• by Tom Siebert , December 8, 2006

Even venerable titles believe in makeovers. That's why there's a new New Yorker Web site coming.

A relaunch of the famed weekly publication's Internet address will appear before the end of February, confirmed a spokesperson for the Conde Nast publication. Web editor Blake Eskin and deputy editor Pamela McCarthy are teaming up to develop the site, and they have invited staffers throughout the publication to offer ideas.

The news originally appeared in yesterday's WWD, a sister publication to The New Yorker.

A spokeswoman pointedly refused to confirm other details of the story, however--including speculation that the site would include blogs from several of the magazine's writers, first vetted by its legendary fact-checking network.

She echoed David Remnick, the editor in chief, when he told the fashion title that "the site will reflect the values of the magazine" and "everything is up for grabs."

Conde Nast acquired the social-news site Reddit in late October, similar to digg.com, with the strategy to integrate its structure into other online properties.

"We're looking at various ways to leverage the Reddit technology across the various Conde Nast sites," says Jennifer Miller, a CondeNet spokesperson.