
GLAM MEDIA LAUNCHES VERTICAL SEARCH FOR WOMEN-FOCUSED CONTENT
Glam Search Serves up Relevant Lifestyle, Beauty, Fashion and Celebrity Results From Across Glam Media's Publisher Network of 350+ Sites and Blogs
New York, August 13, 2007 — Glam Media (www.glam.com), the distributed media company ranked number one in reach for women, today announced the launch of Glam Search, a proprietary search tool aimed at delivering top quality and highly relevant content from Glam Media's Publisher Network of 350+ lifestyle, celebrity and fashion sites, as well as its flagship site, Glam.com. Glam Search utilizes intelligent search, filtering and indexing technology to bring users comprehensive, relevant and timely results in a format not available from general search engines. In keeping with Glam Media's distributed media model, network publishers can add a customizable Glam Search Widget to their site or channel and configure results accordingly.
In addition to classic search and indexing technologies, Glam Search uses a proprietary "curated rank" algorithm, which assigns a weighting to a page based on relevance, timeliness and an editorial analysis of the content source. This gives Glam Search results a higher contextual relevance to the item being searched. To achieve this curated rank, Glam Search focuses on indexing best-of-breed websites that have been editorially curated to be part of Glam Media Publisher's Network of 360+ popular blogs, sites and magazines in fashion, beauty and lifestyle, including: Dwell; Fashiontribes; Kaboodle; Miss Meghan; Makeover Solutions; Nylon; Refinery 29; Shefinds, Quality Health and Wedding Solutions.
"Glam Media is about bringing together the most relevant voices and indie publishers in fashion, celebrity style and lifestyle entertainment," said Samir Arora, Glam Media's Chairman and CEO. "Glam Media knows women, and Glam Search helps them find what they want. Applying proprietary search technology to our network of publishers is a natural evolution for Glam Media."
Glam Search allows users to deeply filter their searches to more closely align the results with their interests-initially by the categories of fashion, beauty and celebrity. For example, a user searching "handbag trends" by fashion is instantly presented with the most relevant content from leading fashion blogs and sites from the Glam Network regarding handbag trends. Likewise, a user searching "jean trends" by celebrity will be presented with articles focused on jean-related celebrity sightings and scoops.
About Glam Media
Glam Media is the distributed media company ranked number in reach for women with over 20 million unique visitors in the U.S., as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media brings together owned and operated websites including it flagship website, Glam.com; the Glam Publisher Network of more than 350 popular lifestyle websites, blogs, and magazines; and syndicated content from leading media companies. These sites are integrated into an advertising and content platform providing reach and relevancy to premium advertisers. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave, including: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove); DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo); Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati); Walden Venture Capital and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
650-244-4000 x242
caroline@glam.com
Chris Macowski
The Morris + King Company
212-561-7459
chris.macowski@morris-king.com
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MARIE CLAIRE AND GLAM.COM ANNOUNCE WINNER OF BE DISCOVERED: DESIGN A HANDBAG COMPETITION
Chattanooga Resident Wins Design Prize for Her Handbag
NEW YORK, July 30, 2007 — Marie Claire and Glam.com today announced that Orean Collier from Chattanooga, Tennessee is the national winner of the Be Discovered: Design a Handbag Competition. Ms. Collier, a self-taught artist and single mother, created her winning design to honor the memory of her grandmother. After submitting a sketch of her handbag design to Glam.com, Ms. Collier became one of eight finalists chosen by more than 50,000 Glam.com votes. A panel of fashion industry experts then viewed prototypes of the finalists' handbag entries and selected the winning design.
As winner of the Glam.com/Marie Claire Be Discovered: Design a Handbag Competition, Ms. Collier will travel to New York where she will serve as "Accessories Editor for a day" with Marie Claire magazine and stay in a top New York hotel.
"My eye went straight to Orean's handbag - it's a clear winner," said Joanna Coles, editor in chief of Marie Claire magazine. "The bag has so many design elements that are fun, stylish and functional. The shape, color and decoration grabbed my attention right away. Plus, the bag is light and has stylish hardware and great outside pockets. This one is bound to be talked about!"
In addition to Joanna Coles, fashion industry expert judges included: Anya Hindmarch, handbag designer; Samir Arora, CEO and Chairman of Glam Media; Gene Pressman, former co-CEO of Barneys whose new book "Chasing Cool," will be released in May; Jill Swid, fashion director of Glam.com; Bonnie Pressman, president of Theory Accessories; Paul Wilmot, fashion publicist; and Frank Zambrelli, president and creative director for Leiber.
"Glam partnered with Marie Claire because we knew that together we'd be able to reach the most well-informed and fashion-savvy designers out there," said Samir Arora, Chairman and CEO of Glam Media. "Orean's design has great style and energy. It's an honor to introduce her and her design."
The eight finalists (in alphabetical order) were: Ann Aldrich, from Inwood, WV; Lisa Allyn Ashbrook, from New Albany, OH; Orean Collier, from Chattanooga, TN; Jessie Lynn Gonzalez, from Philadelphia, PA; Ivey Kampouris, from Bridgewater, NJ; Trayce Skogstad, from Wausau, WI; Elkie Soto, from Staten Island, NY; and Valerie Dorr Wolff, from Alpharetta, GA. In the finalist round, each designer produced a prototype that was judged on creativity, originality, style and functionality.
All eight of the finalists' handbags will be auctioned on eBay beginning August 6, 2007, with proceeds going to the New York Foundation For The Arts. Sketches and photos of the eight finalists' handbags can be viewed at www.glam.com and bid on at www.marieclaire.com.
About Marie Claire
Marie Claire is more than a pretty face. It is the fashion magazine with character, substance, and depth, for women with a point of view, an opinion, and a sense of humor. Each issue is edited for a sexy, stylish, confident woman who is never afraid to make intelligence a part of her wardrobe. Marie Claire is published in 26 countries and is read by more than 15 million worldwide. The magazine was founded in 1937 by French industrialist Jean Prouvost, whose goal was to present the realities of life mixed with fashion and beauty coverage. The American edition is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) and one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with a total of 19 U.S. titles and nearly 200 international editions. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (73.4 million according to MRI, fall 2006). The company also publishes 19 magazines in the United Kingdom through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited.
About Glam Media
Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 350 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is the fastest-growing lifestyle Web property reaching more than 19 million unique visitors a month in the U.S. and 30 million unique visitors worldwide and ranks first in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caren Browning
The Morris + King Company
212-561-7456
Caren.browning@morris-king.com
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
650-244-4000 x242
caroline@glam.com
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KARIN MARKE JOINS GLAM MEDIA AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES
MySpace Fox Interactive Veteran to Boost Glam's Sales Expansion
New York—July 13, 2007 — Glam Media, the number one ranked women's web property, today announced that Karin Marke is joining the company as vice president of sales. In this newly created position, Ms. Marke, formerly vice president of sales for MySpace at Fox Interactive, will head sales for Glam Media for the western region.
Glam is continuing its rapid rise as the fastest-growing women's Web property on comScore Media Metrix's Top 100 list with 19.1 million U.S. unique visitors in June and more than 30 million visitors globally—23 percent ahead of the long-time incumbent iVillage/NBC's reach of 15.5 million in the United States. Glam is focused on building one of the fastest-revenue-growth Internet companies by aggressively building its sales organization—opening eight offices in the United States and internationally and hiring senior sales veterans from companies including AOL, Condenet, IAC, iVillage/NBC, Monster, MySpace/Fox Interactive, and other industry leaders.
"Before Glam Media, women and the brands trying to reach them were underserved by online media," said Karin Marke. "By bringing together the best content on the Web and helping brand advertisers leverage Glam's unique distributed media platform, Glam Media has significantly helped women and brands connect. I'm honored and excited to be joining Glam Media at this stage in its tremendous growth and appeal."
As vice president of sales at MySpace, Marke managed the explosive growth of western region. Prior to her role at MySpace, Marke held key sales and sales management positions at FastChannel Network and Terra Lycos. She brings a strong background in the fashion and beauty retail space, having worked in sales and marketing for Sam & Libby as well as the Cricket Company. Early in her career, Marke gained experience at Hearst magazines in the sales department for Cosmopolitan, House Beautiful, Harper's Bazaar, Connoisseur and Esquire.
"We are thrilled to have a seasoned Internet and media veteran like Karin join Glam to help brand advertisers reach women through our unique display advertising platform," said Scott Schiller, Chief Revenue Officer for Glam Media. "Her tenure at two of the Internet's leading companies—MySpace and Lycos coupled with her Hearst experience—is the right blend of experience for our advertisers."
Glam Media manages display and video brand advertising campaigns for hundreds of premium and luxury advertisers through Glam websites and its unique network of publishers. Glam Media brings together a distributed media content and advertising platform of Glam owned-and-operated sites, the Glam Publisher Network of more than 350 lifestyle websites, blogs and magazines, as well as syndicated content from select media companies, to offer brands a narrowly targeted and highly customized way to reach an engaged and passionate female audience online.
About Glam Media
Glam Media is ranked as the number one Web property for women online, reaching more than 19 million unique visitors a month in the United States and 30 million unique visitors worldwide, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its owned-and-operated web sites including its flagship, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 350 magazines, websites and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave, including: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Lane Buschel
The Morris + King Company for Glam Media
212-561-7454
lane.buschel@morris-king.com
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GLAM.COM ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ANNUAL BEAUTY AWARDS
Clinique and Avon Snag Honors in Four Categories
New York—July 10, 2007 — Glam.com, the flagship site of Glam Media, today announced the winners of the second-annual Glam Beauty Awards. Over the past month, thousands of beauty fans flocked to Glam.com and voted for their favorite makeup, hair, body, and skincare products. With more than 500 brands and 3,000 products submitted, only 56 products, including mascara, fragrances, shampoo, and blemish treatments, walked away with Glam's highest honor—the 2007 Glam Beauty Award.
Glam.com is an online community site that brings together the best lifestyle, fashion, and beauty content for women. From celebrity style and the latest fashion trends to beauty tricks and entertaining tips, Glam.com is the online hub for women with a stylish edge.
The 2007 Glam Beauty Awards help today's women identify the best beauty products at all price points.
"Glam readers voted for their favorite beauty products that help them keep looking fresh, radiant, and of course glamorous," said Tracey Anderson, executive editor of Glam.com. "At Glam.com, we are proud to have such an engaged community of beauty and fashion fans who make these beauty awards a true reflection of what our readers care about."
About Glam Media
Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 350 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is the fastest-growing lifestyle Web property reaching more than 17 million unique visitors a month in the U.S. and 30 million unique visitors worldwide and ranks first in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
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Readers' Choices:
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Lip Gloss/Plumper — Lancôme Juicy Tubes
Concealer — MAC Studio Stick Concealer
Eye Shadow — Nars Single Eyeshadow Compact
Mascara — Clinique High Definition Lashes Mascara
Blush — Mark Just Pinched
Bronzer — Guerlain Terracotta Bronzer
Lipstick — Nars Lipstick in Afghan Red
Nail Polish — O.P.I.
Eyeliner — MAC Technakohl Liner
Shampoo/Conditioner Brand — Herbal Essences
Hair Repair Product — Avon Advance Techniques Intense Repair
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Curl Enhancer — Redken Ringlet
Straight Product — Mark Salon Straight Smoothing Balm
Deep Conditioner — Pantene Pro-V Restoratives
Volumizer — Matrix Hair Care Amplify Foam Volumizer
Frizz-Fighter — Avon Advance Techniques Anti-Frizz Casules
Moisturizer — Avon Anew Retroactive Youth Day Cream
Eye Cream — Clinique All About Eyes
Makeup Remover — Lancôme Bi-Facil
Wash/Exfoliator — St. Ives Apricot Scrub
Blemish Treatment — Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment
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Cosmetics — Lip Gloss/Plumper — Lancôme Juicy Tubes
Cosmetics — Concealer — Stila Illuminating Concealer
Cosmetics — Eye Shadow — Nars Single Eyeshadow Compact
Mascara — Imju Fiberwig Mascara
Blush — Smashbox O-Glow
Bronzer — Cargo Bronzer
Lipstick — Chanel Rouge Allure Lipstick
Nail Polish — Creative Nail Design
Eyeliner — Benefit BADgal
Shampoo/Conditioner Brand — Herbal Essences
Hair Repair Product — Phyto Phytojoba Intense Mask
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Curl Enhancer — Redken Ringlet
Straight Product — Philip B Drop Down Straight Baume
Deep Conditioner — Philosophy Shear Splendor
Volumizer — Matrix Hair Care Amplify Foam Volumizer
Frizz-Fighter — John Frieda Hair Serum
Moisturizer — Nars Skin Hydrating Lotion
Eye Cream — Erno Laszlo TranspHuse
Makeup Remover — Lancôme Bi-Facil
Wash/Exfoliator — Cetaphil
Blemish Treatment — Clinique Spot Healing Gel
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GLAM MEDIA TO PRESENT AT EURO START'S CALIFORNIA TECH SHOWCASE 2007
Glam joins leading internet and technology companies
New York, June 28, 2007 — Glam Media, the fastest-growing Web property, announced that it is scheduled to present today at the California Tech Showcase 2007 (www.CaliforniaTechShowcase.com) being held at the Hotel Hermitage in La Baule, France. The conference is being hosted by EuroStart Capital Partners LLC, a new San Francisco-based venture fund.
Glam Media, with 25 million unique global visitors a month, manages display and video brand advertising campaigns for hundreds of premium and luxury advertisers through Glam-owned and operated websites and its unique network of publishers. The Glam Publisher Network of 350+ lifestyle, fashion, and health Web publishers offers brands a unique platform for integrated brand display advertising – creating narrowly targeted and highly customized integrated campaigns for audiences and advertisers.
Glam Media was selected after extensive review of over 700 companies by the CTS 2007 selection committee which includes senior executives from leading European companies such as Siemens, T-Mobile, British Telecom, SAP, and ST Microelectronics, among others.
CTS 2007 will take place in conjunction with the World Investment Conference (WIC 2007, http://www.LaBauleWIC.org/). WIC 2007 will feature hundreds of CEOs from firms such as GE, Siemens, Fiat and Veolia, as well as government officials and ministers from around Europe. WIC 2007's theme is green technology.
