As a 36-year-old, Outside magazine from Mariah Media is, naturally, quite physically fit. Established in 1977 by Rolling Stone co-founder and publisher Jann Wenner (also current owner of Men’s Journal
It's official: responsive web design will not affect your SEO. This message comes straight from Googles Head of Search Spam, Matt Cutts, aka "Our Guiding Light" when it comes to
Subscription website publishing: It’s the core of every publishing business today. The website is where you drive traffic, post content to enthrall your audience and sell lots of products, including
While many publishers are taking most of their content online, Meredith is doing the opposite. Ad Week is reporting that Meredith has launched Allrecipes magazine. Lucia Moses writes, "With ad
Consumer Reports has been through a lot over the last couple years. The pitfalls and challenges they face are the same many legacy brands face as they try to navigate
It looks like Time Inc. CEO, Joe Ripp is at it again. It's been revealed that People magazine will produce a two-hour special in a joint venture with Dick Clark
A riddle: What’s quick and relatively easy to set up when you want to become a publisher, but can still be quite lucrative? The answer, of course, is a subscription
Harper's Bazaar online has received a makeover. minOnline is reporting that the Harper's Bazaar website has been redesigned for speed, responsiveness and editorial. Steve Smith writes, "Much of HarpersBazaar.com is
Talking New Media is reporting that TIME finally releases a retina edition of their iPad App. It's the first update to the app in a year. I wonder if we'll
Every six months, the Alliance for Audited Media issues its top 25 lists of reporting magazines for various data points. Most recently, this past June, it issued its list for
Matt Cutts, head of search spam at Google spoke at Pubcon yesterday and have some very interesting things to say about Google Page Rank. Danny Sullivan from Search Engine land
Publishers truly enter the digital age when they offer ecommerce options in their print publications. AllYou, a member of Time Inc.’s Lifestyle Group, has recently done just that by including
Removing your brand name from your subject line could boost open rates up to 18%
Back in 2007, MailChimp published the results of their top seven performing subject lines. Seventeen out
American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) has released new guidelines for native advertisements. Ad Age's Michael Sebastian reports, "New language suggests magazines use the term "sponsored content" to help set
The next step for native advertising is interactive. ClickZ is reporting that the next generation of native advertising will be interactive. The new ad units use featured stories, video and
Publishers have one major thing to think about in the next couple of years. What is the future of digital content?
Ten years ago, the question might have simply been "What
AudienceDevelopment.com is reporting that Hearst is teaming up with AwesomenessTV to create a new YouTube channel for Seventeen. Arti Patel writes, "The Hearst Corporation is teaming with AwesomenessTV to co-launch
The advertising community in New York City saw a preview of Hearst Magazine endeavors for 2014.
This article from MinOnline shares highlights from the Hearst announcement, including this piece of news
There’s a clear connection between print and digital these days. Altercations in print design can lead to more website traffic, as we see in this example of DiscoverMagazine.com. Steve Smith
The Guardian is reporting that The Financial Times is consolidating to a single global print edition in the first half of 2014. Roy Greenslade writes, "The Financial Times is to
The Internet is a buzz with a new Apple event at the end of this month. John Paczkowski from AllThingsD writes, "People familiar with Apple’s plans tell AllThingsD that the
Audience Development is reporting that publishers have partnered with AOL on a new subscription service. Michael Rondon writes, "The service, Gathr, packages subscriptions to a variety of products and services
An application premium subscription website archetype allows access to specialized online software that allows users to input information, use calculators and/or search a proprietary database, and access results.
When we first
The National Journal is moving its website to a more responsive design and ditching its app. AdWeek's Lucia Moses writes, "For National Journal, its iPhone app is relatively new (introduced
Capital New York is reporting that Business Insider will be investing in longer format articles. Business Insider founder and editor-in-chief Henry Blodget told Capital New York they plan on investing
For 125 years National Geographic has been showing us all the foreign places of the world and inspiring adventure for generations. International Business Times has a brief look back at
Each year, as the Mequoda team gets together with our Gold Members at our annual Mequoda Gold Member Summit, there's a bit of magic in the air, it feels like
The magazine website is one of nine subscription website models that Mequoda has identified and defined. We do this because designing a website is as much about establishing a business
Popular Science took the necessary steps to clean up their online community. They've permanently disabled comments, all in the name of science. Suzanne LaBarre, online content director for Popular Science
That day we thought would never come is here. Search Engine Watch is reporting that Google has encrypted all search queries thus cutting off all keyword data. Thom Craver writes,
The last time I read MAD magazine was as a young teenager. The thing I loved the most, besides Spy vs Spy (the Wikipedia link is included for you young
Wine Enthusiast has launched a new app called the Tasting Guide which is available on the Apple App store and will be available on Google Play in September 25th.
It looks like "native advertising" has caught the eye of the Federal Trade Commission, again. Paid Content reports,"On Monday, the FTC announced that it will hold a workshop on December
Ad Age is reporting that Hearst Magazines are holding magazine "upfront" meetings with hundreds of media buyers and ad agencies. Michael Sebastian reports," The Hearst upfront, scheduled for Oct. 15
A few years ago we were wondering what magazines would do in the digital age. We expected subscription websites to grow in popularity, but we weren’t sure what prices would
The New York Times is reporting that People is changing its subscription model. Christine Haughney reports,"On Monday, the magazine is introducing four new subscription packages. It is trying to attract
Ad Age has a new report on the relationship of editorial staff and advertisers. Michael Sebastian reports, "Many publishers embracing sponsored content defend the integrity of their ad/edit walls by
Publishers have been experimenting with their paywalls all summer. See why paywall experimentation is a digital publishing trend. Esquire has been up performing all kinds of paywall experiments this summer.
As you may have noticed, Mequoda is a firm believer in the power of email newsletters as a marketing channel – so much so that a Mequoda subscription website is
Does this work on TV or the web? That is the question Bloomberg TV producers are asking themselves now. Digiday has a full report on how this digital first strategy
Back to the basics, that's what Jeff Bezos has in store for The Washington Post. Speaking by phone Bezo told The Post,"We’ve had three big ideas at Amazon that we’ve
Popular Science, founded in 1872 and now owned by mega-publisher Bonnier Corp., is the fifth-oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. But as old as it is, its focus
Website redesigns and facelifts have become a digital publishing trend for the summer. Here are a few highlighted redesigns.
Capital New York has all the details on the New York Post's
The National Journal is reporting that the U.S. Postal Service may increase postage rates next week as much as 10%. Billy House writes, "Postal rate increases are capped at inflation,
Make your email promotions sound exclusive and your readers won't mind receiving them
Chicago Magazine caters to the upper crust crowd of Chicagoans. The average print subscriber is a female, aged
Video and film have become a hot digital publishing trend this summer.
The New York Times is reporting that Time is dipping it’s toe into the documentary film industry. Christine Haughney
