The Huffington Post founder new media venture health, MA will invest-Huffington Post, MA, new media-IT information
Beijing time June 9 news, Bloomberg News quoted informed sources as saying today, the Huffington (Huffington Post) Founder Arianna Huffington put (Arianna Huffington) will launch a new media startup companies, focusing on health and health care businesses.
Huffington is 65 years old, 10 years ago, and others, created the news website the Huffington Post. Now, she plans to further expand his media empire. People familiar with the matter said, Huffington has approached some investors prepared to launch a program called "Thrive" new media companies.
Thrive program offers lifestyle content, mode of operation is similar to the Huffington Post, mainly written by celebrities and bloggers to provide content. In addition, Thrive also plans to provide health counselling services to enterprises.
Insiders also said that Thrive are considering a variety of potential business models, including ad-sponsored content, organization of meetings, subscription-based business health plans. Thrive also plans to organize some courses for corporate clients to improve employee health, improve efficiency and help companies retain talents.
People familiar with the matter said Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma has agreed to support Thrive. Zhiqian, MA in public on more than one occasion expressed interest in media. In addition, the Huffington Post co-founder venture created Lerer Hippeau investment Ventures said it would Thrive.
The Huffington Post created in 2005, relies mainly on celebrities, journalists and freelance writers to provide content and attract millions of readers. In 2011, the Huffington Post was purchased by AOL for $ 315 million. Last year, AOL was United States telecom operator Verizon Communications to buy.
Now the Huffington Post has become a core part of Verizon Communications media strategy. People familiar with the matter said, Verizon Communications has allowed her to build a new media organization, while retaining its President and editor of the Huffington Post.
《赫芬顿邮报》创始人再创业做健康新媒体，
马云将投资 - 赫芬顿邮报,
马云,新媒体 - IT资讯
北京时间6月9日晚间消息，彭博社今日援引知情人士的消息称，《赫芬顿邮报》(Huffington Post)创始人阿里安娜·赫芬顿(Arianna Huffington)将推出一个新的媒体创业公司，专注于健康和保健领域业务。
赫芬顿今年65岁，10年前与他人联合创建了新闻网站《赫芬顿邮报》。如今，她又计划进一步拓展其媒体帝国。知情人士称，赫芬顿已经接触了一些投资者，准备推出一个名为“Thrive”的新媒体公司。
Thrive计划提供生活方式方面的内容，运作方式与《赫芬顿邮报》类似，主要由名人和博主提供及撰写内容。此外，Thrive还计划向企业提供健康咨询服务。
知情人士还称，Thrive正在考虑各种潜在的业务模式，包括广告赞助内容、举办会议、基于订阅的企业健康计划等。Thrive还计划为企业客户安排一些课程，以改善员工健康状况，提高工作效率，同时还有助于企业挽留人才。
知情人士称，阿里巴巴董事长马云已经同意资助Thrive。之前，马云在公开场合曾不止一次表达过对媒体的兴趣。此外，《赫芬顿邮报》一位联合创始人创建的风投机构Lerer Hippeau Ventures也表示将投资Thrive。
《赫芬顿邮报》创建于2005年，主要依赖一些名人、记者和自由撰稿人来提供内容，并吸引了数百万读者。2011年，《赫芬顿邮报》被AOL以3.15亿美元收购。去年，AOL又被美国电信运营商Verizon Communications收购。
如今，《赫芬顿邮报》已成为Verizon Communications媒体战略的一个核心部分。知情人士称，Verizon Communications已允许赫芬顿建立一个新媒体机构，同时保留其在《赫芬顿邮报》的总裁和主编职位。