Vice is a global media company that produces and licenses content for print, television and film as well as digital content for online audiences. Vice is focused on covering controversial topics such as drugs, sex and global conflicts, as well as stories revolving around fashion, music and travel that appeal to a millennial audience. The company was launched in Canada in 1994 as a print magazine.
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Buzzfeed
Company: BuzzFeed Inc. | Founder: John Johnson, Jonah Peretti | CEO: Jonah Peretti | Since: 2006
BuzzFeed is an entertainment and social news platform that provides coverage on a wide array of topics such as animals, DIY, cooking and business. The site produces highly-shareable, daily content featuring the work of journalists, cartoon artists and the BuzzFeed…
Mashable
Company: Mashable, Inc. | Founder: Pete Cashmore | CEO: Pete Cashmore | Since: 2005
Mashable is an online news and entertainment website. Available in Asia, Australia, France, India, and the UK, they produce their own content, which they publish on their website. Writers and journalists can also submit their stories to be shared on…
Digg
Company: Digg | Founder: Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson | CEO: John Borthwick | Since: 2004
Digg selects content that is interesting and entertaining and shares them online for free. Digg has a slew of editors and they look for material, available on the net, that is current and will be enjoyed by their users. Articles…
Snopes
Company: Bardav, Inc | Founder: Barbara and David P. Mikkelson | Since: 1995
Snopes.com is a fact-checking website that covers internet rumors, urban legends, and other stories of questionable origin. Since its inception before the turn of the millennium, Snopes.com has been included in many annual Best of the Web lists and has…
Worldstarhiphop
Company: Worldstar, LLC | Founder: Lee 'Q' O'Denat | CEO: Lee 'Q' O'Denat (deceased) | Since: 2005
Worldstarhiphop is a website that allows users to upload and explore video content. Topics of the videos include public fighting, music videos, public shaming, among others. The website gained popularity due to the controversial and graphic nature of the videos…
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