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Say Media (formerly VideoEgg) is a media and web advertising firm. The company claims that they reach more than 400 million people globally. Say Media is privately held. == History == VideoEgg was founded in early 2005 when Yale University graduates David Lerman, Matt Sanchez and Kevin Sladek were hacking video software. At the time, the three were involved in a social venture that was matching non-profit organizations that needed public service announcements with a nationwide network of filmmakers who would make video with their digital cameras and desktop editing packages.〔(About.com ), September 19, 2005.〕〔(TechCrunch ), September 21, 2005.〕 The three soon encountered a lack of simple, foolproof tools for people to get video on to the web from the diverse range of devices, editors, encoders, and players, people owned. They began to create tools to manage web video. As their business matured they began to focus on monetization, and found an opportunity in video advertising in online video and online social networking services. In May, 2008 the company officially discontinued video hosting services to focus entirely on its online advertising network.〔(VideoEgg Gets Rid of hosting, To Focus on Ad Network ), March 3, 2008〕 In June 2008, VideoEgg and one of its partner websites, hi5, were sued in the United States by EMI recording labels and music publishers. The plaintiffs alleged that the services are liable for copyright infringement due to videos uploaded by hi5 users through the VideoEgg application, and sought injunctions against the allegedly infringing activity.〔(Complaint for Direct, Contributory, and Vicarious Copyright Infringement, Misappropriation, and Unfair Competition ), Capitol Records, LLC v. VideoEgg, Inc., 611 F. Supp. 2d 349 (United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2009) (No. 08 CV 5831).〕 VideoEgg acquired Six Apart in 2010, and renamed itself SAY Media.〔(VideoEgg Will Acquire Six Apart And Rename Itself SAY Media )〕 It sold Movable Type and the Six Apart name to Infocom, a Japanese information technology company; SAY Media retained TypePad. As a result of this transaction, the headquarters of Six Apart is now Tokyo, Japan. Say Media acquired the websites Dogster & Catster, ReadWriteWeb, and Remodelista over the past several years.〔(SAY Media Acquires Dogster (And Has More Acquisitions In The Works) )〕〔(http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/readwriteweb_acquired_by_say_media.php )〕〔(SAY Media Continues Acquisition Spree, Buys Home Design Website Remodelista )〕 It has also launched xoJane, the fastest growing women's site, xoVain, its beauty-centric counterpart, and Gardenista, a sister site of Remodelista. Short of funds and under pressure from investors, Say Media subsequently sold Dogster & Catster, ReadWriteWeb, Remodelista and Gardenista, which as of early 2015 all operate independently or under new ownership. On January 16, 2014, Say Media announced that it would shut down the community areas of Dogster and Catster on March 3, 2014.〔(Community Areas of Dogster and Catster to Close March 3 )〕 On February 14, 2013, Say Media reversed this decision, announcing that the community areas will not be shut down, and stating that the company is working with a new partner to keep the community features running.〔(Big News: Catster's Community Features Will Not Be Shutting Down )〕 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「SAY Media」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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