Guide Note

Mashable is a blog run by Pete Cashmore that covers the social media industry, including MySpace, YouTube, Bebo, Facebook and Xanga among others. The blog tracks startup launches and industry news. In 2006, Mashable named MySpace as the best mainstream social network and Digg as the best social bookmarking site.¹

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 4 million monthly page views²
6. Revenue: Estimated $166,000 monthly²
7. Cashmore named to Forbes magazine's 2007 "Web Celeb 25" list³

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