Comedy site JibJab raises $7.5 million, no joke
JibJab, the site that spawned original comedy videos and customizable animated greeting cards, has raised $7.5 million in a third round of funding, according to TechCrunch.
The site is known for its parodies and original funny shorts, many of them skewering politicians and the government, like 2004’s This Land:
JibJab also offers irreverent greeting cards you can e-mail to your friends (yes, you can customize the cards with friends’ faces). Many of them are free, while the… Continue Reading
PluggedIn launches site for music video aficionados
Music videos are plentiful on the Internet. But Jeff Somers, the CEO of PluggedIn, believes that nobody has built a community around them the right way. So PluggedIn is unveiling its web site for music video aficionados today.
The site has more than 10,000 free music videos in both broadcast-quality and high-definition formats. It also has built social-networking into the site, with options for fans to fill out their musical-taste profiles and to find other like-minded… Continue Reading