Vanity Fair’s New Establishment List is always a back-to-the office September talker.
Topping this year’s list are Apple’s Tim Cook and Jonathan Ivie, who replace Mark Zuckerberg.
Zuck falls to No. 4, while colleague Sheryl Sandberg drops from fourth to No. 41 — perhaps due to Facebook’s maligned initial public offering. (Sandberg is one rung lower than Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.)
As Facebook’s stock price falls, so too does management’s cachet with influential magazine editors.
Like the San Francisco fog, the list is thick with Silicon Valley eggheads, but singer Adele (No. 11) and “Avengers” director-writer Joss Whedon (No. 12) manage to break through for the under-represented entertainment industry.
One surprise name popped up this year: Wall Street’s insider-trading nemisis , federal prosecutor Preet Bhahara (No. 17).
Perhaps he’d like to supply the handcuffs for “Fifty Shades of Grey” author E.L. James, who makes No. 24 with her best-selling erotic book series, which saved Barnes & Noble from oblivion last quarter.
Traditional media power brokers are relegated to a separate “Powers That Be” column, where Discovery CEO David Zaslav ranks sixth, versus last year’s 20th, based on his firm’s big revenue and his big pay package. We couldn’t find Viacom’s Philippe Dauman or CBS’ Leslie Moonves in this selection of old-school media bosses, though Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are there.–Claire Atkinson
No shot
Ashton Kutcher-backed Airbnb is experiencing some turbulence.
A tech darling of the Allen & Co. mogul retreat at Sun Valley, the private company revolutionized couch surfing and even recently claimed it has helped people avoid foreclosure by connecting them to renters.
But a bug in the current app is preventing some users from posting photos of their rentals to the site.
No photo, no listing on Airbnb at all. The issue seems to only affect Apple iOS users — no small audience for mobile users.
A rep told The Post, “We are aware of a bug affecting a very small subset of users that presents an incorrect message to the user when attempting to upload photos from iOS devices. Even though the incorrect message is displayed, the image is still properly uploaded for virtually all users. This bug is derived from Airbnb code and is independent of the iOS platform.
“The next version of our app will resolve the issue. ”
A new app is scheduled to be out in a couple of weeks, reps tell us. Meanwhile, 4-year-old Airbnb can boast a healthy August. The site hit peak traffic on Aug. 4, when 60,000 people booked a night through the site.–Claire Atkinson
Morris wants more
Looks like CNBC’s “Street Signs” co-anchor Amanda Drury (pictured) has an omission over commissions, according to a suit filed in New York state Supreme Court in Manhattan late last week.
The powerhouse talent agency William Morris Endeavor alleges in court papers that it negotiated Drury’s new contract signed in May 2010, when CNBC brought the Australian-born personality to the mother ship in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, but that the anchor (who has appeared on NBC’s “Today” as a correspondent) never paid the agreed-upon 10% commission schedule to the agency. They say she owes them at least $150,000.
Neither side had comment on the matter.
Jagger edge
Georgia May Jagger has it made in the shade(s).
The gap-toothed model and daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall has added another campaign to her portfolio after landing Chanel and Versace campaigns.
This time it’s Sunglass Hut, the sunglass retailer.
Jagger, 20, has signed on as ambassador for the Luxottica-owned company and will share her passion for photography on the company’s blog.
John Haugh, general manager of Sunglass Hut, said second-quarter results showed that demand for luxury is strong, despite a sluggish economy. Summer is a key selling season for Sunglass Hut, followed closely by the holidays.–Julie EarleLevine