Videogum
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Type of site
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Blog |
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| Owner | Buzz Media |
| Created by | Scott Lapatine (Founder/Editor-In-Chief) Gabriel Delahaye (Senior Editor) Lindsay Robertson (Former Senior Editor) Amrit Singh (Executive Editor) Birdie (Mascot) Kelly Conaboy (Associate Editor) Mary Miller (Associate Editor) |
| Website | http://videogum.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | April 2008 |
| Current status | Not Active |
Videogum was a daily Internet publication devoted to coverage of popular culture with a focus on movies, television, and trampoline accidents. Stereogum founder Scott Lapatine founded Videogum as a sister site to Stereogum in 2008, and enlisted editors Gabe Delahaye and Lindsay Robertson, who quickly gained a cult following for their humorous commentary on pop culture and the Internet. Videogum has spawned an online community known as the Monsters who continue to perpetuate a variety of internet memes through the site's commentary system, chat, their communal blog and via Twitter. The site has subsequently garnered several nominations and accolades, including a win at the 2010 ECNY Awards for "Best Website."
Videogum's commenter community is embraced by the administrators. Senior editor, Gabe Delahaye attributes this to his participation as a regular commenter on pop culture sites. Famous "monsters" or commenters have included:
Videogum is also associated with the "Goof Troop" Internet group.
In 2009 Lindsay Robertson left the site, leaving Gabe Delahaye as the sole voice of the site.
Videogum has been mentioned in several prominent publications including the New York Times and inspired segments on TV shows, including Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
In 2011 a new junior editor was hired. Her Name is Kelly Conaboy. Gabe Frequently makes fun of her dislike of the movie You Can Count On Me.
In 2012 a second associate editor was hired - Mary Miller.
Videogum was named one of the Best Blogs of 2011 by Time Magazine.
In 2013, Gabe Delahaye quit Videogum.
February 7, 2014 was the last day of normal operations for Videogum, at which time editor Scott Lapatine was "assessing options for keeping Videogum online in some form".
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