Mediapolis (company)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Web engineering |
| Founded | January 1995 |
| Founder | Carl Pritzkat, Michael Rhodes, Tony Travostino |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Website | mediapolis.com |
Mediapolis, Inc. is a Web engineering company based in New York City. Founded in 1995, the company has built over 300 websites largely utilizing open-source software.
Mediapolis owns and operates the DataLounge, a popular gay Internet forum.
History
The company, originally founded in January 1995 by Carl Pritzkat, Michael Rhodes, and Tony Travostino.
For a period the company operated a string of gay sites under the moniker 'The Datalounge Network'. These included HomoRama.com, Gayvote.com, GayHealth.com, SouthernVoice.com and HoustonVoice.com.[2]
In January 1995,
Awards
In 1999 the DataLounge won GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Gay Interactive Media.[5]
See also
- Tech companies in the New York metropolitan area
References
- ^ "The History of Mediapolis". Mediapolis, Inc. Retrieved October 26, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PR NewsWire".
- ^ "Express Scripts and PlanetRx.com Announce Internet Pharmacy Agreement". Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "A Homecoming". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "1999 GLAAD Media Award Nominees". Queer Resources Directory. Retrieved October 26, 2011.