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BET Corporate Office

Robert L. Johnson launched his own cable television network with a $500,000 investment in 1980. He named his network Black Entertainment Television.

It originally ran in two-hour blocks on Nickelodeon, running music videos and black sitcoms.

In 1983 BET became a full-fledged channel.

In 1991 the network became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Today BET is the most prominent television network targeting African-American audiences and reaches 90 million households.

The network features rap, hip-hop, and R&B music videos, as well as original and acquired television series and home-video-released movies.

BET also runs www.bet.com, which offers news, health, music, and careers to an audience of 3 million.

BET is owned by BET Networks, a division of Viacom.

BET

Robert L. Johnson launched his own cable television network with a $500,000 investment in 1980. He named his network Black Entertainment Television.

It originally ran in two-hour blocks on Nickelodeon, running music videos and black sitcoms.

In 1983 BET became a full-fledged channel.

History

In 1991 the network became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Today BET is the most prominent television network targeting African-American audiences and reaches 90 million households.

The network features rap, hip-hop, and R&B music videos, as well as original and acquired television series and home-video-released movies.

BET also runs www.bet.com, which offers news, health, music, and careers to an audience of 3 million.

BET is owned by BET Networks, a division of Viacom.

About.com Corporate Office

About.com was founded in 1997 by Scott Kurnit as the Mining Company. The original goal of the company was to have a site that covered 1,800 topic areas, but after five years of operation the number was reduced to 700.

In 1999, during the internet bubble, the company changed its name to About.com.

Primedia bought the company in 2000 for $690 million.

In 2005 the company was sold again, this time to the New York Times Company.

In 2007 About.com acquired ConsumerSearch for $33 million.

In 2008 About.com expanded to China with Abang.com.

Today About.com hosts content on 78,000 topics with 3 million articles written by 900 human guides. The site currently has about 60 million visitors per month.  About.com is owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp.

About.com

About.com was founded in 1997 by Scott Kurnit as the Mining Company. The original goal of the company was to have a site that covered 1,800 topic areas, but after five years of operation the number was reduced to 700.

In 1999, during the internet bubble, the company changed its name to About.com.

Primedia bought the company in 2000 for $690 million.

History

In 2005 the company was sold again, this time to the New York Times Company.

In 2007 About.com acquired ConsumerSearch for $33 million.

In 2008 About.com expanded to China with Abang.com.

Today About.com hosts content on 78,000 topics with 3 million articles written by 900 human guides. The site currently has about 60 million visitors per month.  About.com is owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp.

YouTube Corporate Office

YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Kim, who were all early employees of PayPal.

The inspiration for the site came when Karim could not find videos online of Janet Jackson’s infamous Super Bowl halftime show in 2004 or the Indian Ocean tsunami that same year. This led to the idea of a video sharing site.

YouTube went live in May 2005 with a public beta test and was officially launched in November 2005.

By July 2006, 65,000 new videos were being uploaded each day and the site was receiving 1 million video views per day.

In October 2006 Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock.

Today YouTube displays a variety of user-generated content such as TV shows, video clips, music videos, video blogs, and educational videos. Most of the videos are uploaded by individuals but media corporations such as CBS, BBC, Vevo, and Hulu offer some of their material on YouTube.

YouTube is available in over 60 languages and is the clear leader in online video sharing with 2 billion video views each day.

In February 2020, YouTube stated that it paid various music companies more than $3 billion in royalties in 2019.

Also in 2020, YouTube launched a third-party video subscription service in order to compete with Amazon and Apple.

YouTube maintains a corporate office in San Mateo, California.

YouTube

YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Kim, who were all early employees of PayPal.

The inspiration for the site came when Karim could not find videos online of Janet Jackson’s infamous Super Bowl halftime show in 2004 or the Indian Ocean tsunami that same year. This led to the idea of a video sharing site.

History

YouTube went live in May 2005 with a public beta test and was officially launched in November 2005.

