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2013 mergers and acquisitions

  • The Washington PostThe Washington Post opened its doors in 1877 under the leadership of Stilson Hutchins. This new daily newspaper faced immediate financial instability and…
  • IGNOn the 29th of September 1996, a new website called IGN launched under the name Imagine Games Network. Media entrepreneur Chris Anderson created this…
  • TumblrIn 2006, a software consultant named David Karp found himself with a two-week gap between contracts at his company, Davidville.
  • MobyGamesJim Leonard and Brian Hirt launched MobyGames on the 1st of March 1999. They began with a simple goal to share information about computer games with a wider…
  • Pratt & Whitney RocketdyneThe year 2005 marked a significant shift in the American rocket engine industry. Pratt & Whitney Space Propulsion and Boeing Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power…
  • NewsweekNewsweek launched on the 17th of February 1933 with a cover featuring seven photographs from that week's news. Thomas J. C.
  • VenmoAndrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail met as freshman roommates at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009. They conceived Venmo after helping a friend start…
  • Virgin MediaThe year 2006 marked a turning point for British telecommunications when NTL and Telewest merged to form a single entity.