7Hops.com Inc., doing business as Static Media,
is an American
internet company established in 2012 based in
Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...
. It operates ZergNet, a content recommendation business.
ZergNet
Established around 2011, ZergNet has been compared to
Outbrain,
Adblade,
Taboola and similar companies,
and the fact that the site itself has become popular with some end users invited a comparison to
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media. Based in New York City, BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content. Ken ...
.
Zergnet aims to distinguish itself from its competitors by focusing on high quality, less spammy offerings.
The company's investors include
Mark Cuban and
Greycroft Partners
Greycroft is an American venture capital firm. It manages over $2 billion in capital with investments in companies such as Bird, Bumble, HuffPost, Goop, Scopely, The RealReal, and Venmo. Greycroft was founded in 2006 by Alan Patricof, Dana Settl ...
.
Owned or associated websites
Static Media owns and promotes entertainment websites:
* ''Looper'' – film, television, and video game news
* ''Nicki Swift'' – celebrity gossip
* ''Mashed'' – food discussion
* ''The List'' – women's lifestyle
* ''
/Film
''/Film'', also spelled ''Slashfilm'', is a blog that covers movie news, reviews, interviews, and trailers. It was founded by Peter Sciretta in August 2005.
Podcasts
Six podcasts have run on the site. ''The /Filmcast'', hosted by David Chen, De ...
'' – film news
* ''Grunge'' – history, entertainment, science, and sports
* ''SlashGear'' – personal technology and digital lifestyle trends
* ''Health Digest'' – health news
* ''Tasting Table'' – food and recipes
* ''SVG'' – video game news and discussion
* ''House Digest'' – home and decor news
* ''Wrestling Inc'' – pro wrestling and combat sports
See also
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References
External links
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Contextual advertising
Online advertising methods
Online advertising services and affiliate networks
Companies based in Indianapolis
Online mass media companies of the United States
Recommender systems
American companies established in 2012
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