Guide Note:

Mashable is a blog run by Pete Cashmore that tracks the social media industry. It covers MySpace, YouTube, Bebo, Facebook, and Xanga among others. Considered an authority in the social network news space the websites tracks startup launches and industry news. The websites is one of the top 10 blogs as tracked by websites like Technorati.

Fast Facts:

1. Launched: July 2005
2. Owner: Pete Cashmore
3. Location: San Francisco, California
4. Producer of the Open Web Awards
5. Traffic: Estimated 5 Million plus monthly page views
6. Revenue: Estimated $166K monthly

About Pete Cashmore:

Pete Cashmore hails from Scotland and was born September 18, 1985. Interested in the growing social networking and social media scene he started to write about the latest news on his blog. Cashmore now lives in San Francisco, California and travels between the UK, Los Angeles, and New York to cover or host technology events.

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