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BUZZNET

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Buzznet Inc. is a media company focused on building the most active and engaged online communities around pop culture topics. Utilizing its sophisticated social media platform, Buzznet’s editorial team empowers millions of people with the tools to create, contribute, program, and share content around topics they are most passionate about.

Buzznet’s music community is among the largest on the Web. Users program around millions of photos, videos and blog posts every day. Its communities power the most robust, diverse and all-encompassing music experience online and include Buzznet.com, Stereogum, Absolute Punk, Idolator, Vampire Freaks, FOE and The Gauntlet.

In June ’08, Buzznet launched Celebuzz, the first social media destination dedicated to celebrity news and culture. Celebuzz brings together a top editorial team, leading bloggers, the paparazzi, celebrity experts, fans, and celebrities themselves, to present the most comprehensive and colorful spectrum of constantly updated information, opinion, and dialogue on celebrity.

Milestones

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• Received $12.5M in Series C funding. (3/19/09)
  Posted 3/19/09 at 6:48am
• BUZZNET — Buzznet recruits Jeff Leeds of NYT as Editor-in-Chief; Leslie Simon of Alternative Press magazine as Senior Editor. (10/1/08)
  Posted 10/1/08 at 11:57am
• BUZZNET — Alan Citron Joins Buzznet (8/19/08)
  Posted 8/19/08 at 12:22pm
• Acquired Absolute Punk. (5/5/08)
  Posted 10/2/08 at 7:19pm
• Acquired Idolator. (4/14/08)
  Posted 10/2/08 at 7:17pm
• Received $25M in Series B funding. (4/7/08)
  Posted 7/18/08 at 1:24pm
• Acquired Stereogum. (4/4/08)
  Posted 7/18/08 at 1:31pm
• Received $6M in Series A funding. (5/1/07)
  Posted 7/4/07 at 9:29pm
• Tyler Goldman, Chairman of the Board added.
  Posted 7/4/07 at 8:58pm
• Anthony Batt, Founder added.
  Posted 7/4/07 at 8:58pm
• Jeff Leeds, Editor in Chief added.
  Posted 10/1/08 at 11:48am
• Leslie Simon, Senior Editor added.
  Posted 10/1/08 at 11:48am
• Scott Boyd, General Manager added.
  Posted 10/2/08 at 7:11pm
• Karina Kogan, General Manager, Celebrity added.
  Posted 10/2/08 at 7:14pm
• Craig Bland, VP, Business Development, Celebrity Programming and Revenue added.
  Posted 10/2/08 at 7:14pm
• Jennifer Garnick, VP, Publicity added.
  Posted 10/2/08 at 7:14pm
• Pedro Canahuati, Dir, Operations added.
  Posted 3/7/09 at 8:00pm
• Mike Lewis, EVP, Product added.
  Posted 10/12/09 at 2:03pm

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Buzznet

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Website	buzznet.com
Launch Date	March 5, 2003

Above: Buzznet Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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Sources

1. BUZZNET ACQUIRES ALTERNATIVE MUSIC COMMUNITY ABSOLUTE PUNK (buzznet.com) [edit]
2. BUZZNET ACQUIRES MUSIC BLOG IDOLATOR FROM GAWKER MEDIA (buzznet.com) [edit]
3. Buzznet Confirms Stereogum Acquisition; Launching Videogum (paidcontent.org) [edit]
4. Buzznet Gets Investment From Interscope-Universal Music; Buys Stereogum; Acquisitions Coming? (paidcontent.org) [edit]
5. Buzznet SocNet Buys Stereogum Blog (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
6. Buzznet Raises $12.5 Million (paidcontent.org) [edit]
7. Top Media Executive Alan Citron Joins Buzznet Inc. (biz.yahoo.com) [edit]
8. BUZZNET HIRES FORMER NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALIST AS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF; APPOINTS NEW SENIOR EDITOR FROM ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE [edit]