GodTube
| Type of business | Video hosting service |
|---|---|
| Owner | Salem Web Network |
| Website | www |
| Alexa rank |
 13,300 (April 2014[update]) |
| Current status | Active |
GodTube (formerly Tangle.com and GodTube.com) is an online video sharing platform which strives to have Christian content. It is owned by Salem Web Network, the Internet division of Salem Communications. GodTube has a variety of video selections including bands and singers in music videos, comedians and comedy skits, spoofs and parodies, videos featuring children and animals, sports, news, and videos intended to be inspirational. The site encourages users with the instruction, "Be inspired in your walk with Jesus Christ and grow in your knowledge of the Bible with videos highlighting inspirational messages and verses."
GodTube was launched in the Spring of 2007 by founder Christopher Wyatt from Los Angeles, California, Jason Martell from San Diego, CA (BooyaMedia.com), Lloyd Chartrand, and Mike Miller (former Executive Pastor of First Baptist Dallas). Wyatt was once an online student at Dallas Theological Seminary. Wyatt was one of CBS's producers for the 1995 Day and Date show.
Wyatt, a member of First Baptist Church of Dallas, has likened the site to neutral "Switzerland", in that he claims it is open to all theological viewpoints. He has stated that even atheists are welcome as long as they state their case "respectfully". The terms of use, however, prohibit any content "contrary to the evangelization of Jesus Christ and His teachings, or constitutes blasphemy, or is otherwise offensive to our online Christian community".
According to comScore, GodTube was the fastest growing US website of any kind for the month of August, 2007. According to Quantcast, total monthly site traffic has since shed 75% of its users, from 2.7 million, to just over 690 thousand by February 2009. In February, 2008 the company raised $30,000,000 from GLG Partners, LP, at a valuation of $150,000,000 after 5 months of operation.
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