Ben Huh, the Seattle entrepreneur who became famous with his Cheezburger Network of comedy websites, is now San Francisco based and he’s taking on a decidedly more serious challenge. Y Combinator,… Read More
After eight years as the founder and CEO of the Cheezburger Network, Ben Huh stepped down last July and embarked on a year-long, 37-country trip around the world. Now the… Read More
It’s the final roar, or should we say meow for Ben Huh. The charismatic CEO of Seattle-based online humor site Cheezburger announced today that he’s leaving the company that he started… Read More
Circa News is shutting down. The news app announced today that it is on an “indefinite hiatus” after failing to secure more funding. Co-founder and CEO Matt Galligan penned a… Read More
Circa, the app that hoped to revolutionize mobile news consumption, is making some news of its own. Both Fortune and the Wall Street Journal are reporting that Circa is up… Read More
Viral, shareable content is Ben Huh’s bread and butter. His business is predicated on the notion that when we see an adorable kitten, a funny meme, or a GIF from our… Read More
Cheezburger has had its share of struggles over the past few years, but now investors are showing their support again for the humor website. The Seattle startup announced today that it… Read More
AAA has some new smartphone-enabled competition. A Los Angeles-based startup called Honk launched today, promising to bring 24/7 nationwide roadside assistance within 15-to-30 minutes in cities with a few taps… Read More
It’s not easy putting together a one-day viral marketing campaign in three cities that involves cute kittens, customized cupcakes and seven months of planning. But that’s exactly what Seattle-based humor… Read More
Circa, the year-old news app that wants to redefine how we consume news on our mobile devices, today launched on Android and also debuted a redesigned app for iOS 7.… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — You’d think that the chief executive of an internet humor company would be happy to talk about how his company is disrupting the way we think about… Read More
Circa, the mobile app hoping to redefine news presentation, today announced that it has hired Reuters social media editor Anthony de Rosa as its editor-in-chief. The seven-month-old company, which was… Read More
EveryMove wants to help people get healthy and is hoping that three well-known Seattleites will help drive interest to its fitness-focused platform. EveryMove, a Seattle-area startup that lets users track their… Read More
Cheezburger Network, the Seattle online comedy network behind Fail Blog, I Can Has Cheezburger, The Daily What and dozens of other sites, has raised an additional $5 million in funding.… Read More
It’s a typical path for successful entrepreneurs — take some of the new-found riches and recycle it by bankrolling other entrepreneurs. But that’s not something that Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh… Read More
(Video courtesy of Felice Lam) Ben Huh kicked up his black and white leather dress shoes and bounced onstage mimicing the pop singer PSY, whose “Gangnam Style” now has more than 600… Read More
How do you know when an Internet meme has run its course? Executives do stuff like this at conferences. In the span of two hours today, executives from two Seattle… Read More
For months, Ben Huh was uncharacteristically mum about his online journalism startup. But finally today, Circa swung its curtains open in hopes to redefine the way readers consume their news.… Read More
Cheezburger’s former chief revenue officer is moving on. Todd Sawicki tells GeekWire that he’s left the Seattle-based online comedy network, a move that comes just a month after he transitioned… Read More
Cheezburger Network founder Ben Huh has been uncharacteristically quiet about Circa, his online journalism startup. Now word is out that Circa has raised $750,000 in seed funding. TechCrunch reports that… Read More
Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh may be in the business of cracking people up. But the Seattle Internet entrepreneur also has some strong opinions about filling people’s brains with more than just… Read More
“Huh?” That’s the working title of new reality TV show that Bravo announced today featuring none other than Ben Huh, the founder and CEO of Seattle comedy network Cheezburger. “Ever… Read More
Cheezburger’s rise to the top of the Internet charts has certainly been impressive to watch, leaving some investors kicking themselves that they didn’t have the foresight to invest early in… Read More
The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Windows really is a beautiful metaphor for computing and with the new logo we wanted to celebrate… Read More
Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh appeared today at the In NW social media conference in Seattle, offering an impassioned plea on the importance of protecting the Internet. Or, as the Internet… Read More
The best observations, quotes, comments and zingers we heard this week. “There’s a fundamental difference between people who want to see the Internet and say — ‘Let’s lobotomize and censor… Read More
Just three days after the blackout of Wikipedia and other sites, U.S. legislators have postponed votes on the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act. “In light of recent… Read More
It took an email from my mom in Ohio to realize just how big the controversy over the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act had become. Last night,… Read More
Amazon.com will not be blacking out its Web site tomorrow in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act as Cheezburger and Wikipedia plan to do. But the Seattle online retailer… Read More
Who could have imagined that a Web site featuring oddly-worded captions accompanying cat photos could one day hold so much sway? But Cheezburger Network, which is celebrating its fifth year… Read More