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 spawned an online community known as the "Monsters" who perpetuated a variety of internet memes through the site's commentary system, chat, their communal blog, and via Twitter. The site garnered several nominations and accolades, including a win at the 2010 ECNY Awards for "Best Website".

History

In 2009, Lindsay Robertson left the site, leaving Gabe Delahaye as its sole voice. Videogum was mentioned in several prominent publications including The New York Times, and inspired segments on TV shows including Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In 2011, Kelly Conaboy was hired as junior editor. Delahaye frequently made fun of her dislike of the movie You Can Count on Me. In 2012, Mary Miller was hired as a second associate editor. Videogum was named one of the Best Blogs of 2011 by Time. In 2013, Gabe Delahaye quit Videogum. February 7, 2014 was the last day of normal operations for Videogum, at which time editor Scott Lapatine was "assessing options for keeping Videogum online in some form".

Former recurring features

Monsters

Videogum's commenter community was embraced by the administrators. Senior editor, Gabe Delahaye attributed this to his participation as a regular commenter on pop culture sites. Famous "monsters" or commenters have included: Videogum was also associated with the "Goof Troop" Internet group.