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''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> 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 |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=MacLeod |first=Roddy |date=August 2000 |work=Internet Resources Newsletter |publisher=[[Heriot-Watt University|Heriot-Watt University Library]]}}</ref> to a mixture of free and paid content.
''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> 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 |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=MacLeod |first=Roddy |date=August 2000 |work=Internet Resources Newsletter |publisher=[[Heriot-Watt University|Heriot-Watt University Library]]}}</ref> to a mixture of free and paid content.


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 on November 8, 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>
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 on 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>


''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"/>

Revision as of 21:52, 12 February 2019

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

FindArticles was a website which provided access to articles previously published in over 3,000 magazines, journals, and other sources.[1][2] The site offered free and paid content through the HighBeam Research database.[1] In 2008, FindArticles accessed over 11 million resource articles, going back to 1998.[3][4][5]

History

FindArticles was founded in 2000[6] as a partnership between LookSmart, which authored the search technology, and the Gale Group, which provided the articles for a fee.[4][7] As it grew, FindArticles moved away from an all-free model driven by advertising[4][8] to a mixture of free and paid content.

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 on November 2007, as part of a larger sell-off of LookSmart properties.[5][9] 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.[5] FindArticles' SEO value—i.e., the frequency with which its articles appear as search engine results—likely factored into the final purchase price.[5][10]

FindArticles had been part of the BNET division of CNET Networks.[2]

Notes

  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-07-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Kelm, Bill G. (October 2005). "FindArticles". C&RL News. American Library Association. Retrieved 2008-07-18. [dead link]
  4. ^ a b c "Cases and Issues in the News". American Antitrust Institute. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-07-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c d Russell, Terrence (2007-11-08). "CNet Buys FindArticles From a Similarly Regrouping LookSmart". Wired Blog Network. Wired. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  6. ^ "FindArticles.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". whois.domaintools.com. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  7. ^ Tomaiuolo, Nicholas (2004). The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources. Information Today, Inc. p. 19. ISBN 0910965676.
  8. ^ MacLeod, Roddy (August 2000). "A-Z New Websites". Internet Resources Newsletter. Heriot-Watt University Library. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  9. ^ Eldon, Eric (2008-11-08). "CNet buys FindArticles.com from LookSmart for $20.5 million". Venture Beat. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  10. ^ Nicole, Kristen (2007-11-07). "CNet Acquires FindArticles: Part of its Refocus?". Mashable. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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