JULIB.com was founded in New York City in 2002 as an e-mail newsletter by Juli Benlevi from her West Village apartment.[1] It began with less than 400 users and by 2008, JULIB.com had grown to 700,000 subscriptions worldwide.[2][3] Prior to ceasing operations, it published a Travel edition and 12 unique U.S. editions in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Dallas, Houston, Washington, D.C., Boston, Orange County, Atlanta, and the Hamptons.
History
editIt was sold to the print publishing network Modern Luxury Media in July 2008 for an undisclosed sum who purchased the company to help promote its print magazines. Modern Luxury Media sold to Atlanta-based Dickey Publishing in October 2010.[4] Benlevi reacquired JULIB.com and relaunched the business in January 2011.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ D'Amato, Suzanne (13 March 2008). "Glamming Up Your Inbox". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Lukovitz, Karlene. "Consumer Publisher Uses Digital to Build Print Equity". Digital Magazine News. Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 1 Sep 2008.
- ^ Bell, Lauren. "Modern Luxury Expands Footprint Online and in New York". DM News. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- ^ Marek, Lynne. "Chicago Social Publisher Modern Luxury is Sold". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Zeff, Juli. "We're Back". JULIB.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 Jan 2011.