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People on the Move | 11.20.09

Jason Fell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:55 -0500

F+W Media has promoted Chad Phelps to executive vice president of e-media. In his new role, Phelps will lead F+W’s e-commerce efforts, as well as its e-media development.

Tips on Inexpensive Web Site Design

Vanessa Voltolina — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:52 -0500

During FOLIO:'s “Analyzing Web Development Options” Webinar Thursday, a pair of industry veterans offered advice and tools for publishers tackling site development with continually-shrinking budgets.

Ad Portal Tops 500 Magazine Titles

Jason Fell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:09 -0500

According to Blanchard Systems, more than 500 magazine titles are using its SendMyAd ad portal.

The Application Behind Condé Nast’s Digital Magazine Initiative

Jason Fell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:07 -0500

In another step in the evolution of its magazines beyond the printed page, Condé Nast has partnered with Adobe to build a magazine application that will enable the publisher to deploy its magazines on a number of digital devices, including computers, smartphones and color e-readers.

How IDG’s Social Listening Service Works

Jason Fell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:07 -0500

In an expansion of its recently-created Strategic Marketing Services group, Framingham, Massachusetts-based tech publisher IDG has partnered with Networked Insights to launch IDG Social Scout—a service that uses proprietary analytics to track conversations around topics and brands and measures sentiment/engagement over time.

Nstein Offers Semantic Site Search

Jason Fell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:35:27 -0500

CMS provider Nstein Technologies has launched Semantic Site Search (dubbed 3S for short), a new front-end, multi-index search engine that uses text-mining technology to generate search results that are organized categorically.

e.Republic to Buy Governing Magazine

Jason Fell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:57:25 -0500

State and local government and education technology publisher e.Republic has agreed to purchase Governing magazine, along with its Web site and related events properties, from Florida’s Times Publishing Group.

Event Producers Take Over as Publishers at 944 Media

Jason Fell — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:06:48 -0500

Looking outside the traditional realm of magazine publishing, 944 Media CEO Marc Lotenberg has hired a pair of event producers as publishers. Brent Bolthouse and Jenifer Rosero, partners at Bolthouse Productions, have been tapped to head advertising efforts at the Los Angeles edition of 944.

Digital Magazines News Wire | 11.19.09

Vanessa Voltolina — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:43:07 -0500

GQ Goes Digital on iPhone; Launches New Initiative for Digital MagazinesIn conjunction with its Men of the Year issue, Conde Nast officially released this week a mobile iPhone/iPod touch application of GQ.

Best Practices for Managing Controlled Digital Edition Circulation

Vanessa Voltolina — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:36:31 -0500

For the past few years, b-to-b publishers have been using digital editions to supplement their print products for various reasons: to cater to their readers’ preferences, to cut printing and shipping costs, and to reach more international audiences. There’s a lot to consider, however, such as balancing the ratio between print and digital subscribers and navigating the audit process.