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Congrats to our collaborators at the American Management Association for making #9 in the list!
May 26, 2011 by Matt Wilson / ragan

25 Twitter accounts corporate communicators should follow

I was flattered by how many people told me our panel at SXSW was one of their favorites: now you can stream it from the SXSW site.
Mar 26, 2011 by SXSW

Brand Journalism: The Rise of Non-Fiction Advertising

We've been working strategically with JWT and their client Bloomberg on ways to utilize Bloomberg's massive insights on markets and business as an expression of the brand itself. The first those efforts, Insight Visualizations, launched today.
Mar 23, 2011 by Bloomberg

Bloomberg | Insight Visualizations

It's one thing to stay up to date with news, data and information. It's another entirely to dig past the surface, make meaningful connections and generate insights. Let us show you what others miss.

In 2009, we began working with JWT and Microsoft to bring content publishing thinking to task of enterprise software sales.
Apr 16, 2010 by Microsoft, JWT

Microsoft Brand Journalism

Our challenge was: geeks don't respond to advertising, they only respond to ... other geeks. Solution? Put the geeks in charge by creating the world's most vibrant news network populated by like-minded individuals.

We spent much of 2007 secretly working with Scholastic on how a series of novels, a collectible card set and an online game could work together to tell one story.
Aug 21, 2008 by Scholastic

The 39 Clues

It is time you know the truth. You are a member of the Cahill family, the most powerful family the world has ever known. 39 Clues hidden across the globe guard the source of the Cahill family's secret power, and it's up to you to find them. The hunt is on. Are you ready for the challenge?

After 12 amazing years bootstrapping the heart of independent film to the Web, we couldn't be more thrilled to find a home for it where it can continue to grow and thrive.
Jun 16, 2008 by Dade Hayes, Anne Thompson / Variety

New Site Snags indieWIRE, Leonsis Venture Offers 250 Titles

Former AOL vice chairman Ted Leonsis believes he has a cure for documentary films' box office blues in his new Web distrib outlet, SnagFilms. Additionally, SnagFilms has acquired New York-based IndieWire, the independent film newswire, social network and hub.

Our friend at Scholastic break the news on their new transmedia series.
Dec 18, 2007 by New York Times

Scholastic - The 39 Clues

For our indieWIRE 10th anniversary party, we gave b&w Kodak camera to attendees. These are some of the photos they took.
Dec 19, 2006 by the indieWIRE party

indieWIRE 10th Anniversary Party Photos

Initial reactions to Ford Bold Moves: "There is undoubtedly a queue of people in at their NYC and Detroit shops waiting to work on this."
Jun 29, 2006 by George Nimeh

Ford Gets Bold

Ford breaks the news of the documentary project: "The idea is to actually bring in cameras behind the scenes in key decision-making meetings."
May 03, 2006 by Pamela Parker

Ford Switches Global Tagline, Plans Online Documentary

In 2005 and 2006, we worked with the San Francisco Film Society to launch a new journalism brand to cover the Bay-area film scene.
Mar 22, 2006 by San Francisco Film Society

San Francisco Film Reviews and News | sf360.org

Launched in March, 2006, and currently published by the San Francisco Film Society, SF360.org serves a regional and national audience of filmmakers, industry professionals and aficionados who visit the site, subscribe to the weekly newsletters and participate in the fast-growing SF360.org community.

A great round-up of the panel I sat on with Henry Copeland, Doc Searls and Heather Armstrong.
Mar 13, 2006 by Dee Cook / ARGNet

SXSW Interactive - Cluetrain: Seven Years Later

Wow, we're blushing over here.
Jun 09, 2003 by the Webby Awards

indieWIRE Wins Webby for Film

The New York Times on our Listening to the City effort with Marc Weiss & Weblab.
Sep 26, 2002 by Amy Harmon / New York Times

Vox Populi, Online and Downtown

Meet Eugene Hernandez

Our business partner for 12 years in indieWIRE, now moved on to new challenges.

Perhaps the most significant effort that our small group dialog technique was ever applied to help solve.
Jul 20, 2002 by Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New York

Listening to the City

This historic gathering - called "Listening to the City" - gave participants an opportunity to help shape the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan and the creation of a permanent memorial to the victims of 9/11.

In 2001, we launched an art preservation effort for sideshow banner painter Johnny Meah with our longtime collaborator Michael Monello.
Aug 09, 2001 by GMD Studios & Michael Monello

The Czar of Bizarre

From the late 1950's to the present, Meah painted approximately 2,000 canvases. Amazingly, however, very few of the old banner survived the indifference of time: they were generally regarded as disposable advertising in the 40's and 50's.

Out the gate with our first real non-preview issue of ifcRANT (the start of more than two years of a joint publishing partnership with Cablevision).
Jun 25, 2000 by Independent Film Channel

Revolutionary Issue of ifcRANT Features Director John Waters

Established to give a voice to those who are passionate about films and taking real chances in filmmaking, ifcRANT is the first interactive, cross-platform publication comprised of print, television, Web, broadband as well as internet and satellite radio components. Launched in May 2000, the bi-monthly magazine is a publication of The Independent Film Channel (IFC), published six times per year as a co-venture with indieWIRE LLC.

A labor of love that became a critical force in the world of independent film, sold to SnagFilms 12 years later and still going strong.
Jul 15, 1996 by indieWIRE

About indieWIRE

The leading news, information, and networking site for independent-minded filmmakers, the industry and moviegoers alike, indieWIRE launched on July 15, 1996. Winner of the Webby Award for best film website, lauded as a 'must read' by Variety, branded the 'online heartbeat of the world's independent film community' by Forbes, and dubbed 'best indie crossroads' by film critic Roger Ebert.