[Update: In a repeat of the Dictionary.com acquisition five years ago, Answers.com was the first to reach a tentative agreement, but Ask.com closed the deal.] I have fond memories of the Mining Company, which changed its name to About.com. They may have been the first big quality reference site on the web. They also may […]
I’m thrilled to announce that: I will continue working with Answers.com, helping to drive content strategy. I’ve been with Answers.com since the beginning and I’m really looking forward to helping the team take it to the next level. We can, and will, build the most trusted and comprehensive collection of answers on the web. I […]
It was a very emotional day at Answers.com, as roughly 2/3 of the Jerusalem employees were let go. I was impressed by how people handled themselves. It was a day filled not with anger but with dark humor, nostalgia, friendship and support. TechCrunch covered this with Answers.com Gets Gutted By Its New Owner: Massive Layoffs, […]
We’ve already been on the buying end of acquisitions ranging from the wildly successful (WikiAnswers) to the unsuccessful (Brainboost) to the aborted (Dictionary.com). Being on the receiving end has exposed me to a very different series of enlightening experiences. We’re currently in Survivor Phase. The acquisition has been completed but the new organizational chart has […]
Big day for Answers.com. “Answers.com, (NASDAQ: ANSW), creators of the leading answer engine Answers.com®, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by AFCV Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of growth equity investor Summit Partners, for a total cash consideration of approximately $127 million.” Here’s the full press release. Stock price for the […]
I’m excited that I’m going to hear Liz Cohen discuss corporate blogging at Word Camp Jerusalem this Sunday. Liz runs Answers.com’s blog, no.stupid.answers. A corporate blog lets you connect people with your vision of your company. Through no.stupid.answers Liz and her colleagues connect with the Answers.com community around a vision of building the world’s greatest […]
Our AnswersDotCom Twitter account has started inviting questions! Ask a question to @answersdotcom and it will check to see if we already have your answer. If we don’t, members of the community will often try to help. I’ve been playing with it, and it’s actually quite fun, asking, answering, and just watching. Here was my […]
Recent reports of quality content’s death have been greatly exaggerated. The importance of quality content is going to increase, not decrease. If Answers.com (where I work) and Demand Media succeed, it will be because we succeeded in following Wikipedia’s model and creating high quality content that matches what users are looking for. What content does […]
There’s been a lot of coverage the last few days about Google changing its definition link to point to its own site. Since 2005 it had pointed to Answers.com, and before that to Dictionary.com. A few key points: Answers.com announced this upcoming change in our November 4 conference call and in SEC filings. Google was […]