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Nickelodeon Corporate Office

Nickelodeon has its roots in the 1977 launching of QUBE, an interactive cable television system, by Warner Cable.

One of the ten new channels offered to QUBE subscribers was C-3, which showed Pinwheel, a show similar to Sesame Street, every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Nickelodeon was officially launched in 1979. Pinwheel continued to air on the new station in three to five hour blocks, and was the precursor to the Nick Jr. block.

The channel struggled at first, and after losing $10 million in 1984, it went through a rebranding. After the rebranding Nickelodeon became the dominant channel in children’s programming.

In 1990 Nickelodeon opened Nickelodeon Studios, a television studio/attraction at Universal Studios Florida.

Today Nickelodeon is a basic cable and satellite television network that is owned by MTV Networks Kids & Family Group, a unit of Viacom Media Networks, a division of Viacom.

The company also operates an indoor theme park in New Jersey called American Dream.

In December 2020, Time and Nickelodeon announced a new award program called “Kid of the Year”.

The NFL is targeting youngsters and teens by showing playoff games on Nickelodeon in 2020.

Nickelodeon reaches about 100 million households. Its top programs include Dora the Explorer, iCarly, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

The company maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.

Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon has its roots in the 1977 launching of QUBE, an interactive cable television system, by Warner Cable.

One of the ten new channels offered to QUBE subscribers was C-3, which showed Pinwheel, a show similar to Sesame Street, every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

History

Nickelodeon was officially launched in 1979. Pinwheel continued to air on the new station in three to five hour blocks, and was the precursor to the Nick Jr. block.

The channel struggled at first, and after losing $10 million in 1984, it went through a rebranding. After the rebranding Nickelodeon became the dominant channel in children’s programming.

In 1990 Nickelodeon opened Nickelodeon Studios, a television studio/attraction at Universal Studios Florida.

Today Nickelodeon is a basic cable and satellite television network that is owned by MTV Networks Kids & Family Group, a unit of Viacom Media Networks, a division of Viacom.

The company also operates an indoor theme park in New Jersey called American Dream.

In December 2020, Time and Nickelodeon announced a new award program called “Kid of the Year”.

The NFL is targeting youngsters and teens by showing playoff games on Nickelodeon in 2020.

Nickelodeon reaches about 100 million households. Its top programs include Dora the Explorer, iCarly, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

The company maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.

Craigslist Corporate Office

Craig Newmark moved to San Francisco in 1995. He decided to start an email distribution to friends about events in the area.

There was no moderation to the list and Newmark noticed quickly that people were using it to get technical positions filled and other non-event postings.

Community members began asking for a web interface and Newmark registered www.craigslist.org. The website went live in 1996. The website is a classified advertisement website with sections for jobs, housing, personals, for sale, items wanted, services, community, gigs, resumes, and discussion forums.

In 1999 Craigslist incorporated as a for-profit company and Newmark quit his job as a software engineer to run Craigslist full time.

Craigslist was and continues to be, focused on community and giving people a voice. The site has had only minor changes in design since 1996 and continues to be simple. The site has no advertisements and no banner ads.

Craigslist’s main source of revenue is paid jobs in select cities (from $25 to $75) and paid broker apartment listings in New York City ($25).

Miranda and Elyette Barbour, dubbed “The Craigslist Killers,” were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Troy LaFerrara, whom they lured with an ad on CraigsList offering female companionship.

The company is very secretive about financial details and ownership. It is believed that founder Craig Newmark owns the controlling share, current CEO Jim Buckmaster is a part owner, and 25% is owned by eBay.

In March 2018, the company removed its section titled “Personals” after Congress passed a sex trafficking law which would have left Craigslist responsible if criminals used their site for trafficking sex workers.

Today Craigslist operates websites in 700 cities in 70 countries. The company is estimated to have a net worth of $2 billion and had an approximate revenue of $694 million in 2016.

Craigslist

Craig Newmark moved to San Francisco in 1995. He decided to start an email distribution to friends about events in the area.

There was no moderation to the list and Newmark noticed quickly that people were using it to get technical positions filled and other non-event postings.

History

In 1999 Craigslist incorporated as a for-profit company and Newmark quit his job as a software engineer to run Craigslist full time.

Craigslist’s main source of revenue is paid jobs in select cities (from $25 to $75) and paid broker apartment listings in New York City ($25).

Today Craigslist operates websites in 700 cities in 70 countries. The company is estimated to have a net worth of $2 billion and had an approximate revenue of $694 million in 2016.

News Corp. Corporate Office

News Corp. was founded in 1979 by Rupert Murdoch as a holding company for News Limited, which was founded in 1923 in Australia by Keith Murdoch.

News Limited entered the American Market with the 1973 acquisition of the San Antonio Express. It then started the supermarket tabloid National Star, and purchased the New York Post in 1976.

