Comcast Interactive Media (CIM) was a division of
Comcast focusing on
digital media. CIM was created in 2005 and originally led by President,
Amy Banse,
and Executive Vice President, Sam Schwartz.
Comcast Interactive Media products included: www.comcast.net (portal), fancast.com,
Fandango
Fandango is a lively partner dance originating from Portugal and Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced. Sung fandango is usually bipartite: it has ...
,
thePlatform, and StreamSage.
On May 15, 2008, Comcast Interactive Media acquired social-networking site
Plaxo
Plaxo was an online address book that launched in 2002. It was a subsidiary of cable television company Comcast from 2008 to 2017. At one point it offered a social networking service.
History
The company was founded by Sean Parker and two Stanfo ...
for between $150 and $170 million, which was subsequently shut down on December 31, 2017.
On August 5, 2008, Comcast Interactive Media acquired newsletter service site
DailyCandy
DailyCandy was an online media company founded in 2000 by Dany Levy. The business originally consisted of a daily email newsletter that provided readers with information about hip and trendy events and businesses in their city. The emails first ...
for a rumored $125 million.
References
External links
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Online mass media companies of the United States
Former Comcast subsidiaries
2005 establishments in Pennsylvania
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