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Inside the New York Blogosphere and Email Newsletter World
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There's an interesting, sometimes frightening place in New York that doesn't have a concrete address but has made its mark nonetheless. It's called the New York Blogosphere or what I like to call it, "the bloggy blog world." Informative, entertaining, often snarky (or trying to be), the bloggy blog world in this city feeds our internet hunger and can account for thousands of productive hours virtually (!!!) lost.
Gotham at Night
Amidst the beauty of this skyline is a virtual underbelly of bloggers, writers, freelancers, or peeps whose eyes and hands are going to be totally shot in 20 years, but at least we can tell stories to our grandchildren about the beginning of the internets.
Bloggy Blogs
Blogging, Bloggers, Blogs…remember when these words weren’t part of the vernacular? Hard to imagine now, and dare I say it, I may be part of this coffee-fueled typing world? I’m still kind of amazed that these are jobs, in a good way! I think I got a “Livejournal” (ahem) when I was in college, but never did I think that the basic idea of journal-style writing made public would have become an entire industry.
Gawker.com
It cycles through editors, changed headquarters a few times and revolves around those precious things called “page views.” Love it, hate it, you probably read it, and most likely not during your “free time,” unless you call work by that name.
After a couple of years of perusing its pages on a daily basis, I gave Gawker up cold turkey about 3 months ago. Do I miss it? Just a tad.
Julia Allison
Just like Gawker itself, you either love this gal or hate her. It’s the latter for many! Would she have “made it” (this is debatable!) without the ambivalent treatment she received on Gawker? The world may never know.
Gawker HQ
210 Elizabeth Street New York, NY 10012
Jezebel
Gawker’s newish little sister, Jezebel, is for the ladies out there. Magazines for femmes commentary meets celebrity gossip meets fashion. All delivered in a snarky way, of course!
Eater.com
I glance at Eater regularly in order to keep up with all the restaurant buzz and news. Strictly reporting on the New York scene, it does a good job of rounding up all relevant restaurant links from around the web, so you/I don’t have to! The meany-heads who appear in the comments from time to time keep it entertaining.
Dining in the Bronx actually looks like the above (yeah City Island!)
Gothamist.com
I once heard someone say that everyone in the New York media/internet/bloggyblog world reads Gothamist. Well, I don’t. So, either I’m actually NOT part of that world, or I don’t belong with “everyone.” According to their site, it’s the “most popular local blog” in the city!
Maybe I’m just an English major snob and hate all the typos. :/
Yelp
It doesn’t fall into the blog or newsletter category, but Yelp is an internet staple if you live here, even if you don’t want it to be! The “community” annoys me at times, but it’s a dependable site for looking up hours of venues, finding events and reading reviews.
Where to find said bloggers?
Some bloggers gasp still have to report to an office. Others stay at home in their jammies and type away until cabin fever sets in and forces them outside. Still others practically take up residence in those so-called third places. Coffee shops, bars, etc. With the prevalence of Wi-Fi (which is usually free but not always), it’s easy to work “remotely” around the city.
*The Email Newsletters*
Do you read them? Delete right away? And forget that you could just unsubscribe? Some are daily (God help us!) and suck away more time that you’d think, but if you can only digest a few minutes of events, places, and news at a time, they are the morsels you want in the morning.
Virtual Insanity
Daily Candy
It’s the girl email newsletter! I’m still ambivalent about it, as I do not frequent sample sales, spas, nail salons or any salons for that matter. It reads like the writing of Time Out, which is to say, it tries to be clever and funny but usually comes off a little corny and forced. Ugh I still subscribe…
Thrillist
One for the boys! I’ve often thought of signing up for Thrillist, as I’m a football-watching gal who likes tools, some gadgets and other typical boy things. Not to generalize, but ya know.
Brooklyn Based
The BEST email newsletter in the entire world. Hands down. HANDS DOWN. Okay, I occasionally write for them, but I loved Brooklyn Based even before I did! Thrice-weekly (I love saying/typing that), Brooklyn Based keeps you on top of the happenings of the awesomist borough. Oooh, did I just say that?
Each week there is a “Tip Sheet,” which will help you plan out your BK weekend, and other days feature a wide variety of topics like going green in New York, festivals, interviews with BK inhabitants, the best thrift/consignment shops, and a guide to spending the day in Red Hook.
Water Towers in Brooklyn
A very quintessential New York sight.
Manhattan User's Guide
Oddly enough, MUG is one of the New York email newsletter mainstays (all the way back in 1992 with the daily one coming in 2003) but I only found out about it, like, yesterday. Okay, a month ago. I’m still trying to figure out that one…
It’s great! It’s a wonderful hodgepodge that grows on me more and more every time I get it.
Nonsense NYC
Haphazardly organized, but that’s they way they want to be. The newsletter is no frills, no images and the most frustrating to scroll through because it’s plain text and looooong. But you’ll find the most underground events, like craft fests in someone’s basement, a dude offering up bike parts, guerilla theatre and a hodgepodge of events you never knew existed.
Oh, and you have sign up for their email to read content. NO archives online. Why? “Because Web stuff is too much work.” Ooooookay.
Guidespot The Great!
Okay, forget everything you already read here. EVERYTHING. All you really need to know about the New York blogosphere is this here site you’re on right now. It’s Guidespot, it’s guidespot!
(How many bonus points do I get for this plug???)
Call me crazy...
But, I feel like wacky Nonsense NYC would appreciate the fact that I found a cantaloupe growing in New York. If that were an amazing event (well, it is…the beauty of life!), they would for sure write about it and make it stand out from the latest restaurant opening or museum exhibit. The cantaloupe would be front and center.
Flavorpill
Flavorpill is allllll about the culture! But this isn’t a highfalutin newsletter that’s too good for your inbox. Their event blurbs are just the right size and each Tuesday email (yay, only once a week! I can handle it!) has contests and giveaways.
Currently they have a contest going on that if you are so lucky to win, will send you to Paris! I entered and will now impatiently wait…to win.
Flavorpill HQ
594 Broadway New York, NY 10012
How do you write for any or all of these?
Network! This city is all about knowing the right people. Build up that contact list, go to media parties and generally infiltrate these circles. Also, some of these blogs and newsletters have a Jobs link off the main site, or they will advertise within a post or email. Soooo, if you read them, you’ll be in the know that way.
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I am sorry, still not able to find what I am looking for (besides Bono of course….) Any OTHER websites you recommend for massive amounts of entertaining and resourceful information on that urban central they call, New York City? ;)
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