About Glam Media
Glam is the fastest-growing lifestyle Web property reaching more than 17 million unique visitors a month in the U.S. and 25 million unique visitors worldwide and ranks first in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 350 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
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17 MILLION GO GLAM
Glam Media Ranked as Number One Women's Web Property by comScore
NEW YORK, June 18, 2007 - Glam Media today announced its new ranking as number one on the comScore Media Metrix Top 10 Women's Community Web Properties list and the fastest-growing 100 Web property year over year ending May 2007, according to May 2007 data. Overtaking long-time incumbent iVillage/NBC, Glam Media, with a reach of almost 10 percent of the total U.S. online audience and more than 17 million unique visitors a month, manages display and video brand advertising campaigns for hundreds of premium and luxury advertisers through Glam websites and its unique network of publishers.
Glam Media brings together a distributed media content and advertising platform of Glam-owned and operated sites, the Glam Publisher Network of more than 350 lifestyle websites, blogs, and magazines, and select syndicated content from media companies to offer brands a narrowly targeted and highly customized way to reach an engaged and passionate female audience online. Glam works closely with content providers, publishers, and brand advertisers such as H&M, Oxygen Media, Procter & Gamble, Reebok, and Warner Bros. to create the ultimate digital experience for women.
"Glam Media's rapid ascent to number one is representative of the massive market shift driving the web today-the distributed media platform," said Samir Arora, chairman and CEO of Glam Media. "The passion and power of the independent voices of Glam editorial and our indie publishers is what women want online-with authentic content and engaging brand advertising contextually placed to create a deeply entertaining and relevant experience for women."
With a U.S. reach of 17.3 million unique visitors, Glam Media entered the comScore Media Metrix Top 50 Web Properties list in May 2007. Year over year, Glam Media grew 3,600 percent, making it the fastest-growing Web 100 property in the United States.
| comScore MediaMetrix Top 10 Women's Web Properties |
| Web Property |
May -07 |
| 1. |
Glam Media |
17,299 |
| 2. |
iVillage.com: The Womens Network |
17,116 |
| 3. |
Everyday Health |
8,413 |
| 4. |
CondeNast Publications - CondeNet Network |
6,935 |
| 5. |
Womensforum Sites |
5,831 |
| 6. |
Disney Family Network |
4,447 |
| 7. |
Sheknows |
4,386 |
| 8. |
BabyCenter Network |
4,183 |
| 9. |
The Knot |
3,881 |
| 10. |
Better Home & Gardens (BHG.com) |
3,673 |
| Fastest-Growing Web 100 Properties |
| Web Property |
May -06 |
May -07 |
Growth |
| 1. |
Glam Media |
463 |
17,299 |
3,638% |
| 2. |
Mezi Media Sites |
1,992 |
8,988 |
351 |
| 3. |
Fox Interactive Media |
21,498 |
82,260 |
283 |
| 4. |
ABC.COM |
6,982 |
14,643 |
110 |
| 5. |
Photobucket.com LLC |
10,962 |
21,168 |
93 |
| 6. |
Facebook.com |
14,069 |
26,649 |
89 |
| 7. |
Craigslist.org |
11,766 |
20,581 |
75 |
| 8. |
Wikipedia Sites |
31,485 |
48,743 |
55 |
| 9. |
Six Apart Sites |
9,284 |
13,408 |
44 |
| 9. |
Six Apart Sites |
9,284 |
13,408 |
44 |
| 10. |
Apple Inc. |
30,885 |
41,909 |
36 |
| Top 50 Media Properties |
| Web Property |
May -07 |
| 30. |
Superpages.com Network |
20,956 |
| 31. |
Craigslist.org |
20,581 |
| 32. |
Disney Online |
20,127 |
| 33. |
Yellowpages.com Network |
19,826 |
| 34. |
Gannett Sites |
19,262 |
| 35. |
Artistdirect Network |
19,168 |
| 36. |
Shopzilla.com Sites |
19,137 |
| 37. |
Travelport |
18,973 |
| 38. |
Real.com Network |
18,684 |
| 39. |
Comcast Corporation |
17,860 |
| 40. |
WhitePages |
17,741 |
| 41. |
ESPN |
17,572 |
| 42. |
Glam Media |
17,299 |
| 43. |
iVillage.com: The Womens Network |
17,116 |
| 44. |
WebMD Health |
16,578 |
| 45. |
Cox Enterprises Inc. |
16,185 |
| 46. |
USPS.COM |
16,063 |
| 47. |
Weatherbug Property |
15,714 |
| 48. |
NBC Universal |
15,682 |
| 49. |
Ticketmaster |
15,382 |
| 50. |
Oversee.net Network |
15,172 |
About Glam Media
Glam is the fastest-growing lifestyle Web property reaching more than 17 million unique visitors a month in the U.S. and 25 million unique visitors worldwide and ranks first in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 350 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Wendy Maurice
Dan Klores
wendy_maurice@dkcnews.com
212-981-5235
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OXYGEN AND GLAM MEDIA PARTNER FOR ONLINE GAME
"Fight Girls Fantasy League" Video Game to Launch June 12 on Oxygen.com and Glam.com
New York - June 11, 2007 - Oxygen and Glam Media have partnered together to create a unique online game pegged to the premiere of Oxygen's newest original series Fight Girls, which follows ten female Muay Thai fighters as they compete for the ultimate title. The "Fight Girls Fantasy League" launches on June 12 and will run exclusively on Oxygen.com and Glam.com
The "Fight Girls Fantasy League" allows participants to draft fighters from the series as players on their team and watch as they compete throughout the season. Participants will earn or lose points based on events that take place throughout the season, like who wins the weekly competitions. The player with the most points at the end of the season will win a grand prize of $1,000.
This game is intended to acquaint viewers with the show and characters, drive buzz about the show and encourage tune-in, as well as continued interest throughout the season. The game will primarily be promoted by Glam Media and Oxygen will promote the game during each episode and banner ads on Oxygen.com. The game was developed by Fafarazzi, an online game developer and fantasy league website.
"Gaming is such a huge industry right now and we wanted to create something that tapped into that arena and also resonated with our audience," said Cynthia Ashworth, SVP of Marketing for Oxygen. "This game allows our audience to have a fully interactive experience and participate in a new way, which is something Oxygen is interested in exploring further in the future."
"As the fastest-growing property on the Web, Glam Media is committed to offering highly-engaging lifestyle entertainment for women," said Samir Arora, chairman and CEO of Glam Media. "Oxygen's Fight Girls and the unique video game and the interactive marketing campaign we've created together is a leading example of how Glam works with leading content providers and advertisers alike to create the ultimate digital experience."
Premiering Tuesday, June 12th at 10:30 pm, Fight Girls chronicles ten tough female fighters who are out for the fight of their lives and attempt the impossible - to beat the best female fighters in the world in a battle for the World Muay Thai Championship. Trained by Muay Thai guru Master Toddy, a champion and Thai native, ten women fight for the opportunity to travel to Thailand and compete in the country's historic sport also known as Thai Boxing.
About Oxygen Media
Oxygen, the only cable network owned and operated by women, is currently available in over 72 million homes. The network was launched in 2000 to fill a void in the television landscape — creating a network targeted to younger women. Oxygen is rewriting the rulebook for women's television, with a vast array of unconventional and original programming including The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, The Bad Girls Club, Tori & Dean: Inn Love and Campus Ladies. Geraldine Laybourne, the network's founder, Chairman and CEO, has led the company to be a strong advocate for women. Through programs like The Mentor's Walk, Oxygen's national program for bringing along the next generation, and "Who Cares About Girls," Oxygen's new documentary series — Oxygen is creating The New Girls Network.
About Glam Media
Glam is the fastest growing lifestyle Web property reaching over 12 million unique visitors a month in the US and 22 million unique visitors worldwide and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 300 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Rachelle Savoia - Oxygen - (212)651-5093 or rsavoia@oxygen.com
Carole Hacker - Glam Media - (650)244-4000 x242 or caroline@glam.com
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GLAM MEDIA STRIKES MULTI-YEAR ADVERTISING DEAL WITH GOOGLE
Google to be Exclusive Provider of Search and Contextual Ads for Glam Media
NEW YORK, June 4, 2007 - Glam Media, the fastest-growing lifestyle property on the Web, today announced a multi-year deal under which Google will serve as their exclusive provider of web search and contextual ads through their AdSense™ program.
Google's world class search and advertising programs are designed to provide the most relevant search results and contextual ads to users. Coupling the quality of Google's search and contextual advertisements with Glam Media's growing foothold in brand display advertising creates a valuable marketplace for consumers and advertisers.
Our strategy is to provide our audiences and advertisers with the most integrated and contextual entertainment experience possible, and our collaboration with Google provides additional and different contextual ad opportunities for advertisers," said Samir Arora, chairman and CEO of Glam Media.
Glam Media, a lifestyle and fashion Web hub with 12 million unique visitors per month, works with content providers, publishers, and brand advertisers to create the ultimate digital entertainment experience for women. Glam Media is the number-two women's Web property.
About Glam Media
Glam is the fastest growing lifestyle Web property reaching over 12 million unique visitors a month in the US and 21 million unique visitors worldwide and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 300 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Wendy Maurice
Dan Klores
wendy_maurice@dkcnews.com
212-981-5235
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GLAM MEDIA SELECTS DOUBLECLICK'S DART FOR PUBLISHERS TO RUN PREMIUM AND LUXURY DISPLAY BRAND ADVERTISING
Leading Advertising Platform Supports Growing Need As Glam Media's Reach
NEW YORK, May 24, 2007 - Glam Media, the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property, today announced it has selected DoubleClick's DART for Publishers to support the growing needs of its ad-serving operations. As a lifestyle and fashion hub with 12 million unique U.S. users a month, Glam Media manages display brand advertising campaigns for hundreds of premium and luxury advertisers through its flagship site, Glam.com, other Glam-owned sites, and the Glam Publisher Network of more than 300 lifestyle and fashion websites, blogs, and magazines, and select syndicated content.
Glam is expanding its ad server capabilities to meet growing demand among advertisers for contextually relevant and optimized brand display advertising. By combining DoubleClick DART® for Publishers (DFP), an advanced ad-management platform, with Glam Media's proprietary audience-targeting technology BrandSense™, Glam Media is capable of serving billions of high-performing ad impressions per month.
"Glam's selection of DART embodies a significant step forward in the development of our brand display advertising scalability and optimization," said Fernando Ruarte, Glam Media's CTO and vice president of engineering. "DART's scalable infrastructure and open technology will help Glam continue to ensure that contextually relevant and high-performing ads continue to be the hallmark of what advertisers expect from Glam Media."
As a lifestyle Web hub, Glam couples its dynamic and interactive fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content and media network to offer brand advertisers a targeted way to reach an engaged and passionate female audience online. Glam works closely with content providers, publishers, and brand advertisers to create the ultimate digital experience for women.
About Glam Media
Glam is the fastest growing lifestyle Web property reaching over 12 million unique visitors a month in the US and approximately 20 million unique visitors worldwide and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 300 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Wendy Maurice
Dan Klores Communications
wendy_maurice@dkcnews.com
212-981-5235
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LEADING HOROSCOPE SITE TAROT.COM JOINS GLAM MEDIA PUBLISHER NETWORK
Glam Media and Tarot.com Launch Horoscope Channel on Glam.com
New York, May 24, 2007 - Glam Media, the fastest-growing lifestyle Web property, today announced that leading astrology site Tarot.com has joined the Glam Publisher Network of more than 300 website magazines, web sites, and blogs and will launch a new astrology channel on Glam.com, which will include horoscopes and other custom content from Tarot.com.
With over 12 million unique visitors a month in the United States, Glam Media's focus on lifestyle, fashion, and health offers brands a unique platform for integrated brand display advertising. Glam works directly with leading publishers like Tarot to connect the Glam audience to top-quality connect from leading publishers and create narrowly targeted and highly customized integrated campaigns for audiences.
"The audience for horoscopes and do-it-yourself tarot readings is growing at a rapid pace and has proved to be a truly engaged community," said Paul O'Brien, founder of Tarot.com. "As a leading source for authentic astrology features and reports on the Web, we are pleased to partner with Glam Media to bring our content to a new audience and work with the brand advertising community."
"Glam Media brings together best-in-class lifestyle publishers in order to offer advertisers quality and reach," said Richard Rocca, Glam Media's senior director for publishers. "The addition of Tarot.com signals Glam's swift move into personalized astrology, alongside other popular lifestyle verticals that advertisers crave, including fashion, lifestyle, health, and beauty."
As a lifestyle and fashion hub, Glam Media brings together the company's flagship site, Glam.com, other Glam-owned sites, the Glam Publisher Network of more than 300 lifestyle and fashion web sites, blogs, and magazines, and select syndicated content. Recent additions to the Glam Publisher Network include leading health site QualityHealth, shopping blog SheFinds, social networking site Kaboodle, WeddingSolutions, and Hollyscoop.
About Glam Media
Glam is the fastest growing lifestyle Web property reaching over 12 million unique visitors a month in the US and approximately 20 million unique visitors worldwide and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 300 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Wendy Maurice
Dan Klores Communications
wendy_maurice@dkcnews.com
212-981-5235
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GLAM MEDIA'S CHAIRMAN AND CEO SAMIR ARORA TO PRESENT AT GOLDMAN SACHS EIGHTH ANNUAL GLOBAL INTERNET CONFERENCE
Glam.com to join leading Internet public companies and select private companies
New York, May 23, 2007 - Glam Media, the fastest-growing lifestyle Web property, announced that it is scheduled to present at the Goldman Sachs Eighth Annual Global Internet Conference tomorrow, Thursday, May 24th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Samir Arora, Chairman and CEO and Ernie Cicogna, CFO will be presenting.
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Glam Media is the fastest growing comScore Media Metrix 100 Web property, year-over-year for April 2007, and provides premium advertising solutions and content integration for top media companies, indie publishers, individual authors and content producers. The Glam Publisher Network of 300+ lifestyle, fashion, and health Web publishers offers brands a unique platform for integrated brand display advertising - creating narrowly targeted and highly customized integrated campaigns for audiences and advertisers.
Glam Media joins leading public Internet companies presenting at the Goldman Sachs conference including AOL, eBay, Google, MSN and Yahoo and select private companies such as LinkedIn and Demand Media.
About Glam Media
Glam is the fastest growing lifestyle Web property, reaching over 12 million unique visitors a month in the US and approximately 20 million unique visitors worldwide and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publisher Network of more than 300 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
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GLAM MEDIA ENTERS COMSCORE MEDIA METRIX TOP 100 WEB PROPERTIES LIST
New Media Hub Serves Up the Best Fashion and Lifestyle Content on the Web
NEW YORK, April 25, 2007 - Glam Media, one of the fastest growing fashion and lifestyle Web properties, today announced that it has entered the comScore Media Metrix Top 100 Properties list just 18 months after launch. The lifestyle and fashion hub, which brings together the company's flagship site, Glam.com, other Glam-owned sites, the Glam Publishers Network of more than 300 lifestyle and fashion websites, blogs, and magazines, and select syndicated content, is now home to more than 10 million unique visitors a month, according to March 2007 data from comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media grew 43 percent from January to March, making it the second fastest-growing Web 100 property in 2007 to date, after Mozilla.
