Evan Spiridellis
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site
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Humor |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Key people | Evan Spiridellis, Founder Gregg Spridellis, Founder & CEO |
| Employees | At least 90 |
| Slogan(s) | Fun worth sharing! |
| Website | http://www.jibjab.com |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 1999 |
| Current status | Active |
JibJab is a digital entertainment studio based in Venice, California. Founded in 1999 by Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, it first achieved widespread attention during the 2004 US presidential election when their video of George W. Bush and John Kerry singing "This Land Is Your Land" became a viral hit. The company creates, produces and distributes original content. It has three main sections on the website: eCards; "Everyday Fun Sendables" such as funny videos; and "Originals", including "This Land", "Time for Some Campaignin'", and "Big Box Mart".
JibJab has also produced commercials and shorts for clients such as Sony, Noggin, and Disney.
For the 2004 presidential election, JibJab created a Flash movie entitled This Land, which featured George W. Bush and John Kerry singing a parody of Woody Guthrie's song "This Land Is Your Land".
This animation was an instant success, and the site was listed number one on Alexa's "Movers and Shakers" list. The video was so popular, it was viewed on every continent (including Antarctica) as well as the International Space Station. The traffic surge forced JibJab's server to be shut down after one day, and the clip was placed on AtomFilms, where it got more than 1 million hits in 24 hours.
After being linked to on thousands of websites, the song was featured several times in the printed media and on television, including NBC Nightly News, Fox News and ABC World News Tonight. On July 26, 2004, the creators appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In December 2004 the brothers were named People of the Year by Peter Jennings.
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