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Matador Network is a travel & lifestyle website and content creation studio launched in 2006 by Ross Borden and Ben Polansky. Matador was ranked in 2014 by Skift as one of the top 25 consumer travel media sites in the world and "the most successful media brand on social media [in the travel industry]."
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MatadorU
In 2009 Matador Network started MatadorU, an online school for travel journalism. MatadorU offers course in travel writing, travel photography, and travel filmmaking. In 2010, Matador Network acquired Glimpse from National Geographic. Unlike some peers, they continue to pay content creators for their work.
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Publishing
Matador has published two books:
- "101 Places to get F*cked Up Before You Die: The Ultimate Travel Guide to Partying Around the World". 101 Places to get F*cked Up Before You Die: The Ultimate Travel Guide to Partying Around the World. St. Martin's Griffin. 2014.
- "No Foreign Lands: 100 of the Most Inspirational Travel Quotes of All Time". No Foreign Lands: 100 of the Most Inspirational Travel Quotes of All Time. 2011.
Matador produces original films:
- "TRAWEN: Travels to the Future Patagonia National Park". Trawen (film). 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- "Jacob's Journey: A Maasai Warrior's Journey Home"
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Awards
- In 2018, Matador Network won Best Documentary at the Top Shorts film festival for the Matador Original film, "Jacob's Journey."
- In 2015, Matador Network won a Skiftie award for Most Effective Brand on Social Media - Travel Media.
- In 2014, Matador Network won a Skiftie award for Best Social Media Presence - Travel Media.
- In 2013, Matador Network won the GoMedia Awards in the category of Online Video (Canadian and international media) for Robin Esrock's, The Calgary Stampede.
- In 2011, Matador Network won the Lowell Thomas Award in the category of Online Travel Journalism Sites.
- In 2010, Matador Network won the Lowell Thomas Award in the category of Online Travel Journalism Sites.
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References
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External links
- Official website
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