It’s been an incredible year for The Loop—we launched The Loop Magazine this year and the Web site is doing better than ever. I really couldn’t ask for anything more.
It would be hard for me to pick one thing that has made 2013 so great for The Loop, but the launch of The Loop Magazine is certainly one of the high-points. I wanted to publish interesting articles in a format that changed how magazine publishing was done. With the help of Chris Harris and Mateusz Stawecki, we did just that.
I think The Loop Magazine has the most advanced, interesting interface of any magazine on Newsstand. More importantly, the focus is still on the words—it’s the stories that matter. We’ve had great writers contributing some very interesting stories, which led to The Loop Magazine being honored as one of the best Newsstand apps of 2013 by Apple.
At its heart, The Loop is still about the Web site. I was happy for my longtime friend Peter Cohen when he took a job at iMore earlier this year, but it did leave a void on the site.
I couldn’t be happier to have Dave Mark come in and fill that spot. Dave posts some really interesting items to the site, that people love to read. With his technical background, Dave is able to comment on developer and technical issues that I’m not, which gives the site even more to offer the readers. To top it all off, Dave is a great guy. I’m thrilled to have Dave’s name on The Loop.
Sponsorships for The Loop were sold out for all of 2013 and we have a great start on 2014 already. Thank you to all of the companies that trust and put their money with The Loop.
Memberships are still going too. Members to The Loop don’t get a lot of frills—besides a full text RSS feed—but you help keep this site running. It’s about supporting independent writers and you do. Your contribution of $3 a month goes a long way to paying the bills at The Loop and making this site successful. Thank you.
Most of all, I want to thank the readers. Whether reading the site or visiting our sponsors and buying their products, you are making a difference. Your continued support for The Loop and our mission to post interesting topics and stamp out the stupid around the Internet is overwhelming. I appreciate everything you do to make The Loop the success that it is.
Cheers people,
Jim