The Tina and Barry Show: Tina Brown the former editor of everything you can think of got into Barry Diller's pockets for a new online project

By SDH Like almost everyone who once worked on the print media side at some point or another, Tina Brown is taking her next act to the web and got Barry Diller to come out of his pockets to back it. Brown will launch a new un-named aggregated news site which seems to be the norm now because there is a need for more destinations as to read the same aggregated shit. Diller seems to be the go to person if you have a half way decent idea for a website. One of his most recent backings is the Huffington Post spin off, 236.com. Brown's new venture is already being compared to other sites like Huffpost and the Drudge Report and may even have an editor already. We're sure Brown won't be throwing a huge bash to celebrate the launch of her latest effort. Diller is really rolling them out huh? IAC is set to roll out their website for brown people next week. While some have speculated that the site is an attempt by Diller to rejuvenate IAC, such analysis is surely hyperbole. IAC, after all, still is a $6.1 billion company even after its shares have been nearly halved in the past year. Additionally, IAC's online content efforts of late -- including financial site FiLife.com, a joint effort with News Corp.'s Dow Jones, and political comedy site 23/6 -- are of negligible value compared with such IAC assets as Ticketmaster, Ask.com and

Barry Diller's website for brown people, is still in the making and scheduled to launch on April 10th

BY SDH We recently asked about the status of that website Barry Diller said his company was working on geared towards the brown community and it looks like its still live and kicking in the womb. The site is scheduled to debut on April 10th and its name may be revealed this week. Johnny Taylor, the fella heading the project (photo above) says that the name of the website will have a Charlotte touch, whatever that means. Ironically Taylor sits with The Charlotte Observer to talk more about the project and how there is nothing else out their like it. He also says that its targeting not just African American's but all people of color including Jamaicans because they don't consider themselves African Americans! Hmmm!! Why would Jamaicans consider themselves African Americans?

After calling it quits back in 2001 The Industry Standard is back via the web and on the cheap with one full-time editorial employee

-SDH The one time Bible of the Internet Economy, The Industry Standard which met the same fate as many of the dotcom’s it covered back in 2001, is now back as a dotcom about dotcoms. The site is backed by International Data Group which is keeping a tight grip on costs by only having one full-time editorial employee. The site will look to freelancers (50 of them) to keep the content flowing. Will this lead the folks at Time Warner to re-launch Business 2.0 as a web only magazine as well? Then again, Time Inc may still be trying to get over the shit stain that was OfficePirates.com. Good concept, shitty execution.

Media exec that almost drowned Rupert Murdoch's dog and talked a man into stripping during a News Corp meeting, rolls out his second act

-SDH Either Rupert Murdoch has no sense of humor, or Stephen Chao -AKA- Mad Chao was just a waaay out there News Corp exec who knew no boundaries. Stephan Chao with his antics back in 1992 which got him fired would be a breath of fresh air to many companies today. He would probably add some color and character to young media companies. But almost drowning Rupert Murdoch's dog, that's just a little over the line for us. Anyway Chao after a long hiatus is back with a new website which he hopes to build into an educational alternative to YouTube. Now Chao can do all the showboating he wants, especially if the site is a hit. Wouldn't it be funny if Rupert Murdoch ends up investing in Wonderhowto.com? The site, WonderHowTo.com, aggregates how-to videos, from the mundane (like “how to tie a tie” and “how to market your lawn care business in the winter”) to the strange (“how to do Criss Angel’s vanishing toothpick trick”) and the off-color (“how to train your cat to use the toilet” and beyond). TV Showman, Once Exiled, Returns With Video Site [NYT]

Washington Post getting down to The Root of brown people

-SDH Washington Post apparently felt like they didn't offer anything black people could relate to in their publication, so to correct this they launched a new online magazine called The Root and brought in a black dude from Harvard to serve as Editor. It's funny how newspapers and big media overall feel the need to create a whole new outlet to communicate to black audiences. Well note to you big media dumb dumbs: Save your money and broaden your coverage and minds. The Editor Henry Louis Gates Jr. invites you to come be a part of what he calls a "Ground Breaking New Enterprise, and enjoy the richness of the black experience and all it's fullness" Ground breaking enterprise? God we hate the cheesy-ness. What's ground breaking about a website geared towards black people? There are many out their, they are just known unknowns. According to Gates he sees The Root as a way of recreating the role of the black newspapers that once thrived in many major cities but have largely disappeared.

So this is what Yahoo! plans to do with the money they will save when they shit-can staffers

-SDH Yahoo! which already has an online service that caters to record labels, is rumored to be launching another one catering to record labels. We have no idea why these major Internet companies insist on getting into this business, but apparently it's a money maker and they want their cut. Yahoo's new music service will of course be ad driven. However we're kind of confused because Yahoo already has Yahoo! Juke Box Unlimited where you can buy singles or entire albums for download to your digital music player, burn it to a CD or just keep it on your desk top. So how will this new rumored service be different? The report, dated late Wednesday, quoted two unnamed record company executives and said details are still being negotiated and that Yahoo could offer the MP3 files either for sale or for free as part of an ad-supported service Yahoo discussing online music deals: report [Reuters]

A new business magazine for entrepreneurs, ground breaking!

-SDH Mansueto Ventures is about to gamble big when it launches a new business magazine currently titled UPSTART sometime this year. This will be the second business magazine launch behind Conde Nast's Portfolio, at least that we know of. So are the kids at Mansueto off their rockers or do they have a shot at pulling up a chair for themselves at an already crowded table. How will Upstart differ from other magazines geared towards entrepreneurs? Should Mansueto just focus on building their digital business like Fastcompany.TV and perhaps roll out some web only products. Launching a new magazine in these times is kinda crazy unless you have Si Newhouse money behind it to keep it afloat long enough for it to pick up steam. It's only been about two years since Mansueto bought Inc. and FastCompany from the now defunct G&J Publishing. Taking on a new launch may take away critical resources needed to further build on the Inc and FastCompany brands. Lets see where this new title ends up a few months to a year after it launches. However, If the Mansueto offices are any indication, we don't think money is an issue at all.

Menshealthliving.com now live and kicking

-ZOE S. QUICK NOTE: The magazine dubbed the world's first home magazine for men, Men's Health Living, has launched it's website and its looking pretty,pretty good. It seems to be missing a few must have features though like videos and even a blog or two. But lets give it some time. We're sure they are still working on it. Hopefully this brand extension works though.

New magazine from presidential son

-BY ZOE S. Jack Ford son of the late President Gerald Ford, is said to be launching a bi-weekly glossy lifestyle magazine called Mountain Time, that will be inserted into about 20 small daily newspapers in affluent ski resort towns across the West. The first issue will land just in time for stocking stuffing right before Christmas. Can't wait to see how long this one lasts. They plan to produce a bi-weekly glossy lifestyle magazine, Mountain Time, that will be inserted into about 20 small daily newspapers in affluent ski resort towns across the West, with the first issue hitting right before Christmas. The rich gets everything don't they? FORD SON IN START-UP [NYP]