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| company_type = Private
| company_type = Private
| foundation = {{start date and age|2012|2}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|2012|2}}
| area_served = [[Singapore]] <br> [[Malaysia]]
| area_served = [[Singapore]] . [[Malaysia]]
| location_city = Oxley Bizhub, [[Kampong Ubi|Ubi]], [[Singapore]]<ref>{{cite website|url=https://www.sgpbusiness.com/company/Sgag-Media-Pte-Ltd|title=SGAG MEDIA PTE. LTD. (201309539K) - Singapore Business Directory|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref>
| location_city = Oxley Bizhub, [[Kampong Ubi|Ubi]]<ref>{{cite website|url=https://www.sgpbusiness.com/company/Sgag-Media-Pte-Ltd|title=SGAG MEDIA PTE. LTD. (201309539K) - Singapore Business Directory|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref>
| key_people = Karl Mak<ref name=co-founders>{{cite website|url=https://www.techinasia.com/talk/sgag-ama|title=We’re Karl Mak & Xiao Ming, co-founders of SGAG. Ask us anything!|publisher=Tech in Singapore|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref> <br> Adrian Ang<ref>{{cite website|url=https://vulcanpost.com/390171/vulcan-post-first-singapore-digital-publishers-summit/|title=Vulcan Post Launches First Singapore Digital Publishers Summit|publisher=Vulcan Post|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref>
| key_people = Karl Mak<ref name=co-founders>{{cite website|url=https://www.techinasia.com/talk/sgag-ama|title=We’re Karl Mak & Xiao Ming, co-founders of SGAG. Ask us anything!|publisher=Tech in Singapore|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref> <br> Adrian Ang<ref>{{cite website|url=https://vulcanpost.com/390171/vulcan-post-first-singapore-digital-publishers-summit/|title=Vulcan Post Launches First Singapore Digital Publishers Summit|publisher=Vulcan Post|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref>
| current_status = Active
| current_status = Active
| subsid = MGAG Media Sdn Bhd
| website_type = [[Entertainment]]
| website_type = [[Entertainment]]
}}
}}
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The company was co-founded as a Facebook page in 2012 by [[Singapore Management University]] students Karl Mak and Adrian Ang during one of their university classes, with the idea of having a Singapore version of [[9GAG]], with a focus on issues in Singapore and local Internet memes.<ref>{{cite website|url=https://vulcanpost.com/266631/story-sgag-sg/|title=SGAG Singapore Revealed: How It Started & Tips To Virality|publisher=Vulcan Post|date=June 14, 2015|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref> The company first started going viral after its founders posted a meme after McDonald's Singapore ran out of curry sauce at its outlets.<ref>{{cite website|url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/SoShiok/Story/A1Story20120212-327460.html|title=McDonald's runs out of curry sauce - again|publisher=AsiaOne|date=February 12, 2012|accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite website|url=https://www.facebook.com/sgag.sg/photos/a.418347278180266.113670.378167172198277/1655084457839869/?type=3&theater|title=SGAG Timeline - Facebook|date=February 5, 2017|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref>
The company was co-founded as a Facebook page in 2012 by [[Singapore Management University]] students Karl Mak and Adrian Ang during one of their university classes, with the idea of having a Singapore version of [[9GAG]], with a focus on issues in Singapore and local Internet memes.<ref>{{cite website|url=https://vulcanpost.com/266631/story-sgag-sg/|title=SGAG Singapore Revealed: How It Started & Tips To Virality|publisher=Vulcan Post|date=June 14, 2015|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref> The company first started going viral after its founders posted a meme after McDonald's Singapore ran out of curry sauce at its outlets.<ref>{{cite website|url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/SoShiok/Story/A1Story20120212-327460.html|title=McDonald's runs out of curry sauce - again|publisher=AsiaOne|date=February 12, 2012|accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite website|url=https://www.facebook.com/sgag.sg/photos/a.418347278180266.113670.378167172198277/1655084457839869/?type=3&theater|title=SGAG Timeline - Facebook|date=February 5, 2017|accessdate=March 19, 2017}}</ref>


