Rob Fishman
{{short description|American entrepreneur and writer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Rob Fishman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|03|31|mf=yes}}{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
|birth_place = Scarsdale, New York, U.S.
|alma_mater = Cornell University
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
|occupation = {{hlist |Entrepreneur |writer}}
}}
Rob Fishman (born March 31, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and writer.
Early life and education
Fishman was born on March 31, 1986, in Scarsdale, New York. He is the great-nephew of 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt and Marilyn Berger.{{Cite web |url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/safer-sawyer-gibson-oreilly-turn-out-to-remember-don-hewitt/27839 |title=Safer, Sawyer, Gibson, O'Reilly Turn Out to Remember Don Hewitt |website=www.adweek.com |date=19 October 2009 |access-date=2016-04-06}}
He graduated from Cornell University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/rob-fishman |title=Rob Fishman |work=The Huffington Post |accessdate=2016-10-31}}
Career
In 2013, Fishman's first company was sold to BuzzFeed,{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/buzzfeed-acquires-kingfish-labs-2012-9 |title=BuzzFeed Acquires Kingfish Labs |first=Alyson |last=Shontell |date=September 13, 2012 |work=Business Insider}} BuzzFeed's first acquisition.{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/13/buzzfeed-kingfish-labs/ |title=BuzzFeed's First Acquisition Kingfish Labs Could Make Its FB Ads Go More Viral Than Football Cats |last=Constine |first=Josh |website=TechCrunch |date=13 September 2012 |access-date=April 7, 2016}} Subsequently, in 2013, Fishman co-founded Niche, a marketing company that was acquired by Twitter in 2015 for $50 million.{{cite web |title=Twitter Buys Niche, an Ad Network for Vine Stars, for About $50 Million in Cash and Stock |date=February 11, 2015 |first=Alyson |last=Shontell |work=Business Insider |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-buys-niche-an-ad-network-for-vine-stars-2015-2}} In its first year of operations, Niche earned $1 million in revenue.{{Cite web |last=Bhuiyan |first=Johana |title=Niche to Hit $1 Million in Revenue This Month |date=March 2, 2014 |work=Politico |url=http://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/03/niche-to-hit-1-million-in-revenue-this-month-001801 |access-date=April 7, 2016}} As part of Twitter, Niche has become a "significant revenue driver" for the social network.{{Cite web |last=Chaykowski |first=Kathleen |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2015/12/17/twitter-finds-growing-business-pairing-internet-stars-with-big-brands/#4862818358fa |title=Twitter Finds Growing Business Pairing Internet Stars with Big Brands |website=Forbes |access-date=April 7, 2016}} In November 2016, Fortune reported that Fishman had confirmed his departure from Twitter.{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/11/18/twitter-niche/|title=Niche Co-founder Leaves Twitter|date=2016-11-18|website=Fortune|access-date=2016-11-19}}
Fishman worked as social media editor for The Huffington Post, contributing editor for BuzzFeed, and has written for Slate, New York, and The Daily Beast.{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/rob-fishman.html |title=Rob Fishman |publisher=The Daily Beast |accessdate=2016-10-31}}{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/robf4/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-social-media-editor |title=The Social Media Editor Is Dead |first=Rob |last=Fishman| date=May 29, 2013| publisher=Buzzfeed |accessdate=2016-10-31}} Fishman's coverage of the Cornell gorge suicides in 2010 for The Huffington Post gained widespread attention.{{Cite news |last=Rovzar |first=Chris |title=Cornellians Actually Are Using the Ithaca Gorges for Suicides These Days |date=March 16, 2010 |work=Daily Intelligencer |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2010/03/cornellians_actually_are_using.html |access-date=April 7, 2016}} In 2013, a story he wrote for BuzzFeed, claiming that "the social media editor is dead," led to a firestorm from new media journalists.