Skinny Moose Media’s Steve Remington announced in an email that they are partnering up with a new blog network, Adventure Bay Media which we have added to our watchlist. From their about blurb:

The Adventure Bay Media Network is a portal to the world of adventure. Our network of blogs and media represents some of the best adventure and outdoor writers in the field. We cover mountain climbing, kayaking, surfing, hiking, mountain biking and a whole lot more of what you would expect with big time adventure and the great outdoors.

Visit the Adventure Bay Media network here.

Major blogosphere player b5media is set to redesign the overall look of its network sometime next year. According to The Blog Herald, b5media will use one of the Revolution themes as the base theme across its roster of sites.

BH’s Thord Hedengren chips in his thoughts:

While I have nothing against the Revolution Streamline theme, which will be the basis of the new design, I’m a bit surprised to see b5media going with something that is a premium theme available for all. Or is it? I can’t seem to find it on the Revolution Two website, so maybe b5media bought the rights to it? I’ve contacted Brian and Jeremy for a comment on this.

The Beauty Blog Network is holding an Open Invite program for bloggers desiring inclusion to their stable of blogs. Quoting their announcement:

At The Beauty Blog Network, we pride ourselves in selecting and having members that are truly the best. The Beauty Blog Network is not a directory of beauty blogs. It’s a by invite only selection of the best beauty blogs out there. What makes a beauty blog catch our attention? Quality. Quality in the writing, the information, and the intent of the blog. I can tell by reading a blog if they are passionate about it. I can tell about their commitment, in how much they put into it. Videos, tutorials, images, step by step, reviews… I’m sure you can to.

We have added the Zedomax Blog Network to our watchlist. From their about blurb:

We are a Niche Online Media Company with a network of wikis, blogs, and social networks.

Zedomax.Net was created to cover Web 2.0, social networking, and other tools for webmasters/entrepreneurs at the speed of technology.

The Gawker Media network’s traffic hit a record high last October—297 million pageviews for 12 sites, to be exact.

Quoting their official announcement:

The more important numbers to our marketers, however, are audience figures! Gawker, Gizmodo, Kotaku, Jezebel, et al now reach a total of

13 million US uniques
22 million global uniques

The Boing Boing network has added a new videogames blog to its roster by the name of Offworld. From the Blog Herald report:

Edited by Brandon Boyer, a familiar name for some of us that used to hail the Edge mag, it is bound to be something interesting.

Go Offworld now.

The Blog Herald reports that The New York Times has launched Gadgetwise:

...a gadget blog that goes head to head with the likes of Gizmodo and Engadget (first and foremost), but so far in a less quirky and introvert style.

The Blog Herald’s Thord Daniel Hedengren invited three heavy hitters in the blog network industry for our sister site’s first roundtable discussion. Those invited were:

• Jeremy Wright, CEO of b5media


• Collis Ta’eed, CEO of Envato


• Mike Rundle, triad member of 9rules

The discussion revolves around the health of the blog network business model, the current financial situation, and today’s ideal blog network setup, among others.

Read the full discussion here.

The Beauty Blog Network has added a new blog to its lineup, ThisThatBeauty written by Felicia Walker Benson.

ThisThatBeauty is an online magazine dedicated to my passion for all things beauty related, as noted by ON MAKEUP magazine 2008.

The ReadWriteWeb network has disbanded, jettisoning its AltSearchEngines and last100 blogs. According to RWW’s Richard McManus, the decision was made in order for RWW to focus on building and extending their core brand.

Straight from the horse’s mouth:

I will retain a personal stake in both AltSearchEngines and last100, but as of 1 November they are under the majority ownership of Charles Knight (AltSearchEngines) and Steve O’Hear (last100). I’d like to thank Charles and Steve for putting in so much effort to build up AltSearchEngines and last100 respectively. Both have done a great job covering their respective niches and we wish them all the best in continuing to grow the sites.