On Glam.com, women enjoy daily entertainment news and features alongside the best fashion and lifestyle content on the Web and integration with an active social network of more than 500,000 fashion fans on GlamSpace. The Glam Publishers Network includes more than 300 magazines, web sites, and blogs, including Marie Claire, Dwell, Nylon, Refinery29, SheFinds, and WeddingSolutions.
"Glam Media's entry into the comScore Media Metrix Top 100 list in just 18 months is a testament that our formula, bringing high-quality women's content together with high-performing display brand advertising, is the right strategy for new media," said Samir Arora, chairman and CEO of Glam Media. "Our vision from day one was to help bring brand advertising to the Web-serving it up in ways women will find the ads desirable and relevant to the content."
As a lifestyle Web hub, Glam couples its dynamic and interactive fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content and media network to offer brand advertisers a targeted way to reach an engaged and passionate female audience online. Glam works closely with content providers, publishers, and brand advertisers to create the ultimate digital experience for women.
Glam Media is 85 in the Top 100 Web properties comScore Media Metrix Top 100 Properties, March 2007
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About Glam Media
With 10 million U.S. and more than 15 million global unique visitors a month, Glam Media is one of the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publishers Network of more than 300 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Mario Ruiz
Dan Klores Communications
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
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MARIE CLAIRE AND GLAM MEDIA ANNOUNCE COMPETITION FOR ASPIRING HANDBAG DESIGNERS
Judges To Include Handbag Designer Anya Hindmarch, Former Barneys Co-CEO Gene Pressman and Others
NEW YORK, April 24, 2007 - Will the next "It Bag" be designed by You? Marie Claire and Glam Media (Glam.com) today announced the launch of Be Discovered: Design a Handbag Competition. Starting today, aspiring designers can submit their handbag sketches on Glam.com, where the fashion community will vote for their favorites while watching the competition unfold online. The winner will receive a trip to New York, a one-night stay at a posh New York hotel, and will be a Marie Claire "accessories editor for a day."
Throughout the competition, video interviews with aspiring designers, sketches of the bags and footage of the handbag design process will be available on GlamSpace on Glam.com. After online voting determines the eight finalists, a panel of fashion industry experts will select the winning design on June 11, 2007. Judges will include Joanna Coles, editor in chief of Marie Claire; Samir Arora, CEO of Glam Media; Anya Hindmarch, handbag designer; Gene Pressman, former co-CEO of Barneys whose new book "Chasing Cool," will be released in May; Jill Swid, fashion director of Glam.com; Bonnie Pressman, president of Theory Accessories; and fashion publicist Paul Wilmot. The eight final bags will be auctioned off on eBay for charity.
"Marie Claire readers love their handbags, and we're excited about giving them an opportunity to vote in a unique competition like this," said Joanna Coles, editor in chief of Marie Claire. "Working with Glam Media is the ideal way to reach our passionate audience in an interactive way."
The competition will be featured in the June issue of Marie Claire as well as on marieclaire.com. Glam Media, a lifestyle and fashion Web hub with 10 million unique visitors per month, works with content providers, publishers, and brand advertisers to create the ultimate digital entertainment experience including programs like the Be Discovered: Design a Handbag Competition.
"We are thrilled to partner with Marie Claire in the search for the next hot handbag designer," said Samir Arora, chairman and CEO of Glam Media. "Bringing high-quality and participatory entertainment like the Be Discovered: Design a Handbag Competition to our engaged audience is what Glam Media is all about."
A full list of competition details, rules and regulations is available at www.glam.com/bediscovered and marieclaire.com.
About Marie Claire
Marie Claire is more than a pretty face. It is the fashion magazine with character, substance, and depth, for women with a point of view, an opinion, and a sense of humor. Each issue is edited for a sexy, stylish, confident woman who is never afraid to make intelligence a part of her wardrobe. Marie Claire is published in 26 countries and is read by more than 15 million worldwide. The magazine was founded in 1937 by French industrialist Jean Prouvost, whose goal was to present the realities of life mixed with fashion and beauty coverage. The American edition is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) and one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with a total of 19 U.S. titles and nearly 200 international editions. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (73.4 million according to MRI, fall 2006). The company also publishes 20 magazines in the United Kingdom through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited.
About Glam Media
With 10 million U.S. and more than 15 million global unique visitors a month, Glam Media is one of the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publishers Network of more than 300 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Corinne Kotler
Hearst Magazines
ckotler@hearst.com
212.649.2583
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GLAM MEDIA HIRES JENNIFER SALANT TO LEAD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Former iVillage/NBC Executive Joins Fastest-Growing Lifestyle Web Property
New York, April 2, 2007 - Glam Media (Glam.com), the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Salant to lead business development at Glam Media. Salant, formerly the vice president of operations and strategic partnerships at iVillage/NBC, will drive business development for the lifestyle and fashion hub, which brings together the company's flagship site, Glam.com, other Glam-owned sites, the Glam Publishers Network of more than 250 lifestyle and fashion websites, blogs, and magazines, and select syndicated content partners.
Salant comes to Glam Media after more than seven years with iVillage, where she led the business development team and oversaw secondary advertising revenue, licensing agreements, and digital commerce. Earlier in her tenure at iVillage, she helped chart the company's strategic partnership efforts. Prior to joining iVillage, Salant was a business analyst for Mitchell Madison Group, a global strategic management consulting firm.
"As Glam Media closes in on the number one spot on the Web for women, Jennifer's internet media experience for this market is invaluable," said Samir Arora, chairman and CEO of Glam Media. "As an early innovator in women's Web content, Jennifer intimately understands how to package advertising and content-aimed at a targeted audience-and to help bring brand advertising to the Web."
"Glam's vision to create the ultimate experience for women and advertisers is a compelling proposition for everyone involved," said Salant. "I am excited to leverage my market insights to enhance Glam's strategy and rapid growth moving forward."
The addition of Salant comes on the heels of Glam Media's rapid growth and position as number two in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. As the fastest-growing Web property, Glam couples its dynamic and interactive fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and media network to offer brand advertisers a targeted way to reach an engaged and passionate female audience online. Glam works closely with content providers, indie publishers, and brand advertisers to create the ultimate digital experience for women.
About Glam Media
With 8.4 million U.S. and 15 million global unique visitors a month, Glam Media is the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix in February 2007. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on its flagship website, Glam.com, by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and through the Glam Publishers Network of more than 250 magazines, websites, and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Mario Ruiz
Dan Klores Communications
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
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TheFind.com JOINS GLAM MEDIA'S NETWORK
Relationship Brings Together Targeted Advertising and Lifestyle Content
Mountain View, Calif. and New York - March 22, 2007 - TheFind, Inc. (www.thefind.com) and Glam Media (www.glam.com) today announced a partnership that brings together the fast-growing shopping search engine and the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property, respectively. Glam will deliver both advertising and content from its Glam Publishers Network to TheFind.com, whileTheFind.com gains access to Glam Media's valuable marketing channels including Glam.com and reach to over 250 publishers in the network such as Marie Claire, Dwell, Nylon, Refinery29, SheFinds and, WeddingSolutions. Today, Glam Media reaches over eight million US unique visitors per month.
"TheFind.com is the first shopping search engine that is specifically tailored for lifestyle products such as apparel and accessories, health and beauty, home and garden and more," said Siva Kumar, co-founder and CEO of TheFind.com. "We are thrilled to join the Glam Publishers Network, which will deliver high-quality, targeted advertising and content to our audience that is relevant to the categories of products they are interested in."
"All of the members who join Glam are hand-picked based on the quality and value they bring to our lifestyle and fashion network," said Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam. "TheFind.com, with their focus on discovery shopping in fashion, beauty and other lifestyle categories, supports our mission to bring together compelling women's content and opportunities for our advertisers."
In addition to receiving content and advertising from Glam, TheFind.com will provide content and information back to the Glam Media network, including top selling products and fashion trends. Through its patent-pending product ranking engine and its ability to index every product for sale online, TheFind.com has comprehensive information on the latest trends in fashion and soft goods, including top products, stores and brands for the hottest clothing, accessories and beauty products on the market today.
About TheFind.com
TheFind.com debuted in October 2006 as a discovery shopping search engine that delivers a comprehensive, relevant and visually compelling shopping experience optimized for lifestyle products. Unlike traditional comparison shopping sites, TheFind.com provides the largest product selection emphasizing leading styles, brands and stores and the ability to browse and search for similar items. TheFind.com crawls the entire Web, using its "Product Ranking Engine" technology to rank more than 150 million products from more 500,000 stores based on market supply and demand indicators. The result is that any search will return custom-catalog results where consumers can search-to-browse and intelligently navigate the web's massive product offerings. TheFind.com, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is backed by the leading venture capital firms Redpoint Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. For more information, visit www.thefind.com.
About Glam Media
With 8.4 million U.S. and 15 million global unique visitors a month, Glam Media is the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix in February 2007. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content by channel-fashion, beauty, and lifestyle- and through the Glam Publishers Network of more than 250 magazines, websites and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
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GLAM MEDIA HIRES ADVERTISING INDUSTRY VETERAN RICHARD ROCCA
Publishers Network Executive Joins Fastest-Growing Web Property
NEW YORK, March 20, 2007 - Glam Media (www.glam.com), the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property, today announced the addition of advertising network executive Richard Rocca to lead the expansion of the Glam Publishers Network. Rocca, formerly the vice president of publishers business development for Gorilla Nation, the largest premium advertising network, will lead the team to grow the Glam Publishers Network of more than 250 magazines, blogs, and websites, including Marie Claire, Dwell, Nylon, Refinery29, SheFinds and, WeddingSolutions.
Rocca comes to Glam Media with an experienced background in new media networks and premium advertising. As a vice president for Gorilla Nation, he was responsible for managing the team that recruited more than 130 publishers and drove the strategy and operations for new content verticals. Prior to Gorilla Nation, Rocca was a director at I/Pro Corporation, a leading audience research organization in San Francisco, managing the relationships of both the interactive agencies and over 750 publisher affiliates, concentrating in demographic and psychographic relevancy media buying, and sales operations. Rocca was a senior executive at the Premium Network before moving over to I/Pro.
"We are pleased to bring Richard's relevant expertise in rapidly building and managing media networks to the Glam Media team," said Samir Arora, chairman and CEO of Glam Media. "Richard understands our vision to package advertising and content - aimed at a targeted audience - to help bring brand advertising to the Web."
"Helping grow the Glam Publishers Network is an exciting opportunity, said Rocca. "I am eager to contribute to the growth of a company that is becoming the standard for new media publishing and to work with the team that's making it happen."
Glam Media's fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels bring together original editorial, Glam-owned sites, the Glam Publishers Network of more than 250 lifestyle and fashion websites, blogs, and magazines, and select syndicated content. Glam's interactive channels and vertical media network offer brand advertisers a targeted way to reach an engaged and passionate female audience
online. Glam works closely with content providers, indie publishers, and brand advertisers to create the ultimate digital experience.
About Glam Media
With 8.4 million U.S. and 15 million global unique visitors a month, Glam Media is the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix in February 2007. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content on it's flagship web site- Glam.com by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels- and through the Glam Publishers Network of more than 250 magazines, websites and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Mario Ruiz
Dan Klores Communications
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
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GLAM MEDIA NAMES SUSAN CERNEK FASHION EDITOR
Fashion News Editor from Elle Joins Fastest-Growing Web Property
NEW YORK, March 8, 2007 - Glam Media, the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property, today announced the appointment of Susan Cernek to fashion editor. The former fashion news editor for Elle and Elle Accessories will be responsible for the voice and direction of Glam's fashion editorial content and help shape interactive content and features.
Cernek will be senior editor overseeing Glam's fashion coverage as well as author of the daily Glam Fashion blog featuring breaking fashion news, interviews with models, designers and stylists. Glam Media's fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels bring together original editorial, Glam-owned sites, the Glam Publishers Network of 250 lifestyle and fashion magazines, websites and blogs and select syndicated content to create an unparalleled interactive digital experience for women.
"Glam optimizes the shift to digital content, and I welcome the opportunity to be part of the premier Internet company blazing the way for fashion and lifestyle new media publishing", said Cernek. "I am extremely energized by the prospect of bringing a new mix of relevant fashion content to the leading online fashion hub."
"Susan's instinctive fashion voice will help shape Glam's direction as a fashion destination on the Web," said Samir Arora, founder and Chairman, Glam Media.
"She understands the power and energy of new media, and I am confident her expertise and creativity will be core to Glam during this high-growth time".
As fashion news editor at Elle, Cernek wrote for the New Designer, Fashion Reporter and Global Fashion News pages. In addition, she conceived and produced fashion news packages and scouted new designer talent.
About Glam Media
With over 7 million U.S. and 12 million global unique visitors a month, Glam Media is the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix.Glam Media allows people to easily browse content by channel-fashion, beauty, and lifestyle- and through the Glam Publisher's Network of more than 250 websites and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Mario Ruiz
Dan Klores Communications
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
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BUDGET FASHIONISTA BLOG JOINS GLAM MEDIA NETWORK
Glam, the Fastest-Growing Web Property in 2006, Grows to 250 Glam Network Publishers
NEW YORK, February 27, 2007 - Glam Media, the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property, today announced that Budget Fashionista has joined its roster of fashion and lifestyle magazines, websites and blogs, including Dwell, Nubella, Nylon, Refinery 29, and Second City Style. Each website that joins the Glam Publisher Network is hand-selected for its editorial influence and authenticity as well as its track record for growth. Glam Media also announced today that it has signed on over 250 publishers - making it the largest network in fashion, beauty and lifestyle content focused on women.
Glam Media's brings together Glam-owned websites, a network of independent publishers and syndicated content partners to create the fastest-growing media property on the Web. Glam works closely with content providers, indie publishers, and brand advertisers to create the ultimate digital experience.
"The audience of Budget Fashionista is passionate and engaged," says Kathryn Finney, author of The Budget Fashionista blog. "I am excited to work with Glam Media, a company that truly understands both the value of a network and brand advertisers' needs on the Web. I look forward to a beneficial partnership."
"Glam Media is committed bringing together the best fashion and lifestyle content on the Web," said Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam Media. "The addition of Budget Fashionista to the Glam Publisher Network underscores the synergy between compelling women's content and opportunities for our advertisers."
