Strange Bedfellows: The New (Media) Deal

We had hoped that the “Strange Bedfellows” panel would have talked about the BloodCopy bloodbath, but panelists Chuck Cordray, Tom Smith, Ellen Stone, Michael Silberman, and Steve Rosenbaum had other partnerships on their minds. Cordray and Smith—both from Hearst—had a lot to say about their six-month-old startup, Delish.com, which has been a top 10 food site each month of its existence. The site’s partnership with MSN, Cordray says, was the kick that boosted the site’s rankings that high.