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American entrepreneur and writer
Rob Fishman (born March 31, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and writer.
Early life and education
Fishman was born in
Scarsdale, New York . He is the great-nephew of
60 Minutes creator
Don Hewitt and
Marilyn Berger .
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He graduated from
Cornell University and
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism .
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Career
In 2013, Fishman's first company was sold to
BuzzFeed ,
[3] BuzzFeed's first acquisition.
[4] Subsequently, in 2013, Fishman co-founded Niche, a marketing company that was acquired by
Twitter in 2015 for $50 million.
[5] In its first year of operations, Niche earned $1 million in revenue.
[6] As part of Twitter, Niche has become a "significant revenue driver" for the social network.
[7] In November 2016, Fortune reported that Fishman had confirmed his departure from Twitter.
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Fishman worked as social media editor for
The Huffington Post , contributing editor for
BuzzFeed , and has written for
Slate ,
New York , and
The Daily Beast .
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[10] Fishman's coverage of the
Cornell gorge suicides in 2010 for
The Huffington Post gained widespread attention.
[11] In 2013, a story he wrote for
BuzzFeed , claiming that "the social media editor is dead," led to a firestorm from new media journalists.
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In 2015, Fishman was named to the
Forbes "30 Under 30" list.
[16] In 2016, he produced
Alexander IRL , a teen comedy film starring
Nathan Kress that was acquired by
YouTube Red .
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In 2017, Fishman founded
Brat TV , a video production startup in
Los Angeles .
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References
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"Safer, Sawyer, Gibson, O'Reilly Turn Out to Remember Don Hewitt" . www.adweek.com . 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2016-04-06 .
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"Rob Fishman" . The Huffington Post . Retrieved 2016-10-31 .
^ Shontell, Alyson (September 13, 2012).
"BuzzFeed Acquires Kingfish Labs" .
Business Insider .
^ Constine, Josh (13 September 2012).
"BuzzFeed's First Acquisition Kingfish Labs Could Make Its FB Ads Go More Viral Than Football Cats" .
TechCrunch . Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
^ Shontell, Alyson (February 11, 2015).
"Twitter Buys Niche, an Ad Network for Vine Stars, for About $50 Million in Cash and Stock" .
Business Insider .
^ Bhuiyan, Johana (March 2, 2014).
"Niche to Hit $1 Million in Revenue This Month" .
Politico . Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
^ Chaykowski, Kathleen.
"Twitter Finds Growing Business Pairing Internet Stars with Big Brands" .
Forbes . Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
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"Niche Co-founder Leaves Twitter" . Fortune . 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-19 .
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"Rob Fishman" . The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-10-31 .
^ Fishman, Rob (May 29, 2013).
"The Social Media Editor Is Dead" . Buzzfeed. Retrieved 2016-10-31 .
^ Rovzar, Chris (March 16, 2010).
"Cornellians Actually Are Using the Ithaca Gorges for Suicides These Days" .
Daily Intelligencer . Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
^ Tenore, Mallary Jean (May 30, 2013).
"Social Media Editor Role Is 'More About an Evolution Than a Contraction' " . Poynter . Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
^ Harcup, Tony (2015).
Journalism: Principles and Practice . SAGE.
ISBN
9781473918115 .
^ Praetorius, Dean (May 30, 2013).
"Every Journalist Is a Social Media Editor, but not Every Social Media Editor Is a Journalist" . The Blog.
The Huffington Post . Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
^ Ingram, Mathew (May 30, 2013).
"No, the Job of Social Media Editor Isn't Dead—but It Sure as Heck Better Be Evolving" .
Gigaom . Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
^ Rooney, Jennifer (January 5, 2015).
"Rob Fishman, 28 - In Photos: 2015 30 Under 30: Marketing and Advertising" . Forbes.com . Archived from
the original on January 7, 2015.
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"Brent Rivera-Nathan Kress Comedy 'Alexander IRL' to Get December Release on YouTube Red" . Variety . 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-30 .
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"Rob Fishman used to connect young stars with advertisers. Now he's making videos with them at his new startup, Brat" . recode . 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2017-09-04 .
Further reading
Fishman, Rob (May 29, 2015).
"The Growing Clout of the Selfie Generation" (Interview). Interviewed by Maha Ibrahim.
Bloomberg News .
Friend, Tad (December 15, 2014).
"Hollywood and Vine" .
The New Yorker .
"HuffPost's Rob Fishman Discusses Strange Social Networks On MSNBC" . The Blog.
The Huffington Post . November 14, 2010.
Marikar, Sheila (July 11, 2014).
"Turning Likes into a Career" . Fashion & Style.
The New York Times .
Wortham, Jenna (April 7, 2012).
"Taking a Chance on Love, and Algorithms" . Technology.
The New York Times .
Wortham, Jenna (June 8, 2014).
"Stars of Instagram and Vine Get Advertising Deals" .
The New York Times .
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