Heavy.com
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Type of site
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News |
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| Available in | English, Spanish |
| Website | http://www.heavy.com |
| Alexa rank |  2,419 (April 2016[update])[1] |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | September 23, 1998 |
| Current status | Active |
Heavy.com is a news and information website based in New York City. Founded in 1999 as an entertainment website by Simon Assaad and David Carson,[2] the site switched to hard news and popular information content in 2012.[3] Heavy.com is now ranked among the top 800 U.S. websites in traffic by analytics firm Alexa.[4] The site is owned by Heavy Inc., which also owns the Spanish-language news site Ahoramismo.com. Assaad is the CEO of Heavy Inc.
Heavy.com is self-described as "a real-time news and information portal", and, on its site, claims to reach "35 million unique visitors per month". Since its pivot to news in 2012 – with subject categories listed as news, sports, entertainment, tech, and gaming – the site has become known for its signature news format, "5 Fast Facts You Need to Know." [5]
In earlier incarnations, Heavy.com created and produced comic programming and original video, including the popular Behind the Music that Sucks series.[6]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Heavy.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ Saul Hansell (2006-03-27). "A Web Site So Hip It Gets Laddies to Watch the Ads". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ "About Heavy". Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Heavy.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ Cleary, Tom (2016-09-19). "Officer Betty Shelby: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ Gathman, Roger (2002-03-01). "SXSW: Behind the Web Site That Works: Heavy.com's wicked humor and winning strategy - Screens". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
References[edit]
- Gathman, Roger (March 1, 2002). "Behind the Web Site That Works: Heavy.com's wicked humor and winning strategy". The Austin Chronicle. ISSN 1074-0740. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- Hansell, Saul (March 27, 2006). "A Web Site So Hip It Gets Laddies to Watch the Ads". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- Ives, Nat (May 3, 2005). "The Media Business: Advertising; The latest unconventional vehicle for promotionsis a hand-held media device. Will anyone watch?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- King, Brad (March 25, 2005). "Heavy.com: Behind the Sucks". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
