Blogcritics
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Type of site | Blog/Online magazine |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Critical Lens Media, Ltd. |
| Created by | Eric Olsen and Phillip Winn |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 2002 |
| Current status | Owned and operated by Critical Lens Media, Ltd. (Barbara Barnett & Jon Sobel) |
Blogcritics is a
History
The site was founded in 2002 with 50 members and has substantially increased that number by allowing anyone to contribute. A team of editors reviews every article prior to publication on the site.[citation needed]
In August 2008, the blog search engine, Technorati, acquired Blogcritics for an undisclosed amount of money. As a result, publisher Olsen and technical director Winn became full-time Technorati employees.[2] One of the first collaborative ventures of the two entities was for Blogcritics writers to begin writing descriptions of Technorati tags.[3]
In April 2009, Blogcritics underwent a complete site redesign
In his official email newsletter, sent during the week of 12 Sep 2010, publisher Eric Olsen stated that he was leaving Blogcritics and Technorati:
After eight wondrous years of blood, sweat, and cheers, I (Eric Olsen) am leaving my position as publisher of Blogcritics and Technorati and heading out into the cruel world as of Sept 15. Though I am moving on, I am extremely excited about the future of Blogcritics and Technorati and strongly encourage you to continue your relationship with these outstanding organizations!
— Eric Olsen, BC/Technorati Newsletter #63
As of November 22, 2011, Blogcritics has 3,997 blog writers registered.[5]
In March 2014, Blogcritics was acquired by executive editors Barbara Barnett and Jon Sobel under their new company Critical Lens Media, Inc.[6]
Honorable recognition
Blogcritics has won several
References
- ^ Eric Olsen (October 24, 2005). "About Blogcritics". Archived from the original on November 2, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2005.
- ^ "Technorati Acquires BlogCritics, Gets Into Content Game". TechCrunch. August 26, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ Jennifer Van Grove (February 3, 2009). "New Technorati Tag Pages: Good For Them, But What About You?". Mashable. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Tartakoff, Joseph (April 28, 2009). "paidContent.org - Technorati's Blogcritics Gets A Makeover". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ "Writers". Blogcritics Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-07-16.
- ^ "Technorati Acquires BlogCritics, Gets Into Content Game | TechCrunch". Technorati Acquires Blogcritics. TechCrunch.
- PDF) on May 4, 2009.