- Sugar Publishing
Sugar Publishing is a privately-owned media company founded in April 2006 and headquartered in
San Francisco . The company has created a network oflifestyle andentertainment blogs geared towards women, with each weblog focusing on one particular subject, such asfashion ,beauty ,humor ,technology ,food , fitness and advice.History
PopSugar was created in March 2005 by Lisa and Brian Sugar to satisfy Lisa’s obsession with celebrities and fashion. The site is credited with running some of the first photos of
Renée Zellweger ’s surprisemarriage toKenny Chesney ref|Forbes.Sugar Publishing began adding blogs to the network in April 2006 and later that year received Series A Funding from
Sequoia Capital ref|TechCrunch. Brian Sugar currently serves as the company’sCEO and Publisher, while Lisa Sugar is the company’s Editor-in-Chief. As of September 2008, the company reported 8.5 million unique users each month.References
# Cain Miller, Claire. [http://members.forbes.com/forbes/2007/0423/041.html?token=MjMgTWF5IDIwMDcgMTM6NTA6NTggKzAwMDA%253D "The Sweet Spot"] "Forbes".
April 23 ,2007
# Arrington, J. Michael. [http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/16/sequoia-invests-in-blog-network-team-sugar/ "Sequoia Invests in Blog Network Sugar Publishing"] "TechCrunch ".October 16 ,2006 External links
* [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/09/01/8384325/index.htm?postversion=2006090812 "Blogging for Dollars] by Paul Sloan and Paul Kaihla,
Business 2.0 ,October 2 ,2006 ;Sugar Publishing Sites
*PopSugar ( [http://www.popsugar.com/ site] ) - Celebrity Gossip
* FabSugar ( [http://www.FabSugar.com/ site] ) - Fashion
*ShopStyle ( [http://www.Shopstyle.com/ site] ) - Shopping
*BellaSugar ( [http://www.bellasugar.com/ site] ) - Beauty
*BuzzSugar ( [http://www.buzzsugar.com/ site] ) - Entertainment
*CasaSugar ( [http://www.casasugar.com/ site] ) - Home
*GiggleSugar ( [http://www.gigglesugar.com/ site] ) - Humor
*GeekSugar ( [http://www.geeksugar.com/ site] ) - Technology
*YumSugar ( [http://www.yumsugar.com/ site] ) - Food & Party
*PetSugar ( [http://www.petsugar.com/ site] ) - Pet
*FitSugar ( [http://www.fitsugar.com/ site] ) - Fitness
*DearSugar ( [http://www.dearsugar.com/ site] ) - Love & Sex
*TeamSugar ( [http://www.teamsugar.com/ site] ) - Community
*LilSugar ( [http://www.lilsugar.com/ site] ) - Baby & Kids
*CitizenSugar ( [http://www.citizensugar.com/ site] ) - News & Politics
*SavvySugar ( [http://www.savvysugar.com/ site] ) - Money & Business
*IDoSugar ( [http://www.idosugar.com/ site] ) - Weddings
*PopSugar UK ( [http://www.uk.popsugar.com/ site] ) - UK Celebrity Gossip
*FabSugar UK ( [http://uk.fashion.popsugar.com/] ) - UK Fashion
*SugarLoving ( [http://sugarloving.com/ site] ) - Link Love
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