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company_name = Six Apart |
| name = Six Apart, Ltd.
| native_name = シックス・アパート株式会社
company_logo = [[Image:Sixapart logo.svg|200px]] |
| native_name_lang = ja
company_type = Private |
| romanized_name = Shikkusu Apāto kabushiki gaisha
company_slogan = |
| logo = Sixapart logo.svg
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foundation = [[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States]] (2001) |
| logo_size = 200px
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location = Tokyo, Japan |
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]] [[kabushiki gaisha|KK]]
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key_people = [[Nobuhiro Seki]], CEO |
| predecessor = "Old" ([[San Francisco]], [[California]]-based) Six Apart Ltd. (2001–2011)
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industry = [[Software & Programming]]|
| foundation = {{plainlist|
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products = [[Movable Type]]<br />[[Zenback]]<br />[[TypePad]]|
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*{{start date and age|2001|9}} in San Francisco, California, [[United States|U.S.]] (original)
revenue = |
*{{start date and age|2011|1}} in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] (current incarnation)}}
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operating profit = |
| founders = [[Benjamin Trott]]<br>[[Mena Grabowski Trott]]
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homepage = [http://www.sixapart.com/ www.sixapart.com]<br />[http://www.sixapart.jp/ www.sixapart.jp]
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| location = Tokyo, Japan
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| key_people = [[Nobuhiro Seki]], CEO
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| industry = [[Software & Programming]]
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| products = [[Movable Type]]<br />Zenback<br />[[TypePad]]
| owner = [[Employee stock ownership|Employee owned]] (2016–present)
| parent = Infocom ([[Teijin]]) (2011–2016)
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| homepage = [http://www.sixapart.com/ www.sixapart.com]<br />[http://www.sixapart.jp/ www.sixapart.jp]
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'''Six Apart Ltd.''', sometimes abbreviated '''6A''', is a software company known for creating the [[Movable Type]] [[blogware]], [[TypePad]] [[blog hosting service]], and [[Vox (blogging platform)|Vox]]. The company also is the former owner of [[LiveJournal]]. Six Apart is headquartered in Tokyo and is planning to open an office in New York. The name is a reference to the six-day age difference between its married co-founders, [[Benjamin Trott|Ben]] and [[Mena Grabowski Trott|Mena Trott]].<ref name="SixAppart-History" />
'''Six Apart Ltd.''', sometimes abbreviated '''6A''', is a software company known for creating the [[Movable Type]] [[blogware]], [[TypePad]] [[blog hosting service]], and [[Vox (blogging platform)|Vox]] (the blogging platform). The company also is the former owner of [[LiveJournal]]. Six Apart is headquartered in Tokyo. The name is a reference to the six-day age difference between its married co-founders, [[Benjamin Trott|Ben]] and [[Mena Grabowski Trott|Mena Trott]].<ref name="SixAppart-History" />


==History==
==History==
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.<ref name="SixAppart-History">{{cite web
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.<ref name="SixAppart-History">{{cite web | url=http://sixapart.com/about/history | title=Six Apart - History | publisher=Six Apart, Ltd | access-date=2006-09-08 | last=Trott | first=Mena G | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822150834/http://www.sixapart.com/about/history | archive-date=2006-08-22}}</ref>
| url = http://sixapart.com/about/history
| title = Six Apart - History
| publisher = Six Apart, Ltd
| last= Trott
| first= Mena G
| accessdate = 2006-09-08
}}</ref>


===2003-2006===
===2003–2006===
In 2003, Six Apart received initial [[venture capital]] funding from a group led by [[Joi Ito]] and his Neoteny Co., 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]], 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. June 2006 saw the release of their new [[Web 2.0]] blogging platform, [[Vox (blogging platform)|Vox]].
In 2003, Six Apart received initial [[venture capital]] funding from a group led by [[Joi Ito]] and his Neoteny Co., 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]], 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. June 2006 saw the release of their new [[Web 2.0]] blogging platform, [[Vox (blogging platform)|Vox]].


