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274:'s target demographic (young women between 18 and 34) instead of professional writers. It noted, "He hopes that, by gradually hiring hundreds of these writers and asking them to 'create the content that interests them,' the Web site will become 'an accurate representation' of the larger demographic." That year, Ward and her colleagues utilised the Bleacher Report's contributor model to increase traffic. 40: 170: 325:
Goldberg said that the acquisition was done in part to increase Bustle's original video content, which generated an average of 10 million monthly views, compared to Elite Daily's average of 60 million monthly views.
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launched a redesign using the company's $ 11.5 million series D funding round. At that time, the site had over 70 full-time editors and 250 contract contributors who posted more than 200 articles daily.
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CEO Chris Altchek announced Mic was laying off most of Mic's staff while working on a deal to sell Mic. Later on Nov 29, a Bustle representative confirmed that Bustle Digital Group had acquired Mic.
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in June 2019, with the intention to publish print magazines under the Nylon brand name. Rather than monthly publications, the magazines will be published around large cultural events, like the
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wrote, "Under the approach, a vast network of writers did around-the-clock shifts for low hourly wages to deliver a quota of blog posts that often capitalised on trending
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was receiving 31.6 million unique visitors per month, and it had 200 part-time contributors and 40 full-time editors.
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with a single million-dollar investment. He claimed that "women in their 20s have nothing to read on the Internet."
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surpassed 10 million monthly unique visitors in July 2014, placing it ahead of rival women-oriented sites such as
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had 46 full-time editorial staff. That October, it launched the parenting sister site
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was founded by Bryan Goldberg in 2013. Previously, Goldberg co-founded the website
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in July 2018. Bustle Digital Group bought the events website Flavorpill, owner of
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was launched with $ 6.5 million in backing from Seed and Series A funding rounds.
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In April 2019, Kate Ward resigned as editor-in-chief. She had worked at
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Bustle Digital Group purchased the inactive website
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reported that Goldberg planned to hire writers from
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In July, Bustle Digital acquired 1417:Women's magazines published in the United States 1412:Online magazines published in the United States 1101:"Bustle Digital Group Acquires The Zoe Report" 348:In March 2019, Bustle Digital Group purchased 1261: 465: 463: 373:In 2021, BDG acquired Some Spider, parent of 8: 939:"Mic has laid off the majority of its staff" 30: 880:Kludt, Tom; Darcy, Oliver (July 12, 2018). 814: 812: 429: 427: 1268: 1254: 1246: 1099:Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (March 26, 2018). 29: 747:Widdicombe, Lizzie (September 16, 2013). 541:Rebecca Greenfield (September 16, 2013). 508:Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (July 22, 2015). 470:Segran, Elizabeth (September 29, 2016). 1397:Internet properties established in 2013 1387:2013 establishments in New York (state) 670:Widdicombe, Lizzie (October 29, 2015). 582:from the original on September 10, 2015 412:from the original on September 19, 2015 400:"What Bustle's Funding Really Shows Us" 390: 1205:from the original on November 14, 2022 1175:from the original on December 31, 2019 1049:from the original on December 24, 2019 989:from the original on November 30, 2018 951:from the original on November 30, 2018 831:from the original on November 11, 2019 1144:from the original on November 8, 2019 1019:from the original on December 1, 2018 615:from the original on October 31, 2015 522:from the original on October 13, 2017 448:from the original on October 12, 2015 398:Malone, Noreen (September 16, 2013). 7: 1407:Magazines published in New York City 970:Spangler, Todd (November 29, 2018). 510:"How Bustle Proved the Haters Wrong" 1080:from the original on March 30, 2019 861:from the original on April 21, 2017 797:from the original on April 22, 2023 574:Goldberg, Bryan (August 13, 2013). 555:from the original on March 25, 2018 484:from the original on March 25, 2018 341:, in August 2018. On Nov 29, 2018, 301:(publishers of the British tabloid 937:Kafka, Peter (November 29, 2018). 892:from the original on July 12, 2018 25: 1111:from the original on July 6, 2019 918:from the original on July 6, 2019 648:from the original on July 6, 2019 356:in May 2019. They also purchased 1163:Spangler, Todd (July 23, 2019). 1130:Spangler, Todd (June 27, 2019). 785:"Is Bustle the Next Condé Nast?" 601:Griffith, Erin (July 14, 2014). 434:Hess, Amanda (August 21, 2014). 173:Bustle logo before 2020 redesign 38: 1068:Kafka, Peter (March 27, 2019). 783:Odell, Amy (January 11, 2019). 370:, a science and culture site. 1: 1402:Magazines established in 2013 436:"The Bro Whisperer of Bustle" 307:) announced that it had sold 256:replaced Ward in June 2019. 719:Hays, Kali (June 4, 2019). 691:Hod, Itay (April 9, 2019). 107:315 Park Ave South Floor 11 1433: 284:terms to attract clicks." 157:founded in August 2013 by 1392:American women's websites 1284: 37: 27:American women's magazine 983:Penske Media Corporation 790:The Business of Fashion 313:to the newly-rebranded 277:The Business of Fashion 321:Sales and acquisitions 174: 153:is an online American 70:; 11 years ago 1015:. November 30, 2018. 974:. Digital > News. 515:The New York Observer 172: 315:Bustle Digital Group 288:Bustle Digital Group 86:Bustle Digital Group 18:Bustle Digital Group 914:. August 15, 2018. 672:"Bustle Has a Baby" 297:On April 17, 2017, 240:In September 2016, 34: 819:Shontell, Alyson. 726:Women's Wear Daily 634:Shontell, Alyson. 175: 1374: 1373: 1201:. July 21, 2021. 1045:. June 27, 2019. 233:. 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Bustle Digital Group

Women's
United States
New York City
New York
bustle.com
women's magazine
Bryan Goldberg

Bleacher Report
Refinery29
Rookie
xoJane
Gawker
Jezebel
Emma Rosenblum
The New Yorker
The Business of Fashion
Google
DMG Media
The Daily Mail
Elite Daily
Gawker
Flavorwire
Mic
The Outline
The Zoe Report
Nylon
Coachella

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