Forbes hires tax attorney Erb as senior editor
Kelly Erb, a tax attorney who has been blogging for Forbes.com for the past few years, has been hired by the magazine as a senior editor. Erb will be working with Matt Schifrin in the investing department. Erb has been a tax blogger for Forbes for the past three years as well as a contributing […]
Forbes starting new app strategy
Lewis Dvorkin, chief product officer at Forbes, writes about the business magazine’s new application strategy. Dvorkin writes, “Last week, we began to roll out the first in a series of vertical apps for passionate communities. At No.8, a hot club in New York City, we held a beta launch party for our Under 30 app. […]
Forbes seeks reporter in DC to cover personal finance
Forbes Media seeks a Reporter for its Washington D.C. Bureau to become a part of its Investing, Personal Finance and Markets team. Responsibilities: Cover breaking news from Washington, including economic indicators and regulatory developments from the SEC, banking and consumer protection agencies, and Congress Write regular feature stories for both Forbes.com and Forbes Magazine on […]
Forbes gets 70 percent of its revenue from digital
Dean Takahashi of VentureBeat writes about how Forbes Media gets 70 percent of its revenue from its digital operations. Takahashi writes, “Now, about 70 percent of Forbes’ revenue comes from digital sources, and 10 percent of the digital revenue comes from mobile. While mobile is 50 percent of overall traffic, the mobile revenue is only […]
Forbes plans to keep changing
Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer at Forbes, writes about the business news publication must constantly be changing. Dvorkin writes, “As for mobile apps, we’ve moved cautiously forward. Most news organizations essentially treat apps as another distribution platform. They get plenty of downloads, but fail to develop loyal audiences or sound revenue models. Last October, […]
Forbes hires Tracy for tech team
Abby Tracy has joined Forbes’ expanding technology edit team as a senior producer. She previously worked at Inc. magazine, where she covered social media, marketing and technology. She most recently worked at Vocativ where she covered breaking news. Tracy also worked for Seattle Metropolitan magazine and Chicago magazine. Tracy is from Minnesota and graduated from […]
Forbes.com has 18 million smartphone visitors
Forbes chief product officer Lewis Dvorkin reports that Forbes.com now has 18 million smartphone-only visitors, bigger than its total audience five years ago. Dvorkin writes, “As the charts show, Forbes.com reaches 11% of millennials across the Web. They’re 30% of our total audience. My focus goes deeper: 50% of our total audience is mobile (40% […]
Forbes hires Carbonara to cover entrepreneurship
Peter Carbonara has been hired by Forbes as a reporter and editor covering entrepreneurship. He will start on May 26 as deputy editor, entrepreneurs, reporting to Loren Feldman, who is senior editor of entrepreneurs. “I really thought I’d had my last full-time journalism job, but I’m delighted to see I was wrong,” said Carbonara in […]
Forbes sells RealClearPolitics stake
Forbes Media has sold its majority stake in RealClearPolitics, reports Richard Horgan of FishbowlNY. Horgan writes, “The purchase price is not being disclosed. From this morning’s announcement: “We’re thrilled to have Crest Media as a partner” said RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan. “They share our vision of building a powerhouse brand for online news, analysis and […]
What Gretchen Morgenson learned at Forbes
Dave Beal of MinnPost.com interviewed New York Times business reporter and columnist Gretchen Morgenson about her career and about covering Wall Street improprieties. Here is an excerpt: MP: A few years later, you went to Forbes. What’s the biggest thing you learned from Jim Michaels, the longtime editor there? GM: Jim Michaels was a very […]
