Archive for the ‘Acquisitions’ Category

 

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

National Lampoon, Inc. announced it has acquired the website BarackObamaJokes.com (www.BarackObamaJokes.com) for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is part of the company’s continuing strategy to increase the size and strength of its National Lampoon Humor Network, currently the most trafficked humor sites on the Internet.

BarackObamaJokes.com is an online blog, aggregating political jokes and videos, focusing on our next United States President along with the overall political climate. The focus and content of the site complements both the National Lampoon brand of humor and the overall business strategy.

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

SheKnows.com has acquired BabyHold.com, a parenting and child naming resource. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. BabyHold.com is a community for mothers-to-be and will complement the cache of sites owned by SheKnows.com which include PregnancyAndBaby.com, PregnancyFashion.com and ChefMom.com.

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Buzznet, one of the leading social music communities announced that it acquired Stereogum  - a music blog. There are no details about the deal.

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Internet Brands, which operates community and e-commerce websites, announced that it acquired five  leisure-related websites in its consumer Internet division. The largest of the sites, FitDay.com, is a online dieting and fitness sites, three other sites (HighDefForums.com, HighDefDigest.com and AVRev.com) target  the rapidly growing consumer interest in high-definition home entertainment, while the fifth site, VetInfo.com, features extensive content related to pet health.

With these acquisitions on a full-month basis, Internet Brands’ unique monthly visitors climbed to 34 million in March 2008, while monthly page views increased to 458 million in the same period.

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Male lifestyle portal CraveOnline, a leading lifestyle destination for men, has acquired established hoops fan and basketball culture site HoopsVibe. HoopsVibe was founded in 2002 and covers all aspects of basketball culture, catering to the whole spectrum of fans.

Terms were not disclosed.

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Fashion site Stylemob has been acquired by woman/lifestyle/fashion network Glam Media. Terms were not disclosed. Stylemob is less than a year old, and has three employees.