The Verge is an American computer, gadget and lifestyle website. It was launched on November 1, 2011. The editor-in-chief is Nilay Patel.
The Verge is the 271st most popular American website and is ranked 615th in the global rankings.
In April 2011, it launched a technology blog called This Is My Next. Publishing 3-5 articles per day, the site began to attract about 1 million unique visitors and as of August 23, 2011 was on the 22nd place in the list of popular sites about IT according to Techmeme. In addition to articles, the site regularly featured audio podcasts.
On November 1, This Is My Next shut down, giving way to a new project by its creators, Joshua Topolsky and Paul Miller – The Verge.
In August 2014, Joshua Topolsky, the site’s co-founder, left the project he had created and moved to Bloomberg. Nilay Patel took over as editor-in-chief.
Content
The Verge publishes IT-related articles (in particular, news, reviews, text and photo broadcasts from various events and conferences). Vox Media also produces several web shows (e.g. 90 Seconds on The Verge). In addition, it occasionally produces so-called feature videos about a specific event or person (e.g. a tour of Pixar Studios to coincide with the release of the animated film Monsters University).
Full list of headings:
- News
- Reviews
- Live streaming from IT company presentations
- On The Verge
- Top Shelf is a program about the week’s most interesting events.
- 90 Seconds on The Verge – A daily 90-second show featuring the three most important news stories of the past day (no longer available).
- The Vergecast is a podcast
- The Verge Mobile Show
- The Verge Book Club