NEW YORK, NY - Nick-ify.blogspot.com, an online property dedicated to changing iconic brand logos into their text-only versions, has just been purchased by Viacom, Inc. for the sum of $5.2 million (USD) in a transaction consisting of cash and stock. Nick-ify will be housed under the Nickelodeon Virtual Worlds Group (NVWG), a division within Viacom's MTV Networks that builds online virtual worlds for kids. Nick-ify has covered alternate versions of the famous brand logos that look similar to the current logo of Nickelodeon, one of the NVWG properties that Viacom acquired in the 1980s, since its startup in November 2010 and will continue to provide coverage to its large user base.
Nick-ify's new mission under the Viacom umbrella will be to cross-promote multiple MTV Networks brands and introduce users to other NVWG brands who may have not been previously familiar with brands such as Spongebob Squarepants, Team UmiZoomi, Big Time Rush, etc. The newly planned promotions and events will commence this spring.
We're super excited to be joining the fine folks at Viacom, and to celebrate, we're releasing a new site theme and a new logo to replace our older theme and text-only logo! Let us know if you like our new look in our comments, and it'll become the new Nick-ify Default!
And while you're sounding off in our comments, be sure to let us know what new content you'd like to see. Now that we'll be posting about all of Nickelodeon's brands, the sky's the limit, but we want to hear what you want to see! :)
By the way, Happy April Fools Day on the Web!
