Trent Vanegas (born 12 July 1974) is an

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from

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who is best known for his celebrity gossip blog, ''Pink is the New Blog'' (PITNB for short), which he launched in 2004.

Early life and education

Vanegas is originally from the

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area. He attended

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and graduated from the

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in 1997.

Career

He spent five years as a high school history teacher at the

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before starting the blog.

''Pink is the New Blog''

''Pink is the New Blog'' started in June 2004. Vanegas started the blog for the purpose of getting into the habit of writing every day. The website focuses on celebrity gossip (often assigning his own monikers), including

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, and

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, as well as Vanegas' own daily adventures and exploits. The website's signature is in the large block pink letters that are used to add comments to

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photos. Some celebrities like

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have copied the idea to give

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to Vanegas and his site by using the large pink blocks in the pictures they take themselves. Vanegas also has pictures of himself with celebrities and celebrities with their pinkisthenewblog.com stickers. The blog has been published via

since its inception, and its host

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. In 2005, PITNB had less than 200 hits per day according to a February 2006 ''

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'' article. However, a November 2005 ''

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'' article said the blog was receiving 70,000 visitors per day. In 2006, PITNB was reported to have 200,000 hits per month. In 2008, the site moved to

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and was relaunched with a new layout. In November 2011, PITNB received over 1 million unique hits per week.

Personal life

Vanegas currently resides in

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References

External links

Pink is the New Blog
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