Geekadelphia was a

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focused on

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and other related areas pertaining to the city of Philadelphia. Founded in 2007, the blog also co-hosted the Philadelphia Geek Awards with the

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. The site is still online, however it is no longer being updated.

History

Geekadelphia was founded by Tim Quirino and Eric Smith in 2007, who, according to Smith, "wanted a place to ramble about things that interested us and have a site to host whatever silly videos we'd make." Smith stated in 2008 that he did not expect much financial gain from the site and that the amount of revenue earned only gave enough to pay for hosting. He expressed interest in throwing more events on behalf of the site and announced a

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with Benjamin Gilbert and a

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. In 2013, Quirino, along with Smith, developed a new

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and

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system for the site, in tandem with their decision to

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their company, Analog Boys. Mikey Ilagan, previously a contributing writer, became editor-in-chief in December 2013. Quirino later left for

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in 2014 to work as a designer for

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The End

On November 30, 2017, the site posted a blog titled 'You're Still Here? Go Home' explaining how the site has come to an end.

Events

Since its inception, the site has hosted various events within Philadelphia. In 2008, the site hosted a ''Battlestar Galactica''-themed party in Old City with The Hacktory, a Philadelphia-based organization promoting the application of technology in the arts, and Indy Hall. The site's staff decorated the

Trocadero Theatre The Trocadero Theatre (opened as the Arch Street Opera House) is a historic theater located in Chinatown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It offered musical comedies, vaudeville, opera, and burlesque. The Trocadero Theatre was refurbished for us ...

for the screenings of ''

Jennifer's Body ''Jennifer's Body'' is a 2009 American horror-comedy film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. The film stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, and Adam Brody. Fox portrays a demonically possessed high school girl ...

'' in 2009 and ''

Zombieland ''Zombieland'' is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic zombie comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer in his theatrical debut and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film follows a geeky college student ( Jesse Eisenberg) making his wa ...

'' in 2010. The screening for ''Jennifer's Body'' was to a packed audience.

Philadelphia Geek Awards

In 2011, Smith and Quirino founded the Philadelphia Geek Awards, in conjunction with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, to honor and celebrate achievements within the Philadelphia community. Its second annual ceremony, hosted at the university, was reported to have sold over 400 in a few minutes. During its third-annual ceremony, Smith stated his criteria for ''

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'' as "more about having a hobby or a side project that you feel really passionate about, that you care so much about that you pour yourself into it." The organizers "retired" the Awards as of August 2018, citing "it was a struggle to keep the event funded well enough operate".

References

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External links

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American entertainment websites Science blogs Technology blogs Internet properties established in 2007 Organizations based in Philadelphia