TheGlobe.com
| Company type | Public (OTC Pink Current: TGLO) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Social networking, media |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founders | Stephan Paternot, Todd Krizelman |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Headquarters | New York, Fort Lauderdale |
Key people | Michael Egan Ed Cespedes |
| Products | Chat, message boards, Computer Games Magazine, GloPhone |
Number of employees | 120 at peak |
| Website | http://www.theglobe.com (archive) |
theGlobe.com was an internet startup founded in 1995 by Cornell students Stephan Paternot and Todd Krizelman. A social networking service, theGlobe.com made headlines by going public on November 13, 1998 and posting the largest first day gain of any IPO in history up to that date. Part of the dot-com bubble, the company's stock price collapsed the next year, and the company retrenched for several years before ceasing operations in 2008.