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In 2010 the company moved its headquarters to [[New York City]], [[New York]]. |
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==Philosophy and impact== |
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Laughing Squid's main goal is to report, document and inform the public about important events, projects and people in the field of art, technology and science. |
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:With tentacles in many avenues over the years, Laughing Squid is one of the oldest web hosts, boasting affordable and reliable hosting all while maintaining a unique culture. Laughing Squid is also home to the famous blog about unique art, culture, and technology from around the world.<ref>[http://www.hostingadvice.com/blog/laughing-squid-blog-and-web-hosting/ Jacob Nicholson at HostingAdvice, November 16, 2015]</ref> |
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Gizmodo sees Laughing Squid as one of the 25 most viral media enterprises. |
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:Scott Beale's events tracker the SquidList gave birth to his Laughing Squid web hosting business. Which gave birth to his weblog. Which gave birth to his Tumblr and Twitter—all of which breathed life into thousands of obscure stories that otherwise would have fallen soundlessly in digital forests. Today the smiling cephalopod is basically his own media empire.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/5863333/meet-the-25-most-viral-people-on-the-internet/ Gizmodo: "Meet the 25 Most Viral People on the Internet", 12/14/11]</ref> |
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==Team== |
==Team== |
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Revision as of 00:07, 1 August 2016
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| Company type | Blog, Web hosting service |
|---|---|
| Founded | San Francisco, California on November 16, 1995 |
| Founder | Scott Beale |
| Headquarters | |
| Website | laughingsquid.com |
Laughing Squid is a popular,[1] award-winning[2] blog featuring interesting items of art, culture, and technology, as well as a web hosting company based out of New York City, New York.
History
The company itself was founded on November 16, 1995[3] in San Francisco, California as a film and video production company by Scott Beale, producing documentaries, including Alonso G. Smith, A Half Century of Social Surrealism[4] about San Francisco Bay Area surrealist painter Alonso Smith and You’d Better Watch Out: Portland Santacon ’96[5] about the SantaCon event in Portland, OR organized by the San Francisco Cacophony Society in 1996.
In 1996 Laughing Squid launched The Squid List, a San Francisco Bay Area art and culture events calendar and email list that is still in existence.[6]
In 1998 Laughing Squid launched a web hosting company Laughing Squid Web Hosting.
In 2000 Laughing Squid became an LLC with John Law and David Klass joining as partners.
The blog launched in 2003.[7] In 2011, the blog received a Webby Award for its role as one of the best cultural blogs on the Internet.[8] According to Quantcast, over 1.4 million people worldwide visit the site each month.[9]
Since 2009 Laughing Squid has been sponsoring the back of Frank Chu's sign.[10]
In 2010 the company moved its headquarters to New York City, New York.
Philosophy and impact
Laughing Squid's main goal is to report, document and inform the public about important events, projects and people in the field of art, technology and science.
- With tentacles in many avenues over the years, Laughing Squid is one of the oldest web hosts, boasting affordable and reliable hosting all while maintaining a unique culture. Laughing Squid is also home to the famous blog about unique art, culture, and technology from around the world.[11]
Gizmodo sees Laughing Squid as one of the 25 most viral media enterprises.
- Scott Beale's events tracker the SquidList gave birth to his Laughing Squid web hosting business. Which gave birth to his weblog. Which gave birth to his Tumblr and Twitter—all of which breathed life into thousands of obscure stories that otherwise would have fallen soundlessly in digital forests. Today the smiling cephalopod is basically his own media empire.[12]
Team
The Laughing Squid blog is run by founder Scott Beale, who is Publisher and Editor-In-Chief. He is joined by Senior Contributing Writers Lori Dorn, Justin Page and Glen Tickle.
References
- ^ "laughingsquid.com's audience profile on Quantcast".
- ^ "People's Voice Winner: Blog - Cultural". The Webby Awards.
- ^ "Scott Beale on 15 years of Laughing Squid (Q&A)". CNET. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Alonso G. Smith: A Half Century of Social Surrealism". Alonso G. Smith website.
- ^ "You'd Better Watch Out: Portland Santacon '96". Santarchy & Santacon website.
- ^ Marech, Rona (2 June 2000). "Squid Inc. / E-mail list publicizes underground arts scene". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Bay Blogger Thursday". SFist. Retrieved 3 March 2005.
- ^ "People's Voice Winner: Blog - Cultural". The Webby Awards.
- ^ "laughingsquid.com's audience profile on Quantcast".
- ^ "Infamous eccentric Frank Chu explains the 12 galaxies". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ Jacob Nicholson at HostingAdvice, November 16, 2015
- ^ Gizmodo: "Meet the 25 Most Viral People on the Internet", 12/14/11