By July 2006, 65,000 new videos were being uploaded each day and the site was receiving 1 million video views per day.

In October 2006 Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock.

Today YouTube displays a variety of user-generated content such as TV shows, video clips, music videos, video blogs, and educational videos. Most of the videos are uploaded by individuals but media corporations such as CBS, BBC, Vevo, and Hulu offer some of their material on YouTube.

YouTube is available in over 60 languages and is the clear leader in online video sharing with 2 billion video views each day.

In February 2020, YouTube stated that it paid various music companies more than $3 billion in royalties in 2019.

Also in 2020, YouTube launched a third-party video subscription service in order to compete with Amazon and Apple.

YouTube maintains a corporate office in San Mateo, California.

United Online Corporate Office

United Online was formed in 2001 with the merger of NetZero and Juno. That same year, United Online began trading on the NASDAQ.

The company began to report a profit the following year in 2002.  Also in 2002, United Online acquired Bluelight.com from Kmart Corporation.

In 2004 the company acquired consumer web hosting business from About.com. Also in 2004 the company acquired Classmates.com.

From 2005 to 2008 United Online acquired and created many new subsidiaries, including Netzero DSL, The Names Database, MyPoints, and FTD Group, Inc.

Today United Online operates subscription-based social networking sites, including Memory Lane, Classmates, and StayFriends. It also operates rewards membership program MyPoints as well as internet access and web hosting. In 2013 the company spun-off its largest subsidiary, floral retailer FTD.

United Online has 1,500 employees and had $862.83 million in revenue in 2013.

United Online

United Online was formed in 2001 with the merger of NetZero and Juno. That same year, United Online began trading on the NASDAQ.

The company began to report a profit the following year in 2002.  Also in 2002, United Online acquired Bluelight.com from Kmart Corporation.

In 2004 the company acquired consumer web hosting business from About.com. Also in 2004 the company acquired Classmates.com.

History

From 2005 to 2008 United Online acquired and created many new subsidiaries, including Netzero DSL, The Names Database, MyPoints, and FTD Group, Inc.

Today United Online operates subscription-based social networking sites, including Memory Lane, Classmates, and StayFriends. It also operates rewards membership program MyPoints as well as internet access and web hosting. In 2013 the company spun-off its largest subsidiary, floral retailer FTD.

United Online has 1,500 employees and had $862.83 million in revenue in 2013.

Hayneedle Corporate Office

Hayneedle began in 2002 with the online store Hammocks.com. Over the following few years the company opened dozens of online stores; each one was focused on a specific type of product as part of the umbrella of home and patio furnishings.

In 2005 the company unified under the name NetShops. In 2006 the company was acquired by Thralow, Inc.

By 2007 NetShops had launched and operated hundreds of online specialty shops.

In 2009 the company rebranded as Hayneedle. The company’s flagship website, Hayneedle.com, sells a wide variety of home and garden items.

Hayneedle currently has 220 e-commerce sites, including AdirondackChairs.com, Barstools.com, Hammocks.com, and PatioFurnitureUSA.com. The company is currently owned by Sequoia Capital and Insight Venture Partners.

Hayneedle has 500 employees and had $200 billion revenue in 2012.

Hayneedle

Hayneedle began in 2002 with the online store Hammocks.com. Over the following few years the company opened dozens of online stores; each one was focused on a specific type of product as part of the umbrella of home and patio furnishings.

In 2005 the company unified under the name NetShops. In 2006 the company was acquired by Thralow, Inc.

By 2007 NetShops had launched and operated hundreds of online specialty shops.

History

In 2009 the company rebranded as Hayneedle. The company’s flagship website, Hayneedle.com, sells a wide variety of home and garden items.

Hayneedle currently has 220 e-commerce sites, including AdirondackChairs.com, Barstools.com, Hammocks.com, and PatioFurnitureUSA.com. The company is currently owned by Sequoia Capital and Insight Venture Partners.

Hayneedle has 500 employees and had $200 billion revenue in 2012.