Comments on: Hear About PopSugar Yet?

By: Sugar Publishing Raises New Round; Partners With NBC Universal

Sugar Publishing Raises New Round; Partners With NBC Universal — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:13:08 +0000

[...] is a wonderful success story - we started tracking this company last August and they continue to do very, very [...]

By: Top Celebrity List Launched at TeamSugar

Top Celebrity List Launched at TeamSugar — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:06:47 +0000

[...] is an exploding blog network focused on celebrity gossip, fashion, fitness and other topics. We first covered them last August, a year after launch. At the time they had 1.5 million unique visitors and 13 million monthly page [...]

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:24:44 +0000

I am a huge fan of Sugar Publishing and I love all the new sugar sites. FitSugar.com, YumSugar.com, GiggleSugar.com, BuzzSugar.com, GeekSugar.com. I think there is nothing wrong with giving me the change to get everything I need in one shot on one network. I can’t wait until they add more sites. Makes sense to me, if I had a company that people wanted more of, I would give it to them. What is the sense in letting users get the informatio they want from somewhere else, i don’t think it is about fame (haha), it’s just good business sense.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:45:09 +0000

I still love POP but I’m one of the older readers and, yeah, we’re resisting the constant expansion and reformatting of the website. I don’t think it’s going to hurt the Sugar sites yet… kind of like when UrbanBaby started getting so much MSM attention… but I do feel like they’re spreading themselves too thin. They had two launches (FitSugar and GiggleSugar) within a week of one another and it just feels greedy. I’m now looking for other websites that aren’t quite as big but still have good celeb gossip content, like http://www.tralalaonline.com.

I would also say that POP is in no way like MySpace. I didn’t use MySpace until I was on Pop for awhile. If anything, MySpace might be benefitting a bit from getting users on POP who are then curious about MySpace.

By: notsopop

notsopop — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:30:41 +0000

Ive been a member of pop close to a year now and I just want to say. That the sugar network let the fame or whatever it is they got from it go to there head. There totally lacking in the deparments they used to excel in and its crazy. Old regular members are totally censored and the HIGH SUGARS only seem to want more page hits so they allow it or bark at us for trying to set things right. There quest for whatever it is they wanted is going to cost them users.

By: shockfly » The Gossipmongers

shockfly » The Gossipmongers — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 03:52:52 +0000

[...] Also giving ‘People’ a run for it’s money, celeb site PopSugar, started by Lisa Sugar, wife of Silicon Valley entrepreneur Brian Sugar, is apparently so insanely addictive that the couple decided to start a company–Sugar Publishing–in order to launch more blogs aimed at women under 35. So far, these include DearSugar, an Ask Abby style column, FabSugar–gude to shopping blog, FitSugar–health and fitness blog, humour site GiggleSugar and the TeamSugar social networking site. The company, which aims to cash in on advertising, recently got a sweet 5 million dollar investment infusion from venture capital firm Sequoia. (TechCrunch, CNN, The Next Net, Venture Beat ) [...]

By: Sequoia Invests in Blog Network Sugar Publishing » JenIT

Sequoia Invests in Blog Network Sugar Publishing » JenIT — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:40:36 +0000

[...] The Sugar Publishing network, which includes a number of blogs and other sites catering to “young, hip women” has only been around since the Fall of 2005, but boasts a rumored 3 million unique visitors and 20+ million page views per month (up from 13 million monthly page views and 1.5 million unique visitors just a couple of months ago). See our initial review of the network from August 2006 for more. [...]

By: Virgilio

Virgilio — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:13:55 +0000

Buon luogo piacevole senza qualsiasi cosa dispari, ben progettata!

By: Sequoia backs PopSugar for $5M « Psychohistory

Sequoia backs PopSugar for $5M « Psychohistory — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:51:13 +0000

[...] Techcrunch has some coverage here. [...]

By: R.K.Foster

R.K.Foster — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:17:45 +0000

I happened across this thread today and am pretty astounded.

Let’s see, we have a site (PopSugar) running full steam ahead with good design, lots of live web site features, a community that is active and having a good time, expanding into areas that their *customers* want with new features, and…

many posters here can only put it down???

“Social Networking” is a new form of online community. Just like email, chat, and other technologies before it we now have another way of using the Internet. Nobody has a lock on it. It’s like saying nobody else should build cars because Ford already makes them. Good luck PopSugar (and I’ve never seen your site before today and am not a member.)