{{Cite web |last=Tenore |first=Mallary Jean |title=Social Media Editor Role Is 'More About an Evolution Than a Contraction' |date=May 30, 2013 |website=Poynter |url=http://www.poynter.org/2013/social-media-editor-role-is-more-about-an-evolution-than-a-contraction/214781/ |access-date=April 7, 2016}}{{cite book |title=Journalism: Principles and Practice |last=Harcup |first=Tony |date=2015 |publisher=SAGE |isbn=9781473918115 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=191tBgAAQBAJ}}{{page needed|date=June 2016}}{{Cite web |last=Praetorius |first=Dean |title=Every Journalist Is a Social Media Editor, but not Every Social Media Editor Is a Journalist |date=May 30, 2013 |work=The Huffington Post |department=The Blog |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-praetorius/social-media-editor-job-not-dead_b_3356223.html |access-date=April 7, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=https://gigaom.com/2013/05/30/no-the-job-of-social-media-editor-isnt-dead-but-it-sure-as-heck-better-be-evolving/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715051828/http://gigaom.com/2013/05/30/no-the-job-of-social-media-editor-isnt-dead-but-it-sure-as-heck-better-be-evolving/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |title=No, the Job of Social Media Editor Isn't Dead—but It Sure as Heck Better Be Evolving |last=Ingram |first=Mathew |date=May 30, 2013 |work=Gigaom |access-date=April 7, 2016}}
In 2015, Fishman was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eihl45jfje/rob-fishman-28/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107222656/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eihl45jfje/rob-fishman-28/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |title=Rob Fishman, 28 - In Photos: 2015 30 Under 30: Marketing and Advertising |first=Jennifer |last=Rooney |website=Forbes.com |date=January 5, 2015}} In 2016, he produced Alexander IRL, a teen comedy film starring Nathan Kress that was acquired by YouTube Red.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/brent-rivera-nathan-kress-youtube-red-alexander-irl-release-date-1201927480|title=Brent Rivera-Nathan Kress Comedy 'Alexander IRL' to Get December Release on YouTube Red|date=2016-11-28|website=Variety|access-date=2016-11-30}}
In 2017, Fishman founded Brat TV, a video production startup in Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.recode.net/2017/7/24/16020130/brat-rob-fishman-niche-video-kristen-hancher-musically|title=Rob Fishman used to connect young stars with advertisers. Now he's making videos with them at his new startup, Brat.|date=2017-07-24|website=recode|access-date=2017-09-04}}
References
{{reflist}}
Further reading
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite interview
|last = Fishman
|first = Rob
|interviewer = Maha Ibrahim
|publisher = Bloomberg News
|title = The Growing Clout of the Selfie Generation
|date = May 29, 2015
|url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2015-05-29/the-growing-clout-of-the-selfie-generation
}}
- {{cite magazine
|last = Friend
|first = Tad
|title = Hollywood and Vine
|magazine = The New Yorker
|date = December 15, 2014
|url = http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/15/hollywood-vine
}}
- {{cite news
|title = HuffPost's Rob Fishman Discusses Strange Social Networks On MSNBC
|date = November 14, 2010
|work = The Huffington Post
|department = The Blog
|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-tv/rob-fishman-strange-social-networks_b_783286.html
}}
- {{cite news
|last = Marikar
|first = Sheila
|title = Turning Likes into a Career
|date = July 11, 2014
|work = The New York Times
|department = Fashion & Style
|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/fashion/social-media-stars-use-instagram-twitter-and-tumblr-to-build-their-career.html
}}
- {{cite news
|last = Wortham
|first = Jenna
|title = Taking a Chance on Love, and Algorithms
|date = April 7, 2012
|work = The New York Times
|department = Technology
|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/technology/in-online-dating-taking-a-chance-on-love-and-algorithms.html
}}
- {{cite news
|last = Wortham
|first = Jenna
|title = Stars of Instagram and Vine Get Advertising Deals
|date = June 8, 2014
|work = The New York Times
|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/technology/stars-of-vine-and-instagram-get-advertising-deals.html
}}
{{refend}}
External links
- [http://nymag.com/author/Rob%20Fishman/ "Rob Fishman"] at New York magazine
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fishman, Rob}}
Category:American technology company founders
Category:Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
Category:Cornell University alumni