Gothamist
www.gothamist.com
Who: Jen Chung and Jake Dobkin, both 29
Since: February, 2003
Known for: Up-to-date information on everything New York City. Co-founder Chung, in a telephone interview, likened the site to a “friend at a party who seems to know everything about what’s going on.”
Recent post: “If you like your operas free, the Met will be giving away tickets to Anthony Minghella’s Madama Butterfly tomorrow starting at 10 a.m. at the box office,” Gothamist wrote Sept. 19, embedding a link to The Metropolitan Opera Web site.
After meeting at Columbia University, Chung and Dobkin decided to blog to keep friends and family in the loop on New York City goings on. Today, Gothamist publishes 15 spinoff sites in major cities, including Boston, Chicago, London, Shanghai, Toronto, and São Paulo. The flagship New York City Gothamist posts about 20 times a day during the week and 10 to 13 times on weekends.
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