Mashable started out as a blog written by Pete Cashmore in his parents house in Scotland when he was a teenager. Founded in 2005, Mashable has developed into a large social media news site that millions read everyday. It is one of the leading sources of news and information. They are in independent news source for digital culture, social media, and technology. They claim to have one of the most engaged online news communities in the world.
Pete Cashmore recently sold Mashable and is now onto other ventures; Mashable was sold for $50 million. Still only 34 years old today, he was listed as one of Times most influential people in 2012. He previously wrote a weekly column on technology and social media for CNN.
Cashmore is very similar to Zuckerberg in many ways. The rise of the millenial social entrepreneur has been a common trend in the last 10 years or so. People creating multi-million dollar companies out of their parents houses, basements, and garages. The extent to which the internet 
welcomes innovation will never be limited. It doesn’t require a team of people anymore to create something like Mashable, just a kid from Scotland writing a blog to pass the time.
I have heard of Mashable in the past, but I have never been on their website before to look at the news. It is cool that such a young person was able to create such an influential and massive company. The internet is an amazing thing for creation, and I am interested to see what Cashmore does next. Great article.
-Asher
Cool article. It’s so cool that Mashable started out as a blog that he wrote as a teenager. I’ve never read Mashable, but I’ve heard of it. After beign able to sell a $50 million dollar company, it will be interesting to hear what successes will come for Cashmore in the future.