Glam Media
Glam.com v2.0 and Glam Evolution
- Conference
- DEMOfall 07
- Market Segment
- Consumer Software and Services
- Funding Details
- 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).
- Competitors
- NBC iVillage, AOL Women, SugarPublishing
- Product Description
- Glam 2.0 is the next generation of Glam Media’s flagship owned and operated site Glam.com, giving users direct search or browse access across Glam Media’s Network. Glam Evolution is Glam Media’s suite of proprietary ad serving technologies, providing relevant brand ads in the right context to the right user. Glam Evolution leverages explicit and implicit user behavior, Website characteristics and advertiser positioning and goals to achieve a superior level of brand engagement online.
- Market Opportunity
- The target market is premium-brand display advertisers targeting women. In “The User Revolution” by Piper Jaffray, global online advertising is expected to reach $81 billion by 2011, representing a 21% CAGR from 2006. Research estimates online brand advertising growth will exceed online search advertising growth over the same period.
- DEMO Says
- Glam Media set the bar for a high-production Web magazine when it launched at DEMO nearly two years ago. Today, Glam Media sets the new standard for next-generation media property, blending carefully curated content with a smart distribution strategy, wrapped in the right mix of technology to support new advertising and media models.
- Contact
- Lane Buschel
- lane.buschel@morris-king.com
- Company Address
-
8000 Marino Blvd., Suite 130
Brisbane, CA 94005 - Primary Phone
- 650-244-4000
- URL
- www.glammedia.com
- Corporate Officers
- Samir Arora, Chairman & CEO Raj Narayan, Senior Director of Engineering/Architect Fernando Ruarte, CTO Ernie Cicogna, CFO
Filofax runs first digital-only campaign on Glam Media
Brand Republic ~ 11/13/2009
LONDON - Filofax has chosen Glam Media, the network of lifestyle websites, to run a digital...Read More
Glam Face-Off, Round Three: French Site Warns Glam Media Off
TechNews.AM ~ 11/06/2009
When we heard of the latest product launch from Frances vertical publisher and social network...Read More
Glam Media Set For France Expansion In 2010, BRIC Nation Launches Planned
Buzz Tracker ~ 11/05/2009
Women-focused content network Glam Media is on course to launch in France next year and has...Read More
Glam Who? Glam Media Faces French Competition From Glam One
TechNews.AM ~ 11/03/2009
Before it has even launched in France, Glam Media is facing competition from a French online...Read More
Glam Media shows the way
Qatar Tribune ~ 10/22/2009
CHRIS TRYHORN | GUARDIAN NEWS SERVICE Samir Arora thinks he has found the secret of making...Read More
News round-up: 19th October 2009
Net Imperative ~ 10/19/2009
This weeks movers and shakers in the digital industry: Amuso | Skype | Mother & Match.com |...Read More
Industry Roundup: Hirings and launches and more
Adotas ~ 10/13/2009
ADOTAS - AdReady has named former Microsoft executive and advertising veteran Karl Siebrecht...Read More
Ticket Offer: The Glam Show
Glam UK ~ 10/13/2009
The Glam Show is pleased to offer a special promotional code for discounted tickets to Glam...Read More
Glam Nabs Yahoo Display Exec
ClickZ ~ 10/12/2009
Josh Jacobs, Yahoo's top display advertising executive, has defected to Glam Media to help the...Read More
Insider conversation with: Josh Jacobs, SVP, brand advertising products and marketing, Glam Media
DM News ~ 10/12/2009
Josh Jacobs was appointed SVP of brand advertising products and marketing at Glam Media, a...Read More
Yahoo's GM of Ad Tech Leaves; Joins Glam As SVP
Techblips ~ 10/12/2009
Yahoos VP and GM of ad platform strategy Josh Jacobs is leaving the company, and joining Glam...Read More
