Craig Bromberg
Encyclopedia
Craig Bromberg is an American author, consultant, and media executive who is currently the editor in chief of AOL Real Estate including the websites Housing Watch and Rented Spaces.
The former editor-in-chief of Samsung
’s brand magazine, DigitAll, Bromberg was editorial founder of Time Warner's Pathfinder.com
and is the author of a biography, The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren. He is married to Hilary Bromberg, and has two sons, Isaac and Samuel.
, Ohio; an M.Sc., Econ. from the London School of Economics and Political Science where he studied History of Political Thought with philosopher Michael Oakeshott
; and an MBA in management from New York University Stern School of Business
. Bromberg is also an alumnus of the Whitney Museum of American Art
’s Independent Study Program in Studio Art.
Bromberg began his career as an art critic, writing primarily for the East Village Eye and Los Angeles Times
. From 1984, he wrote frequently on popular culture and technology for many magazines and newspapers including The New York Times
, Vanity Fair
, and New York (magazine)
. In 1989, Harper & Row published The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren, his biography of Malcolm McLaren
, the manager of the Sex Pistols
, Boy George
, Adam Ant
, Bow Wow Wow
, McLaren’s common-law wife, Vivienne Westwood
, and the politics and art of the UK from 1945 to 1989. (The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren was also published in the UK by Omnibus Books in 1991.) Most of Bromberg’s writing since has focused on technology, travel, and business innovation for the magazines he has edited, including Samsung’s DigitAll and AOL
's Real Estate sites.
Editorial career
From 1992 to 1993, Bromberg was acting editor in chief of Avenue. After Time
’s Walter Isaacson
learned that Bromberg had been a founding member of EchoNYC, he joined Time Inc. New Media, soon to be Time Warner Pathfinder.com
as its editor. In 1995, Bromberg left Pathfinder, and over the next eight years was editor-in-chief or executive editor of various ventures, including: editor-in-chief of Booksfirst, a national magazine about print culture for Disney Publishing Worldwide
; US & global editorial director of BOL, Bertelsmann
’s competitor to Amazon.com
; and executive launch editor of eShopper an offshoot of Yahoo! Internet Life
for Ziff Davis
). In 2000, Bromberg was recruited on behalf of Samsung Group
to create a new editorial marketing platform for the company. For seven years, Bromberg was editor-in-chief of Digitall, a quarterly digital thought leadership magazine in print and online; DigitAll was closed by Samsung in 2007. In 2009, Bromberg joined AOL, where is currently editor in chief of AOL Real Estate.
Consulting and startups
Under the name Hudson Media, Bromberg has consulted to Citibank
’s Mortgage.com, Crains NY Business, Fortune Small Business
, and the Daily News, providing strategic and executive editorial services. In 2000, Bromberg attempted a social media venture for booklovers, Bookhits; in 2005, he assembled a team to start The Green and The Green.net, a blog-based free weekly newspaper for distribution to “young business executives” in 12 U.S. DMAs.
Performance and music
From 1981-1982, Bromberg was part of the post-punk music scene in New York, playing guitar in Rhys Chatham
’s rock ensemble, and, from 1982 to 1986, as a regular member of Glenn Branca
’s orchestral touring band. From 1981 to 1984, Bromberg was also active as a performance artist and produced performances at New York's Performance Space 122
(Fascist Studies) and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (The Last Social Spectacle).
The former editor-in-chief of Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
’s brand magazine, DigitAll, Bromberg was editorial founder of Time Warner's Pathfinder.com
Pathfinder.com
Pathfinder was one of the first Internet portals, initially created as Time Warner's entry onto the Internet. It was supposed to be an all-encompassing site that brought the best content from all of Time-Warner under one banner.The site opened in 1994...
and is the author of a biography, The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren. He is married to Hilary Bromberg, and has two sons, Isaac and Samuel.
Education
Bromberg received his Bachelor’s degree with Honors in Government from Oberlin CollegeOberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, Ohio; an M.Sc., Econ. from the London School of Economics and Political Science where he studied History of Political Thought with philosopher Michael Oakeshott
Michael Oakeshott
Michael Joseph Oakeshott was an English philosopher and political theorist who wrote about philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, and philosophy of law...
; and an MBA in management from New York University Stern School of Business
New York University Stern School of Business
The Leonard N. Stern School of Business is New York University's business school. It was established in 1900 as the NYU School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance. In 1988 it was named after Leonard N. Stern, an alumnus and benefactor of the school...
. Bromberg is also an alumnus of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
’s Independent Study Program in Studio Art.
