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''Nylon'' is an American multi-platform media company and magazine that focus on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology and travel. Its name references New York and London. Paul Greenberg is the CEO 〔PR Newswire http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nylon-media-inc-names-paul-greenberg-ceo-569404217.html〕 and Marc Luzzatto is the chairman and principal owner.〔NY Post http://nypost.com/2014/05/05/nylon-magazine-to-combine-with-popular-blog/〕 ==History== ''Nylon'' was co-founded in 1999 by Madonna Badger, Mark Blackwell, supermodel Helena Christensen, and husband and wife Marvin and Jaclynn Jarrett, with investment from Sam Waksal.〔http://observer.com/2002/04/the-wacky-dr-waksal/#axzz2svjXQtG8〕 Three of the founders had previously worked together in their same roles at ''Ray Gun'' Magazine: Editor Marvin Jarrett, Publisher Jaclynn his wife, and Editorial Director Mark Blackwell; the Jarretts had recently sold their interest in Ray Gun Publishing.〔〔 〔Note: ''Nylon' ''s (2010 masthead ) credits the four alphabetically as follows: "''founders'' mark blackwell, helena christensen, marvin scott jarrett, jaclynn b. jarrett".〕〔''Nylon Magazine' ''s (1999 Masthead ) from Premiere Issue. April 1, 1999〕 According to Publisher Jaclynn Jarrett, the magazine's name was chosen because her husband Marvin just liked the sound of ''Nylon.'' After picking it, they realized the New York/London tie-in, which was congruous to ''Nylons editorial focus on these two cities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Four Questions with Jaclynn Jarrett of ''Nylon'' )〕 The first two letters are the initials for New York and the last three letters are the first three letters of London (New York London). The design of the magazine was intended to be "hyper-legible", in answer to criticism of ''Ray-Gun'' 's "chaotic" layouts. The first issue was published on April 6, 1999.〔 In 2005, ''Nylon'' was bought by Pennsylvania businessman Don Hellinger.〔Stoeffel, Kat (September 9, 2011). ("''Nylon'' President Reports to Court This Month for Money Laundering Trial" ). ''The New York Observer''.〕 The following spring, ''Nylon'' and MySpace collaborated on their first International Music issue, making it freely available online for a time.〔 〕〔 Links to issue, now not free.〕 ''Nylon'' TV was launched in 2006 with the creation of its own YouTube channel, and by 2014 gained 62 thousand subscribers and 62 million cumulative views. ''Nylon'' partnered with MySpace in 2006 for its annual June/July music issue. Nine months later the magazine became generally available online in digital form in March 2007. ''Nylon'' released their June/July International Music and MySpace issue online for free viewing. Marvin Scott Jarrett's Editor's Letter described it as a collaboration with MySpace, focusing on eight "music and style mecca" cities around the world, featuring the White Stripes on the cover, as selected by ''Nylon's'' MySpace fans.〔 〕 ''Nylon'' teamed up with Live Nation Entertainment in 2008 to produce its first ''Nylon'' Music Tour, headlined by electro rockers She Wants Revenge. On their 10-year anniversary in 2009, ''Nylon'' made the April 1999 inaugural issue freely available online, including all articles, in scanned form.〔 〕 Later that year, ''Nylon'' partnered with iTunes for its annual music issue, which included a free summer playlist download of 22 tracks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=May 26, 2009 )〕 ''Nylon'' came together with YouTube in 2010 for its Young Hollywood issue, allowing readers to watch the entire issue on YouTube. The partnership extended for the 2011 Young Hollywood issue as well. 2010 also brought the launch of ''Nylon'' Dailies, emails written by local writers every day in ten key American cities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=October 27, 2010 )〕 In 2011, then-President Don Hellinger and then-CFO Jami Pearlman〔 were charged with operating an illegal money transmission business (for an online casino), unrelated to Nylon.〔〔https://www.bookmakersreview.com/gambling-news/donald-hellinger-sentenced-36-months/44682〕 They subsequently pled guilty to a reduced charge.〔Brubaker, Harold (March 3, 2012). ("Officials of defunct Bucks company plead guilty in overseas gambling case" ). ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''.〕〔United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania 11-CR-83-1 https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/〕 ''Nylon'' joined with Facebook in 2012 for its June/July music issue. 2012 also brought a Summer Music Tour, featuring Neon Trees, and sponsored by Starbucks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://nylonmag.com/musictour/ )〕 ''America's Next Top Model'' announced that ''Nylon'' would be its media partner for the show's 19th cycle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blog.cwtv.com/2012/06/07/19293/ )〕 ''Nylon'' has established a material social media presence. By early 2014, ''Nylon'' was active on Instagram, had over 700,000 Twitter followers,〔https://twitter.com/NylonMag〕 and had a million Facebook fans.〔Facebook Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/nylonmagazine〕 In May 2014, ''Nylon'' was acquired by Nylon Media, Inc., an affiliate of LA-based investor Marc Luzzatto through his team at Diversis Capital, LLC. The new venture also acquired FashionIndie, with FashionIndie's founders, Beca Alexander and Daniel Saynt, maintaining their titles of editor-in-chief and creative director, respectively.〔Women's Wear Daily with FashionIndie's founders, Beca Alexander and Daniel Saynt, maintaining their titles of editor-in-chief and creative director, respectively.〕〔AdWeek http://www.adweek.com/news/press/nylon-magazine-merges-fashionindie-157460〕〔New York Post http://nypost.com/2014/05/20/fashion-mag-nylon-all-torn-up-as-new-ceo-editorial-board-quit/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nylon (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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