired |
Virtual
headquarters online |
Wired
magazine has set up a virtual headquarters building in the
online world of Second Life. |
October
17, 2006 |
|
Playboy |
Website
acquisition, on demand video, music |
Playboy
has acquired sex.com, the site will now feature original shows
and music. |
October
10, 2006 |
|
Essence |
Website
redesign, blog, bulletin board |
The
Essence
Volume web site will
be redesigned and will have a blog and bulletin boards. |
October
10, 2006 |
|
Brides |
Online
contest and sponsorship |
Brides.com
has announced a deal with Rockefeller
Center to capture
on-ice marriage proposals "Engagements
On Ice" and post them online. |
October
10, 2006 |
|
The
Week |
Mobile
content, new WAP site |
The
Week’s best features and columns will soon be available
on cell phones, PDAs. The WAP site is www.theweekmagazine.com/promo/msft
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