BizJournals Portfolio
Home >   Business Views, Opinions and Blogs >   Business Blogs >   Mixed Media >  

Status Report Michael Wolffs Newsercom

Mixed Media

by Jeff Bercovici
Main
Critic: Palin 'Not Reassuring' in CBS Sit-Down   Bill O'Reilly Still Mad About 'Seinfeld' Finale

Recent Blog Posts

Links

Sep 26 2008 9:55am EDT

Status Report: Michael Wolff's Newser.com

When Michael Wolff heard that his old pal Tina Brown would be competing against him in the online news business, he memorably quipped that "last time I looked Tina was still having trouble getting her email."

Now comes Brown's chance to make him eat those words, with her site, The Daily Beast, launching next week. And revenge should be within reach for someone backed by Barry Diller's money: Wolff's aggregator, Newser.com has been growing only slowly, if steadily, since its launch a year ago:

I plotted it against the Drudge Report and Daylife because those are the sites Wolff himself name-checked when previewing his idea in Vanity Fair. Wolff is planning to release official numbers next week.

Email or no, Brown may have him outgunned: The Daily Beast, which will feature original content as well as aggregation of other outlets' stories, is launching with a staff of about 20, including 12 in editorial.

Also on Portfolio.com:

Comments

If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below.


Connect With Portfolio.com
Like Portfolio on Facebook

Come on, like us—you know you want to.

Follow Portfolio on Twitter

Follow us and if you're an innovative entrepreneur, we'll return the favor.

The Mix

Today's top stories, conversation starters, and the back nine business bites.

spotlight on

People & Ideas

Whisky To-Go-Go

Now there's a company that let's you taste your knowledge of fine blended Scotches by mixing a whisky of your own. Read More