Talenthouse
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Type of site | Social network service |
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| Available in | US, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Russian |
| Founded | Mountain View, California, USA (June 30, 2009) |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California |
| Key people | Amos Pizzey, Co-founder and President Roman Scharf, Co-founder and CEO |
| URL | www.talenthouse.com |
| Launched | June 2009 |
Talenthouse is a global social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Talenthouse Inc. Talenthouse addresses artists working in music, film, fashion, art, dance and photography as well as their supporters. Through Talenthouse artists can connect to each other.[1] Talenthouse also hosts competitions held by brands and established artists.
Talenthouse was founded by Amos Pizzey and Roman Scharf, co-founder of the internet phone service Jajah[2] in 2009. The Talenthouse headquarters are located in Palo Alto, California, USA with offices in Los Angeles, New York and London.
Logo
The Talenthouse logo is taken from the West African Adinkra series of symbols, which depicts a snake climbing a raffia palm. The raffia palm has many thorns and is very challenging to climb. Simply translated, this symbol means, "to achieve the impossible."[3]
List of hosted competitions
Talenthouse has launched more than 150 competitions with global brands and brands such as Nokia, Adidas, Prismacolor, Glamour Magazine, JPG Magazine, Island Def Jam, Universal Music, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Stan Lee Foundation[4], Todd McFarlane, Sander van Doorn, Rusko, Virgin Mobile, Kelly Cutrone, Ryan Leslie, Taio Cruz, Anne Klein, Florence and the Machine[5], Paul Taylor[6], and Lady Gaga[7].
Reference
- ^ "Talenthouse Launches First Online Platform to Celebrate and Liberate All Artists". Marketwire. June 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|name=ignored (help) - ^ Nuttall, Chris (June 30, 2009). "Techfile". Financial Times Techblog. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Boy George Seeks Emerging Music Artists, DJs to Collaborate on New Dance Track via Talenthouse". Marketwire. August 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|name=ignored (help) - ^ "Florence's Talent Hunt". Vogue. September 30, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|name=ignored (help) - ^ "Paul Taylor Seeks Students via Web". The Wall Street Journal. February 19, 2011.
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