I knew going to college with Keith Blanchard was going to pay off at some point

By wpcomimportuser1 | November 26, 2007 | +

From an article in Mediaweek (via Web Weekend Toronto):

Keith Blanchard, onetime editor of Maxim who worked on the sites of Wenner Media’s Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men’s Journal, sees print brands struggling to be responsible and authentic at the same time. “Perez Hilton was able to come up out of nowhere because he didn’t care about the legality of what he was doing,” pointed out Blanchard, now vp, director of programming at videogame maker Kuma Games.

Online, it’s content that matters, not the source, he continued. “Newsweek, Time, don’t mean anything, but Justin Fox does,” he said, referring to Time’s business and economics columnist. “I don’t think people are very brand-loyal online.”

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Peter V.

My god, Justin. You’ve hit the big time! It’s time to leave the 9-5 gig behind and strike gold on you own brand.
Mrs Curious Capitalist

Honey, ignore Peter V.! I’m very proud of you, but no cashing in on your name just yet!! Let’s get CC Jr through college first.
GLD

Justin
You only work 9 to 5?
Peter V.

Mrs CC – Please don’t hold Justin back! This moment only comes once in a career, if at all. He’s capable of far better things in life, and must be given the freedom to reach his potential. The only safe route in a career is to push yourself into new territories.
Mrs Curious Capitalist

Peter V.: all I can say is, as soon as people who are NOT Justin’s friends from college start saying those kind of things, I think you are totally on to something!