New digital advertising watchdog service led by former Microsoft and Cheezburger exec Scott Moore raises $2M Scott Moore, a 20-year veteran of online publishing for the likes of Microsoft, Yahoo and Cheezburger, has found his next venture.… Read More
Cheezburger founder Ben Huh has a new home and new job as he joins Y Combinator’s New Cities Ben Huh, the Seattle entrepreneur who became famous with his Cheezburger Network of comedy websites, is now San Francisco based… Read More
Cheezburger’s Ben Huh returns from world travels, says he’s leaving Seattle to explore startup ideas in San Francisco After eight years as the founder and CEO of the Cheezburger Network, Ben Huh stepped down last July and embarked… Read More
Cheezburger joins forces with online comedy rival eBaum’s World in acquisition by Israeli media firm Two of the biggest names in Internet comedy, Cheezburger and eBaum’s World, are now part of the same corporate family. Cheezburger this… Read More
Cheezburger online comedy sites sold to unnamed buyer in acquisition of startup that made funny cat pictures famous I can has acquisition? Cheezburger, the pioneering online comedy network that brought cat pictures and outrageous videos to millions around… Read More
Cat picture pioneer Ben Huh steps down as CEO of Cheezburger It’s the final roar, or should we say meow for Ben Huh. The charismatic CEO of Seattle-based online humor site… Read More
Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh on fears, leadership, and ‘the greatest lie that’s told to entrepreneurs’ Viral, shareable content is Ben Huh’s bread and butter. His business is predicated on the notion that when we see an… Read More
Humor site Cheezburger raises $2.7M, plans new comedy show about weed Cheezburger has had its share of struggles over the past few years, but now investors are showing their support again… Read More
Cheezburger boss Ben Huh bares soul after losing way after big venture round, says company was a ‘confused, money-losing mess’ Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh, the guy who helped popularize cat photos on the Internet, is sharing some of the missteps… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Cheezburger’s Scott Moore, Google’s Nest deal, and Microsoft’s future This week on the GeekWire radio show, we’re joined by tech and media industry veteran Scott Moore, president of and… Read More
Cheezburger churns a profit in Q4, shows record revenue as audience tops 10 million Cheezburger may be best known for fuzzy little felines, and funny photographs of failure. But the Seattle online comedy network… Read More
Here’s how Cheezburger executed a kickass kitten delivery viral marketing stunt with Uber It’s not easy putting together a one-day viral marketing campaign in three cities that involves cute kittens, customized cupcakes and… Read More
You can has cats: Cheezburger partners with Uber for $20 kitten delivery service Want to play with a kitten for 20 minutes today? Well, Cheezburger and Uber have you covered. In celebration of… Read More
Tech Moves: Cheezburger hires a new funny man; Demand Media CEO resigns; Apptio taps sales pro; etc. —Cheezburger continues to layer on all sorts of new executive toppings as the Seattle online humor network looks to reposition… Read More
Former Slate publisher and MSN vet joins Cheezburger as president and COO Cheezburger is adding a little more beef to its executive ranks. The six-year-old Seattle online humor company, best known for… Read More
Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh: “We’re a bit like Bob Ross” SAN FRANCISCO — You’d think that the chief executive of an internet humor company would be happy to talk about… Read More
Ben Huh’s Circa news service hires Reuters social media guru as editor-in-chief Circa, the mobile app hoping to redefine news presentation, today announced that it has hired Reuters social media editor Anthony… Read More
Cheezburger cuts 35% of staff as it looks to make transition from desktop to mobile Cheezburger today announced that it is cutting 24 employees, or about 35 percent of its staff, as it struggles with… Read More
Here’s a way to attract developers: Give away puppies Seattle startups have been pretty dang creative with how they hire talented developers. Two years ago, Cheezburger stood outside of an… Read More
The cat’s out of the bag: Former Cheezburger CTO Scott Porad joins dog sitting service Rover.com In his previous life, Scott Porad ran the technical operations for one of the world’s largest cat blogs: I Can… Read More
On the prowl for more laughs, Cheezburger gobbles up cash Cheezburger Network, the Seattle online comedy network behind Fail Blog, I Can Has Cheezburger, The Daily What and dozens of… Read More
Cheezburger’s tech whiz Scott Porad to depart the company Cheezburger Chief Technology Officer Scott Porad is stepping down from the online comedy network after five years on the job,… Read More
Cheezburger’s Ben Huh on angel investing: It’s not for me It’s a typical path for successful entrepreneurs — take some of the new-found riches and recycle it by bankrolling other… Read More
Review: Is Bravo’s new ‘LOLWork’ reality TV show a Fail for Cheezburger? As Bravo continues its march across tech land, it looks north to our own lovely Seattle and Cheezburger, the creators… Read More
Ben Huh: How to create an Internet meme in 3 easy steps (Video courtesy of Felice Lam) Ben Huh kicked up his black and white leather dress shoes and bounced onstage mimicing the… Read More
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse: Tech execs dance Gangnam Style How do you know when an Internet meme has run its course? Executives do stuff like this at conferences. In… Read More
Circa: A mobile app hoping to redefine news presentation For months, Ben Huh was uncharacteristically mum about his online journalism startup. But finally today, Circa swung its curtains open… Read More
Todd Sawicki departs Cheezburger, eyes next big thing Cheezburger’s former chief revenue officer is moving on. Todd Sawicki tells GeekWire that he’s left the Seattle-based online comedy network,… Read More
Donuts and Cheezburger among WSJ’s top 50 VC-backed startups Investors are always chasing the “next big thing” in technology. And now The Wall Street Journal has created a list… Read More
LOLwork: Cheezburger TV show coming to Bravo Nov. 7 Bravo film crews have been hanging out at Cheezburger’s offices in lower Queen Anne, getting footage for the release of… Read More
