HelloGiggles explained

HelloGiggles
Commercial:	Yes
Type:	Entertainment and lifestyle
Registration:	Optional
Language:	English
Owner:	Dotdash Meredith
Author:	Zooey Deschanel Sophia Rivka Rossi Molly McAleer
Launch Date:	May 2011
Current Status:	Active

HelloGiggles.com is an entertainment and lifestyle website launched in May 2011. It was founded by actress/musician Zooey Deschanel, producer Sophia Rivka Rossi and writer Molly McAleer.^[1] The website is geared toward women, and covers topics in popular culture, love, friendship, careers, style, food, and daily news. HelloGiggles.com is marketed as a "positive online community" by its users with a strict "no gossip" policy. Reader contributions are permitted, and many are published every day.

Reception

Mashable said the site "warm[s] [the internet] up with fun and empowering, lady-friendly content".^[2]

Current era (2015–present)

HelloGiggles was acquired by Time Inc. in 2015.^[3] The terms of the deal were not disclosed to the public, but online reports pegged the acquisition price by Time as being around $30 million.^[4] The print edition of the online magazine debuted in 2018.^[5]

External links

hellogiggles.com

Notes and References

Web site: Bazilian . Emma . Zooey Deschanel's New Lady Site Is Called 'Hello Giggles' . Adweek . 2011-05-27 . 2012-11-16.
Web site: Christine Erickson 7 . How HelloGiggles Creates a Positive Online Community for Young Women . Mashable.com . 2012-02-21 . 2012-11-14.
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-hellogiggles-time-20151019-story.html LA Times: Why Zooey Deschanel's media startup HelloGiggles sold to Time Inc.
Web site: Alyson Shontell . Zooey Deschanel's startup Hello Giggles just got bought by Time Inc. for around $30 million . Business Insider . 2015-10-19. 2017-04-11.
Web site: Perez. Lexy. 2018-04-18. 'HelloGiggles' Lifestyle Site Makes Print Magazine Debut. 2021-08-05. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.