The Glam Publisher Network includes fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels that blend the best content with the best digital and interactive experience. Websites and blogs in the Glam Media Network include Adventures in Stiletto Jungle, Ask Fashion Kitty, Bag Snob ,California Style, Couture in the City, eBeauty Daily, Faded Youth, Fashionologie, Fashion Tribes, Girlawhirl, I Am Pretty NYC, Le Fashionista, Makeover Solutions, Meez, Nubella, Momist, OhJoy, Popbytes, Purseblog, Quality Health, Second City Style, Shoewawa, Style Bakery, The Bosh, Young Black and Fabulous, and Zafu. For a full list of Glam Publishers, see the Glam Network Directory at http://network.glam.com/directory.
About The Budget Fashionista
The Budget Fashionista is the most celebrated fashion blogs on the web
today, with over 350 press features and mentions in publications as
diverse as the New York Times, Essence Magazine, Jane Magazine, Wall
Street Journal, TODAY show. Written by budget fashion expert Kathryn
Finney, the popularity of the blog led to a best selling book (How to
Be a Budget Fashionista, Ballantine Books) and to several television
projects.
About Glam Media
With over 7 million U.S. and 12 million global unique visitors a month, Glam Media is the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property and ranks second in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content by channel-fashion, beauty, and lifestyle- and through the Glam Publishers Network of more than 250 websites and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Mario Ruiz
Dan Klores Communications
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
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GLAM MEDIA JUMPS TO NUMBER 2 SPOT ON COMSCORE MEDIA METRIX LIST OF TOP WOMEN'S US WEB PROPERTIES
NEW YORK, January 10, 2007 - Glam Media, a fashion and lifestyle web property, today announced its new ranking as number two on comScore's Media Metrix Top Ten Women's Web Properties list for December 2006. Glam Media swelled to 8 million US unique visitors in December, representing more than a 100% increase over month of November, making it the 2nd fastest growing web property for month-over-month growth. The surge for Glam Media makes it the fastest growing of Top 500 Web in 2006 - representing an increase of over 2,666% year-over-year compared to the initial Glam.com media entity tracked by comScore MediaMetrix in December 2005.
"Glam Media is harnessing the power of Web 2.0 - vertical content, indie publishers, and technology media - to create one of fastest-growing new media companies today, with unparalleled reach and a deeply engaged audience," said Samir Arora, founder and chairman of Glam Media. "Similar to television networks, with owned and affiliated stations, Glam Media is building a proven and unique network model for the Web, which brings high-quality, targeted women's content together with top brand advertisers".
Glam Media is composed of Glam.com sites, with fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels, and the Glam Network, of more than 250 independent publishers, affiliate partner and Glam-owned web sites; GlamSpace, a fast-growing social network for fashion and style; and GlamCentral, for ranking and searching fashion and style blogs. Both traditional and indie publishers leverage the site's interactive channels, access to advertisers, and media network marketing to reach audiences in new ways.

About Glam Media
Glam Media currently has over than 8 million US unique visitors a month and holds the number two spot in Top 10 Women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam allows people to easily browse content on Glam.com sites by channels - fashion, beauty, and lifestyle - from leading magazines, indie publishers, and consumers, and through the Glam Network of over 250 web sites and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Mario Ruiz
Dan Klores Communications
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
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B5MEDIA JOINS GLAM MEDIA'S FAST-GROWING FASHION AND LIFESTYLE NETWORK
NEW YORK and TORONTO- January 9, 2006 - Glam Media and b5media Inc. announced a partnership today to bring content from blog network b5media, including eBeautyDaily.com, to Glam, the largest fashion and style network on the Web. Select b5media blogs will join the Glam Network of over 250 affiliates, including Cosmopolitan, Dwell, Marie Claire and Nylon magazines, and dozens of leading indie fashion and lifestyle blogs and sites.
New media publishers like the b5media contribute to Glam's interactive channels and features, offering brand advertisers a targeted way to reach the engaged and passionate audience of the blogs in their network. Glam Media reaches more than 8.6 million global unique visitors a month, and is a top 10 women's property, according to comScore Media Metrix.
"Glam Media is committed bringing together the best fashion and lifestyle content on the Web," said Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam Media. "Our partnership with b5media supports the market demand and opportunities for a highly targeted women's lifestyle media network."
"b5media is looking forward to working with Glam Media to create innovative distribution channels for the blogs in our network," said Jeremy Wright, b5media's CEO. "The synergy between our women-focused networks is a compelling offering for our audience and for advertisers".
About Glam Media
Glam Media is the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property targeting women worldwide. Glam Media currently has more than 8 million US visitors a month and is hold the number two spot in top 10 women's Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content by channels-fashion, beauty, and lifestyle- from leading magazines, indie publishers, and consumers. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave:, Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo, SpikeSource), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster).
About b5media
b5media (www.b5media.com) is a global blog network featuring more than180 blogs on a wide variety of subjects ranging from entertainment and news to technology and sports. With content written by passionate people from around the world and visited by more than two million unique visitors a month, the Toronto-based company is among the world's largest online new media networks.
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Mark Evans
V.P., Operations
b5media
markevans@b5media.com
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OXYGEN AND GLAM.COM PARTNER FOR THE PREMIERE OF THE JANICE DICKINSON MODELING AGENCY
Glam.com Hosts Exclusive Digital Preview of Premiere Episode
New York - December 26, 2006 - Oxygen and Glam Media have partnered to give viewers a "sneak peak" at the premiere episode of the second season of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Glam.com will stream the episode exclusively on its site two weeks prior to the linear premiere on January 10th. The "sneak peak" will be available for a limited time from December 25th - 29th.
In addition to streaming the episode, Glam Media will promote the second season with online banners on the homepage as well as celebrity and fashion webpages. Information on the show will be included in its weekly email newsletter and "glam alerts" that go out to over 200 bloggers. During the season, Glam.com will create a microsite dedicated to the series, which will include a Q&A with Janice, Janice's "fashion do's & don'ts", and a chance to vote for the hottest Janice Dickinson model. The Janice microsite will be up for the duration of the season.
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, Oxygen's most successful original series ever, returns for a second season on Wednesday, January 10 at 10 p.m. The show's format has been expanded from half-hour to one-hour, giving Season Two twice the drama and outrageous antics of Janice and her business partners, models, and family. While the first season followed model-turned-mogul Janice through the highs and lows of starting her own Hollywood modeling agency, the second season will take a closer look at the lives of the models and explore whether the agency really has what it takes to succeed. From her volatile relationship with business partners to a showdown with disgruntled models from last season, Janice will face many challenges and personality clashes as the business grows.
About Oxygen Media
Oxygen, the only cable network owned and operated by women, is currently available in over 70 million homes. The network was launched in 2000 to fill a void in the television landscape — creating a network targeted to younger women. Oxygen is rewriting the rulebook for women's television, with vast array of unconventional and original programming including The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, The Bad Girls Club and Campus Ladies. Geraldine Laybourne, the network's founder, Chairman and CEO, has led the company to be a strong advocate for women. Through programs like The Mentor's Walk, Oxygen's national program for bringing along the next generation, and "Who Cares About Girls," Oxygen's new documentary series — Oxygen is creating The New Girls Network.
About Glam Media
Founded in September 2005, Glam Media is an interactive hub for fashion and lifestyle Web content. Glam Media currently has more than 8.6 million unique visitors a month and is a top 10 women's Web property, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content by channel (fashion, beauty, lifestyle) from leading magazines, indie blogs, designer profiles, and more. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms leading the New Media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove,) Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster).
Contact:
Rachelle Savoia - Oxygen - (212) 651-5093 or rsavoia@oxygen.com
Mario Ruiz - Dan Klores Communications for Glam Media - 212-981-5156
or mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
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GLAM MEDIA ANNOUNCES $18.5 MILLION IN SERIES C FINANCING
CNET Chairman and E.W. Scripps Board Director Jarl Mohn Joins Glam Media
NEW YORK - December 14, 2006 - Glam Media, a fashion and lifestyle online hub, today announced it has received $18.5 million in Series C funding led by Duff Ackerman & Goodrich Ventures (DAG), with participation from existing investors Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC, and Information Capital. The additional capital will be used to accelerate the growth of the largest fashion and style network on the Web and expand its sales and editorial teams. In a separate release today, Glam Media also announced that CNET chairman Jarl Mohn is joining Glam Media as an investor and strategic advisor.
Glam Media, the fastest-growing women's Web media property, is composed of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels with more than 200 Glam-owned and affiliate partners web sites; GlamSpace, the first social network for fashion and style; and GlamCentral, which ranks and searches fashion and style blogs. Both traditional and indie publishers leverage the site's interactive channels, access to advertisers, and online network marketing to reach audiences in new ways.
"In one year from launch, Glam Media has created a unique online media company reaching over 7 Million unique visitors a month," said Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam Media. "Glam's vision is to bring together the best content from traditional and indie publishers with emotive brand advertising to create the first contextual Web network."
"Glam Media is at the forefront of a shift in digital publishing, and we are delighted to be backing one of the fastest-growing Web media properties," said John Cadeddu, manager director of DAG Ventures. "With over 50 percent growth quarter over quarter, Glam has created a highly desirable new Web 2.0 business model."
"Creating the next-generation leading women's and lifestyle web site is a compelling offering and one the market is really responding to," said Theresia Gouw Ranzetta, general partner of Accel Partners. "The Glam network model, serving up high-CPM-rich media ads, delivers the kind of contextual advertising brands have been starved for. Glam represents the new media model at its best and has a team in place to successfully execute on its vision."
About Glam Media
Glam Media is the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property targeting women worldwide. Glam Media currently has more 7 million unique visitors a month and is a top 10 women's Web property, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content by channels-fashion, beauty, and lifestyle-from leading magazines, indie publishers, and consumers. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the New Media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove,) Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster).
Editor's Note: In a separate release today, Glam Media also announced a partnership with Hearst Magazines to bring articles from their popular magazines, starting with Marie Claire, to Glam.com.
Contact:
Dan Klores Communications
Mario Ruiz
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
703-635-8308 Cell
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GLAM MEDIA AND HEARST MAGAZINES DIGITAL MEDIA SIGN CONTENT SYNDICATION PARTNERSHIP
Marie Claire First Hearst Magazine to Offer Content on Glam.com
NEW YORK - December 14, 2006 - Glam Media, a fashion and lifestyle online hub, announced a partnership with Hearst Magazines to bring articles from their popular magazines, starting with Marie Claire, to Glam.com. The agreement brings Marie Claire content into the most advanced digital and interactive experience for fashion and lifestyle on the Web today. Glam Media reaches over 7 million global unique visitors a month and is a top 10 women's property, according to comScore Media Metrix October 2006 reports.
Glam Media provides an innovative digital distribution channel for Marie Claire magazine content. The magazine joins Glam-owned websites and the Glam Media Network of more than 200 fashion and lifestyle websites and blogs. Under the content syndication agreement, Marie Claire will provide editorial content from the magazine and will continue to contribute other interactive content - such as Marie Claire's blog on Glam that chronicled 2006 Fashion Weeks. Marie Claire will take advantage of Glam Media's fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels and other features - including GlamSpace, the site's social-networking community for fashion fans - to create a new experience for readers. Glam Media will offer links to Hearst magazine Web sites and help promote subscriptions and circulation.
"After the great feedback we received on our fashion blogs this fall, we decided to further extend our relationship with the interactive fashion community on Glam.com," said Joanna Coles, editor in chief of Marie Claire. "Working with Glam Media is just one of the ways we are bringing Marie Claire into the digital experience."
"Bringing Marie Claire content to Glam.com is a demonstration of our continued investment in building a diverse digital presence for Hearst," said Jay Bobowicz, vice president of syndication, business development and partner relations for Hearst Magazines. "We are creating a truly integrated print and online approach for all of our magazines and will continue to innovate new ways to reach our audiences."
"In its first year from launch, Glam Media has brought together the best online content with a reach of over 7 million unique visitors a month," said Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam Media. "With the addition of content from Marie Claire, Glam continues to be the Web's most comprehensive source for fashion and lifestyle content for women."
About Marie Claire
Marie Claire is published in 26 countries and is read by more than 15 million worldwide. The magazine was founded in 1937 by French industrialist Jean Prouvost, whose goal was to present the realities of life mixed with fashion and beauty coverage. The American edition is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com), and one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with a total of 19 U.S. titles and nearly 200 international editions. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (76.3 million according to MRI, spring 2005). The company also publishes 19 magazines in the United Kingdom through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited.
About Glam Media
Founded in September 2005, Glam Media is an interactive hub for fashion and lifestyle Web content. Glam.com currently has more than 7 million unique visitors a month and is a top 10 women's Web property, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows people to easily browse content by channel (fashion, beauty, lifestyle) from leading magazines, indie blogs, designer profiles, and more. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms leading the New Media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove,) Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster).
Contact:
Dan Klores Communications
Mario Ruiz
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
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DIGITAL AND BROADCAST PIONEER JARL MOHN INVESTS IN AND JOINS GLAM MEDIA
CNET Chairman and E.W. Scripps Board Director to help lead rich media strategy as strategic advisor and private investor
NEW YORK - December 14, 2006 - Glam Media, a fashion and lifestyle online hub, today announced that Jarl Mohn was named executive advisor. In addition, Mohn has made a financial investment in Glam Media and will lend his expertise across video and content distribution to help shape the company's future.
"With decades of experience creating and advising some of the most recognized media brands, including MTV, VH1, E! Entertainment Television and CNET, Jarl is a rare industry resource that will help Glam Media become the most comprehensive and engaging fashion and style hub on the Web," said Samir Arora, chairman and co-founder, Glam Media. "As Glam rapidly grows its network of fashion and style sites, video becomes a leading medium for content publishers and advertisers, and with the benefit of Jarl's expertise Glam will continue to be at the forefront of fashion new media."
"No one has blended together entertaining fashion and style content and brand advertising opportunities as quickly and as well as Glam Media," said Mohn. "I am enthusiastic about contributing to the executive team to help Glam Media realize its business potential."
Mohn was founding president of Liberty Digital, a publicly traded subsidiary of Liberty Media Group involved in interactive television, cable television networks, and Internet enterprises. He served as its Chief Executive Officer from June 1999 to March 2002. Prior to founding Liberty Digital, he was founding president and CEO of E! Entertainment Television, where he also founded E! Online through a joint venture with CNET, and launched Style network. From 1986 to 1989, Mohn was executive vice president and general manager of MTV and VH1. He began his professional life with a 20-year career in radio.
