Cheezburger, Inc.

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Cheezburger, Inc.
IndustryInternet Media
GenreSocial Humor
Founded2007
FounderBen Huh
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
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United States
ServicesComedic websites
OwnerLiterally Media Ltd. [1]
Website http://www.cheezburger.com/

Cheezburger, Inc., previously known as Pet Holdings, Inc., [2] is the parent and holding company for the Cheezburger Network, a collection of websites best known for I Can Has Cheezburger?, Fail Blog, I Hasa Hot Dog, and others.

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References

  1. Bishop, Todd (21 April 2016). "Cheezburger joins forces with online comedy rival eBaum's World in acquisition by Israeli media firm". GeekWire. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "Cheezburger, Inc.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-12-04.