Media Decoder Blog: Condé Nast Acquires Online Recipe Service

The publisher will announce the creation of an entertainment division to develop television, online programs and movies.

A module called the Conde Nast Social Sidekick will begin appearing at the bottom of article pages for the Web versions of its magazines.

Condé Nast announced today that Vogue editor Anna Wintour will take on the role of Artistic Director for the company.

Comic books went digital long ago, but Marvel Comics upped the ante significantly by unveiling a superhero-size slate of mobile and online initiatives.

Advance Publications, owner of Condé Nast, publisher of titles such as Wired, Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and GQ, has bought itself a digital ad agency in the shape of POP. The acquired company’s clients include Nike, Microsoft, Target, The Home Depot, Toyota and the Sydney Opera House.

NPR said Friday that its executive in charge of digital media, Kinsey Wilson, would start to oversee news and programming as well, reflecting that the Web and mobile devices are increasingly important distribution points for NPR's products.

A campaign by Pepperidge Farm uses ZipList to allow users who click on ads promoting a new line of rolls to add them to an online shopping list.

We have reached a major turning point in mobile's influence. Search — the very cornerstone of the Web — has begun to show signs of decline on desktops and laptops.