Laurel Touby, MEDIABISTRO.com founder, socializer-in-chief: Mr. Media Interview

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Laurel ToubyWhen Laurel Touby started MediaBistro.com in 1996, being a freelancer in the media business was a fairly solitary position. She became the socializer-in-chief, organizing events to draw writers and editors together, posting media jobs, which led to educational programs and daily news updates.

In other words, she gave folks like me a community.

I never got too involved in MediaBistro but I appreciated its existence. And I was quite happy for Laurel when, a few years ago, she sold her company for $23 million.

Even better, Laurel has stayed with her company. I invited her on the show to talk about what Mediabistro.com has to offer and to talk about how the disassembly of print media might affect her operation in the future.

You can LISTEN to this interview with LAUREL TOUBY, founder and socializer-in-chief of MEDIABISTRO.COM, by clicking the BlogTalkRadio.com audio player below!

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