FleshEatingZipper

FleshEatingZipper
Type Blog
Founded January 2011
Headquarters Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Key people Jonathan Stephens
Rob Morris
N Pfeifer
Kelly Karnetsky
Keith Downey
Owner FEZ, LLC
Employees 5
Slogan "The Truth Hurts"
Website FleshEatingZipper.com
Alexa rank 140,819
Available in English
Current status Active

FleshEatingZipper is an editorial and news website focusing on video gaming, the entertainment industry, and technology. The site was founded in January 2011 and quickly gained attention following their coverage of the Phoenix Comicon.[1] While the majority of the site's content takes the form of editorialized blogs, the staff also maintains a podcast[2] and publishes video content through their YouTube channel.[3]

History

FleshEatingZipper began life as the TeamXCast, a podcast hosted by Jonathan Stephens, Rob Morris, and N Pfeifer, in January 2010.[4] The early format covered gaming, film, and TV on a weekly basis. News from the technology sector was added later with the addition of Kelly Karnetsky to the staff. Originally, the podcast served as an unofficial show for the TeamXbox forum community, but when parent company IGN announced major layoffs in March 2010[5], including the original TeamXbox staff, the crew decided to move on. Dissatisfied with their podcast host, the quartet decided to form their own website. Stephens explains the name:

I was trying to think of a name for the website. I wanted something abstract but cool sounding. FleshEatingZipper suggested pain, as in 'The Truth Hurts' but it also just sounded funny to me, and so the name stuck.

The site went live on January 29th, 2011[6] adding writer Keith Downey, with a focus on editorialized, opinionated content:

Not following the typical sites that just repost what everyone else is posting, but instead trying to concentrate on our opinions and putting our own spin on things seems to be what our readers want.
—Kelly Karnetsky[7]
It’s a tough marketplace for new blogs. How do you differentiate your offering? The answer, really, is to be yourself. [...] that’s what we’ve done and it looks to be paying off.
—N Pfeifer[7]

The group's first major event coverage came from the Phoenix Comicon in May 2011[8], including a rant by author Max Brooks.[9]

References

  1. ^ "FleshEatingZipper Traffic". Quantcast. http://www.quantcast.com/flesheatingzipper.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
  2. ^ "FleshEatingZipper Podcast Listing - iTunes". iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flesheatingzipper/id418031776. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
  3. ^ "FleshEatingZipper Channel on YouTube". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/flesheatingzipper. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
  4. ^ "TeamXCast on iTunes". iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gamertype-fm/id354099459. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
  5. ^ "IGN layoffs hit all divisions of media giant". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/16/ign-layoffs-hit-all-divisions-of-media-giant/. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
  6. ^ "Gaming Failure of The Week: Bulletstorm Demo". FleshEatingZipper. http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/games/2011/01/gaming-failure-of-the-week-bulletstorm-demo/. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  7. ^ a b "FleshEatingZipper, Your Honest Source For Gaming, Entertainment, And Tech News Is On The Rise!". http://www.i-newswire.com/flesheatingzipper-your-honest-source/115852. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  8. ^ "FleshEatingZipper Article Search: Phoenix Comicon". http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/?s=phoenix+comicon. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  9. ^ "Phoenix Comicon: Max Brooks Rips on Attendee". FleshEatingZipper. http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/entertainment/2011/05/phoenix-comicon-max-brooks-rips-on-attendee/. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 

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