The Verge
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The Verge is an American technology news website operated by Vox Media, publishing news, feature stories, guidebooks, product reviews, consumer electronics news, and podcasts.[3][5]
American technology news and media website
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Type of site | Technology News Science, Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vox Media[1] |
| Created by | |
| Editor | Nilay Patel[3] |
| URL | theverge.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | November 1, 2011; 11 years ago (2011-11-01)[4] |
| Current status | Online |
The website launched on November 1, 2011, and uses Vox Media's proprietary multimedia publishing platform Chorus.[6][7] In 2014, Nilay Patel was named editor-in-chief and Dieter Bohn executive editor; Helen Havlak was named editorial director in 2017.[8][9] The Verge won five Webby Awards for the year 2012 including awards for Best Writing (Editorial), Best Podcast for The Vergecast, Best Visual Design, Best Consumer Electronics Site, and Best Mobile News App.[10][11]