GeekChicDaily
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GeekChicDaily (founded in October, 2009) was a multi-platform publisher of pop culture based newsletters, founded by Peter Levin and Gareb Shamus and operated by CEO Peter Levin.
Publication
The now-defunct publisher had multiple newsletter publications including GeekChicDaily, GeekChic Los Angeles and GeekChicNYC. The targets for the newsletters were socially active consumers of genre fare. Rebranded as Nerdist News post merger with Nerdist Industries.[1]
History
CEO Peter Levin and Gareb Shamus launched GeekChicDaily with Peter Guber and other advisors in October, 2009. The company launched GeekChic Los Angeles, a regional version of the newsletter, in April 2011.[2] GeekChicNYC was later added in August 2011.[3] The offices are based out of Santa Monica, California.
Nerdist
Comedian
In February 2012, GeekChicDaily fully merged with Nerdist Industries and became Nerdist News.[7]
References
- ^ Graser, Marc (2009-10-16). "GeekChicDaily Set to Launch". Variety. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "GeekChicDaily Pop Culture Newsletter Launches Los Angeles Edition" (Press release). BusinessWire. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Tatara, Peter. "GeekChicNYC Launches Tomorrow". 31 July 2011. Medium At Large. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Finke, Nikki. "Nerds And Geeks Unite In MultiPlatform Deal". Deadline. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Graser, Marc (6 June 2011). "Nerdist, GeekChic team up". Variety. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Hardwick, Chris. "Nerd and Geeks Unite". The Nerdist. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Hardwick, Chris. "Nerd and Geeks Unite". The Nerdist. Retrieved 27 February 2012.