| URL | Geekologie.com |
|---|---|
| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | Weblog |
| Registration | None |
| Owner | Anticlown Media Network |
| Launched | April 2, 2006 |
| Alexa rank | 8,442 (January 2012[update])[1] |
| Current status | Active |
Geekologie is a popular geek blog dedicated to the recognition of gadgets and technology. Each article is coupled with humorous commentary about the featured story or item written by the blog's only author.[2][3] Geekologie was founded on April 2, 2006, and the first post was on April 4, 2006.[4] As of October 19, 2010, the current Geekologie Writer has written over 7,000 posts.[5]
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Geekologie is updated multiple times a day with articles on gadgets, video games, consumer electronics and popular culture related to games and movies. The identity of the writer behind the weblog has never been identified, instead only referred to as "Geekologie Writer."[2][3]
Gmail, Google's webmail service, as well as many other RSS readers, has included Geekologie as a default RSS feed, pulling the latest articles which appear at the top of all user's mailboxes.[6]
Geekologie is often referenced by other English and foreign language websites. Websites, such as Gizmodo, DVice (SyFy Channel's blog), and UberGizmo have used Geekologie as a reference for its articles.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] In March 2008, Geekologie was featured on G4TV's Attack of the Show.[17] In December 2009, Geekologie was featured on IMDB as part of their Hit List.[18] It has also been nominated for "Best Computer or Technology Weblog" from Weblogs, Inc. in 2008 where it competed with Gizmodo, Lifehacker, and Engadget.[19]