Snooth
{{Short description|American social networking website}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Snooth Inc
| logo =
| type = Private
| foundation = New York City, New York
(November 17, 2006)
| location = New York City, New York
| industry = Internet
}}
Snooth is a defunct (as of 2023) social networking website based in New York City, United States. It was founded in November 2006 by Philip J. K. James, a graduate of Oxford University and Columbia Business School. The company raised $300,000 in seed financing in December 2006.
Awards
In 2008, Snooth receives the Model of Excellence Award from infoCommerce.[http://www.infocommercegroup.com/industry_research/2008mofe.htm 2008 Award Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713031707/http://www.infocommercegroup.com/industry_research/2008mofe.htm |date=2011-07-13 }}
In 2010, Snooth becomes 2010 Wine Blog Awards Finalist.[http://wineblogawards.org/2010-awards/ Recognizing Excellence in New Media] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911195110/http://wineblogawards.org/2010-awards/ |date=2010-09-11 }}
History
The site has been noted in Decanter (magazine),
{{cite web
| last =Rosen
| first =Maggie
|author2=Oliver Styles
| title =Wine sites cash in on Facebook phenomenon
| work =Decanter Magazine
| publisher =IPC Media Limited
| date =August 14, 2007
| url =http://www.decanter.com/news/136740.html
| doi =
| accessdate = 2007-11-01 }}
the New York Daily News,{{Citation
| last =Cheshes
| first =Jay
| title =Turkeys that fly: How to have a mail-order Thanksgiving
| newspaper =Daily News
| pages =
| date =21 November 2007
| url =http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2007/11/09/2007-11-09_turkeys_that_fly_how_to_have_a_mailorder.html?print=1&page=all }}
and the New York Post.{{Citation
| last1 =Lieberman
| first1 =Sara
| author-link =
| last2 =Stewart
| first2 =Sara
| author2-link =
| title = No Bottle Rockets: The City's Hot New Wine-bar Scene is Coming Uncorked!
| newspaper =New York Post
| pages =
| date =25 November 2007
| url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/11252007/entertainment/food/no_bottle_rockets_885790.htm?page=0}}
In November 2007, the company raised another $1 million from angel investors{{Citation
| title= Wine 2.0 Site, Snooth, Raises $1 Million Angel Round
| date = 29 November 2007| url = https://techcrunch.com/2007/11/28/wine-20-site-snooth-raises-1-million-angel-round/}} to expand its operations and merchant relationships.