DMNews chats with Josh Jacobs, VP, brand advertising products and marketing at Glam Media
DM News ~ 10/12/2009
Josh Jacobs was appointed senior VP of brand advertising products and marketing at Glam Media, a...Read More
Yahoos Flee For Glam, "New Projects" (YHOO)
The Business Insider ~ 10/12/2009
Yahoo lost two top employees today, PaidContent reports. One is heading to Glam Media, the other...Read More
Glam Lands Top Yahoo Ad Exec Josh Jacobs
TechCrunch ~ 10/12/2009
Glam Media has scored a major senior hire, landing Josh Jacobs, Yahoos Vice President & GM...Read More
Event Photos: Dessert & Discourse, and Of Course, Cocktails
Mediabistro.com ~ 10/09/2009
Check out the photos from this week's mediabistro.com's events: our 7th annual senior-level...Read More
Party Photos: Monday's Mediabistro Women's Magazine Editors Panel By Amanda Ernst on Oct 09, 2009 12:00 PM
Mediabistro.com ~ 10/09/2009
From left: Hearst's Nicole Stagg, Jennifer Salant of Glam Media, Newser.com's Caroline Miller,...Read More
MySupermarket hires ex-Tesco.com head of sales
Congoo ~ 10/05/2009
The online supermarket comparison site has dropped online ad network Glam Media from its ad...Read More
GLAM MEDIA; Glam Media Launches Tinker.com 1.0, the First Real-Time Application Platform Built for Brands and Media, at DEMOfall
Hotels Magazine ~ 10/01/2009
Glam Media, Inc. (www.GlamMedia.com), the pioneer of vertical networks, announced the launch of...Read More
Glam Media Launches Tinker.com 1.0, the First Real-Time Application Platform Built for Brands and Me
PR-Canada.net ~ 09/26/2009
Glam Media Launches Tinker Apps Network to Bring Marketers the Power of Real-Time Social Application
PR-Canada.net ~ 09/25/2009
Joe Lagani Joins iVillage
MinOnline ~ 09/24/2009
Joe Lagani, who in October 2007 shook up the magazine industryespecially Cond Nastwhen he quit...Read More
Execs & Accounts: iVillage, Glam, Michael Gable
ClickZ ~ 09/24/2009
NBC Universal-owned iVillage named Joe Lagani as SVP of ad sales. Lagani was most recently with...Read More
DEMO: Glam Medias Tinker.com connects advertisers to real-time conversations
TechNews.AM ~ 09/24/2009
Advertising company Glam Media is launching Tinker.com, an application that helps advertisers...Read More
DEMO: Glam Medias Tinker.com connects brand advertisers to real-time conversations
Buzz Tracker ~ 09/23/2009
Advertising company Glam Media is launching Tinker.com, an application that helps brand...Read More
iVillage Taps Joe Lagani for Top Ad Sales Post
Mediaweek ~ 09/23/2009
iVillage has snagged the top sales executive from rival Glam Media. Joe Lagani raised many...Read More
Industry Moves: Glam Media's Lagani To Head Ad Sales For iVillage
TechNews.AM ~ 09/23/2009
Updated: Two years after arriving at Glam Media from Conde Nast, publishing industry vet Joe...Read More
iVillage Names Lagani Senior VP of Ad Sales By David Cohen on Sep 23, 2009 01:15 PM
Mediabistro.com ~ 09/23/2009
Glam Media head of client sales Joe Lagani will join iVillage Oct. 1 as senior vice president of...Read More
Glam Media Appoints Jack Rotolo As President & General Manager of North America --Core U.S. Business Moves To Profitability
CNBC ~ 09/21/2009
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. and NEW YORK, Sept 21, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Glam Media,...Read More
Glam Achieves Profitability For First Time; Promotes Rotolo To North American Head
News Cred ~ 09/21/2009
For the first time in its five-year history, female-focused ad network Glam Media has moved into...Read More
UK mums heading online
Media and Marketing Global ~ 09/16/2009
More than 4.6 million mothers in the UK spend almost 27 hours online each month, according to...Read More
How to tackle The Long Tail with your digital marketing
UTalkMarketing.com ~ 09/14/2009
