Whiskey Media vs CNET

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#1  Edited By dantey

So with Giant Bomb(gaming), Tested(tech) and now Screened(film) is Whiskey Media taking on CNET Networks(Now with BBC)?  Because they have GameSpot (gaming), CNET(tech) and Movie Tome (film). And Whiskey Media is founded by CNET founder. Your thoughts?

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#2  Edited By lead_farmer

Didn't know that about the Whiskey Media founder.  I think Whiskey Media is more concerned about expanding and building a bigger community, not necessarily competing with CNET, But who knows?

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#3  Edited By SmasheControllers

Don't forget Comic Vine.

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#4  Edited By BraveToaster

Gamespot sucks, I like Cnet, and I've never used movie tome (to my knowledge). 
 
I would wait another year or so before I pick Tested over Cnet, because Cnet has been around a lot longer

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#5  Edited By TheLawnWrangler
@Axxol said:
" Gamespot sucks, I like Cnet, and I've never used movie tome (to my knowledge).  I would wait another year or so before I pick Tested over Cnet, because Cnet has been around a lot longer "
it'll grow, though, definitely. I see Tested as a bit more personal and closer to it's audience. but yes, you are right, Cnet has been around the block... wat.
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#6  Edited By Afroman269

Cnet fails

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#7  Edited By BraveToaster
@Afroman269 said:
" Cnet fails "
Why do you say that?
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#8  Edited By ProjektGill

I've never heard of Movietome and generally use Rotten Tomatoes for my movie news, but now with Screened coming out soon, I plan on migrating sites.

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#10  Edited By BraveToaster
@ProjektGill said:
" I've never heard of Movietome and generally use Rotten Tomatoes for my movie news, but now with Screened coming out soon, I plan on migrating sites. "
I use comingsoon.net for movie reviews myself, but I will use this screened and comingsoon.net
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#11  Edited By Shadow

they still have tv.com

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#12  Edited By Brendan

Cnet is pretty good, and none of Whiskey's Sites are big enough to directly compete with bigger sites anyway.  Even Giantbomb fills a niche, and doesn't compete directly with bigger sites that review more games and spit out more news faster.  Tested doesn't review every product under the sun like cnet, and I screened will likely never be put on the same pedestal as more well known movie reviewers. 
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#13  Edited By Red12b

I bet most of you don't know that Shelby Bonnie, the Co-Founder and CEO of Whiskey Media was the Co-Founder of CNet

 

The more you know.

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#14  Edited By Red12b

Should have read the OP more, >.> 
 
My bad,
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#15  Edited By StaticFalconar

Until we hear about Dave selling or giving up on whiskey media they will not be like CNET. I used to like CNET til it was sold to some other company cause the original founder was cashing out.

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#16  Edited By Mcfart

Whiskey Media's websites are complely different from CNET sites. You go to Giantbomb for reviews and entertaining videos, while Gamespot has patches for 10 year old games. Same as the differentiation between Tested and CNET. CNET has your standered Antivirus/Spybot after you format downloads, and Tested has info and video content.
 
Whiskey's just growing, not trying to compete with CNET.

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#17  Edited By YoThatLimp

Doesn't CNET own gamespot? 

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#18  Edited By JJOR64
@SmashedControllers said:
" Don't forget Comic Vine. "
And Anime Vice.
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#19  Edited By masternater27
@nofx4208 said:
" @Axxol said:
" Gamespot sucks, I like Cnet, and I've never used movie tome (to my knowledge).  I would wait another year or so before I pick Tested over Cnet, because Cnet has been around a lot longer "
it'll grow, though, definitely. I see Tested as a bit more personal and closer to it's audience. but yes, you are right, Cnet has been around the block... wat. "
Totally, I feel like the Whiskey Media sites are a more personal, laid back feeling for people that are really fans of whatever their content is.
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@JJOR64:  I'm not gonna lie, I think Anime Vice is nice to have in the Whiskey Media arsenal but most the time I forget it's there.
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#21  Edited By dtat

I don't  think it's their intention to compete directly. They certainly don't have as much content as the Cnet sites, but what they do have is more personal and doesn't come off as cold and corporate-fueled.
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#22  Edited By RJay_64

I am banned from Gamespot on multiple accounts, so I cannot say anything good about them. 

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#23  Edited By ch13696
@JJOR64 said:
" @SmashedControllers said:
" Don't forget Comic Vine. "
And Anime Vice. "
WTF? There's other places besides Giant Bomb and Tested? Jesus Christ what has this world come to?
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#24  Edited By JJWeatherman

Informative video: 
  

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#25  Edited By Sil3n7

Honestly this thread is pointless and is only gonna stir up animosity.

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#26  Edited By zanzibarbreeze

I heart Whiskey Media. 'Nuff said.

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#27  Edited By dantey

I agree on that, that it these sites do not compete on the same level and they are different. But to compete, you have to be different and the fact that they are about the same stuff. And the sad truth is that they can afford to be personal, because they are small enough. Once they "go big", things will have to change.

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#28  Edited By Jimbo

But which is better??  There's only one way to find out...

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#29  Edited By penguindust

Whiskey Media will never be able to compete with CNet until they get their own Molly Wood, Natali Del Conte or Veronica Belmont.   Hmm, Sara Lima might count but I don't don't know enough about her presence on Comic Vine to say for sure.  

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#30  Edited By FirePrince

GiantBomb is the only interesting site,if you ask me.

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#32  Edited By KowalskiManDown

I've never even heard of Movie Tome.

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#33  Edited By chogi

i think whiskey is more along the lines of a gawker media type of company.

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#35  Edited By Daryl

they also have download.com