Posts Tagged ‘Forbes’

Forbes Sheds Staffers

October 30th, 2009

This week’s cuts affected mostly editorial-side employees, as the magazine closed bureaus.  The New York Post Oct. 29, 2009

How Does Forbes Magazine Cover the Economic Crisis?

October 27th, 2008

Put the eponymous chairman on the cover, smiling beneficently, and include within reassuring comments from him about the economy’s long-term prospects.  The editorial staff did much more than that, of course, but the downward-spiraling economy led the magazine’s editors to push for the very rare occurrence of a Forbes, in this case Steve, on the [...]

‘Fake Steve Jobs’ Makes His Final Blog Post

July 10th, 2008

Daniel Lyons, the former Forbes magazine journalist and writer of the blog The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, made his final blog entry on Wednesday. Lyons stated that he had grown tired of his fictional creation, but more importantly did not want to be making fun of a real person whose health is in jeopardy. [...]

Dan Lyons — “Fake Steve Jobs” — Set to Join Newsweek

June 13th, 2008

Dan Lyons, the veteran Forbes tech editor who blogs under the pseudonym “Fake Steve Jobs” has been lured away and hired by Newsweek. Lyons is the first significant hire since the massive layoffs by Newsweek and will take over as the tech editor. Lyons will officially join Newsweek on Aug. 1 and his alter ego, [...]

Forbes.com Helps Women Climb the Corporate Ladder

May 21st, 2008

Just a few weeks ago, Forbes.com introduced AnswerNetwork, which is designed for C-level executives.  Similarly, the Executive Women’s Network is Forbes’ social network aimed at high-ranking female business execs.  It is expected to roll out in the next few months and should provide a forum for sharing information and knowledge with colleagues, industry members and [...]

Forbes to Launch Skiing-Lifestyle Mag July 4th

April 24th, 2008

Forbes Life Mountain Time will serve well-heeled denizens of and visitors to affluent Rocky Mountain ski communities, including: Aspen, Vail, Park City, Sun Valley and Lake Tahoe with an initial 20-times-per-year frequency. MinOnline (Apr. 22, 2008)

Forbes.com Highlights User Comments and Adds News Aggregation to Home Page

April 21st, 2008

The changes are part of a rolling redesign meant to appeal to business and financial professionals.  B2B Online  (Apr. 18, 2008)

Forbes Staff Changes

March 20th, 2008

Meredith Kopit was recently named vice president, group publisher for ForbesLife and ForbesLife Executive Woman.  She is replacing Jack Laschever, who left to join Diversified Private Equity Corp.  Before this switch, Kopit was founding publisher of Atlantic Media’s 02138 magazine, which targets Harvard alumni.  Also at Forbes, Gary Walther became editor of ForbesLife, taking over [...]

Forbes Family Continues to Sell Non-Media Holdings

November 30th, 2007

Real estate has been on the block of late, with the family’s 171,400-acre Colorado ranch and its Greenwich Village headquarters both in the process of being sold.  New York Post  (Nov. 30, 2007)