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Online mass media companies of the United States
- Inverse (website)Dave Nemetz launched Inverse in 2015 as an online magazine focused on technology, science, and culture. The site began operations with seed funding and…
- Bloody DisgustingBrad Miska launched a horror news website in 2001 under the pseudonym Mr. Disgusting. He and Tom Owen built a digital hub for fans of scary movies and books.
- Rooster TeethIn April 2003, six University of Texas alumni launched a website called drunkgamers.com from their Austin office. Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey…
- TheStreetJim Cramer and Marty Peretz launched TheStreet in 1996 as a financial news website. The company went public in May 1999 under the leadership of CEO Kevin…
- VentureBeatMatt Marshall launched VentureBeat in 2006 from San Francisco, California. He arrived at the project as an ex-correspondent for The Mercury News.
- Ziff DavisIn 1920, William Bernard Ziff Sr. established a Chicago advertising agency that secured national contracts for African American weekly newspapers.
- Vox MediaJim Bankoff and Trei Brundrett established Vox Media in November 2011 within Washington, D.C. The new company immediately absorbed SB Nation, a sports blog…
- HighBeam ResearchPatrick Spain stood at the center of a digital shift in August 2002. He had just sold Hoover's, a company he co-founded, and turned his attention to eLibrary…