Niche websites and blogs have traditionally been seen as high risks by premium brands, but they...Read More
Glam Media Ventures into Mobile Ad Publilshing Platform
Trends Updates ~ 09/13/2009
While most bloggers and content developers would be familiar with the Glam Media name, they...Read More
Glam Media now steps in to Mobiles
TechNews.AM ~ 09/12/2009
Glam Media is stepping into your mobile devices, why? Well it has got the name and it has the...Read More
Glam Media Acquires AdaptiveAds
123Pune.com ~ 08/13/2009
Media and advertising network Glam Media today announced the acquisition of display ad targeting...Read More
Tinker.com and Msnbc.com Team Up to Provide Real-Time Twitter Integration for the Senate Confirmation Hearing of Supreme Court N
Biz Journals ~ 07/13/2009
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. and REDMOND, Wash., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- After collaborating on two...Read More
Tinker.com launches in UK
Brand Ireland ~ 07/01/2009
Jump to Comments Glam Media, operator of womens website network Glam.com, is launching an...Read More
Glam Media wants a Twitter ad network
Adotas ~ 06/29/2009
ADOTAS The online vertical content network is bullish on the microblogging service for the...Read More
Glam startet Twitter Werbenetzwerk
Yigg (blog) ~ 06/29/2009
Yesterday we posted about Glam Media contacting Twitter app developers concerning an upcoming...Read More
Glam Medias Application Platform Goes Live
Tech Crunch ~ 06/27/2009
Glam Media has launched its application platform, called Glam Apps Atako, to the public. The...Read More
Glam Media Eyes Twitter-Powered Ad Network
Mediabistro.com ~ 06/26/2009
TechCrunch obtained an e-mail from Glam Media network sales and program director Derek...Read More
Quick Stat: Fashion Fantasy Hits Active User Milestone of 200K
Virtual Worlds News ~ 06/18/2009
This slipped under our radar last month, but it's worth noting that not only did the The Fashion...Read More
Fashion Fantasy Game Joins Glam Media Network
Technorati ~ 05/29/2009
Exploding Online Game and Social Network Focused on Fashion Has Strong Audience Among Teens and...Read More
Mobile Verticals: Where Content and Ads Can Meet | BNET Media Blog | BNET
BNet ~ 05/28/2009
A number of trends in advertising are becoming clear this spring that have significant...Read More
Follow Charity Tuesday Fun at Tinker
Glam Blogs ~ 05/27/2009
Its Charity Tuesday, as many Twitter users knowa day where users are encouraged to tweet about...Read More
Fashion Fantasy Game Joins Glam Media Network
TMCnet.com ~ 05/26/2009
May 22, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Fashion Fantasy Game, an online game and social...Read More
NEWS: Fashion Fantasy Game Joins Glam Media Network
Taxi ~ 05/19/2009
PRESS RELEASE May 2009 Fashion Fantasy Game, the rapidly growing online game and social...Read More
Fashion Fantasy Game Joins Glam Media Network Exploding Online Game and Social Network Focused on Fashion Has Strong Audience Am
CNBC ~ 05/19/2009
ET Text Size NEW YORK, May 19, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fashion Fantasy Game, the rapidly...Read More
ContentNext's Econ Affinity: Capitalizing on User Engagement
Buffalo Bussiness First ~ 05/04/2009
Mon., June 1 | 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | The Edison Ballroom, New York Scripps Networks Digital....Read More
Press Release - ContentNext's Econ Affinity: Capitalizing on User Engagement
Technorati ~ 05/02/2009
Mon., June 1 | 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | The Edison Ballroom, New York Scripps Networks Digital....Read More
Eco-Friday: How to Create a Backyard Wildlife Habitat
Glam Blogs ~ 05/01/2009
TGiF! Enjoy this weeks eco-friendly tidbit Wow - I am so inspired by this! Now, if I only had a...Read More
All in Due Time.
