''Tango'' magazine was a national lifestyle magazine for women based in
New York City targeting ages 25–44, and focusing on love and relationships. First published in February 2005,
the magazine was published by ''Tango Media'', a privately held company owned by
Andrea Miller.
Within one year Tango doubled its circulation to 200,000, was honored as “Best New Product of the Year” by the
Stevie Awards
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for Women Entrepreneurs, was selected as one of the top new launches of 2005 by
Amazon.com, and signed a deal with
Passion Parties
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, reaching six million women via 10,000 consultants. The 2007 rate base was 250,000, though it is unknown how much of this was paid and how much simply verified (i.e., free). ''Tango'' was published on a quarterly basis until the print magazine folded in 2007.
Featured stars from hit shows on the cover included ''
The West Wing's''
Kristin Chenoweth, ''
Desperate Housewives
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James Denton and
Doug Savant
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with former ''
Melrose Place
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'' co-star and wife
Laura Leighton, ''
Cold Case’s''
Kathryn Morris, ''
Law & Order
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’s''
Angie Harmon, and ''
Law & Order: SVU’s''
Christopher Meloni. Other celebrities that have appeared on ''Tango''s cover are professional football player
Jason Sehorn, musician
Harry Connick, Jr. with model wife
Jill Goodacre,
Jada Pinkett Smith, and
Alicia Silverstone
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on the Summer 2007 issue.
As a result of a partnership with
Warner Bros., ''Tango'' promoted exclusive features and contests for relationship films such as ''
In the Land of Women'' and ''
License to Wed''.
''YourTango''
''YourTango.com'' (known as ''YourTango'') is the online version of the magazine launched in February 2009, with editorial staff and contributors.
YourTango is aimed at women who are coming of age romantically, seeking understanding of issues they care about, and striving for a greater sense of belonging. YourTango has provided content for news magazine ''
Time'',
and lifestyle magazines ''
Glamour
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* ''The Glamour ...
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and ''
SELF''.
It is a content-sharing provider for
Yahoo!.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.yourtango.com/about-us
YourTangoanalytics at
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History
The c ...
2005 establishments in New York (state)
2007 disestablishments in New York (state)
2009 establishments in New York (state)
Magazines established in 2005
Magazines disestablished in 2007
Internet properties established in 2009
American women's websites
Magazines published in New York City
Lifestyle magazines published in the United States
Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Women's magazines published in the United States
Defunct women's magazines published in the United States
Women in New York City