Creative COW explained

Creative COW
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Predecessor:Media 100 Worldwide Users Group
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Author:Kathlyn and Ron Lindeboom
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Creative COW is a website of support communities for digital video, video editing, and media production professionals in broadcasting, motion graphics, visual effects and film.

It provides over 60 online support discussion forums spanning a wide range of professional video tools and software.[2]

Additionally, Creative Cow offers over 1,000 free text and video tutorials,[3] [4] has nearly two dozen different podcasts, as well as other resources for video professionals. Creative COW is funded by advertising and sponsorship from manufacturers.

COW is a backronym for "Communities of the World".[5]

History

Creative COW was founded in April 2001 by Kathlyn and Ron Lindeboom,[6] a married couple.[7]

The website evolved from the couple's earlier Media 100 Worldwide Users Group (WWUG),[5] which began in 1995, and was sold to Digital Media Net in January 2000.[7]

After the sale of WWUG, the Lindebooms decided to create another website. Initially, Kathlyn Lindeboom was Creative COW's director and chief officer, while Ron shifted roles from a developer to operations. In late 2002, Ron took over as the company's CEO, while Kathlyn shifted to operations and Human Resources.[7] [8]

Over the years, Creative COW grew to be one of the largest and longest-running online communities for multimedia professionals. As of 2021, 71% of the site's visitors (5.3 million annual visitors) were Gen Z and Millennials, while 25% (1.9 million annual visitors) were mid-career professionals.[9]

In 2022, Creative COW LLC was dissolved[10] and Creative COW's trademarks, assets, and intellectual property were reassigned from Ronald Lindeboom to Brielyn Clayton.[11] The Creative COW website and forums are still in operation.[2]

Creative COW Magazine

In 2006 Creative COW launched a quarterly trade magazine, the Creative COW Magazine,[12] which grew in 2008 to become a bimonthly, and in 2011 was cited by a trade journal which reports on issues and trends related to the magazine printing trade, who named Creative COW Magazine as one of the for 2011.[13] [14]

The magazine was discontinued by 2013.[15] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . Creative COW . 5 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Creative Communities of the World Forums . Creative COW . 10 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Category: Tutorials . Creative COW . 10 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Creative COW . YouTube . 10 May 2023.
  5. Web site: The History of Creative COW . Creative COW . 5 May 2023.
  6. Web site: Kathlyn's Welcome . Creative COW . 5 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060418233556/http://www.creativecow.net/show.php?forumid=1&page=/about/kathlyns_welcome.html . 18 April 2006 . dead.
  7. Web site: Lindeboom . Kathlyn . A Bit of History of CreativeCOW.net . Creative COW . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924102905/http://www.creativecow.net/page/history . 24 September 2014 . dead.
  8. Web site: COW Administrative Team . 6 May 2023 . Creative COW . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126114506/http://www.creativecow.net/page/administration . 26 January 2013 . dead.
  9. 17 May 2021 . Video, Film & Audio Creative Community. Let us Help you Share your Story - CreativeCow.net . Webcast . en . 6 May 2023 . Shoots Video .
  10. Web site: Recent filings for CREATIVE COW LLC . . 5 May 2023.
  11. Web site: Ronald Lindeboom . . 5 May 2023.
  12. Web site: Lindeboom . Ron . Recalling our First Five Years in Print . Creative COW . 6 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110513232309/http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/recalling-our-first-five-years-in-print . 13 May 2011 . dead.
  13. Web site: The 2011 FOLIO: 40 . . 5 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830044858/https://www.foliomag.com/2011-folio-40/ . 30 August 2021 . 20 April 2011.
  14. News: Mitchell . Brian . Creative COW Magazine Bucks Print Trend With Strong First Year Sales and Circulation Growth . ecoustics.com . 25 June 2007 . 5 May 2023.
  15. Web site: HP Special Edition: New Dimensions in Productivity Issue : Creative COW Magazine . Creative COW . 5 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140910002004/http://magazine.creativecow.net/issue/hp-special-edition-new-dimensions-in-productivity . 10 September 2014 . 31 January 2013.