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Encyclopedia > TV Squad
TV Squad
Image:TVSQuad.PNG
URL http://www.tvsquad.com/
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Entertainment blog
Owner Weblogs, Inc. / AOL
Created by
Launched March 10, 2005

TV Squad is a television weblog founded on March 10, 2005 and resides within the most visited sites of the Weblogs, Inc. (WIN) family of weblogs. Image File history File links TVSQuad. ... Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a technical, Web-related term used in two distinct meanings: in popular usage, it is a widespread synonym for Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)—many popular and technical texts will use the term URL when referring to URI; in strict technical usage, it is a subset... A weblog (now more commonly known as a blog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally, but not always, in reverse chronological order). ... Weblogs, Inc. ... AOL LLC (formerly America Online, Inc) is an American online service provider, bulletin board system, and media company operated by Time Warner. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A weblog (now more commonly known as a blog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally, but not always, in reverse chronological order). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Weblogs, Inc. ...

Contents

History

TV Squad was initially envisioned by WIN CEO Jason Calacanis as a destination for fans of television shows to read reviews of not only recently aired episodes of television programs, but also reviews of episodes of TV shows of the past. It was quickly realized that readers of TV Squad were much more interested in reading television news and reviews of current programs, which is the primary format the weblog follows today. Calacanis at Gnomedex 5 Jason McCabe Calacanis (born November 28, 1970 [1] in Brooklyn, New York) is an American internet entrepreneur and blogger. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


TV Squad has become a frequent destination for readers looking for the latest insight into television shows such as Lost, and American Idol, as well as spoilers for any of the more popular television shows currently airing. The TV Squad bloggers also interview television celebrities and persons in the industry, offering them transcribed and occasionally with an accompanying audio attachment. The weblog also once featured several podcasts, including the TV Squad All Points Bulletin and the TV Squad Lost Podcast. Lost is an American serial drama television series that follows the present and past lives of a group of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, somewhere in the South Pacific. ... American Idol, formerly known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, is an American television series. ... Transcription is the conversion into written, typewritten or printed form, of a spoken language source, such as the proceedings of a court hearing. ... An orange square with waves was introduced by Mozilla Firefox to indicate that an RSS feed is present on a webpage. ...


Bloggers

TV Squad was originally conceptualized to allow any WIN blogger to write about the television shows they watch. Eventually a core group of bloggers for the site was realized, with several other WIN bloggers contributing on an irregular basis. TV Squad currently has approximately 17 regularly contributing bloggers.


As with most other WIN blogs, TV Squad has editorial lead bloggers. These lead bloggers are responsible for activating posts, managing bloggers, assigning features and working with outside media contacts.

Blogger Dates as editorial lead
David Thomas March 10, 2005 - May 9, 2005
Bob Sassone May 9, 2005 - October 1, 2005
Kim Voynar (co-lead) November 4, 2005 - March 13, 2006
Anna Johns (co-lead) March 13, 2006 - May 30, 2006
Keith McDuffee (Editor) October 1, 2005 - present
Joel Keller (Assistant Editor) September 1, 2006 - present

Awards

Though its accuracy has been called into question by some, TV Squad has been listed among the top three weblogs on the Feedster 500 list.


See also

Weblogs, Inc. ... Engadget is a popular technology weblog and podcast about consumer electronics. ... Hack A Day Logo Hack A Day is a technology weblog about hacks, mods and do-it-yourself projects. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Weblogs, Inc. ...

External links

  • TV Squad
  • Official TV Squad Flickr group

 

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