- ZDNet
Infobox Website
name = ZDNet
favicon =
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url = http://zdnet.com/
commercial = Yes
type = News
registration = Optional
owner =CBS Interactive
author = Ziff-Davis Inc.
launch date =1991
current status =
revenue =In
1991 Ziff Davis Publishing Company brought together a small, diverse set of online forums and information services (most notably "PC MagNet") under the name "ZiffNet," which later evolved into ZDNet. Under the direction of Ziff-Davis Interactive presidentMichael Kolowich and vice president David Shnaider, the effort was the first online information service to be created by a major print publishing company.History
Hosted initially on the
CompuServe and Prodigyonline service provider as well as its own Interchange Online Network, ZiffNet eventually consolidated its services onto theWorld Wide Web and was renamed "ZDNet." Long time Ziff-Davis veteranDan Rosensweig was named CEO. Atracking stock , ZDZ, was created to accompany the parent stock, ZD.In
October 2000 , CNET Networks, Inc. acquired ZDNet for approximately US$1.6 billion. [cite web |url=http://news.com.com/2100-1023-243338.html |title=CNET buys rival Ziff-Davis for $1.6 billion |accessdate=2007-05-11]Dan Rosensweig was named President of CNET Networks reporting to CEOShelby Bonnie . He eventually left CNET and currently works as COO ofYahoo! under CEO Terry Semel. [cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/25/BU10852.DTL&type=business |title=Yahoo picks Cnet Networks' president as new COO |accessdate=2007-05-11] ZDNet remains a core brand for CNET Networks today.In
2001 ,Ziff Davis Media Inc. reached an agreement with CNET Networks Inc. and ZDNet to regain the URLs lost in the 2000 sale of Ziff Davis Inc, to Softbank Corp [http://www.ziffdavis.com/press/timeline] . In the Summer of 2007, ZDNet moved beyond its historic focus on technology, and began expanding into covering political events, global warming, and the environment.Online
The domain "zdnet.com" attracted at least 17 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a
Compete.com survey. [ [http://siteanalytics.compete.com/zdnet.com?metric=uv ZDNet attracts almost 18m visitors yearly] ]References
External links
* [http://zdnet.com/ ZDNet.com]
* [http://zdnet.com.au/ ZDNet Australia]
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