Glam roars, sparking battle of the hot women sites
Glam Media, the network of women’s online lifestyle, fashion and other blogs, has surged past iVillage in overall global unique visitors, according to Comscore’s latest data just released.
Glam has scrounged up 30 million unique visitors in a single year — an accomplishment that only MySpace, Google and maybe one or two others have done before it (see table below).
We already mentioned Glam passed iVillage on a national basis in May. The global data shows Glam… Continue Reading
Real Girls Media raises $6M for women & Web 2.0 — but feels bubbly
Real Girls Media, a new San Francisco start-up that wants to publish content for women, has raised $6 million in a first round of funding.
We reported earlier how another company, Sugar, had raised $5 million, led by Silicon Valley high-profile venture firm Sequoia Capital, after that blog site for women showed considerable traction. So this effort by Real Girls comes is somewhat predictable: You have to raise more than your competitor to lure talent, and… Continue Reading