Mashable
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site
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News & blogging |
| Available in | English, French |
| Founded | July 19, 2005 |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Founder(s) | Pete Cashmore |
| Key people |
Pete Cashmore, CEO Adam Ostrow, Chief Strategy Officer |
| Employees | 120 |
| Subsidiaries | CineFix Mashable Studios |
| Slogan(s) | "Mashable is the leading media company for the Connected Generation and the voice of digital culture." |
| Website | mashable.com |
| Alexa rank |
 536 (December 2016[update]) |
| Current status | Active |
Mashable (Mashable Inc.) is a digital media website founded by Pete Cashmore in 2005.
Mashable was created by Pete Cashmore from his home in Aberdeen, Scotland, in July 2005. Time noted Mashable as one of the 25 best blogs in 2009, and it has been described as a "one stop shop" for social media as well as a vehicle for heavy left-wing bias and fake news. As of November 2015, it has over 6,000,000 Twitter followers and over 3,200,000 fans on Facebook. In June 2016, it acquired YouTube channel CineFix from Whalerock Industries
On 27 November 2007, Mashable launched the 1st International Open Web Awards to recognize the best online communities and services. Voting was conducted online through Mashable and its 24 blog partners. On 10 January 2008 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Mashable announced the winners of the first Open Web Awards. Winners included Digg, Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube, ESPN, Cafemom and Pandora.
The 2nd Annual Open Web Awards was an online international competition that took place between November and December 2008. Among the winners in the 'People's Choice' component were Encyclopedia Dramatica in the category, Digg in the 'Social News and Social Bookmarking' category, Netlog in the 'Mainstream and Large Social Networks' category and MySpace in the 'Places and Events' category.
The 3rd Open Web Awards were held in November and December 2009. Winners included Pandora Radio for best mobile music site or app, Fish Wrangler for best Facebook game, and "Surprise Marriage Proposal in Spain" as best YouTube video.
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