PlanetOut
| PlanetOut
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| legal form | Inc. |
| founding | 1995 |
| resolution | 2009 |
| Seat | San Francisco , California |
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| Number of employees | 131 |
| Branch | media |
| Website | www.planetoutinc.com |
PlanetOut Inc. was a US company based in San Francisco , California .
PlanetOut is a major media company specializing in the marketing of media in the LGBT area. The company was founded in 1995 in San Francisco. Most recently, the company was led by Karen Magee , CEO , Lowell Selvin and Mark Elderkin.
The company operated various websites, including a. Gay.com and PlanetOut.com . In November 2005, PlanetOut acquired LPI Media , which publishes The Advocate , Out Magazine , HIV Plus and Alyson Books .
PlanetOut also published the pornographic magazines Men , Unzipped and Freshmen .
In 2009 PlanetOut merged with Here Networks LLC and Regent Entertainment Media Inc. The own business operations were then discontinued.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sun sets on PlanetOut , at www.bizjournals.com , accessed October 21, 2016