At our EconCeleb spotlight Q&A with Harvey Levin, managing editor, TMZ.com and host & executive producer, TMZ, he and interviewer Charlie Koones, former president and publisher of Variety, talked about Levin's own philosophy for the show. Levin also clarified where he draws the line between what he will report...
In the EconCeleb panel concerning how new players are getting into the gossip cyberspace, Mike Dodge, SVP/GM, AtomicOnline; Tyler Goldman, CEO, Buzznet; Mattias Miksche, co-founder & CEO, Stardoll; and R.J. Williams, founder, producer & CEO, YoungHollywood talked about the differences in their own outlets, including Buzznet fostering interactivity among...
At our controversial panel of the day at EconCeleb, Frank Griffin, CEO & partner, Bauer-Griffin exploded into a tirade, calling himself and his fellow panelists "whores" who reap the benefits of celebrity during a heated discussion on the celebrity photo industry. Stan Rosenfield, founder, Stan Rosenfield & Associates expressed...
During our first panel at EconCeleb last week, Virginia Heffernan, columnist, The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) Magazine talked about trends in online gossip and targeting the male demographic with Sibyl Goldman, GM, Yahoo! (NSDQ: YHOO) Entertainment; Suzanne Kolb, CMO, E! Entertainment and The Style Network and GM, E!...
Last week we had our first EconCeleb conference at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Kicking off the afternoon with the keynote Q&A, Bonnie Fuller boldly expressed her belief that celebrity content may be a more thriving industry than porn and chatted about her new online venture with Kara Swisher...
During our final, trademark advertising session at EconCeleb, panelists Henry Copeland, CEO, Blogads and director, sales and technology, PerezHilton.com; Brian Fitzgerald, co-founder & president, Gorilla Nation Media; Mari Katsunuma, VP of digital, Bravo; Karin Kovacs, associated publisher, People.com; and Dave Rosner, director of innovations, Initiative Media talked about "the...