HelloGiggles.com is an entertainment and lifestyle
website
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launched in May 2011. It was founded by actress/musician
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Claire Deschanel (; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She made her film debut in '' Mumford'' (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film '' Almost Famous'' (2000). Deschanel is known for h ...
, producer Sophia Rivka Rossi and writer Molly McAleer. The website is geared toward women, and covers topics in
popular culture
Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as, popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a ...
, love, friendship, careers, style, food, and daily news. HelloGiggles.com is marketed as a "positive online community" by its users with a strict "no gossip" policy. Reader contributions are permitted, and many are published every day.
Reception
''Forbes''' website called the site "one of the best examples of how the online landscape for women is changing due to fast and effectively strong word of mouth" and that it "offers engaging content for the young professional woman" while showing that the "voice of the modern young woman comes in a variety of flavors". ''
Mashable'' said the site "warm
he internetup with fun and empowering, lady-friendly content".
Current era (2015–present)
HelloGiggles was acquired by
Time Inc.
Time Inc. was an American worldwide mass media corporation founded on November 28, 1922, by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden and based in New York City. It owned and published over 100 magazine brands, including its namesake ''Time'', ''Sports Illu ...
in 2015. The terms of the deal were not disclosed to the public, but online reports pegged the acquisition price by Time as being around $30 million. The print edition of the online magazine debuted in 2018.
References
External links
hellogiggles.com
American women's websites
Lifestyle websites
Internet properties established in 2011
2011 establishments in the United States
Meredith Corporation
IAC (company)
2015 mergers and acquisitions
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