===Website and mobile app platform===
===Website, mobile app platform and MGAG===
In December 2014, SGAG first launched it's website where users can sign up for an account and publish their own content on the website. The website also have a leaderboard that rewards active participants with a certain amount of points per action, with top users standing a chance to win prizes. In addition to launching a new website, the company also released the mobile app version of their website on both Android and iOS.<ref>{{cite website|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/sgag-launches-website-singaporeans-delight-033055210.html|title=SGAG Launches New Website To Singaporeans’ Delight, App To Follow Shortly|publisher=Yahoo Singapore|date=December 3, 2014|accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref>
In December 2014, SGAG first launched it's website where users can sign up for an account and publish their own content on the website. The website also have a leaderboard that rewards active participants with a certain amount of points per action, with top users standing a chance to win prizes. In addition to launching a new website, the company also released the mobile app version of their website on both Android and iOS.<ref>{{cite website|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/sgag-launches-website-singaporeans-delight-033055210.html|title=SGAG Launches New Website To Singaporeans’ Delight, App To Follow Shortly|publisher=Yahoo Singapore|date=December 3, 2014|accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref>

On August 5, 2015, SGAG launched MGAG, the Malaysian branch of the company. MGAG also started off as a Facebook page before launching their own website.<ref>{{cite website|url=https://vulcanpost.com/336791/malaysia-mgag-facebook-page/|title=Malaysia Gets Their Very Own Gag Page, And It's About Darn Time|publisher=Vulcan Post|accessdate=March 25, 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialSGAGtv SGAG YouTube Channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialSGAGtv SGAG YouTube Channel]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgag-media-pte-ltd- SGAG Linkedin Profile]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgag-media-pte-ltd- SGAG Linkedin Profile]
*[https://www.facebook.com/mymgag/ MGAG Facebook page]
*[https://mgag.my/ MGAG Official site]


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Revision as of 02:35, 26 March 2017

SGAG Media Pte. Ltd.
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Entertainment
Available inEnglish, Singlish
FoundedFebruary 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02)
Headquarters
Oxley Bizhub, Ubi[1]
Area servedSingapore . Malaysia
Founder(s)Karl Mak
Andrian Ang
Key peopleKarl Mak[2]
Adrian Ang[3]
SubsidiariesMGAG Media Sdn Bhd
URLsgag.sg
AdvertisingOriginal Video Content
Branded Social Content
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

SGAG is a Singaporean social media website and news media company based in Singapore. The company was founded by Karl Mak and Adrian Ang in February 2012, as a Singaporean spin-off of the popular social media website, 9GAG.[2] Since the website's incorporation on April 10, 2013, it has 637 thousand likes on Facebook[5], 397 thousand followers on Twitter[6] and 325 thousand followers on Instagram[7].

History

The company was co-founded as a Facebook page in 2012 by Singapore Management University students Karl Mak and Adrian Ang during one of their university classes, with the idea of having a Singapore version of 9GAG, with a focus on issues in Singapore and local Internet memes.[8] The company first started going viral after its founders posted a meme after McDonald's Singapore ran out of curry sauce at its outlets.[9][10]

Website, mobile app platform and MGAG

In December 2014, SGAG first launched it's website where users can sign up for an account and publish their own content on the website. The website also have a leaderboard that rewards active participants with a certain amount of points per action, with top users standing a chance to win prizes. In addition to launching a new website, the company also released the mobile app version of their website on both Android and iOS.[11]

On August 5, 2015, SGAG launched MGAG, the Malaysian branch of the company. MGAG also started off as a Facebook page before launching their own website.[12]

References

  1. ^ "SGAG MEDIA PTE. LTD. (201309539K) - Singapore Business Directory". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "We're Karl Mak & Xiao Ming, co-founders of SGAG. Ask us anything!". Tech in Singapore. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Vulcan Post Launches First Singapore Digital Publishers Summit". Vulcan Post. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Sgag.sg Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "SGAG". Facebook. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "SGAG SG". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "SGAG SG". Instagram. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "SGAG Singapore Revealed: How It Started & Tips To Virality". Vulcan Post. June 14, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "McDonald's runs out of curry sauce - again". AsiaOne. February 12, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "SGAG Timeline - Facebook". February 5, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "SGAG Launches New Website To Singaporeans' Delight, App To Follow Shortly". Yahoo Singapore. December 3, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  12. ^ "Malaysia Gets Their Very Own Gag Page, And It's About Darn Time". Vulcan Post. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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