Static Media Inc., the business name of 7Hops.com Inc.,[1] is an American internet company established in 2012, incorporated in Delaware, and based in Indianapolis.

[9] Mashed, Nicki Swift, Grunge, and the List are original Static Media brands, and all four launched in 2016.

[citation needed] Tasting Table was launched in 2008 and was acquired by Static Media in 2021, the same year as /Film, which began in 2005.

[29][30] The company followed this several days later with the relaunch of Chowhound, in early November 2023; the site was originally founded in 1997 and had been shut down in 2022.

The print publication of Islands had been around since 1981, owned by Bonnier LLC alongside Outdoor Life, Popular Science, Marlin, and Salt Water Sportsman.

These annual awards ran in 2019 and 2020 and recognized resorts that had the best food, bar, rooms, pool, overwater bungalow, spa, butler service, and amenities, among other categories.

[33] In 2024, Static Media acquired its sixth food brand, The Takeout, which originally launched in 2016.

The same month, Static launched Cuteness, a website geared toward pet owners, which it had also purchased that year.