| URL | www.craveonline.com |
|---|---|
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | AtomicMedia |
| Launched | 2004 |
CraveOnline is a male lifestyle website based in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco. The site is owned by media company AtomicOnline,[1] the publishing division of Evolve Media Corp. CraveOnline focuses its contents into the male-lifestyle audience. It owns 12 web sites and has partnered with many more, producing various content for each site[citation needed].
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History [edit]
CraveOnline.com was launched in late 2004[2] by the online media company AtomicOnline, the publishing division of Evolve Media Corp. Currently CraveOnline.com produces more than 500 pieces of original content a month across all of the properties it owns, including entertainment news, movie and gaming guides, entertainment videos. It also maintains a network of male centric sites (ComingSoon.net, Spiked Humor, Sherdog, ActionTrip, MyAnimeList,[3] WrestleZone,[4] Hockey's Future,[5] HoopsVibe,[6] DrinksMixer, and others) that have been acquired by Atomic Online.
CraveOnline is ranked and listed in the top 10,000 websites according to (public web analytic sites) Alexa[7] in the top 5,000 according to Compete.[8]
It has several regular editorial features including the MMA opinion column, Pound for Pound, TGIM (Thank God it’s Monday), Next Gen News, The Hip-Hop Mix, Idiot Box, The Hollywood Roundup, Best of the Web and New to Blu-ray. In addition, the site features monthly guides in the Movie, Comics and Gaming sections that feature trailers and release info. CraveOnline also features original video shows (The Punching Show, Crave Soundcheck, Taco the Town) as well as shows produced by other sites (Italian Spiderman).
CraveOnline was re-launched in April 2009,[9] prior to that the site was redesigned in April 2007. A dedicated Canadian version of the site features local Canadian content.[citation needed]
In 2011, CraveOnline partnered with Oscar De La Hoya's and Golden Boy's Ring TV Magazine to relaunch the digital version and website for Ring TV Magazine.[10] CraveOnline helps create much of the editorial for the site, which is a featured content partner for Yahoo! Sports - Boxing. Additionally, CraveOnline, has partnered with various personalities, like Bruce Buffer, the Voice of the Octagon, to power his official website.[11]
Websites [edit]
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- Film and TV
ComingSoon.net, DVD File, FilmSchoolRejects, ShockTillYouDrop.com, Films N Movies, Shockya, The Movie Insider, TV Series Finale.
- Gaming
ActionTrip, CheatHappens, Games N Trailers, GamerNode, MMOABC, Operation Sports, PlayStation LifeStyle, PS3Scene, PSP 3D, RPGamer, Siliconera, ThemePS3, ThemePSP, ThemeWii, ThemeXBOX360, Xbox-Scene, XBox360 Achievements, N4G, PS3 Trophies, VG Releases.
- Sports
WrestleZone, Sherdog, HockeysFuture.com, Hoopsvibe.com.
References [edit]
- ^ "CraveOnline". AtomicOnline. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ David Kaplan. "CraveOnline Buys Manga Social Net MyAnimeList".
- ^ Joseph Weisenthal. "Men’s Site CraveOnline acquires WrestleZone.com".
- ^ David Kaplan (2008-05-05). "CraveOnline Buys Two Hockey Fan Sites; Keeps Craving For More". paidContent. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ David Kaplan (2008-03-26). "Men’s Entertainment Aggregator CraveOnline Acquires HoopsVibe". paidContent. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "craveonline.com – Traffic Details from". Alexa. 2003-01-22. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Site Profile for craveonline.com (rank #2,226) | Compete". Siteanalytics.compete.com. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "MediaPost Publications Crave Online's New Web Site Includes Sponsorships 04/03/2009". Mediapost.com. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Satterfield, Lem. "Boxing News and Features at the Official Web site of The Ring Magazine". Ringtv.craveonline.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ "BufferZone: The Official Voice of MMA". Bufferzone.craveonline.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
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