Zip2
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Zip2 was an early online city guide and business directory software company from the late 1990s that provided web-based publishing tools for newspapers.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business directory service
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online city guide → software company → |
| acquiredBy |
Compaq
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| acquisitionAmount |
307000000 USD
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| acquisitionDate |
1999
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| acquisitionType |
cash acquisition
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| businessFocus |
local business discovery
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online local advertising infrastructure → |
| businessModel |
B2B software and services
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| developedFor |
newspaper websites
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| employed |
Elon Musk
→
Greg Kouri → Kimbal Musk → |
| era |
dot-com era
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| foundedBy |
Elon Musk
→
Greg Kouri → Kimbal Musk → |
| foundingDate |
1995
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| foundingLocation |
Palo Alto, California, United States
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| headquartersLocation |
Palo Alto, California, United States
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| industry |
internet
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software → |
| integratedInto |
AltaVista
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| notableClient |
Chicago Tribune
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The New York Times → |
| operatedInPeriod |
late 1990s
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| parentCompanyAfterAcquisition |
Compaq
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| productType |
local search directory
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web publishing platform → |
| provided |
business directory software
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mapping and directions for local businesses → online city guide platform → web-based publishing tools for newspapers → |
| reasonForNotability |
early venture of Elon Musk
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| serviceArea |
United States
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international newspapers online → |
| status |
defunct
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| successor |
AltaVista business directory services
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| targetedUser |
local businesses
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newspapers → |
| usedTechnology |
database-driven business listings
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web-based mapping → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Elon Musk
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Kimbal Musk → |
coFounded |
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Greg Kouri
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coFounderOf |
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Greg Kouri
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earlyInvestorIn |
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Greg Kouri
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notableWork |