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Friday, December 15, 2000 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Publishing Industry Soundbytes 12-15-00 Washington Business Information, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Cynthia Carter as president of the company. As WBII President, Carter will be responsible for day-to-day management, strategic planning, new product development and acquisitions for WBII, an integrated media company serving the pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer safety communities. Appellation Wine Country Living magazine has hired Jim Gordon, the former managing editor of Wine Spectator, as its new editor-in-chief. Style.com, the online home of Vogue and W magazine, has announced the addition of two publishing industry leaders to its management team, Susan Cappa as publisher and Mark Ganem as editor-in-chief. Cooking.com, a Web destination for people who cook and enjoy gourmet food, announced it has partnered with entertaining expert Katie Brown. Brown is the author of Katie Brown Entertains: 16 Menus, 16 Occasions, 16 Tables and the host of Lifetime Television's Next Door with Katie Brown. OurHouse, Inc., the parent company of OurHouse.com, a destination for home products and services, has announced that it has entered an agreement to combine with Tavolo, Inc., an online retailer for consumers who cook, dine and entertain. Red Herring Communications has named Ross Settles as senior vice president of marketing/international. Rodale, a publisher of information on healthy, active lifestyles, has announced a strategic partnership with Integrative Medicine Communications, a provider of science-based information on wellness and alternative medicine to healthcare professionals and consumers. Under the partnership, the two privately held companies will deliver community-centered health education and marketing outreach programs to hospitals and health systems. Chrome Data Corporation, a business-to-business provider of automotive data, configuration technology and software, has announced that Hachette Filipacchi New Media, a division of Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, has integrated Chrome Data's automotive configuration technology and pricing data in its recently relaunched automotive portal, caranddriver.com. Technology Review, has announced the appointment Eric Bender as Editor of technologyreview.com, the website of MIT's media company. Bender assumes overall responsibility for the editorial content and development of the company's revamped website, scheduled to launch in late January '01. Bender was formerly an Executive Editor of PC World magazine. The Thomson Financial Municipals Group has announced that Amy B. Resnick has taken over as editor-in-chief of The Bond Buyer newspaper. Resnick succeeds Michael Stanton, who departed to pursue a Master's degree in business administration at Harvard Business School. Hearst Magazines and Dow Jones & Company, joint venture partners in SmartMoney, announced that Christopher L. Lambiase, 43, senior vice president and publishing director, has been promoted to president and CEO of SmartMoney, and Peter T. Finch, 40, editor, has been promoted to editor-in-chief of SmartMoney magazine. Hearst also announced that Steven R. Swartz, 38, has been named executive vice president of Hearst Newspapers, the appointment to be effective Jan. 1, 2001 Evolution, creators and producers of the kid's documentary series Bug Juice, has teamed up with Henry Winkler's Fair Dinkum Productions and Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop, to develop and produce a mixed reality and scripted series titled Pure Imagination. Pure Imagination gives real kids television's first showcase for their stories by taking a young author's original short story and transforming it into a mini-movie in collaboration with a team of professional filmmakers. Danny Lipford, contributing editor for Today's Homeowner magazine and host of the television show Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford has been named the home improvement expert for The Weather Channel. Online retailer Amazon.com announced its Holiday Delight-O-Meter has surpassed 25 million units, with 11 days still remaining in the holiday shopping season. Found on the Amazon.com Welcome page and updated continuously, the Delight-O-Meter counts the number of units ordered from Amazon.com sites worldwide starting November 2. Wyatt Kash, former publisher of National Home Center News newspaper and online service, has joined Hanley-Wood as group publisher for the Magazine Division's websites. San Francisco Chronicle executive editor Phil Bronstein has announced that Chris Matthews has become a national columnist for The Chronicle. Matthews will write a Sunday column for The Chronicle, and will report breaking news stories and contribute regularly to the Chronicle Magazine. Matthews, 55, a nationally syndicated columnist for the San Francisco Examiner for 13 years, has developed a high media profile as the fast-talking host of the MSNBC show Hardball with Chris Matthews. Belo has announced that Daniel J. Blizzard has been named vice president/Operations, effective January 1, 2001. Blizzard is currently director of procurement for Belo's flagship newspaper, The Dallas Morning News, a position he has held since May 1999. In his new role, Blizzard will be responsible for several operations duties including procurement and facilities. He will report to Dunia A. Shive, Belo's executive vice president and chief financial officer. Bruce Chizen, 45, has been named chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors for Adobe Systems Incorporated, it was announced by John Warnock, Adobe chairman and former CEO. At the same time, Warnock, 60, announced he would become Adobe's Chief Technology Officer, a newly created position. Warnock will continue to oversee Adobe Ventures and remain as co-chairman of the board along with Adobe co-founder Chuck Geschke. Americana Publishing, Inc. Chairman George Lovato, Jr. has announced that Americana Publishing, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Hollis Books for up to 50,000 shares of restricted 144 stock. Hollywood.com, Inc., a provider of news, information and ticketing covering the entertainment and media industries, announced that the Company's previously announced name change to Hollywood Media Corp. was approved by shareholders at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders. Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. announced it recently closed on its acquisition of certain assets of World's Finest Comics & Collectibles, a dealer of comic books, original comic art, movie posters and Disney collectibles, including vintage Disney animation. The assets acquired include World's Finest's complete multi-million dollar retail value inventory, customer list, and web site URL CardStore.com, an on-demand solution for personalized print communications, has announced the launch of marthascards, a greeting card service for marthastewart.com, the website of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.. Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