Career
JournalismBromberg began his career as an art critic, writing primarily for the East Village Eye and Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. From 1984, he wrote frequently on popular culture and technology for many magazines and newspapers including The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
, and New York (magazine)
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
. In 1989, Harper & Row published The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren, his biography of Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren was an English performer, impresario, self-publicist and manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls...
, the manager of the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
, Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
, Adam Ant
Adam Ant
Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...
, Bow Wow Wow
Bow Wow Wow
Bow Wow Wow were an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".-History:...
, McLaren’s common-law wife, Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Westwood, DBE, RDI is a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.-Early life:...
, and the politics and art of the UK from 1945 to 1989. (The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren was also published in the UK by Omnibus Books in 1991.) Most of Bromberg’s writing since has focused on technology, travel, and business innovation for the magazines he has edited, including Samsung’s DigitAll and AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
's Real Estate sites.
Editorial career
From 1992 to 1993, Bromberg was acting editor in chief of Avenue. After Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
’s Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson is a writer and biographer. He is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C. He has been the Chairman and CEO of CNN and the Managing Editor of TIME...
learned that Bromberg had been a founding member of EchoNYC, he joined Time Inc. New Media, soon to be Time Warner Pathfinder.com
Pathfinder.com
Pathfinder was one of the first Internet portals, initially created as Time Warner's entry onto the Internet. It was supposed to be an all-encompassing site that brought the best content from all of Time-Warner under one banner.The site opened in 1994...
as its editor. In 1995, Bromberg left Pathfinder, and over the next eight years was editor-in-chief or executive editor of various ventures, including: editor-in-chief of Booksfirst, a national magazine about print culture for Disney Publishing Worldwide
Disney Publishing Worldwide
Disney Publishing Worldwide is the publishing group controlled by The Walt Disney Company. Its imprints include Disney Editions, Hyperion Books for Children and Disney Press. Through this group, Disney gets the royalties for any kind of licensed publication. The current President is R...
; US & global editorial director of BOL, Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann AG is a multinational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,983 workers , which makes it the most international media corporation in the world. In 2008 the company reported a €16.118 billion consolidated...
’s competitor to Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
; and executive launch editor of eShopper an offshoot of Yahoo! Internet Life
Yahoo! Internet Life
Yahoo! Internet Life was a monthly magazine published by Ziff-Davis, which licensed the name from Yahoo!, the well-known web portal and search engine website. It was created and launched by G. Barry Golson, the former executive editor of Playboy and TV Guide.It dealt with the emerging Internet and...
for Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis Inc. is an American publisher and Internet company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich hobbies such as cars,...
). In 2000, Bromberg was recruited on behalf of Samsung Group
Samsung Group
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
to create a new editorial marketing platform for the company. For seven years, Bromberg was editor-in-chief of Digitall, a quarterly digital thought leadership magazine in print and online; DigitAll was closed by Samsung in 2007. In 2009, Bromberg joined AOL, where is currently editor in chief of AOL Real Estate.
Consulting and startups
Under the name Hudson Media, Bromberg has consulted to Citibank
Citibank
Citibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
’s Mortgage.com, Crains NY Business, Fortune Small Business
Fortune Small Business
Fortune Small Business ' was a magazine published ten times each year. The publication was a joint venture by The Fortune Group at Time Inc. and American Express Small Business Services...
, and the Daily News, providing strategic and executive editorial services. In 2000, Bromberg attempted a social media venture for booklovers, Bookhits; in 2005, he assembled a team to start The Green and The Green.net, a blog-based free weekly newspaper for distribution to “young business executives” in 12 U.S. DMAs.
Performance and music
From 1981-1982, Bromberg was part of the post-punk music scene in New York, playing guitar in Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham is an American composer, guitarist, and trumpet player, primarily active in avant-garde and minimalist music. He is best known for his "guitar orchestra" compositions...
’s rock ensemble, and, from 1982 to 1986, as a regular member of Glenn Branca
Glenn Branca
Glenn Branca is an American avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his use of volume, alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series. In 2008 he was awarded an unrestricted grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.-Beginnings: 1960s and early 1970s:Branca...
’s orchestral touring band. From 1981 to 1984, Bromberg was also active as a performance artist and produced performances at New York's Performance Space 122
Performance Space 122
Performance Space 122, generally known as P.S. 122, is a not-for-profit arts organization and one of the longest standing venues dedicated to contemporary performance art in New York City. Founded in 1979 in the abandoned Public School 122 building at 150 First Avenue at East 9th Street in the East...
(Fascist Studies) and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (The Last Social Spectacle).
