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b5media Update: All Contract Bloggers Now Terminated, Problogger Dumped

b5media Update: All Contract Bloggers Now Terminated, Problogger Dumped

Further to the news last week that b5media had dumped its women bloggers is confirmation since that time that all remaining previous contract bloggers at b5media have been terminated. We don't have numbers, and although we'd suggested previously ... continue
b5media Dumps Women Bloggers

b5media Dumps Women Bloggers

The purge at blog network b5media continues with news today that they have terminated the contracts of most, if not all bloggers writing for the women focused blog Splendicity. Numbers aren't clear at this stage, but it's believed ... continue
b5media To Fire All Remaining Contract Bloggers, Approx 100-150 People

b5media To Fire All Remaining Contract Bloggers, Approx 100-150 People

The move by b5media yesterday to terminate the contracts of over 50 bloggers writing for its now defunct entertainment network is the first stage in the mass firing of all contract bloggers, The Inquisitr has learned. The full ... continue
b5media: The Termination Email

b5media: The Termination Email

As we reported yesterday, b5media terminated the contracts of over 50 bloggers as part of the closure of their entertainment blogs. The reaction wasn't positive, with bloggers who had been with the company since its earliest days receiving ... continue
B5media To Launch New Celebrity Site Wednesday, Bathed In Fired Blogger Blood

B5media To Launch New Celebrity Site Wednesday, Bathed In Fired Blogger Blood

The mass sackings at blog network b5media today have been revealed to be part of a launch process for a new single b5media celebrity site. The new site, Crushable.com is due to launch Wednesday and is headed ... continue
Mass Firings At b5media: Entire Entertainment Network Shut

Mass Firings At b5media: Entire Entertainment Network Shut

Blog network b5media has fired over 50 bloggers as part of a complete shut down of its entertainment blogs. The purged included some of the networks longest serving bloggers who worked for b5media prior to funding (see disclosure ... continue
Chad Randall and b5media part company

Chad Randall and b5media part company

Chad Randall, Vice President (Sales) for b5media is no longer with the company, The Inquisitr has learned and confirmed through an online source. The circumstances behind his departure though have not been disclosed. What we do know is ... continue
Exclusive: b5media selling off business blogs

Exclusive: b5media selling off business blogs

Canadian blog network b5media is selling off its business blogs, and possibly its travel blogs (see below) as part of a restructure under new CEO Elaine Kunda. According to sources familiar with the matter, b5media is shopping the ... continue
b5media gets a new CEO

b5media gets a new CEO

Jeremy Wright, the founding CEO of blog network b5media has left the position after three years in place of Elaine Kunda. Investor John Albright said in a statement that "Elaine is exactly the right leader for b5media, with ... continue
b5media abandons wide model in favor of uber blogs

b5media abandons wide model in favor of uber blogs

Blog network b5media is today beginning the largest restructure in its 4 year history, abandoning the wide blog model it was founded on in place of a series of content related uber blogs. b5media made steps in this ... continue
The b5media Job Cuts Memo

The b5media Job Cuts Memo

As reported Friday, blogging network b5media made a range of cuts to better position itself given the hard economic times. This is a copy of the memo sent out to all staff detailing the changes. As I'm sure you ... continue
FM Publishing, b5media Announce Job Cuts

FM Publishing, b5media Announce Job Cuts

Social media advertising company FM Publishing, and blog network b5media have both announced job cuts as the recession continues to deepen. FM Publishing cut 8 positions, and said in a memo published at Valleywag that company was repositioning ... continue
Is the Blog Network model dying?

Is the Blog Network model dying?

Blogging may have started from personal journals, but the diaries of 2000 evolved into something different. As sites grew a new form of company emerged, the blog network, that aimed to take the experience often gathered in ... continue
SezWho announces enhanced features, new partnership with Instablogs

SezWho announces enhanced features, new partnership with Instablogs

Commenting 2.0 service SezWho has today launched a number of new features, and announced a new partnership with Instablogs. New SezWho functionality includes four new profile templates, including support for popular threaded discussion formats. More importantly for site ... continue
Hey Scoble, Independent blog editorial policies rock!

Hey Scoble, Independent blog editorial policies rock!

Language warning: the last paragraph includes a word that may upset some readers. What makes a blogger different from a journalist, beside formal training? The biggest difference broadly speaking is that journalists write about what they're told ... continue
Outbrain lands b5media blogs

Outbrain lands b5media blogs

Ratings and content recommendation provider Outbrain has signed a deal with b5media that sees Outbrain featured on b5media's network of approximately 300 blogs. The deal includes both the Outbrain rating widget and the content recommendation platform. b5media will ... continue
SezWho lands b5media entertainment blogs

SezWho lands b5media entertainment blogs

Blogging 2.0 comment service SezWho has signed a deal with b5media that will see SezWho rolled out on b5media's entertainment blogs. b5media's entertainment blogs have long been the backbone of the network in terms of traffic, delivering millions ... continue
Finding your niche, knowing your goals [Blogging 101]

Finding your niche, knowing your goals [Blogging 101]

This is part of our occasional series of posts covering the aspects of starting a blog. See Blogging 101 for the full list. So you know you want to start a blog, and you're know how easy it ... continue