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

Shiny Media Update: story takes a colorful turn

As we reported early this morning, blog network Shiny Media has been placed into administration, but the story around the closure of the UK's largest blog network is starting to become colorful. The company itself is yet to ... continue

Shiny Media goes into administration

The UK's largest and best known blog network Shiny Media has gone into administration with the company ceasing to trade. Andy Merrett, who (use to write) for Shiny Media broke the story at The Blog Herald, writting that ... continue

Surviving the recession: blog networks raise good money in 2009

Despite tough economic times and a drop in venture capital funding in web companies, blog networks and their derivatives have received strong funding in 2009 and investment in the sector would appear to be accelerating. Funding for blog ... continue

More money for blogs: SB Nation raises $8 million new round

SB Nation, the sports blog network founded in 2003 by DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas has raised $8 million in a round led by Comcast Interactive Capital (CIC) that also included earlier investor Accel Partners. SB Nation has over ... continue

Buzz Media signs OK Magazine deal

Celebrity blog network Buzz Media has signed a strategic partnership deal with OK! Magazine. Under the deal OK! Magazine has relaunched OKmagazine.com as a member of Buzz Media's Celebuzz network. Both companies will revenue share on the ... continue

Car blog network High Gear Media takes $5.5 Million Series B

Car blog network High Gear Media has taken $5.5 million Series B in a round led by DAG Ventures with existing investors Accel Partners and Greylock Partners also participating. High Gear Media operates 38 car themed blogs ... continue

Sweet: Sugar Inc raises $16 million Series C

Sugar Inc, the company behind a range of blogs including the popular celeb site PopSugar has raised $16 million Series C in a round funded by Sequoia. Along withe funding, Sugar announced that it had acquired video shopping ... continue

Business Insider raises new round of $5 million

Business Insider, the Henry Blodget founded multi-channel blog previously known as Silicon Alley Insider has raised a third round believed to be around $5 million. According to Paid Content, the new investors were Allen & Company LLC, Marc ... continue

Instablogs shows how to deal with the Great Recession

Big Indian based blog network Instablogs is coping it in every direction like many in the blog industry at the moment, but the test of any network is how they react to it. Instablogs Ankit Maheshwari posts on ... continue

DogTime: the largest blog network you’ve probably never heard of

The DogTime Blog Network from DogTime Media is a blog network many may have never have heard of, but you'll be wagging your tail in surprise at the stats. The blog network is run alongside the general pet ... continue

Celebrity blog network Buzz Media takes $12.5 million

Celebrity blog network Buzz Media (formerly Buzznet), which owns the Celebuzz sites among others has raised $12.5 million in a round led by Focus Ventures that also included Anthem Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures and Sutter ... continue

2009 Will Be The Year of the Uber Blog

As we end 2008, the year ahead offers the biggest challenge ever in the history of blogging. Although blogging dates back to the beginning of the first dot com boom, it truly came of age as the second ... continue