My Favorite Brown Blog – Week Jan/12/09
www.troubl.org
Young Master Johan is doing his thing here. He wins the prize for the best tag line – Fresher than PBS! Check him out by clicking on the image above.
From TechCrunch: Want To See Where Media Is Going? Follow The Money.
Techcruch often break important news and this post is no exception. If you have any friends that work for traditional media you should share this with them – there future may depend on it.
For Digital Media entrepreneurs this is a a must read..
Want To See Where Media Is Going? Follow The Money.
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People I Would Like to Meet in 2009 (2 of 10) – The MocoLoco blog team
I’m not sure that there are any “Brown” blogger involved in the site, but I want to meet them because I feel that their blog is so damn HOT that the Sun in jealous. MocoLoco was the the blog that I truly read daily and has matured gracefully over the years (unlike Gizmodo).
Their office space is a testiment to their own thoughtful approach to design in general. For a great interview with the team see this.
People I Would Like to Meet in 2009 (1 of 10) – Jen Chung of Gothamist
I have say that I’m a sucker for a great photo of a smart women. But what is most striking about Jen is the clarity of the Gothamist vision, broad (as in global) while still Hyper-local. Check the quote from Wired in 2007:
Today, Chung oversees a network of 15 city-specific Web sites that can steer you to the best dim sum or latest protest in your neck of the woods, whether that’s Boston, Paris, or Shanghai. Gothamist got big by thinking small: Chung keeps her sites trained on what’s going on in readers’ backyards.
Our generation of iPhone carrying globetrotters love and trust Gothamist. While the Grey Lady was doing it’s very best just keep track of the bappenings of New York, Jen and crew were building a global information brand with a fraction of the cost structure.
To read the full article about Jen go here.
Ok, now I’m depressed
I just read the entire Alley Insider 100 list and found absolutely no brown faces (unless you include Ms. Chung). Are we going to miss the mass media revolution a second time? I’m pissed and I plan to do something about it.
Okay, alright. How about we, I, create the Brown Blog Business 50 – the list of 50 people of color making mad moves in the Digital Media space. What do you think? Crazy right? Wrong, it simply about time that we stopped acting like modern sharecroppers and got a plantation of our own (less the slaves of course)!
Introducing the 3B50
Now, who should we include on the list? Any suggestions? Hit me up with comments if you have any idea…
BTW: if you like the font it is Fenway Park from Veer.com
Resource #2 – Job Boards that pay their partners (on time)
A must read for making money on job postings
http://www.masternewmedia.org/job-boards-for-your-blog-site/
- Job Boards that pay for listings –
http://www.jobthread.com/?show_home=1
http://www.personforce.com/newcontent/home.html
Management Insight # 356 – Building a writing pool that is as motivated as the publisher
Insightful Article on former Gawker Resources
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/on/new_staff_cuts_at_gawker_gizmodo_and_jezebel_102157.asp
The idea of paying writers by the page view is “Hoodtastic”. I wonder if Nick D is from 125th street?
Note: I simply never thought of Slate as “Urban”
Slate Hiring To Launch A Jezebel Competitor
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/slate-hiring-to-launch-a-jezebel-competitor
“Gawker’s original editor Elizabeth Spiers — who left Nick Denton’s empire to found Dead Horse Media — recently said she wanted to launch a women’s site like Jezebel, but for older, less “urban” readers.”
Question #3487 – Why do black people want to be Athletes when Nick Denton makes (profits) $14 million dollars a year?
Is this what $1.2 million a month in profit looks like?
Ok, so start here:
How Much Does a Blog Mogul Make?
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/08/yesterday_someone_calling_them.html
Then go here:
Gawker Media Revenue: New Est. $10-$15 Million
Henry Blodget | August 14, 2007 11:26 AM
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/8/gawker_media_re
Nickdenton In yesterday’s post debating Nick Denton’s dynastic wealth, we floated a revenue estimate for Gawker Media we’ve heard a few times: $6 million a year. Since then, we’ve heard from those who say that’s a shade high, because Gawker only gets a $2.50 CPM (vs. $30 rate card). And we’ve heard from those who say that’s quite low, because Gawker gets at least $7.00 per thousand pages.
End here:
Gawker Does Not Make $51 Million A Year
http://greg.org/archive/2007/08/14/gawker_does_not_make_51_millionyear.html
I ask the question again. Why are we having hoop dreams while he is blogging his way to the lifestyle of the rich and famous?
Resource #1 – A great tool to figure out how soon you can have that mink boomer you’ve had your eye on
“A realistic valuation model for blogging ventures”, according to the author.
http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/05/14/a-realistic-valuation-model-for-blogging-ventures/
Very helpful for planning and forecasting. Can anyone figure out the “feed” income? Post a comment if you can makes heads or tails for it.
