About.com (historical association via IAC/Ask properties, check current status)
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About.com was a popular online resource network offering expert-written guides and articles on a wide range of topics, which has since been rebranded and split into vertical sites such as Dotdash brands.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| About.com | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
brand
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defunct website ⓘ online media property ⓘ web portal ⓘ website ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate |
2005
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2012 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 2017 ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | 2017 ⓘ |
| formerURL | https://www.about.com ⓘ |
| founder | Scott Kurnit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| genre |
expert content website
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how-to website ⓘ reference website ⓘ |
| hasPart | topic-specific channels ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| industry |
digital media
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online publishing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consumer information
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general interest ⓘ how-to guides ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
content migrated to vertical brands under Dotdash
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shutdown of About.com domain in 2017 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expert-written guides
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large archive of how-to articles ⓘ topic-based navigation ⓘ |
| operator |
About, Inc.
NERFINISHED
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Dotdash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dotdash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
IAC
NERFINISHED
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The New York Times Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ask Media Group
NERFINISHED
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Ask.com NERFINISHED ⓘ IAC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dotdash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | About, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs |
Dotdash
NERFINISHED
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Dotdash vertical brands ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor |
Dotdash
NERFINISHED
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Lifewire NERFINISHED ⓘ The Balance NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spruce NERFINISHED ⓘ ThoughtCo NERFINISHED ⓘ TripSavvy NERFINISHED ⓘ Verywell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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About.com (historical association via IAC/Ask properties, check current status)
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