Feed Magazine
{{Short description|Online magazine}}
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Feed or feedmag.com (1995–2001) was one of the earliest online magazines that relied entirely on its original content.
History
Feed was founded in New York by Stefanie Syman and Steven Johnson in May 1995,{{Cite news| last = Rosenberg| first = Scott| title = More lights go out on the Web| work=Salon| date = 2001-06-10 |url=http://www.salon.com/2001/06/09/suck_feed/}} with novelist Sam Lipsyte serving as one of its editors.
One of the web's earliest general-interest daily publications,{{Cite magazine| last = Manjoo| first = Farhad| title = Salon: Last One Standing| magazine = Wired |publisher=Conde Nast
| accessdate = 2014-11-15| date = 2001-06-15| url = http://archive.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2001/06/44464?currentPage=all}} Feed focused on media, pop culture, technology, science and the arts.
Feed soon found a devoted following among an alternative readership and was critically acclaimed, but as a small independent publication, it struggled to raise sufficient advertising revenue.{{Cite news | last = Hu| first = Jim| title = Does a Web zine network make business sense?| work = CNET |publisher=CBS Interactive| accessdate = 2014-11-15| date = January 2, 2002| url = https://www.cnet.com/news/does-a-web-zine-network-make-business-sense/}}
In July 2000, following a sharp downturn in Internet investment, Feed merged with the popular editorial site Suck.com to create Automatic Media.{{Cite news | last = Wingfield| first = Nick| title = Pioneering Webzines join forces| work = ZDNet|publisher=CBS Interactive| accessdate = 2014-11-21| date = 2000-07-09| url = http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-522048.html| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040816163711/http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-522048.html| archivedate = 2004-08-16}} The two sites sought to streamline their operations and collaborate with low staffing costs. Their joint project Plastic.com was founded with only four staffed employees. Despite the faithful cult following and a combined reader base of over 1 million, Automatic Media folded in June 2001, and Feed closed operations.{{Cite news | title = Online mags 'Feed,' 'Suck' to shut down | work = USA Today| accessdate = 2014-11-18 | date = 2001-06-11| url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/2001-06-11-net-mags-feed-suck-shut-down.htm}}
References
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010531143242/https://www.feedmag.com/ |date=2001-05-31 |title=Official website}}
- [http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-268152.html?legacy=cnet A News.com] article on Feed's demise
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090525034738/http://archive.salon.com/tech/log/2001/06/08/feed/index.html A Salon.com article] on the end of Suck and Feed ([https://web.archive.org/web/20081205102731/http://archive.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/06/09/suck_feed/index.html Editorial] by Scott Rosenberg) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20081205095723/http://archive.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/06/15/tech/index.html audio interview])
- [http://stevenberlinjohnson.com/ Steven Berlin Johnson's blog]
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Category:Cultural magazines published in the United States
Category:Online magazines published in the United States
Category:Defunct computer magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 1995
Category:Magazines disestablished in 2001