Glam Media represents the latest investment for Mohn, who is a corporate director and advisor to various traditional media and emerging technology companies. Recently Mohn has leveraged his experience to identify private equity investments in both venture capital and buyout opportunities, and is an investor in Oxygen Media and MobiTV among others. Mohn currently serves on the boards of CNET Networks, E.W. Scripps Company, and XM Radio.
Glam Media is a fashion and style hub on the Web, with over 200 Glam-owned and affiliate partner web sites, GlamSpace- the first social network for fashion and style; and GlamCentral- ranking and searching fashion and style web sites and blogs. Both traditional and indie publishers leverage the site's interactive fashion, beauty and lifestyle channels, access to advertisers, and social marketing to reach audiences in new ways.
About Glam Media
Glam Media is the fastest growing fashion and lifestyle web property targeting women worldwide. Glam Media currently has over 7 million unique visitors a month and is a top 10 women's Web property, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam uniquely brings together the best content from print magazines such as Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Dwell; Glam.com editorial, indie publishers, webs sites and blogs; and consumer profiles, blogs, and ratings. Glam is number one in Fashion online, and has grown over 300% in 2006. Glam provides leading brand advertisers such as Guerlain, DKNY, Max Factor, L'Oreal, Estee Lauder unique ways to engage the online audience. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms leading the New Media wave Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove,) DAG, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster).
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
703-635-8308 Cell
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GLAM MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE LARGEST NETWORK OF FASHION AND STYLE SITES ON THE WEB
Glam brings together more than 200 publishers including blogs from Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire,
independent magazines Dwell and Nylon, and leading websites and blogs such as FashionTribes and
Nubella.
NEW YORK - November 30, 2006 - Glam Media, a fashion and lifestyle online hub, today announced it is now
the largest fashion network online, with more than 200 web sites, blogs, and magazines. Glam Network affiliate
partners include Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire, along with Dwell, Nylon, Nubella,
BeautyDen, and leading fashion and style web sites and blogs such as Bag Snob and Fashion Tribes. Glam Media reaches
more than 7 million global unique visitors a month and is a top 10 women's property, according to comScore
Media Metrix October data.
Glam Media comprises fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels consisting of both Glam-owned and affiliate partners
web sites, GlamSpace- the first social network for fashion and style; and GlamCentral- ranking and
searching fashion and style blogs. Both traditional and indie publishers leverage the site's interactive
channels, access to advertisers, and online network marketing to reach audiences in new ways. Glam-owned web sites
and the Glam Media Network with more than 200 websites and blogs offers brand advertisers a targeted way to reach
the engaged and passionate audience of fashionistas online in the coveted women 18-to-49-year-old age group.
"In just one short year, Glam Media has brought together the best fashion and style publishers the Web has to
offer," said Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam Media. "We are honored to have some of the
leading brands in fashion and lifestyle media join the Glam Media Network-it further supports the market demand
and opportunities for a highly targeted women's lifestyle vertical media network."
"Cosmo on Glam.com has enormous potential, combining the vast reach of Cosmopolitan's 17 million readers
with the strength of the Glam Media's 7 million unique users in a highly targeted environment," said
Cosmopolitan SVP/publishing director Donna Kalajian Lagani. "The launch of our Cosmo blog is another
leading example of how we will continue to innovate, creating a truly integrated print and online approach to
everything we do."
"Nylon is looking forward to working with Glam Media and developing innovative distribution channels
for Nylon's original Web content and the digital editions of Nylon and Nylon Guys
magazines," said Donald Hellinger, president of Nylon magazine.
"Everyone benefits from a network like Glam Media," says Lesley Scott of the Fashiontribes Daily blog.
"The bloggers benefit from being associated with each other, while visitors know they can find
up-to-the-minute fashion, beauty, and celebrity news."
The Glam Network includes fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels that blend the best content with the best digital
and interactive experience. A partial list of affiliated sites and blogs in the Glam Media Network includes 101
Hairstyles, Beauty Addict, BeautyDen, California Style, Couture in the City, eBeauty Daily, I'm Not Obsessed,
Bag Snob, Fashion Tribes, Fashionologie, Girlawhirl, High Heeled Hotties, I Am Pretty NYC, Le Fashionista, Nubella,
OhJoy, Purseblog, Shoewawa, Style Bakery, Thrifty Boutique, Young Black and Fabulous, and Zafu. For a full list of
network affiliates, see the Network Directory at http://network.glam.com/directory/.
About Glam Media
Glam Media is an interactive hub for fashion and lifestyle Web content. Glam Media has over 7 million unique
visitors a month and is a top 10 women's Web property, as measured by comScore Media Metrix. Glam Media allows
people to easily browse content by channel (fashion, beauty, lifestyle) from leading magazines, indie blogs,
designer profiles, and Glam Editorial. Glam is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms leading the New Media
wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove,) Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture
Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster).
Contact:
Dan Klores Communications
Mario Ruiz
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
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GLAM MEDIA VAULTS TO #1 SPOT IN ONLINE FASHION MAGAZINE CATEGORY AND JOINS COMSCORE MEDIA METRIX LIST OF TOP 10 WOMEN'S SITES
Glam.com Listed as comScore's Top 10 Fastest Growing US Web Properties
NEW YORK - September 18, 2006 - Glam Media, today announced its new ranking as the #1 online fashion and beauty web property - as measured by comScore Media Metrix - overtaking long-time incumbents including Vogue magazine's online arm Style.com, iVillage Beauty & Style, InStyle.com, and Elle.com. With over 5.3 million global unique visitors and 2.3 million unique visitors in the US in July 2006, Glam Media also jumped ahead of the TheKnot.com to land as #8 on the prestigious comScore Media Metrix's Top Ten Women's Web Properties list for July 2006. Glam was also named one of the Top 10 Fastest Growing US web properties in June and July and named to the Media Metrix Top 500 properties list.
Functioning like an online fashion magazine, Glam Media offers a unique hybrid of editorial content, a network of top-ranking fashion sites and blogs and the newly launched GlamCentral, a popular feature which enables the fashion-obsessed to search, rank or track fashion blogs and stories. Under the careful direction of veteran fashion and lifestyle editors, Glam offers a unique combination of timely interactive features and social networking to drive the media property's rapid viral growth. The features work together to create a contextual and social fashion experience that enables brands to directly reach a highly engaged audience.
"Glam Media is charting a course for a new breed of internet publishing," said Samir Arora, Founder and Chairman of Glam Media. "Glam Media is emerging as a one-of-a-kind hub that combines authentic and interactive fashion editorial content, a network of indie publishers, and a home for brands looking to effectively reach the lucrative women consumers market."
Top Women's Fashion Properties
| Property | May | Jun | Jul |
| Glam Media | 463 | 1,432 | 2,353 |
| InStyle.com | 1,159 | 2,061 | 978 |
| Style.com | 593 | 717 | 920 |
| iVillage Beauty & Style | 739 | 820 | 739 |
| Elle Magazine | 249 | 450 | 319 |
Top 10 Women's US Properties |
Total U.S. Home, Work and University Internet Users Source: comScore Media Metrix |
| Property | May | Jun | Jul |
| iVillage.com: | 15,194 | 14,330 | 15,227 |
| Condenet Sites | 6,171 | 6,133 | 6,328 |
| Womensforum Sites | 6,266 | 6,448 | 6,105 |
| Tickle.com | 5,658 | 5,348 | 4,670 |
| BabyCenter Network | 3,753 | 3,848 | 4,113 |
| Waterfront Media | 3,557 | 3,915 | 3,551 |
| BHG.com | 3,777 | 3,492 | 3,457 |
| Glam Sites | 463 | 1,432 | 2,353 |
| BabyZone Sites | 2,116 | 2,612 | 2,339 |
| The Knot | 2,388 | 2,385 | 2,103 |
| Global Unique Visitors | |
| Property | May | Jun | Jul |
| Glam Media | 782 | 2,935 | 5,333 |
All Visitors in 1,000's
About Glam Media
Glam Media, with offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, is the fastest growing fashion & beauty web property with over 5 million unique global visitors a month, as measured by comScore Media Metrix in July 2006. The site's interactive editorial, contextual advertising and 150-affilate "indie publishers" network results in a unique formula that is attracting blue-chip advertisers hungry for digital campaigns. Glam Media targets 21-49 year old women with fashion and style content that is interactive and engaging. Glam has a unique partnership with Hearst Corporation with the number 1 young women's magazine in the world- Cosmopolitan. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms leading the New Media wave Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove,) Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster)
Contact:
Dan Klores Communications
Mario Ruiz
mario_ruiz@dkcnews.com
212-981-5156
Glam Media
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media, Inc.
caroline@glam.com
703-635.8308M
Melissa Irwin
melissai@glam.com
650.244.4000 x216
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GLAM ANNOUNCES "GLAMSPACE" - THE FIRST SOCIAL NETWORK DEDICATED TO FASHION AND STYLE
GLAM CREATES THE ULTIMATE ONLINE DESTINATION DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE "BE DISCOVERED" FOR DESIGNERS, CELEBRITIES, EDITORS, INDIE PUBLISHERS, STUDENTS, AND FANS
NEW YORK - September 12, 2006 - Glam Media today announced GlamSpace - the first online network dedicated entirely to fashion and style. GlamSpace is designed to bring together fashion editors, indie publishers, professional bloggers, designers, stylists, photographers, models, and retailers with students, fans, and fashion consumers.
GlamSpace members can connect with industry insiders, mingle with other style-minded individuals, network for a job, find the hippest new stores, make new friends, share hot shopping tips, get celebrity gossip, and discover new designers.
"Fashion and style are converging more and more to bring together designers, celebrities and fashion-obsessed fans, "said Samir Arora, founder and chairman of Glam Media. "For example, consider the ever-increasing popularity of celebrity events, fashion weeks and TV shows such as "Project Runway." As more and more time is being spent online, we recognized the need for a social network for fashion and style, a unique environment to help people to network to be discovered."
GlamSpace is the first to bring together previously unconnected worlds into one online destination:
Fashion and Style Professionals: Most social networks contain unauthorized and unsubstantiated profiles of celebrities, designers and models. Glam is the first to differentiate "official" profiles that are created by editors or directly created and managed by the professionals and their representatives. This helps create the first "safe" environment for brands and fans.
Indie publishers and bloggers: GlamSpace specifically focuses on assisting indie publishers and bloggers create their public profiles to increase their reach. GlamSpace allows bloggers to add their existing blogs as feeds or start a new free blog. This helps bloggers market themselves and their stories and be discovered by new readers.
Fashion fans, students and members: GlamSpace offers a way for fans and members to create their own profile and share their shopping finds and secrets with friends. It also offers ways to make new friends - personally and professionally: helping to build the first online community of people passionate about fashion and style. For students, GlamSpace offers a targeted environment within which to network with other school buddies as well as showcase their designs, photos and portfolios.
GlamSpace integrates the latest Web 2.0 technology - bringing profiles, photos, blogs, bookmarks, links, video, podcasts along with ratings, comments and tags all in one place.
GlamSpace is being launched at IMG's Olympus Fashion Week in New York with a unique grassroots campaign called "Be Discovered". Glam will be hitting the streets of Manhattan, targeting the up-and-coming talent of the future - the fashion and design school students - to connect with other like-minded individuals and be discovered by their peers and potential employers. Glam will be highlighting the most "Discovered"profiles of top-rated talent on its web sites and through its affiliate partners.
Welcome to GlamSpace - where stylish people connect to be discovered. Go to www.GlamSpace.com or www.Glam.com/GlamSpace
About Glam Media
Glam Media, with offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, is the fastest growing fashion web property with over 5 million unique global visitors a month, as measured by comScore Media Metrix in July 2006. The site's interactive editorial, contextual advertising and 150-affilate "indie publishers" network results in a unique formula that is attracting blue-chip advertisers hungry for digital campaigns. Glam Media targets 21-49 year old women with fashion and style content that is interactive and engaging. Glam has a unique partnership with Hearst Corporation with the number 1 young women's magazine in the world- Cosmopolitan. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms leading the New Media wave Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove,) Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster)
Contact:
Dan Klores Communications
Diana Kashan 212.981.5161 diana_kashan@dkcnews.com
Cassin Donn 212.981.5144 cassin_donn@dkcnews.com
Veena Raj 212.981.5128 veena_raj@dkcnews.com
Glam Media, Inc.
Caroline Hacker 703.635.8308 caroline@glam.com
Melissa Irwin 650.244.4000 x216
melissai@glam.com
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GLAM MEDIA ANNOUNCES "GLAMCENTRAL": THE FIRST SERVICE TO FIND AND RATE ALL FASHION BLOGS
GlamCentral To Provide Stories and Profiles of Major Fashion Editors,
News Sources, Indie Publishers, Professional Bloggers and Authors covering
IMG's Fashion Week New York In One Convenient Location
NEW YORK - September 12, 2006 - Glam Media today announced GlamCentral - a new service where Fashion Week editors, news sources, indie publishers, professional bloggers and authors can register their press profiles and add their editorial coverage of New York Fashion Week onto one dynamic, up-to-the-minute location. GlamCentral is the first destination specifically designed to help editors and authors be discovered online.
This month, IMG Media is producing the largest-ever New York Fashion Week, with over 80 designers, with 100's of fashion editors from top magazines such as New York Magazine, Vogue's Style.com, Marie Claire, Jane, and 1,000's of bloggers creating editorial about the runway shows. In addition, leading news sources such as USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Fashion TV, designers such as Diane Von Furstenberg and Nanette Lepore, along with stylists, are creating blogs that are covering Fashion Week.
"GlamCentral is an unprecedented destination for style-obsessed fashion editors and bloggers - and those who love them," said Samir Arora, founder and chairman of Glam Media. "For the first time, there is a place where all the major stories, videos, podcasts and editor profiles can be easily found by fashion fans and insiders."
GlamCentral is the first site where users can add, build and discover top web sites and blogs specifically covering IMG's Fashion Week. With fashion fast becoming an integral part of mainstream culture, Glam realized that it is increasingly difficult for editors and authors to gain recognition or to be found and heard on the web. Most services that offer search, listings, or feeds are not focused on events such as Fashion Week, nor target style professionals and consumers. With the ever-evolving ease of creating online editorial, there continues to be an increasing gap in marketing to and reaching online audiences, and GlamCentral fills that void.
Any editor or professional blogger covering Fashion Week can register their blog with Glam, create their own profile and be included in the GlamCentral service for free. This registration enables editors to quickly build a profile describing who they are, choose their field of expertise and add a feed of their web site or blog. Once a feed is added, Glam automatically makes the editor's published stories available for fashion consumers to search, rate and review. Media and press that are registered with IMG for Fashion Week are invited to add their press credentials to the GlamCentral profile to help increase their visibility and reach.