Its [[CEO]] is [[Chris Alden]]. Prominent weblogger [[Anil Dash]] joined the company in 2003, as did 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]].
Its [[CEO]] is [[Chris Alden]]. Prominent weblogger [[Anil Dash]] joined the company in 2003, as did 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.


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]]. [[Chief technical officer|CTO]] [[Aaron Emigh]] became executive vice president and general manager of core technologies.<ref name="SixApart-Rojo">{{cite web
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]]. [[Chief technical officer|CTO]] Aaron Emigh became executive vice president and general manager of core technologies.<ref name="SixApart-Rojo">{{cite web
| url = http://www.sixapart.com/about/press/2006/09/six_apart_acqui_1.html
| url = http://www.sixapart.com/about/press/2006/09/six_apart_acqui_1.html
| title = Six Apart Acquires Rojo Networks
| title = Six Apart Acquires Rojo Networks
| publisher = Six Apart, Ltd
| publisher = Six Apart, Ltd
| date = 2006-09-06
| date = 2006-09-06
| accessdate = 2006-09-08
| access-date = 2006-09-08
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
{{wikinews|Six Apart Acquire Rojo}}
{{wikinews|Six Apart Acquire Rojo}}


===2007===
===2007===
On Sept 15, 2007, Chairman and Chief Executive Barak Berkowitz stepped aside and was replaced by Chris Alden, who had run the company's professional software unit.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071009142143/http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=allBreakingNews&storyID=2007-09-14T183137Z_01_N14210604_RTRIDST_0_BLOGGING-CEO.XML Executive shuffle at blog software maker Six Apart - Reuters, 14 September 2007]</ref>
On September 15, 2007, chairman and chief executive Barak Berkowitz stepped aside and was replaced by Chris Alden, who had run the company's professional software unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=allBreakingNews&storyID=2007-09-14T183137Z_01_N14210604_RTRIDST_0_BLOGGING-CEO.XML |title=Executive shuffle at blog software maker Six Apart - Reuters, 14 September 2007 |date=2007-09-14 |access-date=2014-07-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009142143/http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=allBreakingNews&storyID=2007-09-14T183137Z_01_N14210604_RTRIDST_0_BLOGGING-CEO.XML |archive-date=October 9, 2007 }}</ref>


On December 2, 2007, Six Apart announced it was selling LiveJournal to [[SUP Fabrik]], a Russian [[Mass media|media]] company which had previously licensed the LiveJournal brand and software for use in Russia.<ref>[http://news.livejournal.com/104520.html news: LiveJournal & SUP<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
On December 2, 2007, Six Apart announced it was selling LiveJournal to [[SUP Fabrik]], a Russian [[Mass media|media]] company that had licensed the LiveJournal brand and software for use in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.livejournal.com/104520.html |title=news: LiveJournal & SUP |publisher=News.livejournal.com |date=2007-12-03 |access-date=2014-07-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222225728/http://news.livejournal.com/104520.html |archive-date=2009-12-22 }}</ref>


===2008===
===2008===
On April 21, 2008, Six Apart said it acquired Apperceptive, a New York social media agency, as part of its new strategy. It declined to disclose financial terms of the deal. It is also partnering with advertising agency [[Adify]]. Just as in an advertising network, bloggers will be able to sign up and participate in advertising campaigns managed by Six Apart.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=25849 Six Apart: Will blog for food]</ref>
On April 21, 2008, Six Apart said it acquired Apperceptive, a New York social media agency, as part of its new strategy. It declined to disclose financial terms of the deal. It is also partnering with advertising agency Adify. Just as in an advertising network, bloggers will be able to sign up and participate in advertising campaigns managed by Six Apart.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee |first=Ellen |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=25849 |title=Six Apart: Will blog for food |publisher=Sfgate.com |access-date=2014-07-29}}</ref>


