Curated playlist
Internet properties established in 2006
- Dread CentralDread Central, a horror news site, began because a planned horror cable channel stalled.
- DestructoidDestructoid began as a plan to get a press pass to E3. When the video game blog was rejected, it kept going anyway.
- X (social network)X, formerly known as Twitter, began not as a grand vision for a global platform but as a small experiment inside a podcasting startup called Odeo. Jack Dorsey wanted to capture something specific in the name: the physical sensation of…
- Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video began in 2006 as a download shop called Amazon Unbox.
- Film School RejectsNeil Miller started the movie blog Film School Rejects in February 2006. CNN later quoted its writers.
- PlayStation NetworkOn the PlayStation 2, a friend seen in one game could vanish in another. PlayStation Network launched in November 2006.
- CrunchyrollCrunchyroll began in 2006 as a pirate site for fan-subtitled shows. Sony later bought it for $1.175 billion.
- VentureBeatBy April 2023, VentureBeat was using Bing Chat to help write articles. Writers had to verify any chatbot text first.
- RobloxRoblox, pronounced ROH-bloks, reported an average of 85.3 million daily active users as of February 2025. The company also says its monthly players include half of all American children under the age of 16. Those numbers belong to an…
- Digital TrendsConde Nast was reported to be negotiating to buy Digital Trends for $120 million in 2016. No acquisition followed.
- GoodreadsGoodreads began in 2007 as a way to copy browsing a friend's bookshelf. It had 800 users then.
- Google TranslateIn 2017, an English court used Google Translate for a Chinese defendant. No human interpreter had been booked.