For those editors, designers and stylists attending Fashion Week that do not already have a blog, GlamCentral is a fast and simple way to build their own free blog and add their voice to the coverage of runway week's shows and events.
For fashion insiders and consumers, GlamCentral makes it easy to discover the coverage of Fashion Week in one place and to read, rate, subscribe, talkback and tag stories and editor profiles online. GlamCentral offers the first comprehensive focused coverage of IMG's Fashion Week creating the largest single collection of stories on topic online.
GlamCentral is launching with Blogs on Fashion Week from by traditional magazines such as New York Magazine, Vogue's Style.com, Jane, Fashion Week Daily, and Blogging Project Runway and About.com Women Fashion; from Glam Network Affiliates such Nylon, Fashion Tribes, and The Beauty Addict; and Indie Publishers and Bloggers such as ZooZoom, The Saratorialist, and The Runway Scoop.
Go to www.GlamCentral.com or www.Glam.com/GlamCentral to see the best of Fashion Week coverage online. GlamCentral is a Fashion Week focused service of GlamSpace.
About Glam Media
Glam Media, with offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, is the fastest growing fashion web property with over 5 million unique global visitors a month, as measured by comScore Media Metrix in July 2006. The site's interactive editorial, contextual advertising and 150-affilate "indie publishers" network results in a unique formula that is attracting blue-chip advertisers hungry for digital campaigns. Glam Media targets 21-49 year old women with fashion and style content that is interactive and engaging. Glam has a unique partnership with Hearst Corporation with the number 1 young women's magazine in the world- Cosmopolitan. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms leading the New Media wave Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove,) Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster)
Contact:
Dan Klores Communications
Diana Kashan 212.981.5161 diana_kashan@dkcnews.com
Cassin Donn 212.981.5144 cassin_donn@dkcnews.com
Veena Raj 212.981.5128 veena_raj@dkcnews.com
Glam Media, Inc.
Caroline Hacker 703.635.8308 caroline@glam.com
Melissa Irwin 650.244.4000 x216 melissai@glam.com
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GLAM.COM EXPANDS MARKET REACH WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEW ONLINE BEAUTY CHANNEL
Glam Media Also Announces Visitors' Top Picks From Online Beauty Survey
NEW YORK - June 5, 2006 In a strategic move to expand its current market focus and further develop into a full lifestyle brand, Glam.com, the fastest-growing women's fashion and entertainment Web Network, today announced the launch of its new online Beauty Channel. An extension of Glam's current site, the Beauty Channel will serve as a hub for Glam's visitors to read about the latest trends and beauty directly from top experts in the industry.
The new channel caters to women of all ages and ethnicities and is designed to be a daily destination for self-proclaimed beauty experts as well as novices seeking more practical how-to advice in areas such as skincare and hair care, fragrances, and cosmetics. Other content will include exclusive Q&A's with top stylists such as makeup artist Bobbi Brown and hairstylist Frederic Fekkai, celebrity interviews where stars dish about their favorite products and divulge their personal beauty secrets, and What's Hot - an advice and trend-driven article featuring expert opinions and hot new products available through the site's many affiliate merchants.
"Glam.com has built a strong reputation as a reliable resource for women and those interested in the latest lifestyle trends, particularly in fashion and glamour," said Jill Swid, Style Director of Glam Media. "The launch of the beauty channel was a natural progression for us in response to visitor demand and evolving the company into a fully integrated lifestyle brand."
In conjunction with the launch of the new channel site, Glam also revealed the findings from its first Beauty Awards online survey. Throughout the month of May, tens of thousands of Glam.com visitors voted to decide which makeup, hair, body, and skincare products are the best on the market, all to be featured in the Beauty Channel alongside editors' picks. Members of the Glam Network of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle blogs also participated in the online survey, and now Glam.com readers have the opportunity to see how their final picks compare with those of the expert beauty bloggers on a special blogger results page called Bloggers' Picks.
By leveraging user polls such as this, Glam is better equipped to understand the views and habits of its visitors, and ultimately to offer more relevant and exciting content based on their interests. Results are posted on the new Beauty Channel, http://www.glam.com/beautyawards and a complete list of the Glam user picks are as followed:
Ballot Category Winning Product Description
(BODY) - Body Lotion Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer
(BODY) - Body Scrub Origins Incredible Spreadable Scrub - Ginger Body Smoother
(BODY) - Makeup Remover Ponds Cleansing and Make-up Remover Towelettes
(BODY) - Nail Polish OPI Nail Lacquer, You're Such a Kabuki Queen
(BODY) - Self Tanner Neutrogena Instant Bronze, Sunless Tanner and Bronzer In One, Deep
(BODY) - Teeth Whiteners Crest Whitestrips Dental Whitening System Strips
(BODY) - Women's Fragrance Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker Eau de Parfum Spray
(FACE) - Antiwrinkle Product Olay Regenerist Perfecting Cream
(FACE) - Blemish Treatment Neutrogena On-the-Spot Acne Treatment, Vanishing Formula
(FACE) - Exfoliator St. Ives Apricot Scrub, Invigorating
(FACE) - Facewash Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser, Normal to Oily Skin
(FACE) - Moisturizer Philosophy Hope in a Jar
(FACE) - SPF Neutrogena Healthy Defense Daily Moisturizer SPF 30
(FACE) - Undereye Cream Lancome High Resolution Eye Cream with Fibrelastine
(HAIR) - Antifrizz John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Serum
(HAIR) - Conditioner Kerastase Nutritive Masquintense Intense Enriching Treatment
(HAIR) - Curl Enhancer John Frieda Frizz-Ease Dream Curls Curl Perfecter
(HAIR) - Deep Conditioning Treatment Kerastase Nutritive Oleo-Relax, Smoothing Mask
(HAIR) - Shampoo Frederic Fekkai Glossing Shampoo
(HAIR) - Shine Enhancer Biosilk Silk Therapy Treatment
(HAIR) - Volumizer Redken Thickening Lotion 06 Body Builder
(HAIR) - Hair Spray Sebastian Shaper Hair Spray, Styling Mist For Hold and Control
(MAKEUP) - Blush Nars Blush Nico
(MAKEUP) - Bronzer Benefit Hoola
(MAKEUP) - Concealor Bare Escentuals i.d. bareMinerals Multi-Tasking Minerals Bisque
(MAKEUP) - Eye Liner MAC Eye Kohl
(MAKEUP) - Eye Shadow MAC Lustre Eye Shadow
(MAKEUP) - Foundation Bare Escentuals i.d. bareMinerals Foundation - SPF 15
(MAKEUP) - Lip Pencil MAC Lip Pencil
(MAKEUP) - Lipgloss Lancome Juicy Tubes Berry Bold
(MAKEUP) - Lipstick MAC Lustre Lipstick
(MAKEUP) - Mascara Lancome Definicils Black
(MAKEUP) - Powder MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus
About Glam Media
Glam Media (www.glam.com) is the fastest-growing women's fashion and entertainment Web network. Glam offers the Web's first brand immersion for top advertisers through its unique platform of user engagement through interactive tests, polls, video, interactive games, podcasts, blogs, and contextual brand advertising. Glam Media has a unique partnership with the Hearst Corporation with the number one young women's magazine in the world, Cosmopolitan. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype:eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital (MeVee), and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects). Glam Media has offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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COSMOPOLITAN, THE WORLD'S #1 YOUNG WOMEN'S MAGAZINE, PARTNERS WITH INNOVATIVE NEW FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT PORTAL GLAM.COM TO OFFER TOTAL BRAND IMMERSION
NEW YORK - April 27, 2006 - Cosmopolitan, the largest young women's magazine worldwide, and Glam.com, today's fastest-growing fashion website, announced an exclusive relationship that will give the magazine's advertisers access to a fully integrated editorial, shopping and social networking environment.
Select Cosmopolitan advertisers will feature their ads alongside contextually relevant editorial content on the Glam.com network. The site offers an enriched experience - allowing users to browse through up-to-the-minute style content, interactive quizzes, video and today's hottest fashion blogs. All of this is combined with Glam.com's pioneering purchase technology which allows users to instantly buy the style items they love. This kind of presence among Glam.com's trend-setting, fashion leader audience will help Cosmopolitan's clients drive brand awareness and further engage their target consumers.
"We are offering our advertisers one of today's most powerful integrated print and online campaigns," said Cosmopolitan SVP/Publishing Director Donna Kalajian Lagani. "This program combines the enormous reach of Cosmopolitan with an unmatched online opportunity. Advertisers need this type of partnership to stay top of mind with a modern audience that uses different types of media to gather information about their brand choices."
"We are delighted that Cosmopolitan is the first woman's magazine to expose their advertisers to cutting-edge opportunities made possible by digital media technologies," said Samir Arora, Chairman and Founder of Glam Media. "Glam.com's innovative campaigns for brands like ABC, Nine West and Target are quickly becoming the standard for a new breed of brand immersion and engagement online advertising and this relationship puts Cosmopolitan at the forefront of the online revolution hitting the fashion industry."
About Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan is the largest selling young women's monthly magazine worldwide with more than 50 international editions that are published in 32 languages and sold in more than 100 countries. Cosmopolitan is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of The Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com). Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (76.3 million according to MRI, spring 2005).
About Glam Media
Glam Media, with offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area is building the web's largest new media network for fashion, entertainment and
shopping. Glam offers the web's first brand immersion and engagement for top advertisers through its unique platform of user involvement through tests, polls, video, interactive games, podcasts, blogs, talkback and contextual brand advertising through a virally growing network of affiliates. Glam Media has a unique partnership with Cosmopolitan - the #1-selling young women's magazine in the world - and the Hearst Corporation. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms leading the New Media wave Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove) , Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype/NASDAQ: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode). Glam Media is one of the fastest growing fashion and entertainment web networks, and its reach has exploded to over 1 million visitors a month since its launch 6 months ago.
Cosmopolitan
Letena Spriggs Lindsay
212.649.2577
lslindsay@hearst.com
Glam.com
Chris Constable
LaForce + Stevens
212-242-9353 x 118
cconstable@laforce-stevens.com
Glam.com
Caroline Hacker
Horn Group
646-688-0700
chacker@horngroup.com
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Digital Entertainment Veteran Scott Schiller Joins Executive Team at Glam.com
Fashion Social Media Site Makes Ad Exec Hire on the Heels of Rapid Growth
New York—April 17, 2006 - Glam Media, Inc., the fastest-growing women's fashion and entertainment web network, today announced the appointment of Scott Schiller as Senior Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer. Schiller, a founder of the IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau), brings more than 20 years of advertising, sales management and start-up media experience from some of the best names in entertainment - including AOL, Disney and MTV - to the Glam Media management team.
Glam.com's unique combination of fashion and celebrity editorial, with embedded e-commerce and an immersive advertising experience, delivers on the promise of digital media and creates a standard that has been long speculated about, but not yet achieved through most online publishing platforms. Six-month-old Glam.com creates the online equivalent of browsing through a favorite magazine — editorial, the hottest fashion blogs, with an interactive experience with quizzes, polls, embedded e-commerce, video and user-generated content. Schiller will be responsible for guiding advertisers to harness the power of Glam's audience and driving revenue through advertising sales, marketing partnerships and co-branding.
"This is a very exciting opportunity." said Scott Schiller. "Glam's approach to fashion, beauty and lifestyle entertainment content is truly innovative. As greater numbers of women and teens are seeking trusted fashion brands and valuable editorial on the internet, Glam penetrates and extends the fashion brand fortress by delivering content to a highly involved community. This platform lends itself perfectly to advertisers looking for unique and dynamic opportunities to engage this audience via digital media."
"Glam is an exciting new voice on the media scene," says Portale. "Since our recent launch, we have signed some of the top brands advertisers such as Target, Gucci, Nine West and ABC's Bachelor to Glam.com. The next six months will be an exciting time as we announce new partners and enhance our immersive online platform to our advertising partners."
According to Glam Media, Inc. founder and chairman Samir Arora, "Carl is very well regarded in the fashion publishing industry and brings a new level of executive expertise to Glam.com. As more time is spent by women online, the addition of Carl helps our mission of revolutionizing the fashion and shopping media business by providing unprecedented live editorial coverage and interactivity online."
"Scott's combined experience in digital media entertainment and advertising sales makes him the ideal candidate to help lead Glam Media as we continue to grow our site into one of the Top 10 women's destinations on the web," said Samir Arora, Founder and Chairman of Glam Media. "Scott will be instrumental in shaping the future direction of the company as we enhance our immersive branding platform and expand our partnerships online."
Most recently, Schiller was Senior Vice President at Not Traditional Media, Inc. (with Martin Puris and John Bernbach). Schiller spent 10 years in the internet business in key advertising sales and marketing roles at some of the most esteemed brands in media and entertainment: He was SVP, Interactive Marketing at AOL. For 4 years, Schiller oversaw digital ad sales at the Walt Disney Internet Group for its branded properties, such as: Disney.com, ESPN.com and ABCnews.com. He also launched Sony Online Entertainment. Schiller began his Internet career at Prodigy.
Schiller's experience with "new media" dates back to an over ten-year tenure at MTV Networks, one of cable's earliest success stories. He began his career in various brand, advertising and sales roles.
Sales, business development, retail partner relationships and outbound marketing will report directly to Schiller. Schiller will be joining a stellar team with Vice President and Publishing Director Carl Portale and Vice President Advertising and Partners, Jack Rotolo in the Glam Media New York office.
About Glam
Glam Media, with offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area is building the web's largest new media network for fashion, entertainment and shopping. Glam offers the web's first brand immersion and engagement for top advertisers through its unique platform of user involvement through tests, polls, video, interactive games, podcasts, blogs, talkback and contextual brand advertising through a virally growing network of affiliates. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC, and Information Capital. Glam Media is one of the fastest growing fashion and entertainment web networks, and its reach has exploded to over 1 Million visitors a month since its launch 6 months ago.
For more information contact:
Chris Constable
LaForce + Stevens
212-242-9353 x118
cconstable@laforce-stevens.com
Tara Settembre
Horn Group, Inc.
646-688-0595
tsettembre@horngroup.com
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Glam.com Announces Carl Portale as Publishing Director
Glam Media to add the former publishing director of two of the world's largest fashion magazines Elle and Harper's Bazaar
New York—Feb. 21, 2006 - Glam Media, Inc. today announced Carl Portale as Glam Media's new vice president and publishing director.
Portale has a distinguished history in fashion publishing as the former senior vice president and Elle Group publishing director at Hachette Filipacchi Media. Portale was at Hachette for more than 10 years and oversaw titles including Elle, Elle Decor, and Ellegirl among others. Portale was also publishing director of Harper's Bazaar, as well as at Mirabella, Neiman Marcus Magazine and Town & Country.