Glam Blogs ~ 05/01/2009
Patience is the key to joy. ~Rumi Technorati Tags: Glam Media, Glam, Rumi quote, patience quote...Read More
Vertical Ad Networks's Audience Engagement On The Rise
MinOnline ~ 04/28/2009
According to a new study by comScore, Inc., vertical ad networks show a significantly higher...Read More
NEWS: Tinker.com Now Connects To Twitter Posts, Facebook s Open Stream API
Taxi ~ 04/27/2009
PRESS RELEASE April 2009 Glam Media has announced that Tinker.com, its recently launched...Read More
A Birds Eye View of the LOreal Lounge
Glam Blogs ~ 04/24/2009
So, Im kind of in LOreal Paris heaven. Just thought Id share with my Glam girls! The LOreal...Read More
Glam Media Announces Winners of Glam Publisher Network Awards
Buffalo Bussiness First ~ 04/24/2009
Annual Awards Honor Best-of-the-Best Niche Publishers from the 1000 Sites in the Glam Media...Read More
Glam Media Announces Winners of Glam Publisher Network Awards
Creative Mac ~ 04/23/2009
(April 22, 2009) Annual Awards Honor Best-of-the-Best Niche Publishers from the 1000 Sites in...Read More
Glam Media Announces Winners of Glam Publisher Network Awards - KXLT - Fox 47 Rochester MN News, Weather and Sports -
My Fox 47.com ~ 04/22/2009
Annual Awards Honor Best-of-the-Best Niche Publishers from the 1000 Sites in the Glam Media...Read More
Glam Media Announces Winners of Glam Publisher Network Awards - -
KVIA ABC-7 ~ 04/22/2009
Annual Awards Honor Best-of-the-Best Niche Publishers from the 1000 Sites in the Glam Media...Read More
Execs & Accounts UK & EU: YOC Group, Alterian, 123play.com
ClickZ ~ 04/21/2009
Mobile marketing agency the YOC Group has announced the addition of two new execs to its U.K....Read More
Glam Media's Tinker.com, TwitterMoms.com and the Glam.com Women's Network to Live Stream Oprah's First Posts on Twitter and Fan
Buffalo Bussiness First ~ 04/20/2009
Sites And Blogs Can Easily Embed Tinker Widget For Real-Time Posts SILICON VALLEY, Calif. and...Read More
Tinker Goes Live and Offers Micro-Payments to Micro-Bloggers
The Huffington Post ~ 04/17/2009
Dygest.net: Glam Media, a network of sites that offers fashion content and advertising largely...Read More
Tinker.com livestreams Kutcher vs. CNN race to a million followers
VentureBeat ~ 04/16/2009
You cant get more meta than a site that micro-blogs trends in micro-blogging. But were through...Read More
NEWS: Tinker.com To Live Stream Oprah s First Posts On Twitter And Fan Stream
Taxi ~ 04/16/2009
PRESS RELEASE April 2009 Glam Media s Tinker.com, the first micro-blogging platform for people...Read More
Pontiflex Latest in Web Ad Sector to Score Funding
Click Z ~ 04/15/2009
The bucks are flowing for online ad networks and tech firms lately. As I report today, a handful...Read More
Collective Media Lavished in $20M Series B
Marketing VOX ~ 04/13/2009
Online ad network Collective Media has closed $20 million in growth equity Series B financing...Read More
Ad Net Funding Redux: Rubicon Project, Collective Media Nab Investments
TechNews.AM ~ 04/13/2009
Ad networks will continue to flourish as long as publishers keep churning out more content than...Read More
Ad Net Funding Redux: Rubicon Project, Collective Media Nab Investments
Paid Content ~ 04/12/2009
Ad networks will continue to flourish as long as publishers keep churning out more content than...Read More
Rodale Syndicates Print Content to Glam Media
Marketing VOX ~ 04/07/2009
Rodale shall partner with women's online network Glam Media to provide branded articles, slide...Read More
Glam Media Raises $10 Million
EContent ~ 04/07/2009
Glam Media has raised $10 million in a fifth round of funding for its Japanese and German...Read More
Glam Media adds another $10 million in funding
TechNews.AM ~ 04/07/2009
Glam Media, the network for women (that has been making some news lately) has raised $10 million...Read More
