VIBE Magazine Gets Revived, Heavy Digital Tie-in
VIBE’s new December issue has two covers featuring Drake and Chris Brown. VIBE is definitely trying to stand out this holiday season with these covers in black and gold. With promised tie-in to, we can hope to see some tight integration between the print mag and their website. The cover boasts some free iTunes downloads available at vibe.com, as well as an interesting piece on Twitter that’s sure to be a good read.
Read MoreVibe Names Jermaine Hall Editor-in-Chief
Yesterday the NYTimes revealed that Vibe named Jermaine Hall (@JermaineHall) it’s Editor-in-Chief. Hall will be the EIC for not only the printed publication but also for Vibe.com. In a phone interview with the NYTimes Brett Wright described the website as a place to find coverage on urban entertainment and music on a “regular, daily, hourly, [...]
Read MoreVibe Subscriber Wants His Money Back
Alabama resident Kenneth Rogers purchased a one year subscription three months before Vibe magazine folded and wants all subscribers to get their money back. He’s not playing. Rogers filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan. Rogers sued for breach of contract and unjust enrichment for a lost subscription and is seeking class action status enabling others to join him in the suit.
Read MoreVIBE Shuts Down Today
Global Grind and Gawker are reporting from unconfirmed sources that VIBE Magazine is shutting down today, an announcement is reportedly expected at 2pm today. You may remember just a few weeks ago our podcast with Danyel Smith who was recently promoted to Chief Content Office of Vibe Media Group. Vibe also recently announced a new [...]
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