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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | April 2014 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, |
| Founder(s) | Ashton Kutcher, Evan Beard, and Kendall Dabaghi |
| Chairman | Ashton Kutcher |
| President | Kendall Dabaghi |
| CEO | Evan Beard |
| URL | aplus.com |
A+ (aplus.com) is a social news company based in New York City. The company delivers viral content created by its editorial staff and independent contributors through a website and a mobile app.[1] The company states that it is "dedicated to highlighting social issues, sharing breaking news, and creating original, entertaining content."[2]
A+ was co-founded by Ashton Kutcher, Evan Beard, and Kendall Dabaghi and officially launched on January 27, 2015.[3] The company’s editorial team includes former journalists from The New York Times, Huffington Post, and BuzzFeed.
Per the company, its site has approximately 50 million unique monthly visitors with an average of 100 million page views per month. According to Quantcast in November 2013, A+ was a top 50 website and a top 11 mobile site in the United States.[4][5]
History
A+ was founded in April 2014. In August 2014, the Wall Street Journal's Chief Digital Sales Officer, Brad Westbrook joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer.[6]
A+ (aplus.com) is unrelated to A.plus, which was a desktop Twitter app built by UberMedia for Kutcher in 2011.[7] Kutcher had stopped work on the app before teaming with Beard and Dabaghi to build A+. [8]
Other
Kutcher has used the site as a platform to communicate with his fans and promote social issues. In July 2014, Kutcher encouraged his fans to send birthday cards to a child with an inoperable brain tumor.[9] In October 2014, Kutcher announced his daughter's name and posted photos of newborns including her on the site.[10][11][12][13] In November 2014, Kutcher posted Save the Children's "Most Shocking Second a Day" public service announcement on the site, which resulted in 10 million page views of the video and made it the second most-viewed brand video of the week on YouTube.[14]
References
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- ^ "Company's About Page". A+.
- ^ Hamedy, Saba. "Ashton Kutcher launches new online platform called A+". LA Times.
- ^ "A+ Is Changing How Content Is Created And Syndicated Online With Its New Social-Driven Technology Platform". PR Newswire.
- ^ Price, Rob. "Inside Ashton Kutcher's celebrity-powered viral media empire, which no one knows exists". Business Insider.
- ^ Sebastian, Michael. "Wall Street Journal Exec Says He's Starting a Company with Ashton Kutcher". Ad Age.
- ^ "Ashton Kutcher releases A.Plus Twitter app built by UberMedia". LA Times.
- ^ Kincaid, Jason. "Ashton Kutcher Teams With UberMedia To Launch A.plus, His Own Custom Twitter App". Tech Crunch.
- ^ "Ashton Kutcher encourages fans to write to dying child". SF Gate.
- ^ Dawn, Randee. "Spot the baby! Ashton Kutcher posts adorable pics, asks fans to identify newborn Wyatt". Today.
- ^ Molinet, Jason. "Meet Wyatt: Ashton Kutcher leaks first picture of his baby with Mila Kunis". NY Daily News.
- ^ Van Dyke, Michelle Broder. "Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher Welcome Baby Girl Wyatt Isabelle". Buzzfeed.
- ^ Cady, Jen. "Can You Guess Which Baby Is Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis' Daughter?". Entertainment Today.
- ^ Johnson, Lauren. "Save the Children Spot Gets Another Run on YouTube Thanks to Ashton Kutcher". Adweek.