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).
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