On December 1, 2008, Six Apart announced the acquisition of micro blogging website [[Pownce]].<ref>http://www.sixapart.com/blog/2008/12/welcome-pownce-team.html</ref> The Pownce website was shut down on December 15. The key developers of Pownce ([[Leah Culver]] and Mike Malone) stayed on at Six Apart through early 2010,<ref>http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/12/pownce-leah-culver/</ref> with Pownce technology being integrated into [[TypePad]] and [[TypePad Conversations]].
On December 1, 2008, Six Apart announced the acquisition of micro blogging website [[Pownce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sixapart.com/blog/2008/12/welcome-pownce-team.html |title=Blog - Welcome Pownce team! |publisher=Six Apart |date=2008-12-01 |access-date=2014-07-29}}</ref> The Pownce website was shut down on December 15. The key developers of Pownce ([[Leah Culver]] and Mike Malone) stayed on at Six Apart through early 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/12/pownce-leah-culver/ |title=Pownce Founder Leah Culver Leaves Six Apart |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2010-02-12 |access-date=2014-07-29}}</ref> with Pownce technology being integrated into [[TypePad]] and TypePad Conversations.


===2010===
===2010===
On September 2, 2010 Six Apart announced that they would be shutting down their blogging/social networking site [[Vox (blogging platform)|Vox]] with a final termination date set for September 30, 2010.<ref>http://closing.vox.com</ref>
On September 2, 2010 Six Apart announced that they would be shutting down their blogging/social networking site [[Vox (blogging platform)|Vox]] with a final termination date set for September 30, 2010.<ref>[http://closing.vox.com ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902214148/http://closing.vox.com/ |date=September 2, 2010 }}</ref>


Beginning from September 15, 2010 Vox users would not be able to post new blog posts.
Beginning from September 15, 2010 Vox users would not be able to post new blog posts.


On September 22, Six Apart announced its intention to join forces with VideoEgg to create a modern media company called [[SAY Media]].
On September 22, Six Apart announced its intention to join forces with [[VideoEgg]] to create a modern media company called [[SAY Media]].

The combined entity, which will capitalize on the massive changes in how people consume media in the social age, will offer advertisers the influence of a blog, the reach of a portal and the efficiency of a network, and will continue to embrace the Six Apart mission to make publishers successful by helping them share their passions and grow and monetize their online audiences.


===2011===
===2011===


On January 21, 2011, [[SAY Media]] announced that it was selling the Six Apart brand and the worldwide Movable Type business to Infocom, a Japanese information technology company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sixapart.com/blog/2011/01/sixapart-japan-to-be-acquired.html|title=Six Apart Japan to be acquired by Infocom and assume responsibility for Movable Type and Six Apart brand}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.saymedia.com/2011/01/movable-type-finds-new-home-at-infocom.html|title=Movable Type Finds a New Home at Infocom}}</ref> As a result of this transaction, the headquarters of Six Apart is now Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sixapart.com/about/contact/|title=Six Apart Contact Us page}}</ref>
On January 21, 2011, [[SAY Media]] announced that it was selling the Six Apart brand and the worldwide Movable Type business to Infocom, a Japanese information technology company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sixapart.com/blog/2011/01/sixapart-japan-to-be-acquired.html|title=Six Apart Japan to be acquired by Infocom and assume responsibility for Movable Type and Six Apart brand}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.saymedia.com/2011/01/movable-type-finds-new-home-at-infocom.html|title=Movable Type Finds a New Home at Infocom|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119163827/http://blog.saymedia.com/2011/01/movable-type-finds-new-home-at-infocom.html|archive-date=2012-01-19}}</ref> As a result of this transaction, the headquarters of Six Apart is now Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sixapart.com/about/contact/|title=Six Apart Contact Us page}}</ref>


[[Nobuhiro Seki]], who was general manager of Six Apart, K.K. prior to this announcement, became president and CEO of Six Apart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sixapart.com/about/management/|title=Six Apart Management page}}</ref>
[[Nobuhiro Seki]], who was general manager of Six Apart, K.K. prior to this announcement, became president and CEO of Six Apart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sixapart.com/about/management/|title=Six Apart Management page}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.sixapart.com/ Six Apart]
*{{Official website|http://www.sixapart.com/ }}


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Latest revision as of 20:41, 7 January 2024

