Glam is an American online fashion magazine and website.[1] It debuted at New York Fashion Week in 2005 as a publication that combined magazine-style editorial with e-commerce.
History
Glam was launched in September 2005 as a fashion magazine that also functioned as a shopping platform.[2][3] Its parent company was initially called Project X before adopting the Glam Media name in 2005.[4] In 2006, Glam formed a joint initiative with Cosmopolitan.[5] By 2007, Glam had surpassed iVillage in unique visitors.[6][7] In September 2007, Glam launched a product discovery feature called Glam Curator.[8]
In 2012, Glam launched a website called Foodie.com.[9] In 2014, its parent company was renamed as Mode Media, which shut down its operations in 2016.[9][10]
After its shutdown in 2016, its assets were acquired by BrideClick in 2017.[11] In 2023, Indiana-based Static Media acquired it from BrideClick.[12]
References
- ^ “Glam.com On the Rise”. September 25, 2008.
- ^ “Fashion Web site Glam.com debuts”. September 15, 2005.
- ^ “Exclusive: Glam.com Samir Arora on new media valuations”. ZDNET.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (February 7, 2014). “Glam Media Plans To Expand Its Audience Beyond Women, So It’s Looking For A New Name”. TechCrunch.
- ^ Seckler, Valerie (April 27, 2006). “Cosmopolitan, Glam.com Join Forces in Ad Venture”. WWD.
- ^ Marshall, Matt (June 28, 2007). “Glam roars, sparking battle of the hot women sites”. VentureBeat.
- ^ Marshall, Matt (18 June 2007). “Glam surges to No. 1 women’s property, overtakes iVillage”. VentureBeat. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ Marshall, Matt (September 24, 2007). “Glam, the Web’s fastest growing network, unveils Digg-like feature”. VentureBeat.
- ^ a b Rao, Leena (February 9, 2012). “Glam Media Cooks Up Newest Content Vertical With Foodie.com”.
- ^ Gage, Deborah (2016-09-15). “Billion Dollar-Valued Mode Media Shuts Down”. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (June 19, 2017). “BrideClick acquires Mode Media”.
- ^ Lindquist, Dave (June 30, 2023). “Acquisitions, honors elevate stature of Indiana online media companies”.