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GodTube (formerly Tangle.com and GodTube.com) is an online video sharing platform which strives to have Christian content. It is owned by Salem Web Network, the Internet division of Salem Communications. GodTube has a variety of video selections including bands and singers in music videos, comedians and comedy skits, spoofs and parodies, videos featuring children and animals, sports, news, and videos intended to be inspirational. Anonymous released on 01 November 2015 a series of email addresses and phone numbers associated with the Ku Klux Klan, including the address online (at) godtube.com. 〔 () 〕 〔 () 〕 The site encourages users with this instruction: ==History== GodTube was launched in the Spring of 2007 by founder Christopher Wyatt from Los Angeles, California, Jason Martell from San Diego, CA (BooyaMedia.com), Lloyd Chartrand,〔http://www.businessinsider.com/2007/9/fastest-growin〕 and Mike Miller (former Executive Pastor of First Baptist Dallas).〔http://www.dts.edu/about/profiles/Chris_Wyatt〕 Wyatt was once an online student at Dallas Theological Seminary. Wyatt was one of CBS's producers for the 1995 ''Day and Date'' show.〔(Chris Wyatt at the Internet Movie Database )〕 Wyatt, a member of First Baptist Church of Dallas,〔(Christians tuning into thriving GodTube.com ) ''Matt Curry'' MSNBC November 2007〕 has likened the site to neutral "Switzerland", in that he claims it is open to all theological viewpoints. He has stated that even atheists are welcome as long as they state their case "respectfully". The terms of use, however, prohibit any content "contrary to the evangelization of Jesus Christ and His teachings, or constitutes blasphemy, or is otherwise offensive to our online Christian community".〔(tangle Help, FAQs, and Customer Support )〕 According to comScore, GodTube was the fastest growing US website of any kind for the month of August, 2007. According to Quantcast, total monthly site traffic has since shed 75% of its users, from 2.7 million, to just over 690 thousand by February 2009.〔(Home | Quantcast )〕〔(The latest word: Controversial ‘Bible Illuminated’ utilizes pop culture images to spread the gospel / LJWorld.com )〕 In February, 2008 the company raised $30,000,000 from GLG Partners, LP, at a valuation of $150,000,000 after 5 months of operation. In February 2009, GodTube re-launched as Tangle.com, expanding into a social network. Tangle also included other new features, such as an online bible, an "interactive prayer wall", and also encouraged non-Christians and atheists to participate and share their points of view as well. All activity on the site was also moderated in order to filter out objectionable content.〔 However, by April 2010, GodTube returned as a separate site alongside Tangle. In May 2010, Salem Communications' Salem Web Network division acquired GodTube and Tangle.com's parent company Big Jump Media〔(Salem Web Network Acquires GodTube.com, Tangle.com )〕〔http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Salem-Web-Network-Acquires-iw-1215346381.html?x=0&.v=1〕 In June 2010, GodTube was recognized as one of the "Hottest Texas Companies" by Lead411.〔(Lead411 launches "Hottest Texas Companies" awards )〕 On December 1, 2010, Tangle.com was discontinued. As part of the transition, certain functionality was pointed towards other sites in the Salem network, and videos were migrated back to GodTube accounts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Godtube」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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