Ology

Ology
This article is about the website. For the suffix, see -logy.
Ology Corp
Type Online entertainment and social media Company
Founder Beth Haggerty and Vivian Moran
Headquarters New York City
Industry Internet
Website ology.com
Alexa rank 20,648[1]

Ology is an entertainment and social media website based in New York City. It is run by Beth Haggerty and Vivian Moran, both of whom founded it.[2] The company focuses on helping users to find and share content about their interests.[3]

History

Ology consists of updated editorial content related to celebrities, fashion, film, geek culture, humor, music, politics, sports and television.[4] The company offers a social platform called my.Ology, which provides a space for users to build and engage in communities surrounding their own interests.[5] On September 21, 2011, the company announced a partnership with content production platform Skyword. The partnership migrated Ology's editorial staff to Skyword.[5]

Impact

In May 2011, Ology ranked number one in growth on comScore.[5] Ology has been cited by The American Spectator,[6] The Austin Chronicle,[7] and MTV News.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Ology.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ology.com. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 
  2. ^ "People". Ology Corp. http://www.ologycorp.com/content/people. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 
  3. ^ "About Us". Ology Corp. http://www.ologycorp.com/content/about-us. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Portfolio". Ology Corp. http://www.ologycorp.com/content/portfolio. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c "Ology Announces Migration Of Editorial Staff To Skyword's Content Management Platform" (Press release). MarketWatch. September 21, 2011. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ology-announces-migration-of-editorial-staff-to-skywords-content-management-platform-2011-09-21. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 
  6. ^ Glass, Kevin (October 17, 2011). "The Day Ahead: Monday, October 17". The American Spectator (American Spectator Foundation). http://spectator.org/blog/2011/10/17/the-day-ahead-monday-october-1. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 
  7. ^ Whittaker, Richard (October 19, 2011). "The Romney Offensive". The Austin Chronicle (Austin Chronicle Corporation). http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/news/2011-10-19/the-romney-offensive/. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 
  8. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (June 9, 2011). "Beyonce's 4: Early Reviews Are In!". MTV News (Viacom). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665460/beyonce-4-reviews.jhtml. Retrieved November 5, 2011. 

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  • -ology — [äl′ə jē] 〚initial medial O + LOGY〛 combining form LOGY * * * ology suff. Variant of logy. * * * …   Universalium

  • ology — [äl′ə jē] [< OLOGY] n. pl. ologies a branch of learning; science: a humorous usage …   English World dictionary

  • Ology — Ol o*gy, n. [See { logy}.] A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge. [1913 Webster] He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology, mineralogy, and all other ologies whatsoever. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -ology — suffix indicating branch of knowledge, science, now the usual form of LOGY (Cf. logy). Originally used c.1800 in nonce formations (commonsensology, etc.), it gained legitimacy by influence of the proper formation in geology, mythology, etc.,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • -ology — [äl′ə jē] [initial medial O + LOGY] combining form LOGY …   English World dictionary

  • -ology — [[t] ɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] SUFFIX ology is used at the end of some nouns that refer to a particular science or subject, for example geology or sociology …   English dictionary

  • ology — /ol euh jee/, n., pl. ologies. Informal or facetious. any science or branch of knowledge. [1795 1805; extracted from words like BIOLOGY, GEOLOGY where the element LOGY is preceded by o ; see O ] * * * …   Universalium

  • ology — noun /ˈɒlədʒi,ˈɑlədʒi/ Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “ logy”. See Also: logy …   Wiktionary

  • -ology — See logia. * * * suffix see logy …   Medical dictionary

  • ology — Synonyms and related words: academic discipline, academic specialty, applied science, area, arena, art, concern, department of knowledge, discipline, domain, field, field of inquiry, field of study, natural science, province, pure science,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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