Glam Media Adds $10 Million Funding; Total Funding $124 Million To-Date
Techblips ~ 04/07/2009
www.centernetworks.com Women's vertical network Glam Media has announced a new round of funding...Read More
It's Good to be Glam
Demo.com ~ 04/06/2009
Distributed media network Glam Media (DEMOfall 07 Alumni) raised an additional $10 million in...Read More
Women's Web Network Glam Media Raises $10 Million
dmw ~ 04/06/2009
Tokyo - Glam Media, a network of women-focused websites that counts over 1,000 publishers,...Read More
New Fundinistas: Glam Media and Revolution Money
GigaOM ~ 04/06/2009
Glam Media, an online advertising network, has managed to raise another $10 million in funding,...Read More
Glam Media Scores $10 Million
The Inquisitr ~ 04/06/2009
Content network Glam Media has secured $10 million in fresh funding. The company, which has...Read More
Glam Gloms Another $10 Million
MinOnline ~ 04/06/2009
Ad and content network Glam Media lands another $10 million in funding, principally to expand...Read More
Glam it Up
Mediabistro.com ~ 04/06/2009
Glam Media, publishers of Glam.com and Brash.com, raised another $10 million in fifth round...Read More
Glam Strengthens Foothold in Land of Rising Sun
Marketing VOX ~ 04/06/2009
Vertical content network Glam Media has received an investment from Mizuho Venture Capital, as...Read More
Glam Raises $10 Million Fifth Round For European Expansions
Startup Newz ~ 04/06/2009
Glam Media is expanding into German and Japanese markets with a new fund of about $10 Million,...Read More
Womens ad network Glam raises $10M more, beefs up in Japan - NYTimes.com
The New York Times ~ 04/06/2009
Glam Media, the content and advertising network built largely around womens content, has always...Read More
Glam Media lands $10M for U.S. growth
Mass High Tech ~ 04/06/2009
Glam Media Inc., the U.S. parent company of Glam Media Japan KK and Glam Media Germany, has...Read More
Glam Media Adds Japanese Investors
PEHUB ~ 04/06/2009
Glam Media, a female-focused online advertising network, has raised around $10 million in new VC...Read More
Glam Media secures $10 million investment.
Adotas ~ 04/06/2009
ADOTAS Glam Media might have had some notable depatures recently but that hasnt hurt investor...Read More
Glam Media Said to Raise $10 Million
DealBook - New York Times Blog ~ 04/06/2009
Glam Media, a network of fashion and entertainment Web sites, has raised a $10 million in a...Read More
Glam Media Lands A $10 Million Round, Its Fifth in 5 Years
TechNews.AM ~ 04/06/2009
Distributed media network Glam Media has raised $10 million more, this time specifically for its...Read More
Glam Media Adds $10 Million Funding; Total Funding $124 Million To-Date
Technorati ~ 04/06/2009
Women's vertical network Glam Media has announced a new round of funding to the tune of $10...Read More
Glam Media Raises Additional Capital in Private Strategic Financing from Mizuho--one of World's Leading Financial Institutions (
RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (fka Dain Rausche) ~ 04/06/2009
SILICON VALLEY, Calif., TOKYO, and MUNICH, April 6, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Glam...Read More
Glam Media's Tinker Brings Twitter and Advertisers Together
ClickZ ~ 04/01/2009
Glam Media on Tuesday launched an ad-supported service that allows users to aggregate...Read More
Glam 'Tinkers' with 'Twitter for Journalists'
Marketing VOX ~ 04/01/2009
Lifestyle content network Glam Media has launched Tinker, a Twitter-style platform tailored to...Read More
$$$ for tweets? Tinker offfers a sanitized Twitter for advertisers
Wral.Localtechwire.Com ~ 03/31/2009
SILICON VALLEY Glam Media, a network of sites that offers fashion content and advertising...Read More
Firms Seek Profit in Twitter's Chatter (flag)
GadgetBlips ~ 03/26/2009
[twitter and product ads] Glam Media In a video module sponsored by Aveeno during the Academy...Read More
