You will share Hearst's content and love it

BY SDH Hearst Magazines Digital Media which lately has been announcing about two deals per week, joined forces with widget syndication leader Clearspring to create widgets for viewsers to share on social networking sites and blogs. The deal which was announced back on February 25 apparently went over our heads. Hearst has been on a none stop deal making spree, some smart, some not so smart but then again the not so smart ones could turn out to be smart in the long run. It's as if Hearst Magazines Digital Media head Chuck "Chuck Digital" Cordray has to meet a quota set by Hearst Magazines queen Cathie "No web regrets" Black.

Hearst Magazines enters popularity contest, Kills some websites to tighten the focus, Featured on last night’s The Apprentice

BY SDH Hearst Magazines digital chief Chuck "Chuck Digital" Cordray is really pushing the company's content out there. Over the past months, deal after deal has been announced. The latest push is with Yahoo Buzz. Yahoo Buzz allows readers to vote on the popularity of online stories. Yahoo then posts the winners on its homepage. Hearst has signed on ten of its titles, including Esquire, Cosmopolitan and Redbook, as Buzz content partners. Chuck is working hard to get those page views growing isn't he! In other Hearst Magazines Digital Media (HMDM) news, the company says it is killing the stand alone websites of 13 titles including Good Housekeeping and Country Living and will roll up their content into one huge frigging portal called Allaboutyou.com. Speaking of Hearst did you see The Apprentice last night? The task was for the teams to create a Dial Soap ad for Redbook.

Hearst's Chuck "Chuck Digital" Cordray is at it again

BY SDH A while back Hearst Magazines CEO Cathie Black insisted she had no web regrets. But based on the deal after deal announcements from Hearst Magazines Digital Media (HMDM), one can only assume that she is playing a fast game of catch up. Under the leadership of the desired Chuck Cordray, Hearst's digital business has been joining forces with the who is who on the web. Chuck's latest join up is with AOL and Youtube. The Youtube deal calls for HMDM to do what the majority of Youtube deals calls for. HMDM will create branded channels with video content being syndicated from 15 print and online publications. In addition to providing lifestyle content, such as the latest on fashion and beauty from the Harper’s Bazaar editorial team or how-to cooking videos from Good Housekeeping, participating publications will develop contests asking readers to upload personalized videos in response to an editorial feature or other awareness programs. The AOL deal calls for HMDM to provide content for AOL's new domestic hub AOL Home. Working in partnership with Hearst Magazines Digital Media, CondeNet web sites and publications, This Old House and Real Simple, AOL Home will offer a comprehensive array of features on a monthly basis. Other content partners will be added in the coming months. Chuck is making sure HMDM has at least a pinky finger in any and everything that will allow them to spread Hearst’s content via the web.

Hearst Magazines Digital Media enters deal that will allow advertisers to spam you more effectively

BY SDH Hearst Magazines Digital Media (HMDM) hot boy Chuck "Chuck Digital" Cordray is squeezing any and everything he can out of any corner to grow HMDM and to keep the boss lady (Cathy "No Web Regrets" Black) happy. Cordray's latest join up is with Nokia in a deal that will increase HMDM's mobile advertising share. The deal calls for HMDM giving it's advertisers a whole new vehicle to spam you via your Nokia phone by way of Nokia's global Media Network, a premium advertising network with people who love to buy shit. While putting the deal together Cordray and the folks at Nokia made sure to eliminate any and all hassles for users. This means no downloads or any other pain in the butt enablers. All you have to do is browse. "We are pleased to have top-quality anchor publishers like Hearst as part of the Nokia Media Network," said Vice President and Head of Nokia Interactive Mike Baker. "The addition of the many well-known Hearst properties, including Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and Good Housekeeping, will provide advertisers with a valuable opportunity to reach their target audience on the Nokia Media Network." Hearst Magazines Digital Media Teams Up With Nokia to Offer Mobile Advertising Solutions Through the Nokia Media Network [MW]

We hope Hearst's digital czar Chuck Cordray has a week's supply of condoms

-ZOE S. We asked you answered. Hearst Digital Media head Chuck Cordray is hittable according to Media Wire Daily readers. 42% of you who participated, wouldn't mind bedding Chucky. 32% of you said you wouldn't. But what really caught our attention, is the 26% of y0u who said you already hit it! it looks like Chucky does get down in the sack. Do we dare ask who exactly is the 26% who hopped in the sack with Mr. Cordray?

Chuck Cordray is probably OK in the sack

Ladies, the boys can't have all the fun right? Hearst Digital Media head Chuck Cordray has been in the news a lot lately. He must have some kind of statement deal with Mediaweek or something because he has been saying quite a bit. Chuck is a pretty good looking guy, his teeth look good and he looks like he knows how to put an outfit together, and he needs a tan. With that said, today's poll: CHUCK CORDRAY: WOULD YOU HIT IT? YES NO I DID ALREADY

Digital editions aren't for every magazine

-YOSH .Mediaweek reports that more and more consumer magazine publishers are finding out that the web is the way to the heart of potential subscribers, not the once lauded digital editions which sometimes require subscribers to download software onto their PCs. Unless digital editions are generating respectable revenue, some publishers should just kill it and put all their time and money into their websites. for others, use it as a teaser for special issues. For Hearst's Chuck Cordray the web is the way to go. We just don't agree with him when he said "print has some pretty hard-to-duplicate advertising.” Is he kidding? Wazzup Chucky! Chuck Cordray, vp and general manager, Hearst Magazines Digital Media, said that Hearst found its Web sites are a better way to interact with readers than digital editions are, and so digital editions have dropped in priority. “The experiments we’ve had did not have the same legs as the Web sites,” Cordray said. “For us, we’ve seen most of our growth on highly interactive formats that work best in an online format.” As for attracting ads, he said, “We’re strong believers that print has some pretty hard-to-duplicate advertising.” Mags Web Sites Still More Effective Than Digital Editions [Mediaweek]