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'''''FindArticles''''' was a [[website]] which provided access to articles previously published in over 3,000 magazines, journals, 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}}</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 |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=Schwartz |first=Matthew |date=2008-02-11 |work=BtoB Online |publisher=BtoB}}</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 ="ALA">{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/internetreviews/200509/findarticles.cfm |title=FindArticles |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=Kelm |first=Bill G. |date=October 2005 |work=C&RL News |publisher=[[American Library Association]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><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=http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/11/cnet-buys-finda.html |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, journals, 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 |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=Schwartz |first=Matthew |date=2008-02-11 |work=BtoB Online |publisher=BtoB |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708103908/http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080211%2FFREE%2F629265722%2F1109%2FFREE |archivedate=2011-07-08 |df= }}</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 ="ALA">{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/internetreviews/200509/findarticles.cfm |title=FindArticles |accessdate=2008-07-18 |last=Kelm |first=Bill G. |date=October 2005 |work=C&RL News |publisher=[[American Library Association]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><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=http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/11/cnet-buys-finda.html |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> |
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The site was founded in 2000 as a partnership between [[LookSmart]], which authored the [[Web search engine|search]] technology, and the [[Thomson Gale|Gale Group]], which provided the articles.<ref name="ALA"/><ref name="AAI"/> The two companies had first partnered to provide content in August of that year, and ''FindArticles.com'' soon resulted.<ref name="HighBeam">{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-62714019.html |title=LookSmart Web Search Engine to Add Journal Articles From Gale |accessdate=2008-07-18 |publisher=HighBeam Encyclopedia |date=2000-06-01 }}</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 was founded in 2000 as a partnership between [[LookSmart]], which authored the [[Web search engine|search]] technology, and the [[Thomson Gale|Gale Group]], which provided the articles.<ref name="ALA"/><ref name="AAI"/> The two companies had first partnered to provide content in August of that year, and ''FindArticles.com'' soon resulted.<ref name="HighBeam">{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-62714019.html |title=LookSmart Web Search Engine to Add Journal Articles From Gale |accessdate=2008-07-18 |publisher=HighBeam Encyclopedia |date=2000-06-01 }}</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. |
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Type of site | Reference |
|---|---|
| Owner | CBS Interactive |
| Created by | LookSmart |
| URL | FindArticles |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
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
- ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ a b Kelm, Bill G. (October 2005). "FindArticles". C&RL News. American Library Association. Retrieved 2008-07-18. [dead link]
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ "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.