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| owner = [[CBS Interactive]]
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| author = [[LookSmart]]
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| launch date = 2000
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'''''FindArticles''''' was a [[website]] which provided access to articles previously published in over 3,000 magazines, newspapers, journals, business reports and other sources.<ref name="ResourceShelf">{{cite web |url=http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/11/09/looksmart-sells-findarticles-to-cnet-networks/ |title=LookSmart Sells FindArticles to CNET Networks for $20.5 Million in Cash |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=Price |first=Gary |last2=Kennedy |first2=Shirl |date=2007-11-09 |work=Resource Shelf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623004622/http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/11/09/looksmart-sells-findarticles-to-cnet-networks/ |archivedate=2008-06-23 |df= }}</ref><ref name="BtoB">{{cite web|url=http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/FREE/629265722/1109/FREE|title=Bnet.com branches out: CNET business information site bulks up its content offerings|last=Schwartz|first=Matthew|date=2008-02-11|work=BtoB Online|publisher=BtoB|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721090157/http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080211%2FFREE%2F629265722%2F1109%2FFREE|archivedate=2011-07-21|deadurl=yes|accessdate=2008-07-18|df=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyzone.cn/article/3718.html|title=CNET spends $20.5 million on news site FindArticles|last=|first=|date=2007-11-09|website=www.cyzone.cn|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> The site offered free and paid content through the [[HighBeam Research]] database.<ref name="ResourceShelf"/> In 2008, ''FindArticles'' accessed over 11 million resource articles, going back to 1998.<ref name="AAI">{{cite web|url=http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/Antitrust_Resources/Cases___Issues_in_the_NEWS/index.ashx |title=Cases and Issues in the News |accessdate=2008-07-18 |publisher=American Antitrust Institute |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503021903/http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/Antitrust_Resources/Cases___Issues_in_the_NEWS/index.ashx |archivedate=2008-05-03 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="Wired">{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118111118/http://blog.wired.com:80/business/2007/11/cnet-buys-finda.html#previouspost |title=CNet Buys FindArticles From a Similarly Regrouping LookSmart |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=Russell |first=Terrence |date=2007-11-08 |work=Wired Blog Network |publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref>
'''''FindArticles''''' was a [[website]] which provided access to articles previously published in over 3,000 magazines, newspapers, journals, business reports and other sources.<ref name="ResourceShelf">{{cite web |url=http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/11/09/looksmart-sells-findarticles-to-cnet-networks/ |title=LookSmart Sells FindArticles to CNET Networks for $20.5 Million in Cash |access-date=2008-07-18 |last=Price |first=Gary |last2=Kennedy |first2=Shirl |date=2007-11-09 |work=Resource Shelf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623004622/http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/11/09/looksmart-sells-findarticles-to-cnet-networks/ |archive-date=2008-06-23 }}</ref><ref name="BtoB">{{cite web|url=http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/FREE/629265722/1109/FREE|title=Bnet.com branches out: CNET business information site bulks up its content offerings|last=Schwartz|first=Matthew|date=2008-02-11|work=BtoB Online|publisher=BtoB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721090157/http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080211%2FFREE%2F629265722%2F1109%2FFREE|archive-date=2011-07-21|url-status=dead|access-date=2008-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyzone.cn/article/3718.html|title=CNET spends $20.5 million on news site FindArticles|date=2007-11-09|website=www.cyzone.cn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174423/http://www.cyzone.cn/article/3718.html|archive-date=2019-02-14|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> The site offered free and paid content through the [[HighBeam Research]] database.<ref name="ResourceShelf"/> In 2007, ''FindArticles'' accessed over 11 million resource articles, going back to 1998.<ref name="Wired">{{cite web |url=http://blog.wired.com:80/business/2007/11/cnet-buys-finda.html#previouspost |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118111118/http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/11/cnet-buys-finda.html#previouspost |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-01-18 |title=CNet Buys FindArticles From a Similarly Regrouping LookSmart |access-date=2008-07-18 |last=Russell |first=Terrence |date=2007-11-08 |work=Wired Blog Network |publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] }}</ref>

