Glam Media is now bigger than fading web portal AOL (scoop)

It may have taken a while, but the age of web portal dominance is finally starting to show visible signs of erosion.

For the first time, media and advertising startup Glam Media now has a higher global audience reach than …

Glam Media cooks up new Foodie.com social site

After months of silence, Glam Media finally revealed its plans for the company’s next big site launch, Foodie.

VentureBeat broke the news that Glam purchased the Foodie.com domain for $100,000 back in June 2011. At the time, we theorized that …

Dylan’s Desk: How the Internet is dividing publishers into two camps

Glam Media founder Samir Arora thinks he knows the future of media.

The secret, he is betting, is brand advertising displayed against high-quality, premium content.

That stands in stark contrast to the advertising model that’s worked best for the past …

Glam Media hires new CFO, honing its edge for a likely IPO

Glam Media announced today that it has hired 16-year Apple veteran Jeanne Seeley as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president, a move that likely positions the company for a public offering. Seeley starts work today.

Samir Arora, …

Glam Media goes mobile: launches ad platform, mobile site builder

Mobile is the next big step for Glam Media, a female-focused media and advertising company. Glam today is launching its GlamMobile advertising platform and GlamEnable, a platform that lets publishers create websites and apps optimized to run on mobile devices.…

Exclusive: Why did Glam Media spend over $100K on Foodie.com?

The female-focused media and advertising company Glam Media has purchased Foodie.com, potentially as the first step towards launching a new food vertical, VentureBeat has learned.

According to a source, Glam Media CEO Samir Arora purchased the Foodie.com domain last week …