CraveOnline
Encyclopedia
CraveOnline is a male lifestyle website based in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. The site is owned by media company AtomicOnline, the publishing division of Evolve Media Corp.
by the online media company AtomicOnline, the publishing division of Evolve Media Corp. The site operated as an entertainment portal and featured some original content as well as links to external content affiliates. Currently CraveOnline.com features entertainment news, movie and gaming guides, celebrity interviews and video. It also maintains a network of male centric sites (ComingSoon.net, Spiked Humor, Sherdog
, Actiontrip, MyAnimeList
, WrestleZone, Hockey's Future, HoopsVibe, 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 in the top 5,000 according to Compete and the top 1,000 sites according to Quantcast. CraveOnline was cited in the 2009 book, "The Man's Book: The Essential Guide for the Modern Man" (by Thomas Fink) as a top website for men. Regarding Crave Online, AskMen.com said, "CraveOnline.com combines entertainment and other interests in one place. Great articles, nice pictures and other cool stuff that you won't want to miss."
CraveOnline 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, prior to that the site was redesigned in April 2007. A dedicated Canadian version of the site features local Canadian content.
), Iann Robinson
(MTV
), Felix Vasquez Jr. (Film Threat
), Zach Oberman (College Humor), Johnny Firecloud (Antiquiet), Chad Dundas (ESPN.com), Ben Fowlkes (Sports Illustrated
), Colbert Low (The Gadget Blog), Erik Norris (Kombo), Joey Davidson (Kombo), Jimmy Alvarado (Razorcake
), Jon Lachonis (DocArzt's LOST
Blog), Nino Marchetti (About.com), Rick Florino (Artist Direct), Ross Plesset (Cinefantastique
), Shawn Loeffler (AskMen), Tom Oatmeal (The Phat Phree), Tim Powers and Sax Carr (This Is Really Happening) and others.
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History
CraveOnline.com was launched in late 2004by the online media company AtomicOnline, the publishing division of Evolve Media Corp. The site operated as an entertainment portal and featured some original content as well as links to external content affiliates. Currently CraveOnline.com features entertainment news, movie and gaming guides, celebrity interviews and video. It also maintains a network of male centric sites (ComingSoon.net, Spiked Humor, Sherdog
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
, Actiontrip, MyAnimeList
MyAnimeList
MyAnimeList, often abbreviated as MAL, is a social networking website. The site provides its users with a list-like system to organize anime and manga. It facilitates finding users who share similar tastes and provides a large database on anime and manga...
, WrestleZone, Hockey's Future, HoopsVibe, 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 in the top 5,000 according to Compete and the top 1,000 sites according to Quantcast. CraveOnline was cited in the 2009 book, "The Man's Book: The Essential Guide for the Modern Man" (by Thomas Fink) as a top website for men. Regarding Crave Online, AskMen.com said, "CraveOnline.com combines entertainment and other interests in one place. Great articles, nice pictures and other cool stuff that you won't want to miss."
CraveOnline 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
Italian Spiderman
Italian Spiderman is a film parody of Italian action–adventure films of the 60s and 70s, first relased on YouTube in 2007. The parody purports to be a "lost Italian film" by Alrugo Entertainment, an Australian film-making collective formed by Dario Russo, Tait Wilson, David Ashby, Will Spartalis...
).
CraveOnline was re-launched in April 2009, prior to that the site was redesigned in April 2007. A dedicated Canadian version of the site features local Canadian content.
Contributing editors
CraveOnline’s contributors have included Fred Topel (About.comAbout.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
), Iann Robinson
Iann Robinson
Iann Robinson is an American writer, musician and television personality best known as a former MTV VJ.Born in New York, Robinson co-hosted a show called Monkey Butt Sex on a Manhattan Public-access television cable TV in the 1990s...
(MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
), Felix Vasquez Jr. (Film Threat
Film Threat
Film Threat is a former print magazine and, now, webzine which focuses primarily on independent film, although it also reviews DVDs of mainstream films and Hollywood movies in theaters. It first appeared as a photocopied zine in 1985, created by Wayne State University students Chris Gore and André...
), Zach Oberman (College Humor), Johnny Firecloud (Antiquiet), Chad Dundas (ESPN.com), Ben Fowlkes (Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
), Colbert Low (The Gadget Blog), Erik Norris (Kombo), Joey Davidson (Kombo), Jimmy Alvarado (Razorcake
Razorcake
Razorcake is a 501 non-profit organization that publishes the Razorcake fanzine, a DIY punk rock fanzine published bi-monthly out of Los Angeles, California...
), Jon Lachonis (DocArzt's LOST
Lost
-In cinema or television:*Lost , an ABC drama about people who become stranded on a mysterious island*Lost , a short-lived reality television program*Lost , an American thriller starring Dean Cain...
Blog), Nino Marchetti (About.com), Rick Florino (Artist Direct), Ross Plesset (Cinefantastique
Cinefantastique
Cinefantastique was a horror, fantasy, and science fiction film magazine originally started as a mimeographed fanzine in 1967, then relaunched as a glossy, offset quarterly in 1970 by publisher/editor Frederick S. Clarke...
), Shawn Loeffler (AskMen), Tom Oatmeal (The Phat Phree), Tim Powers and Sax Carr (This Is Really Happening) and others.
Film and TV
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ActionTrip, CheatHappens, Games N Trailers, GamerNode, MMOABC, Operation Sports, PlayStation LifeStyle, PS3Scene, PSP 3D, RPGamerRPGamer
RPGamer is a media and news website dedicated to covering computer and video game RPGs. Its coverage includes North American game news, European game news, Asian game news, gaming industry news, game reviews, game previews, hands-on game impressions, gaming conventions, game merchandise, release...
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