As it grew, ''FindArticles'' moved away from an all-free model driven by advertising<ref name="AAI">{{cite web|url=http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/Antitrust_Resources/Cases___Issues_in_the_NEWS/index.ashx|title=Cases and Issues in the News|publisher=American Antitrust Institute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503021903/http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/Antitrust_Resources/Cases___Issues_in_the_NEWS/index.ashx|archive-date=2008-05-03|url-status=dead|access-date=2008-07-18}}</ref><ref name="HWUL">{{cite web|url=http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn71/irn71.html|title=A-Z New Websites|last=MacLeod|first=Roddy|date=August 2000|work=Internet Resources Newsletter|publisher=[[Heriot-Watt University|Heriot-Watt University Library]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815062848/http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn71/irn71.html|archive-date=2000-08-15|access-date=2008-07-18}}</ref> to a mixture of free and paid content.<ref name="VentureBeat" />


== History ==
== History ==
⚫
''FindArticles'' was founded in 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/findarticles.com|title=FindArticles.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools|website=whois.domaintools.com|access-date=2018-12-16}}</ref> as a partnership between [[LookSmart]], which authored the [[Web search engine|search]] technology, and the [[Thomson Gale|Gale Group]], which provided the articles for a fee.<ref name="AAI" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources|last=Tomaiuolo|first=Nicholas|publisher=Information Today, Inc.|year=2004|isbn=0910965676|location=|pages=19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/PI/aboutus/index.jhtml|title=About FindArticles|last=|first=|date=|website=FindArticles.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002222936/http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/PI/aboutus/index.jhtml|archive-date=2002-10-02|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref> As it grew, ''FindArticles'' moved away from an all-free model driven by advertising<ref name="AAI" /><ref name="HWUL">{{cite web|url=http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn71/irn71.html|title=A-Z New Websites|last=MacLeod|first=Roddy|date=August 2000|work=Internet Resources Newsletter|publisher=[[Heriot-Watt University|Heriot-Watt University Library]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815062848/http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn71/irn71.html|archive-date=2000-08-15|dead-url=|accessdate=2008-07-18}}</ref> to a mixture of free and paid content.


=== 2000–2007: Founding and growth ===
⚫
By early-August 2000, the ''FindArticles'' database contained more than 862,000 articles and by September 2000, the database contained more than 1 million articles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/FindArticles.com+Embraces+Free+Content+Trend.-a066581869|title=FindArticles.com Embraces Free Content Trend.|last=Jacso|first=Peter|date=2000-11-01|website=The Free Library by [[Farlex]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>
⚫
''FindArticles'' was founded in 2000<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/findarticles.com|title=FindArticles.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools|website=whois.domaintools.com|access-date=2018-12-16}}</ref> as a partnership between [[LookSmart]], which authored the [[Web search engine|search]] technology, and the [[Thomson Gale|Gale Group]], which provided the articles for a fee.<ref name="AAI" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources|last=Tomaiuolo|first=Nicholas|publisher=Information Today, Inc.|year=2004|isbn=0910965676|pages=[https://archive.org/details/weblibrarybuildi00toma/page/19 19]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/weblibrarybuildi00toma/page/19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/PI/aboutus/index.jhtml|title=About FindArticles|website=FindArticles.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002222936/http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/PI/aboutus/index.jhtml|archive-date=2002-10-02|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>

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By early-August 2000, the ''FindArticles'' database contained more than 862,000 articles and by September 2000, the database contained more than 1 million articles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/FindArticles.com+Embraces+Free+Content+Trend.-a066581869|title=FindArticles.com Embraces Free Content Trend.|last=Jacso|first=Peter|date=2000-11-01|website=The Free Library by [[Farlex]]|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>

