In this episode:
We sit down with guest Jacob Tender to talk about what's really a magazine, how can magazine companies transition to a digital world, and the role of major publishers in a self-publishing world.
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About Our guest: Jacob Tender
He's spent most of five years writing about music-related things for publications like Under The Gun Review, Substream Magazine, Mind Equals Blown, What Culture!, and more.
Jacob currently writes on his own site Curbside.Audio and works with Other People Records on their publicity efforts. Here are the two bands from Other People Records that Jacob mentions in the show: Avaberee and Tommy Boys. Also, if you listen close enough, you can hear Jacob's backing vocals on Shapes & Colors new EP, On Display. He can also be found on Twitter @CurbsideAudio.
Show Notes & Links
Bryan: Defining the Medium (starts at 4:55)
Cosmopolitan
FACT: The #1 Women's Magazine
Paste Magazine
Music, Movies, TV, Games, Comedy, Books, Design, Tech, Drink and Geek
North American Whitetail
It's exactly what it sounds
Ducks Unlimited
Too many ducks!
The Book Loft of German Village
Too many books!
The History of Magazines
Thank you Johann Rist
YouTube
Nickelodeon Magazine PLEASE
FastCompany
MacWorld is no longer a magazine
The Future of Digital Magazine Publishing
Dora Santos Silva tears it up
PBS
A book about starting a current-day magazine.
Sam: Being the Medium (Starts at 12:04)
FORBES
How old school publishers can win in the digital age
THE GUARDIAN
Who says print is dead? Well…
WIRED
Are digital magazines dead? Well...
Zinio
A digital “magazine” publisher
The Editor’s Blog
What does an editor actually do?
Sean: Follow the writer (Starts at 26:15)
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
New York Post
Spin Media changed things
New York Post
Spin Media slashes like a slasher
Re/code
Companies buying companies buying companies
Wayback Machine
Under the Gun Review on April 30, 2011
YouTube
BASEketball Quote
The Wall Street Journal
Macklemore uses major labels for what they’re good for
MacStories
The Viticci!
Six Colors
The Snell!
Daring Fireball
The Gruber!
9to5 Mac
The Gurman!
Wikipedia
Evolutionary Economics
The Incomparable
Jason Snell’s Podcast Network
YouTube
John Gruber, Daring Fireball - XOXO Festival (2014)
MacStories
Life After Cancer by Federico Viticci
Daring Fireball
Sean get his 15 seconds of fame
Outro: Your Favorite Magazines (Starts at 43:02)
PASTE MAGAZINE
Music, Movies, TV, Games, Comedy, Books, Design, Tech, Drink and Geek
Skateboarder Magazine
Nose Grind to Kickflip to Casper Slide
The Plug
Boys’ Life Magazine
Eagle Scouts
GamePro
R.I.P.
PC World
Masqueraded as GamePro
Alternative Press
Music, man
Rolling Stone
A classic
Backpacker Magazine
A Ghost Among Us
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