Laughing Squid
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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 blog featuring art, culture, and technology, as well as a web hosting company[1] based out of New York City, New York.[2]
History[edit]
Laughing Squid 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 was decommissioned in 2013.[6][2]
In 1998, Laughing Squid launched a web hosting company Laughing Squid Hosting.[citation needed]
In 2000, Laughing Squid became an LLC with John Law and David Klass joining as partners.[citation needed]
The blog launched in 2003.[7]
Laughing Squid sponsored the back of Frank Chu's sign from 2009 to 2013.[8]
In 2010, the company moved its headquarters to New York City, New York.
Team[edit]
The Laughing Squid blog is run by founder Scott Beale, who is Publisher and Editor-In-Chief. He is joined by Contributing Editor Lori Dorn.[9]
Awards[edit]
- 2011 Webby Award: Web (Blog - Cultural) - People's Voice[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hover Blog". Hover Blog. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ a b "What is Laughing Squid?". Laughing Squid. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2005.
- ^ "Infamous eccentric Frank Chu explains the 12 galaxies". San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ Beale, Scott (20 December 2013). "Welcome Lori Dorn, New Contributing Writer at Laughing Squid". Laughing Squid blog. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "People's Voice Winner: Blog - Cultural". The Webby Awards. Archived from the original on 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2013-05-14.