College Media
I’ve been kicking this idea around for awhile and felt like publishing it because 1) ideas are cheap and 2) the amount of energy/passion required to execute on this idea are so great that I think the only people that could do it need to contact me.
| Startup type: | Company |
| Status: | Active |
| Stage: | Just An Idea |
| Publicity: | Stealth mode. No media please. |
| Industries: | Internet, Media |
| Website: | http://www.31fps.com/2008/07/03/gawker-for-colleges/ |
OUR NEWS
1 month ago
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03 February 2010
Dan Steketee joined the team. |
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B.A. from Amherst College, Working for 10+ years at Cambridge Associates,Stax Inc., ByAllAccounts, Meradia Group, and a bunch of small start-ups.
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Long ago
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18 December 2008
College Media now has 20 followers!
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05 July 2008
Sam Purtill created the startup |
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Product manager by day, software engineer by night. Living in San Francisco and working on YouNoodle around the clock.
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ABOUT US
Overview:
Basis of the idea comes from what we’ve seen Gawker do. There is a huge market for a college gossip blogs with campus reporters. There are several issues that would need researching before launching the company, mostly on the guidelines for what the reporters aren’t allowed to write about (preferably nothing, I don’t believe in censorship).
The Problem:
I think the best way to gather gossip in college right now is through Facebook. Gossip news is the most addicting kind of news because people are infatuated with the lives of others (instead of living their own).
The Solution:
Instead of letting Facebook decide what comes into the News Feed, why couldn’t you hire a few reporters to create news feeds for each college? Although Facebook will report on only the people you let in your Friends list, this would be much more interesting because the reporting would be more unique/funnier/original/HUMAN.
THINGS WE NEED
The College Media team hasn't posted any needs yet.
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Dan Steketee
B.A. from Amherst College, Working for 10+ years at Cambridge Associates,Stax Inc., ByAllAccounts, Meradia Group, and a bunch of small start-ups.
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Maria Alegre
Passionate and determined. Came to Silicon Valley to learn about entrepreneurship and to eventually start a company. Currently working at Tapulous.
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Adrian W.
Entrepreneur and web developer/consultant. Creative and analytical, enjoys a challenge and a battle to win. Information systems oriented. Thinker and strategist.
A long while ago, I worked for a start-up called campus 24 out of Harvard. In short, it was an ebay for college people in the Boston area.
I can share with you all of what went wrong :-)
Wahyd