In 1981 News Corp. purchased half of the movie studio 20th Century Fox, buying the other half in 1984. It bought the Metromedia group of stations in 1986 and launched the Fox Broadcasting Company. This network is now available in almost 100% of American households.

In 1996 News Corp started the all-news channel Fox News, to rival Ted Turner’s CNN.

In 2003 it purchased 34% of Direc TV from GM for over $6 billion.

In July 2005 it purchased Myspace for $580 million. Within a year, Myspace tripled in value. The site later faced fierce competition. News Corp eventually sold the site for $35 million in 2011.

In 2007 News Corp purchased Dow Jones & Company, owners of the Wall Street Journal, for $5 billion.

News Corp. split into two different companies in 2012. 21st Century Fox retained the media properties while new News Corp (a new company formed by a stock split) focuses more on publishing.

News Corp.

News Corp. was founded in 1979 by Rupert Murdoch as a holding company for News Limited, which was founded in 1923 in Australia by Keith Murdoch.

News Limited entered the American Market with the 1973 acquisition of the San Antonio Express. It then started the supermarket tabloid National Star, and purchased the New York Post in 1976.

History

In 1996 News Corp started the all-news channel Fox News, to rival Ted Turner’s CNN.

In 2003 it purchased 34% of Direc TV from GM for over $6 billion.

In July 2005 it purchased Myspace for $580 million. Within a year, Myspace tripled in value. The site later faced fierce competition. News Corp eventually sold the site for $35 million in 2011.

In 2007 News Corp purchased Dow Jones & Company, owners of the Wall Street Journal, for $5 billion.

News Corp. split into two different companies in 2012. 21st Century Fox retained the media properties while new News Corp (a new company formed by a stock split) focuses more on publishing.

Monster Corporate Office

Monster.com began in 1994 when Jeff Taylor created a searchable jobs database called The Monster Board. The database was initially filled with jobs from newspaper ads.

Adion (Taylor’s holding company) was acquired by TMP. TMP goes public in 1996.

In 1999, after merging with Online Career Center, the company becomes Monster.com. The company advertises in a Super Bowl commercial.

In 2000, the company acquires JOBTRAK. Monstermoving.com is launched the same year.

In 2002, the company purchases the domain Jobs.com.

In 2005, CEO Jeff Taylor leaves Monster to start Eons.com.

In 2007, Monster launches mobile job search.

In 2008, Trovix is acquired.

In 2010, Monster acquires HotJobs from Yahoo

Today, Monster is the largest job search engine in the world.

Monster.com

Monster.com began in 1994 when Jeff Taylor created a searchable jobs database called The Monster Board. The database was initially filled with jobs from newspaper ads.

Adion (Taylor’s holding company) was acquired by TMP. TMP goes public in 1996.

In 1999, after merging with Online Career Center, the company becomes Monster.com. The company advertises in a Super Bowl commercial.

History

In 2000, the company acquires JOBTRAK. Monstermoving.com is launched the same year.

In 2002, the company purchases the domain Jobs.com.

In 2005, CEO Jeff Taylor leaves Monster to start Eons.com.

In 2007, Monster launches mobile job search.

In 2008, Trovix is acquired.

In 2010, Monster acquires HotJobs from Yahoo

Today, Monster is the largest job search engine in the world.

LinkedIn Corporate Office

LinkedIn was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and other founding members of Paypal. The website was launched in 2003.

In 2006, the site becomes profitable for the first time.

In 2007, Reid steps down as CEO. He is replaced by Dan Nye.

In 2008, an office is opened in London. French and Spanish versions of the site are launched.

In 2009, Jeff Weiner replaces Dan Nye as CEO.

By 2010, the site has over 90 million members.

In 2011, the company goes public.

Today, LinkedIn has over 225 million members. The site is currently available in 17 languages.

In January 2022, the company stated that the most sought after jobs are in the health care and human resources sectors.

With most companies experiencing staffing shortages in 2021 and early 2022, Linkedin says employees want flexible schedules and remote options.

Linkedin maintains a corporate office in Sunnyvale, California.

LinkedIn was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and other founding members of Paypal. The website was launched in 2003.

In 2006, the site becomes profitable for the first time.

History

In 2007, Reid steps down as CEO. He is replaced by Dan Nye.

In 2008, an office is opened in London. French and Spanish versions of the site are launched.

In 2009, Jeff Weiner replaces Dan Nye as CEO.

By 2010, the site has over 90 million members.

In 2011, the company goes public.

Today, LinkedIn has over 225 million members. The site is currently available in 17 languages.

In January 2022, the company stated that the most sought after jobs are in the health care and human resources sectors.

With most companies experiencing staffing shortages in 2021 and early 2022, Linkedin says employees want flexible schedules and remote options.

Linkedin maintains a corporate office in Sunnyvale, California.