Memeburn[1] is a website that focuses on digital news and events in the emerging markets sphere.[1] Founded by South African entrepreneur Matthew Buckland,[2] the Cape Town-based website focuses on current events in the world of social media, mobile and general technology,[3] and has featured interviews with the likes of WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg,[4] Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley,[5] Evernote CEO Phil Libin,[6] the co-creator of Google Now[7] and entrepreneur Richard Branson[8] as well Naspers CEO Koos Bekker,[9] Wired founder Chris Anderson[10] and Stumbleupon CEO Mark Bartels.[11] It is particularly interested in the BRICS, as well as digital innovation, viral online marketing campaigns and general tech trends.[12]
Type of site | Technology news and analysis |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Owner | Burn Media Group |
| Created by | Matthew Buckland |
| Editor | Megan Ellis |
| URL | Memeburn.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | April 1, 2010 |
| Current status | Active |
Editorial expansion
editIn 2011, Memeburn expanded to launch Gearburn.com, a sister site[1] which is focused on gadget and game reviews and news and Motorburn.com, which focuses on car news. In 2012, Ventureburn.com was created to focus on entrepreneurship and startups.[1] The sites were rebranded collectively in 2013 as Burn Media.[13]
In 2019, the sites underwent a redesign, with the Memeburn, Gearburn, and Motorburn sites operating under the Memeburn.com domain.[14] Ventureburn.com continues to operate as a sister site. Both brands -- Memeburn and Ventureburn -- operate under the Burn Media Group brand.[15][16]
Awards
editIn 2010, Memeburn was awarded the UCT Graduate School of Business' Best Blog award at the South African Blog Awards,[17] and later won a bronze award for Specialist Publisher Site at the Bookmark Awards.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "About" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ Matthew Buckland
- ^ "Memeburn Archived 2013-07-08 at archive.today" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ "The Future of WordPress: Q&A with Founder Matt Mullenweg" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ "The evolution of Foursquare: Memeburn talks to Dennis Crowley" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ "Priests on Evernote and dinner party productivity: chat with the app's CEO" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ "From a 20% project to Google's future: Q&A with Google Now's co-creator" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ "Richard Branson on open source, Twitter and entrepreneurship: the Memeburn interview" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ "Losing 80 million without blinking: Koos Bekker's Memeburn Q&A" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ "The blog is dead long live the blog: Chris Anderson on the future of media" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ "Personalisation and social discovery: Q&A with StumbleUpon's CEO" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ Digital Media and Marketing Association: "Memeburn" Accessed 8 July 2013
- ^ "New Burn Media division incorporating Memeburn.com" Bizcommunity.com. Accessed 8 July 2013.
- ^ "New website designs for Ventureburn and Memeburn". Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "New website designs for Ventureburn and Memeburn".
- ^ "Cobus Heyl announced as director, chief product officer of Burn Media". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Winners" South African Blog Awards. Accessed 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Winners Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine". The Bookmarks Awards. Accessed 8 July 2013.