In September 2004, [[HighBeam Research]] announced that it would make 1 million premium articles from its database accessible via ''FindArticles''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/HighBeam-Research-Partners-With-LookSmart-7052.htm|title=HighBeam Research Partners With LookSmart|date=2004-09-03|website=EContent Magazine|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040928194320/http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=7052|archive-date=2004-09-28|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> By May 2005, ''FindArticles'' contained more than 5 million articles in its database.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/looksmart-review/|title=LookSmart review: LookSmart|last=Patterson|first=Ben|date=2005-05-10|website=CNET|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190226042613/https://www.cnet.com/reviews/looksmart-review/|archive-date=2019-02-26|url-status=live|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref>

In November 2006, ''FindArticles'' reported over 17.6 million unique visitors to their site.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://mashable.com/2007/04/04/looksmart-blinkx/|title=LookSmart Partners with Blinkx|last=Nicole|first=Kristen|date=2007-04-04|website=Mashable|language=en|access-date=2019-04-23}}</ref> In April 2007, LookSmart partnered with [[Blinkx]] to power ''FindArticles''<nowiki/>' video search results.<ref name=":1" />

=== 2007–present: CNET purchase and CNET ownership ===
''FindArticles'' remained a part of LookSmart throughout the various changes in that company until it was sold to [[CNET Networks]] for $20.5 million on November 9, 2007, as part of a larger sell-off of LookSmart properties.<ref name="Wired"/><ref name="VentureBeat">{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/cnet-buys-findarticlescom-from-looksmart-for-205-million/ |title=CNet buys FindArticles.com from LookSmart for $20.5 million |access-date=2008-07-18 |last=Eldon |first=Eric |date=2008-11-08 |work=Venture Beat}}</ref><ref name="200710K2">{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1077866/000119312507242517/d10q.htm|title=LOOKSMART, LTD. 2007 Form 10-K Annual Report|publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>


The site remained a part of LookSmart throughout the various changes in that company until it was sold to [[CNET Networks]] for $20.5 million in November 2007, as part of a larger sell-off of LookSmart properties.<ref name="Wired"/><ref name="VentureBeat">{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/cnet-buys-findarticlescom-from-looksmart-for-205-million/ |title=CNet buys FindArticles.com from LookSmart for $20.5 million |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=Eldon |first=Eric |date=2008-11-08 |work=Venture Beat}}</ref> Looksmart's need to offload non-critical assets in the wake of poor corporate performance, along with CNET's commensurate desire to expand its library of offerings, motivated the deal.<ref name="Wired"/> ''FindArticles''' [[Search engine optimization|SEO]] value—i.e., the frequency with which its articles appear as search engine results—likely factored into the final purchase price.<ref name="Wired"/><ref name="Mashable">{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2007/11/07/cnet-acquired-findarticles/ |title=CNet Acquires FindArticles: Part of its Refocus? |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=Nicole |first=Kristen |date=2007-11-07 |work=[[Mashable]]}}</ref>
Looksmart's need to offload non-critical assets in the wake of poor corporate performance, along with CNET's commensurate desire to expand its library of offerings, motivated the deal.<ref name="Wired" /> ''FindArticles''' [[Search engine optimization|SEO]] value—i.e., the frequency with which its articles appear as search engine results—likely factored into the final purchase price.<ref name="Wired" /><ref name="Mashable">{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2007/11/07/cnet-acquired-findarticles/ |title=CNet Acquires FindArticles: Part of its Refocus? |access-date=2008-07-18 |last=Nicole |first=Kristen |date=2007-11-07 |work=[[Mashable]]}}</ref>


''FindArticles'' had been part of the [[BNET]] division of CNET Networks.<ref name="BtoB"/>
''FindArticles'' had been part of the [[BNET]] division of CNET Networks<ref name="BtoB" /> and is currently owned by [[CBS Interactive]].<ref name=":0" />