Portale has been an advisor to the board with Glam.com for the past six months and joins the team as an employee and publishing director formally today. In his role, Portale will be responsible for overseeing all advertising, marketing and co-branding initiatives with clients.
"Glam is an exciting new voice on the media scene," says Portale. "Since our recent launch, we have signed some of the top brands advertisers such as Target, Gucci, Nine West and ABC's Bachelor to Glam.com. The next six months will be an exciting time as we announce new partners and enhance our immersive online platform to our advertising partners."
According to Glam Media, Inc. founder and chairman Samir Arora, "Carl is very well regarded in the fashion publishing industry and brings a new level of executive expertise to Glam.com. As more time is spent by women online, the addition of Carl helps our mission of revolutionizing the fashion and shopping media business by providing unprecedented live editorial coverage and interactivity online."
About Glam
Glam Media, with offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion, and publishing. Glam has built a revolutionary website that completely alters the online fashion and shopping experience by providing live editorial coverage and user interactivity online. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC, and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned executives from media, publishing, technology, and fashion companies such as Elle, Harper's Bazaar, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, and Yahoo. Professionals lead the editorial staff of the company, from In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
For more information contact:
Chris Constable
LaForce + Stevens
(212)242.9353 x118
cconstable@laforce-stevens.com
Tara Settembre
Horn Group, Inc.
646-688-0595
tsettembre@horngroup.com
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Glam.com Launches Fashion Community Online
Industry insiders, expert commentary brings consumers the sights, sounds and scoop of the fashion world
NEW YORK, February 6, 2006—Glam.com, the leading fashion and style web site for shopping, announced today the launch of its community section — an interactive area of its site that offers a variety of ways to experience fashion online.
Glam gives users a direct line to top designers and industry experts with forums, photo features and blogs. Glam brings the expertise of industry insiders together with the insight of knowledgeable fashionistas and interested fashion consumers to create an exciting, dynamic online community for fashion fans.
Glam Community highlights include:
- Pulse - Live News and Trends
Glam aggregates the hottest blog posts to bring "word-on-the-street" commentary to a larger fashion audience.
- Blogs - Editorially Selected Top Fashion and Shopping Blogs
Glam Blog Network highlights premier blogs in its network of established, fashion bloggers.
- Photos - Eye on Fashion
Users can view photos from the latest runway shows, rate and comment on them.
- Talk - Discussions on Fashion and Style
A forum for users to talk about fashion, ask questions and advice, and let other forum readers know about inside scoop — from latest headlines to sales.
"Based on the quality of our bloggers and the passion of our users, we expect this to be an extremely dynamic area of our web site," says Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam Media, Inc. "As a media company, Glam Media is committed to helping consumers get closer to fashion — staying on top of trends, hearing scoop from industry insiders, assessing their own personal style, or buying the merchandise. We're excited to have our community channel connect consumers to fashion experts to raise the profile of the industry overall."
About Glam
Glam Media, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion, and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned executives from
media, publishing, technology and fashion companies such as Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace and Yahoo. Professionals lead the editorial staff of the company from Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
For more information contact:
Chris Constable
LaForce + Stevens
(212)242.9353 x118
cconstable@laforce-stevens.com
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Top Designer Nanette Lepore to Blog During New York Fashion Week
Glam Media to exclusively host Lepore's take on her fall 2006 collection debut
NEW YORK, February 6, 2006—Glam.com, the leading fashion and style website for shopping, has joined forces with top designer Nanette Lepore to publish her blog, a first in the fashion industry.
Lepore will be the first designer to write daily entries and upload photos sharing her experience organizing a fashion show with fashion insiders and also, for the first time, directly with consumers. From initial fittings to testing makeup on models to doing the lineup for her fall collection to be shown on Tuesday, Feb. 7, Lepore allows her audience an insider glimpse into her show. However, unlike static stories posted on other websites or in print magazines, Lepore's posts will let users jump in on the fashion conversation- adding comments and discussing topics raised in her dispatches.
Glam's move to make New York Fashion Week more interactive and accessible to a wide audience of fashion-industry insiders and consumers signals a significant shift in the industry. "I'm thrilled to join the Glam Blog Network and offer my point of view on design and Fashion Week. It's a terrific experience, and I hope people enjoy my dispatches," says Lepore.
"Until now, fashion-minded consumers have been locked out of elite fashion events," says Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam Media, Inc. "Nanette's blog opens the door so consumers can see what goes on behind-the-scenes. Together this is helping create the first online destination where the designers, fashion experts, and customers can engage in a dialogue, and it will complement the coverage from traditional media."
To read Nanette's blog leading up to her fall 2006 collection, go to http://www.glam.com.
Glam will also feature photos from Nanette's fall 2006 collection immediately following Tuesday night's show.
For more information on Nanette Lepore, please visit http://www.nanettelepore.com.
About Glam
Glam Media, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion, and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned executives from
media, publishing, technology and fashion companies such as Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace and Yahoo. Professionals lead the editorial staff of the company from Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
For more information contact:
Chris Constable
LaForce + Stevens
(212)242.9353 x118
cconstable@laforce-stevens.com
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Glam.com Announces Top Stylist and Fashion Editor Jill Swid as Style Director of Glam.com
Glam Media announces the addition of a top fashion industry expert to a team of seasoned fashion, media and technology veterans.
New York - Feb. 3, 2006 - Glam Media, Inc. today announced that acclaimed stylist to the stars and fashion editor Jill Swid has joined Glam.com as style
director and advisory board member.
"We are thrilled to welcome Jill Swid to the Glam.com team," said Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam Media, Inc. "Her fashion expertise, sense of
celebrity style, and deep industry knowledge will help Glam evolve to the next level in fashion, style and shopping."
Swid has been on the forefront of fashion since high school, when she started working for Donna Karan. After that, she was recruited to be Spin
magazine's fashion director and went on to hone her stylist's eye as the head of fashion and beauty departments at Mirabella, Talk, and, most recently,
Radar.
As fashion editor and celebrity stylist, she has created looks for A-list stars such as Angelina Jolie, Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller, Uma
Thurman, Claudia Schiffer, Tyra Banks, Marisa Tomei, and Kate Winslet.
Swid's experience and winning personality have earned her invitations to appear as a fashion expert on shows such as Extra, The View, and Living It Up
With Ali and Jack. The producer of The View cast her to star as herself, a New York City stylist, on the ABC reality show The Family. Swid recently completed
styling a "Got Milk" commercial directed by Paul Hunter.
As style director, Swid will help Glam.com editorially cover the top celebrity styles, fashion and beauty trends, and keep a finger on the pulse of top
designers and the fashion industry. Swid will help kick off Glam Media's extensive New York Fashion Week coverage Feb. 3-10, attending the top shows and
events, identifying emerging trends, and reporting the week's sights, sounds, and styles through editorial commentary and blog posts on Glam.com.
About Glam
Glam Media, with offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion, and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online fashion and shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by the
blue-chip venture capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC, and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned
executives from media, publishing, technology, and fashion companies such as Elle, Harper's Bazaar, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, and Yahoo. Professionals from
In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis lead the company.
For more information contact:
Chris Constable
LaForce + Stevens
(212)242.9353 x118
cconstable@laforce-stevens.com
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Glam.com Creates Exciting Interactive Experience Around ABC's The Bachelor
Fashion website to host online blogs, quizzes, and chats
New York, January 3, 2006—Glam.com, the web's premier online fashion portal, will be everyone's first stop to have fun with ABC's hit reality show The
Bachelor. Glam.com will devote a section of its site to exclusive Bachelor quizzes, polls, and blogs based around the show. This season of The Bachelor, set
in Paris, will premiere on ABC stations nationwide on January 9, 2006.
"Glam is thrilled to have exclusive and comprehensive insider coverage of The Bachelor. Return visitors to Glam.com will have a front-row view for all of the rose ceremonies, dates, and controversy from the City of Light," says Samir Arora, Founder and Chairman of Glam.com.
- Would you hold out on a kiss during the first date or do you just head straight for the hot tub? See if you have what it takes to win the heart of the Bachelor in an exclusive quiz created for Glam.com. Users answer a series of personality-revealing questions to see how this season's Dr. Travis Stork might
perceive them.
- Daily polls will include having users rate outfits worn by contestants, and predict who will be eliminated and who might be the final two. Plus, users will find date-worthy fashion advice to help them snatch their own suitable bachelors.
- Additionally, a blog by Karen Robinovitz, well-known fashion and lifestyle writer, will be featured on the site. Ms. Robinovitz will use her irreverent wit on the ladies vying for the Dr.'s roses in her exclusive Glam.com blog, The Bachelor Chronicles. The author of books and countless articles for fashion's best magazines, Robinovitz has the inside scoop, and she will dish about all the marriage hopefuls each week.
About Glam
Glam Media, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion, and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned executives from
media, publishing, technology and fashion companies such as Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace and Yahoo. Professionals lead the editorial staff of the company from Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
Media contact:
Hillary Houser
Spark PR
(415)321-1877
hillary@sparkpr.com
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For Those Naughty or Nice, Glam's Making a List...
Win a $5,000 shopping spree from Glam.com and indulge in the ultimate selection of fashion and beauty brands
New York, Nov. 21, 2005 - Give, give, give. Even the most good-intentioned holiday shopper can't help but envision the way that new Isabella Fiori satchel
might feel on her own arm while she's crossing off her nearest and dearest from her list of beneficiaries of her excellent taste. That's why Glam.com is
present-ing a new mantra this year: Those who give well, should get back! Glam visitors can enter to win a $5,000 shopping spree and daily $100 give-aways
just by logging on to shop!
How to get more Glam:
- $100 DAILY Giveaways: Register with Glam.com and take the Glam Pop Quiz. Be sure to answer 5 questions correctly (don't fret, they're a fashionista
breeze) and then invite 10 friends to join Glam and shop from the largest online selection of top retailers and most-wanted brands. Here's the best part: If
one of your friends snags the $100 prize, Glam will give you a $50 gift card too!
- $5,000 Prize: Enter to win the $100 giveaway as described above and just be sure all ten friends complete the registration and pop quiz.
There's no purchase necessary to win (like you needed an excuse to splurge on another pair of Jimmy Choos's). Glam fans log on to www.Glam.com to view
the "Winner's Circle" and the daily recipient of the $100 prize. The $5,000 winner will be announced in January 2006.
To learn more about these special holiday initiatives as well as Glam.com's vast collection of beauty and fashion merchandise, log on to www.glam.com.
About Glam.com
With offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, Glam Media, Inc. is one of the first companies to bring together high technology, fashion, beauty and publishing to create an online fashion and beauty magazine that offers consumers the added benefit of an enhanced shopping experience. Featuring a formidable pairing of fashion and beauty editorial embedded with "buy now" button-style e-commerce, Glam.com offers the largest assortment of brands and
most-wanted merchandise available on the Internet. Glam Media, Inc. is backed by Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC and
Information Capital. The company's management team consists of seasoned executives from the worlds of media, publishing, technology and fashion whose collective experience includes stints at Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace and Yahoo. Glam Media's editorial staff is comprised of professional writers who have contributed to Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis's publications.
Media contact:
Hillary Houser
Spark PR
(415)321-1877
hillary@sparkpr.com
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'Tis the Season to Get Glam!
Shop Glam.com for the best selection of fashion and beauty merchandise,
style advice from the experts, and a chance to win a $5,000 shopping spree
New York, Nov. 7, 2005 - On the stiletto heels of its successful debut at New York Fashion Week this fall, Glam.com is honing in on the holidays and
luring shoppers to its fashion and beauty pages with a chance to win a $5,000 shopping spree, daily $100 gift card giveaways, and the chicest gift guides for
everyone on your list. The special holiday initiatives will roll out beginning Nov. 7.
Holiday highlights include:
- $5,000 shopping spree — because those who give should also get! Beginning Nov. 14, Glam will offer a chance to win a $5,000 credit toward any Glam.com
merchandise your little fashionista heart desires, as well as daily $100 gift card giveaways. To enter the contest, aspiring shoppers must take the Glam Pop
Quiz to test their knowledge of fashion trivia and invite friends to do the same. The more people you invite the greater chances you have of winning!
- Celebrity Stocking Stuffers, must-have merchandise cherry-picked by A-list celebrities. See what our Glam-orous celebrities are giving away this
holiday season. Appears on Glam.com beginning Nov. 14.
- Holiday Gift Center is a one-stop shop for the perfect gift for any age, size or style, with a range of prices to satisfy the budget of any elf.
- 12 Days of Glam, an interactive program where users "unwrap" the holiday season's twelve most coveted gift items and edgiest trends.
- Glam Gift Finder, which pairs givers and receivers with unique gifts through a quirky, customized questionnaire.
- Seasonal InSCENTives Test, debuting Nov. 14 and designed to match the (preferred) holiday scent of a woman with a selection of merchandise she might
also prefer.
- Gifts That Give Back, a selection of charity-benefiting gifts from Glam.com's retail partners.
"Shopping to accommodate the personal styles of friends and family is always challenging," says Samir Arora, founder and CEO of Glam.com. "For our very
fist holiday season, Glam has made gift shopping easier and more fun that it's ever been. Not only do we combine the hottest brands, best products, and
advice from the experts, but we also merchandise our inventory in creative and appealing ways that make shopping an exciting and dynamic experience for
everyone."
To learn more about these special holiday initiatives as well as Glam.com's vast collection of beauty and fashion merchandise, log on to www.glam.com.
About Glam.com
With offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, Glam Media, Inc. is one of the first companies to bring together high technology, fashion, beauty and publishing to create an online fashion and beauty magazine that offers consumers the added benefit of an enhanced shopping experience. Featuring a
formidable pairing of fashion and beauty editorial embedded with "buy now" button-style e-commerce, Glam.com offers the largest assortment of brands and most-wanted merchandise available on the Internet. Glam Media, Inc. is backed by Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC and Information Capital. The company's management team consists of seasoned executives from the worlds of media, publishing, technology and fashion whose
collective experience includes stints at Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace and Yahoo. Glam Media's editorial staff is comprised of professional
writers who have contributed to Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis's publications.
Media contact:
Hillary Houser
Spark PR
(415)321-1877
hillary@sparkpr.com
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Glam.com and AOL Team Up to Allow Women to Shop Together Online
New Interactive Fashion and Shopping Site Utilizes the AIM Service
to Offer Shoppers Real-Time Communications
San Francisco, CA - Thursday, October 6, 2005 - Glam.com, the first website to offer magazine-quality fashion and beauty editorial with embedded
e-commerce, today announced an agreement with AOL. Under the terms of the agreement, Glam will integrate the AIM service into the Glam.com site and make
real-time text, voice, and video communication available to all Glam users. The combination of AIM and Glam.com allows women shoppers to more closely
replicate the social nature of shopping offline.
