Six Apart
Type	Private
Founded	San Francisco, California (2001)
Headquarters	San Francisco, California
Key people	Ben and Mena Trott, co-founders; Barak Berkowitz, CEO; Anil Dash, Vice President
Industry	Software & Programming
Products	MovableType TypePad LiveJournal Vox TypeKey SplashBlog
Revenue	Unknown
Website	www.sixapart.com

Six Apart Ltd., sometimes abbreviated 6A, is a software company headquartered in San Francisco, with an international presence in Paris and Tokyo. It is the creator of the widely used Movable Type blogware, TypePad blog hosting service, Vox and LiveJournal . The name is a reference to the six day age difference between its married co-founders, Ben and Mena Trott.^[1] Image File history File links Six_Apart_logo. ... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Benjamin Trott (born September 1977) is a co-founder of Six Apart, creator of Movable Type and TypePad. ... Mena Grabowski Trott (born Mena Grabowski on September 16, 1977) is a co-founder of Six Apart, creator of Movable Type, and TypePad. ... Anil Dash, born September 1975, was an early and influential blogger who began his weblog in 1999. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... For information on the printing term, see moveable type. ... TypePad is a blogging service from company Six Apart Ltd, generally considered the largest paid blogging service in the world. ... LiveJournal (often abbreviated LJ) is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal, or diary. ... VOX is an online blogging service run by Six Apart. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A case of cast metal type pieces and typeset matter in a composing stick Movable type is the system of printing and typography using movable pieces of metal type, made by casting from matrices struck by letterpunches. ... Blogware is a general term encompassing software to create, edit, manage and publish weblogs (blogs). ... TypePad is a blogging service from company Six Apart Ltd, generally considered the largest paid blogging service in the world. ... A blog hosting service is a service that hosts blogs. ... VOX is an online blogging service run by Six Apart. ... LiveJournal (often abbreviated LJ) is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal, or diary. ... Benjamin Trott (born September 1977) is a co-founder of Six Apart, creator of Movable Type and TypePad. ... Mena Grabowski Trott (born Mena Grabowski on September 16, 1977) is a co-founder of Six Apart, creator of Movable Type, and TypePad. ...

The company was founded in September 2001 after Ben, during a period of unemployment, wrote what became Movable Type to allow Mena to easily produce her weblog. When version 1.0 was put on the web, it was downloaded over 100 times in the first hour.^[1] Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003, Six Apart received initial venture capital funding from a group led by Joi Ito and his Neoteny Co., something which allowed the company to hire additional employees, acquire a French weblog publishing company, and unveil plans for what was to become its hosted weblog publishing system, TypePad. In 2004, Six Apart completed a second round of funding with August Capital, a move which allowed it to make acquisitions of other companies. In January 2005, Six Apart purchased Danga Interactive, parent company of LiveJournal, from owner Brad Fitzpatrick, who was named Six Apart's chief architect. In March 2006, Six Apart announced the acquisition of the SplashBlog camera phone blogging service. The combined user base is now over 7 million, and the merged company has more than 100 employees.^[1] June 2006 saw the release of their new Web 2.0 blogging platform, Vox. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Venture capital is a general term to describe financing for startup and early stage businesses as well as businesses in turn around situations. ... Joi Ito at the Ars Electronica Joichi Ito (伊藤穰 Itō Jōichi, born June 19, 1966), more commonly known as Joi Ito, is a Japanese-born, American-educated, activist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August Capital is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15... Danga Interactive is a software and Internet company most widely known for its LiveJournal service. ... LiveJournal (often abbreviated LJ) is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal, or diary. ... Brad Fitzpatrick. ... March 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ... June 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Extraordinary renditions. ... VOX is an online blogging service run by Six Apart. ...

Its Silicon Valley-seasoned CEO is Barak Berkowitz. Prominent weblogger Anil Dash joined the company in 2003, as did the former head of Wired Digital Andrew Anker. Six Apart's Board of Directors consists of Barak Berkowitz, Mena Trott, David Marquardt, David Hornik, Reid Hoffman and Jun Makihara. A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Anil Dash, born September 1975, was an early and influential blogger who began his weblog in 1999. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Marquardt is a current member of the board of directors at Microsoft. ... Reid Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is a American entrepreneur and angel investor. ...

On September 6, 2006 Six Apart bought Rojo.com. President Chris Alden became executive vice president of Six Apart and general manager of Movable Type. CTO Aaron Emigh became executive vice president and general manager of core technologies.^[2] September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Christopher J. Alden (born November 21, 1969) is an American entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Red Herring, a magazine focused on the business of technology, and Rojo, an early web-based RSS reader. ... The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... A case of cast metal type pieces and typeset matter in a composing stick Movable type is the system of printing and typography using movable pieces of metal type, made by casting from matrices struck by letterpunches. ... CTO may refer to: Chief technical officer or Chief technology officer Cancelled to order (philately) Caribbean Tourism Organisation Cervical-thoracic orthosis Colorado Tourism Office Color Temperature Orange Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Community treatment order Check this out Configure-to-Order This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a...

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Six Apart Acquire Rojo

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Trott, Mena G. Six Apart - History. Six Apart, Ltd. Retrieved on 2006-09-08.
2. ^ Six Apart Acquires Rojo Networks. Six Apart, Ltd (2006-09-06). Retrieved on 2006-09-08.

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