Magazine. Magazine is a celebrity news magazine and website. Buzz Media is venture backed by Focus Ventures, Anthem Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Redpoint Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures. READ MOR Los Angeles-based Buzz Media , the online network of celebrity-focused web sites, announced today that it has inked a deal with OK! OK!

Southern California venture capitalists are mostly absent from Forbes’ latest Midas List — the magazine’s list of the most influential venture capitalists — with the exception of Domain Associates’ James Blair . The subjective list–based on Forbes’ assessment of how much venture capitalists did for their investors–has previously included Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Ventures , Brad Jones of Redpoint Ventures , Andrew Senyei of Enterprise Partners , and Clearstone’s Bill Elkus , along with Blair. Of course, with exits few and far between nowadays, the traditional data that drives the list — who backed the biggest and best exits — is hard to come by. ...Tags:

According to Buzznet, it has hired former New York Times music reporter Jeff Leeds as its Editor-in-Chief, and former Alternative Press magazine editor Leslie Simon as its Senior Editor. Buzznet is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Interscope, and Redpoint Ventures. Hollywood-based Buzznet, an online social media and networking site focused on music, said Wednesday that it has hired two editors to bolster its music editorial team. Leeds will head up expansion of Buzznet's editorial efforts, providing original news, commentary, and photos; Simon will work on day-to-day editorial