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Revision as of 09:32, 3 October 2009
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Type of site | Web 2.0 Blog |
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Available in | English |
Headquarters | San Francisco, United States |
Owner | GigaOmniMedia, Inc. |
Created by | Om Malik and others |
URL | http://GigaOM.com |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | None |
GigaOM is a Web 2.0 blog started by Om Malik and published by Giga Omni Media, Inc. in San Francisco.[1] According to the company website it has a monthly global audience of 500,000.[1] It is among the top 50 blogs worldwide by Technorati Rank[2][clarification needed], and is listed on CNet's Blog 100 list.[3]
It offers Web 2.0 news, analysis and opinions on startups, new technologies, broadband and online games. According to GigaOM, the site's readership includes a worldwide following of technology industry leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs. In June 2006, Malik left his day job to work on GigaOM full-time.[4]
It has also organized conferences such as GigaOM's Mobilize 09, drawing presenters such as Sanjay Jha and Andy Rubin[5]
GigaOM network
GigaOM integrates a number of other blogs and services into its network. These include:
- WebWorkerDaily (launched September 2006), a blog catering to people who use the web for work.
- NewTeeVee (launched December 2006), a blog covering online video news.
- Earth2Tech (launched July 2007), a blog covering the business of clean technology.
- OStatic (launched March 2008), a resource for open source software and services.
- jkOnTheRun (launched as a personal blog in May 2004 and acquired by GigaOM in July 2008), a mobile technology blog.
- TheAppleBlog (launched November 2004 and acquired by GigaOM in September 2008), about Apple Inc. and related tools and applications.
- GigaOM jobs (launched August 2006), a technology-focused job board.
See also
References
- ^ a b "About GigaOM". GigaOM. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ "GigaOM on Technorati". Technorati. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ "Blog 100 Index". CNET.
- ^ "Om money, Om problems". Valleywag. June 13, 2006. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "GigaOM's Mobilize 09 - the 100-word version". VentureBeat. September 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-26.