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Videogum was a daily Internet publication devoted to coverage of popular culture with a focus on movies, television, and trampoline accidents. Stereogum founder Scott Lapatine founded Videogum as a sister site to Stereogum in 2008, and enlisted editors Gabe Delahaye and Lindsay Robertson, who quickly gained a cult following for their humorous commentary on pop culture and the Internet. Videogum has spawned an online community known as the Monsters who continue to perpetuate a variety of internet memes through the site's commentary system, (chat ), their communal (blog ) and via Twitter. The site has subsequently garnered several nominations and accolades, including a win at the 2010 ECNY Awards for "Best Website." ==Recurring Features== * (Why Don't You Caption It ): Feature in which the site's commenters are encouraged to create their own caption for an absurd or funny photo selected by the editor. The comment with the most upvotes gets special placement in that week's Monsters' Ball. * (Teen Korner ): A satirical commentary on teenage trends and interests written in slang. * (Monsters' Ball: The Week's Best Comments ): This weekly feature compiles the 5 highest rated comments (rated by the Monsters themselves), the lowest rated comment, the Why Don't You Caption It winner, and an Editor's Choice comment. * (Taking One for the Team ): This most recent addition features author and comedian Joe Mande participating in activities or attending events that would generally be mocked on Videogum. This feature has seen Joe performing many tasks, such as reading Glenn Beck's ''The Overton Window'' and attending a live taping of ''The Marriage Ref''. * (Best New Party Game ): A semi-regular feature in which Gabe establishes a contest generally themed around cinematic wordplay or parodies of popular film quotes. The site's commenters can vote for their favorites, and the winner is mentioned in the Monsters' Ball. * (Videogum Movie Club ): On weeks which see the major theatrical release of a movie relevant to the site's interests, Gabe posts a short review and open discussion of the film is encouraged in the comments section. * ''Duh Aficionado'' Magazine: Not an official site feature but a very common recurring theme. The title is usually given to posts which feature news that serves to reaffirm the generally held belief about the subject. * Videogum Promise: Videogum has promised to diligently follow a select listing of celebrities and post any interesting interviews or news relating to them. Currently the promise has been made for the following celebrities: Tracy Morgan, Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis. * Videogum Archives: Includes, "The TWSS Archives" and "(The Porno Switcheroo Archives )." "The TWSS Archives" highlight typical That's What She Said moments in which someone makes an unintended sexual innuendo while "The Porno Switcheroo Archives" highlight instances where actual pornography is unintentionally shown in public. * (''Top Chef'' Recaps ): A weekly column where Gabe recaps that week’s episode of ''Top Chef''. * (''Mad Men'' Recaps ): A weekly column recapping that week’s episode of ''Mad Men''. This column is usually written by Benji Meyer, a 10-year-old who lives with his parents in Ohio. However, when Benji isn't forced to watch Mad Men and is allowed to go to bed early, Gabe writes the recap. *The Petting Zoo: The Week's Top 10 Animal Videos: A weekly round-up of Kelly's favorite viral pet videos. *(''Friendly Chat'' ): Wednesday end of day chat conversation between Gabe and Kelly. They generally discuss a news point of the day and discuss their thoughts on the issue. Kelly is usually fired by the end of the chat. *How Was Everyone's Day Today: Thursday end of day feature that utilizes the comments section as a forum for Monsters to talk about the latest events in their lives. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Videogum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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