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FindArticles.com
Type of site
Reference
OwnerCBS Interactive
Created byLookSmart
URLFindArticles
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Launched2000

FindArticles was a website which provided access to articles previously published in over 3,000 magazines, newspapers, journals, business reports and other sources.[1][2][3] The site offered free and paid content through the HighBeam Research database.[1] In 2007, FindArticles accessed over 11 million resource articles, going back to 1998.[4]

As it grew, FindArticles moved away from an all-free model driven by advertising[5][6] to a mixture of free and paid content.[7]

History[edit]

2000–2007: Founding and growth[edit]

FindArticles was founded in 2000[8] as a partnership between LookSmart, which authored the search technology, and the Gale Group, which provided the articles for a fee.[5][9][10]

By early-August 2000, the FindArticles database contained more than 862,000 articles and by September 2000, the database contained more than 1 million articles.[11]

In September 2004, HighBeam Research announced that it would make 1 million premium articles from its database accessible via FindArticles.[12] By May 2005, FindArticles contained more than 5 million articles in its database.[13]

In November 2006, FindArticles reported over 17.6 million unique visitors to their site.[14] In April 2007, LookSmart partnered with Blinkx to power FindArticles' video search results.[14]

2007–present: CNET purchase and CNET ownership[edit]

FindArticles remained a part of LookSmart throughout the various changes in that company until it was sold to CNET Networks for $20.5 million on November 9, 2007, as part of a larger sell-off of LookSmart properties.[4][7][15]

Looksmart's need to offload non-critical assets in the wake of poor corporate performance, along with CNET's commensurate desire to expand its library of offerings, motivated the deal.[4] FindArticles' SEO value—i.e., the frequency with which its articles appear as search engine results—likely factored into the final purchase price.[4][16]

FindArticles had been part of the BNET division of CNET Networks[2] and is currently owned by CBS Interactive.[8]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Price, Gary; Kennedy, Shirl (2007-11-09). "LookSmart Sells FindArticles to CNET Networks for $20.5 Million in Cash". Resource Shelf. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  2. ^ a b Schwartz, Matthew (2008-02-11). "Bnet.com branches out: CNET business information site bulks up its content offerings". BtoB Online. BtoB. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  3. ^ "CNET spends $20.5 million on news site FindArticles". www.cyzone.cn. 2007-11-09. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  4. ^ a b c d Russell, Terrence (2007-11-08). "CNet Buys FindArticles From a Similarly Regrouping LookSmart". Wired Blog Network. Wired. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  5. ^ a b "Cases and Issues in the News". American Antitrust Institute. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  6. ^ MacLeod, Roddy (August 2000). "A-Z New Websites". Internet Resources Newsletter. Heriot-Watt University Library. Archived from the original on 2000-08-15. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  7. ^ a b Eldon, Eric (2008-11-08). "CNet buys FindArticles.com from LookSmart for $20.5 million". Venture Beat. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  8. ^ a b "FindArticles.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". whois.domaintools.com. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  9. ^ Tomaiuolo, Nicholas (2004). The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources. Information Today, Inc. pp. 19. ISBN 0910965676.
  10. ^ "About FindArticles". FindArticles.com. Archived from the original on 2002-10-02. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  11. ^ Jacso, Peter (2000-11-01). "FindArticles.com Embraces Free Content Trend". The Free Library by Farlex. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  12. ^ "HighBeam Research Partners With LookSmart". EContent Magazine. 2004-09-03. Archived from the original on 2004-09-28. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  13. ^ Patterson, Ben (2005-05-10). "LookSmart review: LookSmart". CNET. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  14. ^ a b Nicole, Kristen (2007-04-04). "LookSmart Partners with Blinkx". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  15. ^ "LOOKSMART, LTD. 2007 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  16. ^ Nicole, Kristen (2007-11-07). "CNet Acquires FindArticles: Part of its Refocus?". Mashable. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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