Using the AIM service on Glam.com, visitors will be able to share links to merchandise they find on the site, chat about the items in real-time, and
browse and shop together online. They will also be able to see when friends or other shoppers are on Glam.com and can connect instantly. Shoppers can send
each other instant messages with product images and links, look at outfits together, share opinions, and weigh in on purchase decisions for the first time
ever.
"Working with AOL to offer the AIM service to our user base reinforces our commitment to provide our customers with a revolutionary approach to online
shopping," said Samir Arora, Founder and Chairman of Glam Media, Inc. "Now Glam.com users can have a unique, fun, and convenient experience shopping online
with friends, enjoying the social pleasures of shopping that were previously limited to the offline world."
Glam.com will also have regularly scheduled live AIM chats with fashion designers, professional stylists, retail buyers, and editors, enabling direct
interaction between users and fashion experts on topics such as new collections, beauty product tips, and upcoming trends.
"Shopping is a very social activity, and people like to bounce fashion ideas off friends or family members before they buy. We are extremely pleased to
be joining forces with Glam to bring that fun offline experience to life on the Web," said Chamath Palihapitya, vice president and general manager of AIM and
ICQ, America Online, Inc. "With high-quality voice and video services now fully integrated, the AIM service will let Glam shoppers chat in any way they
like, with friends old and new."
Features and Benefits:
- Glam.com visitors can use the AIM service on Glam.com
- Glam.com will be seamlessly integrated with the U.S.'s No. 1 instant-messaging network
- Easy AIM download for new Glam.com users
- New Glam.com users get an AIM account and a screen name when they register at Glam.com
- Users can see their Shopping Buddies on Glam.com and, with one click, invite them to shop together
- Users can see and virtually shop with any member who is online on Glam.com
- Users can send and receive any Glam.com pages to each other or to any AIM user
- Users can also use the Mobile AIM service for shopping
AOL will introduce Glam.com to its users by including information on Glam.com on AIM Today (http://www.aimtoday.com), the companion programming screen
that opens when a user launches the AIM client.
Log on to www.glam.com for additional information.
About Glam.com
Glam Media, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion, and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC, and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned
executives from media, publishing, technology, and fashion companies such as Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace, and Yahoo. The editorial staff of the
company is led by professionals from Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
Media contact:
Hillary Houser
Spark PR
(415)321-1877
hillary@sparkpr.com
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Glam.com Launches The First Fashion Blog Network
Provides Users Access to Broad Range of Timely, Trendy Fashion Content
San Francisco Oct. 5, 2005 - Glam.com, the first website to offer magazine-quality fashion and beauty editorial content with embedded e-commerce,
enabling women to purchase virtually any featured merchandise, today announced that it will offer the first fashion blog network. The network will include
some of the Web's most important fashion blogs, focusing on a variety of topics including clothing, accessories, trends, insider information, fashion events,
sales, and more. This affiliated network of editorially independent bloggers will provide Glam.com users with the most up-to-the-minute fashion content
available on the Web,
all delivered with the personal voice and point-of-view characteristic of blogs. Glam.com will offer fashion and beauty advertisers placement on the network
of blogs, thereby providing the opportunity to extend their reach beyond Glam.com to connect directly with blog readers.
In turn, the network blogs will help bring their loyal, fashion-loving readers to Glam.com.
Glam Media's first blog partners include:
BagCrazy.blogspot.com
Coquette.blogs.com
SheFinds.com/blog
PopGadget.net
InMyBag.blogspot.com
FashionTribes.typepad.com
TiaWilliams.net/blog
In addition to featuring these popular blogs, Glam.com will also be launching original blogs, authored by well-known figures from the world of fashion and
style. The first, written by social elite, writer, and fashion maven Ann Dexter-Jones, chronicles her life of celebrities, style, travel, and fashion. The
second will be written by Karen Robinovitz, author of
The Fashionista Files. Robinovitz will be covering the world of New York City fashion,
from the hottest trends and designers to store openings and exclusive events.
"Glam.com is the first website to combine high-quality content with embedded e-commerce that provides women a shopping experience available nowhere
else," said Fernando Ruarte, co-founder and vice president of products at Glam.com. "The Glam Fashion Blog Network gives our audience direct access to a
unique and influential set of voices in the world of fashion."
"The Glam Fashion Blog Network takes advantage of the open and distributed nature of the Web," said Catherine Levene, an Internet veteran who helped build
the network for Glam.com. "By showcasing talented bloggers, Glam.com can present a broader set of perspectives on fashion and style than any one site could
create alone. All three constituencies, the
bloggers, Glam.com, and the advertisers, will benefit from the ability to aggregate these distinct audiences."
"Glam is the first company in the industry to focus on fashion blogs with both a distribution and a targeted display advertising solution," said Michelle
Madhok, CEO and founder of SheFinds.com, a Glam blog partner.
Fashion, beauty, and shopping bloggers interested in learning more about joining the
Glam Blog Fashion Network can go to www.glam.com/addBlog.
Log on to www.glam.com for additional information.
About Glam.com
Glam Media, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion,
and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip
venture capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC, and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned executives from media,
publishing, technology, and fashion companies such as Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace, and Yahoo. The editorial staff of the company is led by
professionals from Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
Media contact:
Hillary Houser
Spark PR
(415)321-1877
hillary@sparkpr.com
All company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Glam.com Launches To Wide Acclaim With Over 1 Million
Page-Views and Over 100,000 Women Visitors in First Week
New York, NEW YORK - September 28, 2005 - Glam Media today announced that over 100,000 unique women visitors looked at over 1 Million pages in its first
week. On September 19th, 2005 Glam Media launched Glam.com, the first web site to bring together celebrity style, fashion, beauty and personalized style
testing with live e-commerce.
"We're thrilled that Glam.com has completed an extremely successful launch, and has become one of the fastest-growing web sites to reach women that love
fashion and shopping in just one week" said Samir Arora, Founder and Chairman, Glam Media. "Glam.com has brought a completely unprecedented experience to the
web - the entertainment of great fashion, beauty and celebrity style editorial coupled with embedded e-commerce, enabling women to view merchandise from the
largest selection of premium and luxury retailers and brands, and buy anything with just a click. Women are finding Glam.com to be an irresistible
combination of entertainment and e-commerce, and we're delighted that so many of them are becoming fans right out of the gate."
Glam.com also offers an interactive experience with fun quizzes to help visitors build their own unique style profiles, delivering a highly customized
experience for every user. "The notion of a print media style or fashion magazine that's fully interactive where you can buy anything is pretty new," said
Ben Bajarin, an analyst who covers digital media for Creative Strategies in Campbell, Calif.
In its first week, Glam.com delivered an unprecedented amount of content:
- Over 10,000 pages of editorial with live e-commerce
- Integration with over 60 retail partners
- Over 500 premium and luxury brands including Burberry, BCBG, Catherine Malandrino, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Louboutin, David Yurman, Dior, Estee Lauder,
Giorgio Armani, Manolo Blahnik and Rock & Republic.
- "Ads as Content" delivered unique new brand impressions for charter fashion and beauty advertisers providing targeted "contextual" advertising for
viewers
- Full coverage of Spring 2006 Fashion Week in New York - with runway and behind the scenes coverage of 30 key designers including Calvin Klein, Kenneth
Cole, Luca Luca, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez, Michael Kors, Vera Wang, Zac Posen, and Derek Lam. Due to its success in New York, Glam
will also be providing comprehensive coverage of the Milan and Paris fashion shows.
Initial rave reviews of Glam.com recognized its unique attributes:
from top fashion and beauty bloggers...
"With the look and feel of a glossy fashion magazine like Lucky or Vogue, Glam.com provides the added benefit of being able to click on any of the site's
more than 10,000 products, which are linked directly to retailer's websites, providing instant gratification not offered through traditional print media"
Lacy Boggs, thejewelryblog.blogspot.com
... to reviews in major print and online media publications
... to users and fans...
"Glam.com sifted out the merchandise that I would actually be interested in purchasing and displayed it in a format I could use. Rather than having to
sort through 12 pages of pants, your website pulled together the styles I
would be most interested in."
Laurel - San Francisco, CA.
"I love the product range, from affordable to major splurge, but very cool.
Visually very pleasing. I think you are on to something BIG!"
Bridget - Denver, CO.
Log on to www.glam.com for additional information and to view Glam In the News
About Glam.com
Glam Media, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion,
and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture
capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned executives from media,
publishing, technology and fashion companies such as Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace and Yahoo. The editorial staff of the company is led by
professionals from Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
For More Information Contact:
Jamie Pauker, LaForce + Stevens
212-242-9353 x 185
jpauker@laforce-stevens.com
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Glam.com - Everything Women Love About Fashion.
NOW ONLINE.
New York, New York. - September 19, 2005 — Introducing Glam.com, a breakthrough convergence between fashion and technology, enabling users to shop for
fashion and to find styles uniquely suited to them in a way that's never before been possible on the web.
Glam.com is a new online entertainment site covering fashion, shopping and celebrity style. Glam presents fashion the way women love to see it, but have
never been able to online: beautifully merchandised, with looks created from the current trends and the best brands. For the first time ever, Glam brings
together information and advice from the style experts, updates on the latest fashion trends, the newest looks from the hottest stars, and the best brands
from the most respected stores, all in one convenient place — and you can buy anything you see.
Finally, someone has brought fashion to life on the web, creating an experience that is as pleasurable and entertaining as reading a favorite fashion
magazine, with the convenient ability to immediately buy.
THE NEWS:
High Fashion Meets High Technology
Glam.com's revolutionary Online Fashion Merchandising (OFM) system enables the company's fashion and style editors to showcase product as ensembles, total
looks, celebrity wardrobes, or designer collections - whichever way the Glam user would like to view them. All featured items are selected by Glam editors
and are linked directly to retailers, allowing users to click and instantly purchase virtually any item on the site.
All the key brands, from all the best stores — handpicked by experts
At Glam.com, women will find fashion, accessories and beauty products from one of the largest and most prestigious selections of fashion retailers and
specialty boutiques available anywhere. Through these partners, Glam offers an extraordinary array of products, including the very best of global fashion
brands. Each item is handpicked by a Glam fashion editor, making shopping for the best fashion available greatly simplified for Glam users.
The web's first personalized, customized shopping experience
The convenience of point and click shopping is combined with a highly personalized shopping experience. The site's interactive, fun quizzes and
questionnaires help visitors build their own unique style profiles, delivering a highly customized experience for every user. Based on their style test
results, users are matched to the looks of celebrities, designers, stylists, stores, and brands, and can discover and buy merchandise that better meets their
needs and desires.
"With Glam.com, we're giving fashion lovers excitement as well as a personal experience, the typically missing elements of online fashion browsing and
shopping," says Samir Arora, Founder and Chairman, Glam.com. "Glam is showcasing the best in fashion and beauty from top retail partners, providing an
unprecedented selection of merchandise presented in beautiful page layouts with an instant click to buy."
Glam's one-of-a-kind team of Silicon Valley technology pioneers along with New York,
Los Angeles, Paris and Milan fashion and entertainment executives unites the worlds of fashion and technology like never before.
The Glam Woman: The Fashionable Juggler
Glam is designed to serve the needs of the successful, stylish, busy, modern woman. She's juggling a career, marriage, home, children, fitness, social life,
and doesn't have the free time traditional shopping can require. Glam brings all the elements of the fashion-purchasing decision process to her, and lets
her learn about her personal style, find fashion that suits it, and purchase it immediately.
About Glam
Glam Media, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion,
and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture
capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned executives from media,
publishing, technology and fashion companies such as Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace and Yahoo. The editorial staff of the company is led by
professionals from Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
For More Information Contact:
Jamie Pauker, LaForce + Stevens
212-242-9353 x 185
jpauker@laforce-stevens.com
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Glam Media Launches Glam.com At DEMO Fall
Glam.com Blends Fashion, Beauty and Celebrity Style with E-Commerce,
Creating a New Shopping Experience on the Web
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. - September 19, 2005 — Glam Media, Inc. today unveiled Glam.com, the first entertainment website to combine the worlds of high
technology, fashion and publishing into a unique online shopping experience. Glam.com is also the first site to mix the visual appeal of browsing a high-end
fashion magazine, the emotive experience of shopping at a retail store, and the immediacy of buying online.
"Consumers now use the Internet for a significant part of their media consumption, but the online shopping and browsing experience for fashion and beauty
goods really hasn't evolved much from the initial utilitarian find and buy mode," said Theresia Gouw Ranzetta of Accel Partners, an investor in Glam. "We
were impressed with the team's vision for evolving online shopping to a more media-like browsing and discovery experience which mirrors the real world. Glam
Media's early success in convincing leading retailers and brands to participate as well as the strong user response to the seed site shows that there is a
great market for a vertical media site dedicated to fashion and style."
The workflow technology behind Glam.com makes it possible to create magazine-style layouts more quickly and inexpensively than its print counterparts.
The company's revolutionary Online Fashion Merchandising (OFM) system enables Glam's style editors to showcase products as ensembles, total looks, celebrity
wardrobes, or designer collections.
The site features over 10,000 products picked from an inventory of more than a million,
and all featured products are linked directly to retailers, enabling users to click and instantly purchase virtually any item on the site.
The convenience of point-and-click shopping is combined with a highly personalized shopping experience. The site's interactive quizzes and questionnaires
help visitors build their own unique style profiles, delivering a highly customized experience for every user. Based on their style-test results, consumers
are matched to the looks of celebrities, designers, stylists, stores, and brands, and can discover then buy merchandise that best meets their needs.
"Until now most websites have offered a search-driven, uninspiring shopping experience largely targeted to the directed shopper," said Samir Arora,
Chairman and Founder, Glam Media, Inc. "As more women shop online, there was a need to create a unique solution that started by focusing on the emotion and
entertainment of shopping - not just buying. Glam Media has built the first online experience that lets women browse and discover the best in fashion and
beauty, and at any moment she feels like buying something - she can simply click and purchase that product."
About Glam
Glam Media, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion,
and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture
capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, WaldenVC and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned executives from media,
publishing, technology and fashion companies such as Armani, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, Versace and Yahoo. The editorial staff of the company is led by
professionals from Vogue, In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
Media contact:
Hillary Houser
Spark PR
(415)321-1877
hillary@sparkpr.com
All company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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