Geekologie
Type of site | Weblog |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anticlown Media Network |
| URL | Geekologie.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | None |
Geekologie is a popular geek blog dedicated to the recognition of gadgets and technology. Each article is coupled with humorous commentary about the featured story or item written by the blog's only author.[2][3] Geekologie was founded on April 2, 2006, and the first post was on April 4, 2006.[4] On March 29, 2012, the Geekologie Writer wrote his 10,000th post.[5]
Weblog
Geekologie is updated multiple times a day with articles on gadgets, video games, consumer electronics and popular culture related to games and movies. The identity of the writer behind the weblog has never been identified, instead only referred to as "Geekologie Writer." typically referred to as "GW"[2][3] Despite this enigmatic persona, some clues have come to light about his identity. In his 10,000th post, GW links to another blog saying "Thanks to everyone who made this journey possible...one very, VERY special little lady..." embedding a link to http://cocoalikesthis.com/ in the words "special little lady".[6] That blog is written by an author who claims to "live in Hollywood, CA with j, who is the King of the Internets..." leading some to speculate that the GW name likely begins with the letter J.[7]
Further research through the blog belonging to the "special little lady" links to her twitter "following" page, where one of the 20 accounts being followed is "Jonathan Berisford". Online photos of Mr. Berisford match those previously published on geekologie.com. The LinkedIn profile for Jonathan Berisford lists Virginia Tech as "Education" (the GW has made numerous references to Virginia Tech) as well as listing the Twitter account as "geekologie".
RSS feeds
Gmail, Google's webmail service, as well as many other RSS readers, has included Geekologie as a default RSS feed, pulling the latest articles which appear at the top of all user's mailboxes.[8]
References by other notable sources
Geekologie is often referenced by other English and foreign language websites. Websites, such as Gizmodo, DVice (SyFy Channel's blog), and UberGizmo have used Geekologie as a reference for its articles.[9][10][11][12]Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).[13][14][15][16][17] In March 2008, Geekologie was featured on G4TV's Attack of the Show.[18] In December 2009, Geekologie was featured on IMDB as part of their Hit List.[19] It has also been nominated for "Best Computer or Technology Weblog" from Weblogs, Inc. in 2008 where it competed with Gizmodo, Lifehacker, and Engadget.[20]
References
- ^ "Geekologie.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ a b "BBC: Geekologie". news.bbc.co.uk. April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ a b "The Paly Voice: Five web sites worth the wasted time". voice.paly.net.
- ^ "Geekologie: Article Archives". www.Geekologie.com.
- ^ http://www.geekologie.com/2012/03/in-your-face-internet-my-10000th-geekolo.php
- ^ "In Your Face, Internet!: My 10,0000th Geekologie Article". Geekologie. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 29 March, 2012.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "iGoogle Technology Blog Feeds". www.Google.com.
- ^ "Gizmodo: Convicted Spammer Escapes Prison, Murders Family, Kills Himself". www.Gizmodo.com.
- ^ "Gizmodo: Tranquilizer Necklace; Be Annoying, Get Stabbed". www.Gizmodo.com.
- ^ "Gizmodo: Ultimate 1,700+ Piece OCD Video Game Collection Up for Grabs on eBay". www.Gizmodo.com.
- ^ "Gizmodo: Every NES Game Now Up for Grabs on eBay". www.Gizmodo.com.
- ^ "Marketing Facts: My Phone Company Is Evil". www.MarketingFacts.nl.
- ^ "Javno: FOTO: Soba najpoznatijeg vodoinstalatera". www.Javno.com.
- ^ "Ubergizmo: The evolution of Nintendo's characters have evolved as a show of computer graphics". www.UberGizmo.com.
- ^ "G4TV: Nugget From The Net: 'Goonies' Sneakers". G4TV.com.
- ^ "DVice: Steering wheel desk will get you into an accident or your money back". DVice.com.
- ^ "G4TV: Attack of the Blog!". G4TV.com.
- ^ "IMDb Hit List". IMDB. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Weblogs: Eighth Annual Weblog Awards". 2008.Bloggies.com.