Glam Media theme tweets, Coupon offers and Twitter watches
Adotas ~ 03/26/2009
ADOTAS Services using Twitter keep rolling out. Glam Media will soon unveil a site and service...Read More
Pandora snares former Glam Media executive
Adotas ~ 03/23/2009
ADOTAS That didnt take long. Pandora has announced the hiring of John Trimble to the newly...Read More
Glam Media departure
Adotas ~ 03/20/2009
ADOTAS Glam Media, the lifestyle ad network, has seen a second executive leave in a month. John...Read More
Industry Moves: After Helping Glam 'Man Up,' Ad Sales Vet Trimble To Exit
TechNews.AM ~ 03/20/2009
John Trimble will leave his post as Glam Media's EVP of sales after a year-and-a-half at the...Read More
Glam Media's Brash.com Launches New Men's Sports Channel Anchored by Leading Fans and Sports Network SB Nation
Lexdon ~ 03/19/2009
Brash.com Hosts March Madness Micro-Blogging Feed; Universal Pictures' Duplicity and SuperPages...Read More
paidContent.org - Ad Industry Roundup: Glam/SB Nation; Yahoo Search; MSLO; Forbes
Congoo ~ 03/17/2009
?Glam builds sports vertical around SB Nation: Glam Media's latest vertical push is into sports;...Read More
KXLT - Fox 47 Rochester MN News, Weather and Sports -Glam Media's Brash.com Launches New Men's Sports Channel Anchored by Leadin
My Fox 47.com ~ 03/16/2009
Brash.com Hosts March Madness Micro-Blogging Feed; Universal Pictures' Duplicity and SuperPages...Read More
Brash launches sports channel with SB Nation
Adotas ~ 03/16/2009
ADOTAS Glam Medias mens vertical content network has partnered with sports blogging network SB...Read More
vator story - Graspr Sees Learning as a Social Process
Newstin ~ 03/13/2009
The end game is about helping monetize knowledge-based services In part two of this two-part...Read More
Ooyala Reaching New Heights with Cloud Computing ( )
RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (fka Dain Rausche) ~ 03/12/2009
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Mar 11, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leading online video provider, Ooyala, is...Read More
mySupermarket partners Glam Media
Net Imperative ~ 03/05/2009
Online grocery shopping comparison website mySupermarket has joined Glam Medias shopping...Read More
Comcast Interactive Hires Glams Scott Schiller MediaPost
TV Week ~ 03/04/2009
Glam Media executive VP of global marketing Scott Schiller will join Comcast Interactive as...Read More
Delverton Group Inc starts work on 100 hectare eco-tourism site in south
Intellasia ~ 03/04/2009
UK based Delverton Group Inc has started work on 100 hectare ecological tourism site in Hoa...Read More
Glam EVP Schiller Tunes In to Comcast
MinOnline ~ 03/03/2009
Upstart digital womens network Glam Media is accustomed to pillaging old media staffs, but the...Read More
Glam Media loses executive Scott Schiller to Comcast Interactive Media
Examiner ~ 03/03/2009
, LA Internet Examiner Today, Glam Media, a vertical content network, lost their Executive Vice...Read More
Scott Schiller waves goodbye to Glam Media, joins Comcast Interactive Media to head sales
TechNews.AM ~ 03/02/2009
Scott Schiller left his position of EVP at Glam Media to join Comcast Interactive Media as SVP...Read More
Twitter Bits: VC Insists Theres A Plan; UK Bound Again; Facebook Valuation Was Sticking
Congoo ~ 03/02/2009
????No rush? , but there is a plan: Much has been made of Twitter??s current lack of a business...Read More
FirstNews Briefs for March 2, 2009
Wireless Week ~ 03/02/2009
Qualcomm has acquired Digital Fountain. Qualcomm did not release a formal statement, but Digital...Read More
Twitter Investor Says There's 'No Rush,' To Make Money, But There's Definitely A Plan
TechNews.AM ~ 03/02/2009
Much has been made of Twitter's current lack of a business model; we've even highlighted the...Read More