Heavy (website)
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Type of site | News |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, Spanish |
| URL | http://www.heavy.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
Heavy.com is an news and information website based in New York City. Founded in 1999 as an entertainment website by Simon Assaad and David Carson,[2] the site switched to hard news and popular information content in 2012.[3] Heavy.com is now ranked among the top 800 U.S. websites in traffic by analytics firm Alexa.[4] The site is owned by Heavy Inc., which also owns the Spanish-language news site Ahoramismo.com. Assaad is the CEO of Heavy Inc.
Heavy.com is self-described as "a real-time news and information portal", and, on its site, claims to reach "35 million unique visitors per month". Since its pivot to news in 2012 – with subject categories listed as news, sports, entertainment, tech, and gaming – the site has become known for its signature news format, "5 Fast Facts You Need to Know." [5]
In earlier incarnations, Heavy.com created and produced comic programming and original video, including the popular Behind the Music that Sucks series.[6]
Notes
- ^ "Heavy.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/technology/a-web-site-so-hip-it-gets-laddies-to-watch-the-ads.html]]
- ^ http://heavy.com/about/]]
- ^ http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/heavy.com]]
- ^ http://heavy.com/news/2016/09/betty-jo-shelby-tulsa-oklahoma-police-officer-cop-terence-crutcher-photos-pictures-shooting-video-charlton-sanders-holycross/
- ^ http://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2002-03-01/84838/]]
References
- Gathman, Roger (March 1, 2002). "Behind the Web Site That Works: Heavy.com's wicked humor and winning strategy". The Austin Chronicle. ISSN 1074-0740. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Hansell, Saul (March 27, 2006). "A Web Site So Hip It Gets Laddies to Watch the Ads". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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Further reading
- Ives, Nat (May 3, 2005). "The Media Business: Advertising; The latest unconventional vehicle for promotionsis a hand-held media device. Will anyone watch?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - King, Brad (March 25, 2005). "Heavy.com: Behind the Sucks". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 2009-05-14.