Type of site | Blog |
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Dissolved | February 2014 |
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) |
URL | Official website |
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 and television. 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 spawned an online community known as the "Monsters" who perpetuated a variety of internet memes through the site's commentary system, chat, their communal blog, and via Twitter. The site garnered several nominations and accolades, including a win at the 2010 ECNY Awards for "Best Website". [1]
In 2009, Lindsay Robertson left the site, leaving Gabe Delahaye as its sole voice. [2]
Videogum was mentioned in several prominent publications including The New York Times , [3] [4] and inspired segments on TV shows including Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . [5]
In 2011, Kelly Conaboy was hired as junior editor. Delahaye frequently made fun of her dislike of the movie You Can Count on Me . [6]
In 2012, Mary Miller was hired as a second associate editor. [7]
Videogum was named one of the Best Blogs of 2011 by Time . [8]
In 2013, Gabe Delahaye quit Videogum. [9]
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". [10]
Videogum's commenter community was embraced by the administrators. Senior editor, Gabe Delahaye attributed this to his participation as a regular commenter on pop culture sites. [11] Famous "monsters" or commenters have included:
Videogum was also associated with the "Goof Troop" Internet group. [12]