By: Media-Blog » There is more (money) to come: VC-finanzierte Blognetzwerke voll im Trend

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:51:23 +0000

[...] Zu PopSugar: “[it] boasts a rumored 3 million unique visitors and 20+ million page views per month (up from 13 million monthly page views and 1.5 million unique visitors just a couple of months ago). See the initial review of the network from August 2006 for more.” [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Sequoia Invests in Blog Network Team Sugar

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Sequoia Invests in Blog Network Team Sugar — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:13:49 +0000

[...] PopSugar, which has a number of blogs and other sites catering to “young, hip women” has only been around since the Fall of 2005, but boasts a rumored 3 million unique visitors and 20+ million page views per month (up from 13 million monthly page views and 1.5 million unique visitors just a couple of months ago). See our initial review of the network from August 2006 for more. [...]

By: luv_my_junk

luv_my_junk — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:44:46 +0000

I am a HUGE popsugar junkie…I can not say enogh about how much Popsugar blows the ‘competetion’ (if that’s what you want to call it) away. Lisa, like many others, started blogging as a way to give her opinion with out offending anyone esle. It just so happens, millions of us share it with her. Anyone that starts a blog knows there is possible money to be made…so why not get paid to do what you love!

Popsugar is one of the few websites that you can giveyour opion with out fear that you will be ripped apart if you disagree or for what ever reason are an outcast. The comments are reviewed before they are posted, that may be the cause forthe ‘delay’ everyone is so hung up on.

I LOVE POPSUGAR!

PS, until I was hooked on Popsugar, I had no interest in Myspace. I am still loyal to the Sugars…always will be!

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By: Clicked : Hear them roar

Clicked : Hear them roar — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:09:18 +0000

[...] Posted: Monday, August 21, 2006 11:08 AM by Will Femia Where are the (liberal) female flacks? I am not a woman blogger Popsugar is “a blog network, and more recently a social network, targeting young, hip women.” I don’t know much about female demographic code words, but reading through the site I’m thinking “young hip women” means teenage girls. It sounds like iVillage 2.0. [...]

By: ¢

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:12:55 +0000

“Yes, the “team” is fully expecting a cut in the profits. You know, just like football fans get a cut when a team sells to a different owner”.

Oh, ok. Interesting metaphor to use… but I thought the ‘team’ were actively participating in the success of the website, rather than paying to watch it succeed?

Learn something new every day!…

By: LG

LG — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:01:19 +0000

Kudos. I meant Kudos. Oops.

By: LG

LG — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 03:57:12 +0000

I am with Babybeluga.

Kudas to the Sugars. I’ve been on Pop for over a year, and it’s amazing that what was once a small site is now a network of sites and, quite frankly, a network of darn cool people. It’s really evolved. (Anyone else remember the two other looks it had before this new design? I do!)

Even on my busiest days at work, I manage to get my Sugar fix - thanks to the new Team footers that let us sort by “most recent” posts and comments. Love it.

Team Skeptic vs. Team Sugar? Team Sugar. Nuff said.

PS Sugar Publishing peops, maybe you can make T-shirts? Ha! Can you image how Skeptic or the sign guy on here (formerly known as prince or whatever that sqiggle means) would feel if you made some money off these comments? LOL.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:49:08 +0000

Yes, the “team” is fully expecting a cut in the profits. You know, just like football fans get a cut when a team sells to a different owner.

As for the Sugar Rush/live comment streaming, it depends on the time of day and - obviously - the number of users. At heavy traffic times, its difficult to keep up with. Other times, it barely moves.

By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:00:32 +0000

no, he’s not evading it. it’s just a really dumb question.

By: whoisit?

whoisit? — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:49:58 +0000

^I like how Brian is not answering. Seems to be evading the issue.

By: §

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:40:34 +0000

Brian, many of Popsugar ‘posters’ on this thread are very loyal to you, and Babybeluga makes some great comments.

When you come to sell Popsugar will ‘the team’ be getting a share in the proceeds, or will it just be you and Lisa?

By: PetalumaGal

PetalumaGal — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:20:58 +0000

“Bonkers” would make a good boat name.

By: Holy Ghost

Holy Ghost — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:14:22 +0000

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