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Keenspot is a webcomics portal founded in March 2000〔Yim, Roger. (April 2, 2001). "DOT-COMICS: Online cartoons skip traditional syndication and draw loyal fans on the Internet". ''San Francisco Chronicle''. Pg. D1〕〔Newman, Heather. (February 2, 2001). "See You In The Funny Pixels Michigan Cartoonists Draw On Web Sites To Find Readers". ''Detroit Free Press''. Pg. 1H〕 by cartoonist Chris Crosby (author of ''Superosity''), Crosby's mother Teri, cartoonist Darren Bleuel (author of ''Nukees''),〔〔 and Nathan Stone.〔(BENDER TOONING UP WITH KEENSPOT.COM ) Marc Graser, Daily Variety, 2000-06-23, page 7〕 ==History== The formation of Keenspot was triggered by the collapse of an earlier webcomic portal, Big Panda. Following the portal's creation in March 2000, Keenspot was serving over 23 million page views monthly by February 2001 and had 47 cartoonists.〔(Keenspot Press box ) Dave Astor, Editor & Publisher, 2001-02-26, "more than 23 million page views a month. It showcases the work of 47 cartoonists who aren't in traditional print syndication"〕 Also in June 2000 they had launched the free comics web hosting service Keenspace〔 (later renamed Comic Genesis). In 2001 Keenspot launched its own printed comic book line and launched graphic novel collections in 2002 both at Comic-Con International. By August 2002 Keenspot had opened a retail store selling brandname toys and comics, had 50 million pageviews monthly and 600 paying members – who can read the comics without ads – and had published 26 titles.〔(Keenspot Press release / KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT OPENS OFFLINE RETAIL STORE ), 2002-08-10〕 Keenspot gross revenues grew from $103,976 in 2002 to $188,475 in 2003 with the number of pageviews largely unchanged from mid-2001.〔(KEENSPOT ANNOUNCES 2003 REVENUES INCREASED 81.2% OVER 2002 ), 2004-03-15〕 it claimed to be home to more than 50 comics covering several genres and artistic styles.〔(Keenspot ): "Keenspot is the largest publisher of exclusive webcomics! Founded in February 2000, we are now the home to over 50 comics, and the list keeps growing."〕 In December 2009, Keenspot officially stopped accepting new webcomics into its collective. Shortly afterward, a leaked internal e-mail outlined a new objective for the website and encouraged current members of the collective to leave: "On July 1st of 2010, Keenspot goes back to being solely a publishing company... The facts are, you do not need Keenspot. For members on the 'New System' contract, everything you're doing on Keenspot can be done on your own. You should go independent." 〔http://www.websnark.com/archives/2010/01/the_fall_of_the.html Websnark: The Fall of the House of Keen 2010-01-04〕 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「Keenspot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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