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Posted by Foobooz on December 13th, 2010
Today I’m extremely excited to announce that I’ve sold Foobooz.com to Philadelphia magazine’s parent company Metrocorp. Foobooz will become the online food and drink brand of Phillymag.com.
I will continue on with Foobooz in the role of digital product manager and part of my job will be to continue to contribute to Foobooz.
Joining Philadelphia magazine will reunite me with Foobooz and former “Advisory Board” head Kirsten Henri, who is now food editor at Philadelphia magazine. Kirsten will take on the role of Foobooz editor.
The partnership will also enable Foobooz to expand to Boston as the online food brand for Metrocorp’s Boston magazine.
I look forward to working with Kirsten again, editor-in-chief Tom McGrath, President David Lipson and the rest of Metrocorp’s team in making Foobooz bigger and better than ever.
Sincerely,
Arthur Etchells
Founder
Foobooz.com
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December 13th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Congrats!
December 13th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Congrats!
December 13th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Congrats Arthur!
December 13th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Sellout! Now when are we going for drinks?
December 13th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Congratulations, this is great news, but what happens when the Super Bowl is Eagles v Patriots?
December 13th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Radtastic!
December 13th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Expecting a quality nosedive in 3… 2…
December 13th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Big congrats! Hopefully you’re drinking now.
December 13th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Congratulations, that is awesome news. Now Kirstin will be your boss, which is kinda full circle.
December 13th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Congratulations! Make money money, make money money! Reunited and it feels so good…
December 13th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Congratulations!
December 13th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Thumbs up.
December 13th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
nice! congratulations:)
December 13th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Way to go, Art!
December 13th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Aw sheeet! Get that foobooz loot! Arthur Etchells, the P. Diddy of the foodbloggerz world.
December 13th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Congratulations!
Is the demographic the same? Combining Metro readers with Philadelphia Magazine readers? Should be interesting.
December 13th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Allow me to illustrate for you illiterates the inevitable nosedive in quality that we are about to experience on Foobooz: Observe.
December 13th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Congrats. Can we update this so it displays totally in google reader?
December 13th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
I agree with the Google Reader thing! How exciting for you! I hope it doesn’t change too much.
December 14th, 2010 at 1:21 am
Wow! Wow! Wow! This has been a good year for you, Arthur! Congratulations! Very exciting news!
December 14th, 2010 at 6:38 am
@Dr Heckles, lol at Phoodie.info being the high point of food blog quality.
December 14th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Congrats, Art! Best of luck.
December 14th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Congrats, but no posts today?? hmmmmm….I wonder if Art is at the Borgata now spending some of the 8 figures he got selling the website.
December 14th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Congrats! Best wishes!
December 14th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Congrats, and good luck.
December 14th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Congratulations!
December 14th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Well done, young man. I expect the hot dogs to be of the highest quality come backyard baseball season. Again– congrats!
December 14th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
I’m so proud of you!