FindArticles
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Type of site | Reference |
|---|---|
| Owner | CBS Interactive |
| Created by | LookSmart |
| Website | FindArticles |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2000 |
| Current status | URL is redirected |
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]
The site was founded in 2000 as a partnership between LookSmart, which authored the search technology, and the Gale Group, which provided the articles.[3][4] The two companies had first partnered to provide content in August of that year, and FindArticles.com soon resulted.[6] As it grew, FindArticles moved away from an all-free model driven by advertising[4][7] 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.[5][8] 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][9]
FindArticles had been part of the BNET division of CNET Networks.[2]
Sometime in 2012, the URL became a redirect to Search.com.[10] which is owned by CBS Interactive.
Notes
- 1 2 Price, Gary; Kennedy, Shirl (2007-11-09). "LookSmart Sells FindArticles to CNET Networks for $20.5 Million in Cash". Resource Shelf. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- 1 2 Schwartz, Matthew (2008-02-11). "Bnet.com branches out: CNET business information site bulks up its content offerings". BtoB Online. BtoB. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- 1 2 Kelm, Bill G. (October 2005). "FindArticles". C&RL News. American Library Association. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- 1 2 3 "Cases and Issues in the News". American Antitrust Institute. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- 1 2 3 4 Russell, Terrence (2007-11-08). "CNet Buys FindArticles From a Similarly Regrouping LookSmart". Wired Blog Network. Wired. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ↑ "LookSmart Web Search Engine to Add Journal Articles From Gale". HighBeam Encyclopedia. 2000-06-01. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ↑ MacLeod, Roddy (August 2000). "A-Z New Websites". Internet Resources Newsletter. Heriot-Watt University Library. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ↑ Eldon, Eric (2008-11-08). "CNet buys FindArticles.com from LookSmart for $20.5 million". Venture Beat. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ↑ Nicole, Kristen (2007-11-07). "CNet Acquires FindArticles: Part of its Refocus?". Mashable. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ↑ "Metasearch Search Engine". search.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.