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{{Infobox company
| name = I'm Shmacked
| logo = I'm Shmacked Logo.jpg
| industry = College Culture
| founder = Arya Toufanian
| hq_location = Washington D.C.
| website = https://imshmacked.com/
}}I'm Shmacked is a viral college media company founded by [[Arya Toufanian]]<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2019-12-31|title=Arya Toufanian|url=https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arya_Toufanian&oldid=6761732|journal=Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia|language=en}}</ref> in Washington, D.C. The site, which has been owned by [[Arya Toufanian|Toufanian]] since 2016, is currently headquartered in Washington D.C. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/im-shmacked-college-parties-2014-9|title=I'M SHMACKED: Inside The Brand That Glorifies The Worst Parts Of College Partying|last=Smith|first=Pamela Engel, Allan|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2014/07/im_shmacked_syracuse_unversity_westcott_theater_delaware.html|title=I'm Shmacked, the nation's wildest college party, returns to Syracuse|date=2014-07-30|website=syracuse|language=en|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fox6now.com/2014/02/18/im-shmacked-capitalizes-on-student-drinking/|title=“I’m Shmacked” capitalizes on college binge drinking|date=2014-02-19|website=FOX6Now.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gawker.com/college-students-riot-after-im-shmacked-party-turns-1287844186|title=College Students Riot After &#39;I&#39;m Shmacked&#39; Party Turns Into &#39;Project X&#39;|last=Zimmerman|first=Neetzan|website=Gawker|language=en|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>

== History ==
I'm Shmacked first launched as a video production company in 2010, which was distributed on YouTube and Facebook broadcasting short documentaries about colleges all over the nation. The videos were highly controversial and began to help high school students decide which college they wanted to attend. After the videos took off, an advertising agency in New York invested $300,000 in [https://www.businessinsider.com/im-shmacked-college-parties-2014-9 I'm Shmacked]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/im-shmacked-college-parties-2014-9|title=I'M SHMACKED: Inside The Brand That Glorifies The Worst Parts Of College Partying|last=Smith|first=Pamela Engel, Allan|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>. Rumors circulated shortly after that Mark Cuban showed an interest in the company but when asked for comment by [https://www.businessinsider.com/im-shmacked-college-parties-2014-9 Business Insider]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/im-shmacked-college-parties-2014-9|title=I'M SHMACKED: Inside The Brand That Glorifies The Worst Parts Of College Partying|last=Smith|first=Pamela Engel, Allan|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>: "Nope. Just exchanged messages." Toufanian declined to comment for the interview.