"6A" redirects here. For other uses, see 6A (disambiguation).
Six Apart, Ltd.
Native name
シックス・アパート株式会社
Shikkusu Apāto kabushiki gaisha
Company typePrivate KK
IndustrySoftware & Programming
Predecessor"Old" (San Francisco, California-based) Six Apart Ltd. (2001–2011)
Founded
  • September 2001; 22 years ago (2001-09) in San Francisco, California, U.S. (original)
  • January 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01) in Tokyo, Japan (current incarnation)
FoundersBenjamin Trott
Mena Grabowski Trott
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Nobuhiro Seki, CEO
ProductsMovable Type
Zenback
TypePad
OwnerEmployee owned (2016–present)
ParentInfocom (Teijin) (2011–2016)
Websitewww.sixapart.com
www.sixapart.jp

Six Apart Ltd., sometimes abbreviated 6A, is a software company known for creating the Movable Type blogware, TypePad blog hosting service, and Vox (the blogging platform). The company also is the former owner of LiveJournal. Six Apart is headquartered in Tokyo. The name is a reference to the six-day age difference between its married co-founders, Ben and Mena Trott.[1]

History[edit]

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]

2003–2006[edit]

In 2003, Six Apart received initial venture capital funding from a group led by Joi Ito and his Neoteny Co., 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, 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. June 2006 saw the release of their new Web 2.0 blogging platform, Vox.

Its CEO is Chris Alden. Prominent weblogger Anil Dash joined the company in 2003, as did 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.

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]

Wikinews has related news:

2007[edit]

On September 15, 2007, chairman and chief executive Barak Berkowitz stepped aside and was replaced by Chris Alden, who had run the company's professional software unit.[3]

On December 2, 2007, Six Apart announced it was selling LiveJournal to SUP Fabrik, a Russian media company that had licensed the LiveJournal brand and software for use in Russia.[4]

2008[edit]

On April 21, 2008, Six Apart said it acquired Apperceptive, a New York social media agency, as part of its new strategy. It declined to disclose financial terms of the deal. It is also partnering with advertising agency Adify. Just as in an advertising network, bloggers will be able to sign up and participate in advertising campaigns managed by Six Apart.[5]

On December 1, 2008, Six Apart announced the acquisition of micro blogging website Pownce.[6] The Pownce website was shut down on December 15. The key developers of Pownce (Leah Culver and Mike Malone) stayed on at Six Apart through early 2010,[7] with Pownce technology being integrated into TypePad and TypePad Conversations.

2010[edit]

On September 2, 2010 Six Apart announced that they would be shutting down their blogging/social networking site Vox with a final termination date set for September 30, 2010.[8]

Beginning from September 15, 2010 Vox users would not be able to post new blog posts.

On September 22, Six Apart announced its intention to join forces with VideoEgg to create a modern media company called SAY Media.

2011[edit]

On January 21, 2011, SAY Media announced that it was selling the Six Apart brand and the worldwide Movable Type business to Infocom, a Japanese information technology company.[9][10] As a result of this transaction, the headquarters of Six Apart is now Tokyo, Japan.[11]

Nobuhiro Seki, who was general manager of Six Apart, K.K. prior to this announcement, became president and CEO of Six Apart.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Trott, Mena G. "Six Apart - History". Six Apart, Ltd. Archived from the original on 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2006-09-08.
  2. ^ "Six Apart Acquires Rojo Networks". Six Apart, Ltd. 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2006-09-08.
  3. ^ "Executive shuffle at blog software maker Six Apart - Reuters, 14 September 2007". 2007-09-14. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  4. ^ "news: LiveJournal & SUP". News.livejournal.com. 2007-12-03. Archived from the original on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  5. ^ Lee, Ellen. "Six Apart: Will blog for food". Sfgate.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  6. ^ "Blog - Welcome Pownce team!". Six Apart. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  7. ^ "Pownce Founder Leah Culver Leaves Six Apart". TechCrunch. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  8. ^ [1] Archived September 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Six Apart Japan to be acquired by Infocom and assume responsibility for Movable Type and Six Apart brand".
  10. ^ "Movable Type Finds a New Home at Infocom". Archived from the original on 2012-01-19.
  11. ^ "Six Apart Contact Us page".
  12. ^ "Six Apart Management page".

External links[edit]

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