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Answers.com, formerly known as WikiAnswers, is an Internet-based knowledge exchange. The Answers.com domain name was purchased by entrepreneurs Bill Gross ... Answers.com FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Q&Asitefoundedin1999 AnswersCorporationTheMostTrustedPlaceforAnsweringLife'sQuestions.TypeofbusinessPrivateTypeofsiteQuestion&AnswerAvailable inEnglish,French,Italian,German,Spanish,TagalogFounded1999;23 yearsago (1999)(asGuruNet)HeadquartersSt.Louis,Missouri,UnitedStatesArea servedWorldwideFounder(s)BobRosenschein,MarkTebbeKey peopleCurtisStrite(GM&CTO)BenMcCoy(CFO)IndustryInternetEmployees18URLwww.answers.comLaunchedJanuary 2005;17 yearsago (2005-01)Current statusActive AnswersOperatingsystemiOS,AndroidWebsiteiOSAndroid Answers.com,formerlyknownasWikiAnswers,isanInternet-basedknowledgeexchange.TheAnswers.comdomainnamewaspurchasedbyentrepreneursBillGrossandHenrikJonesatidealabin1996.[1]ThedomainnamewasacquiredbyNetShepardandsubsequentlysoldtoGuruNetandthenAFCVHoldings.ThewebsiteisnowtheprimaryproductoftheAnswersCorporation.Ithastensofmillionsofuser-generatedquestionsandanswers,andprovidesawebsitewhereregistereduserscaninteractwithoneanother. History[edit] GuruNetwasfoundedinJerusalemduring1999todeveloptechnologythatintelligentlyandautomaticallyintegratesandretrievesinformationfromdisparatesourcesanddeliverstheresultinasingleconsolidatedviewtotheuser.GuruNetinitiallydisplayeditsinformationthroughadownloadablesoftwareproduct,todayknownas1-ClickAnswers.Theproductwaslaunchedasafreeproductin1999.Beginningin2003itwassoldtousersonaperpetuallicensebaseandlaterasanannualsubscription.[2] DuringOctober2004,GuruNethadanIPOontheAmericanStockExchange(AMEX)underthesymbol"GRU"andalsoacquiredtheAnswers.comdomainnameearlythesameyearfor$80,000.[3] DuringJanuary2005,thecompanybegananewbusinessmodeloffree-to-customerproduct.Answers.comand1-ClickAnswerssoftware,containingpracticallyallthecontentthatwassoldviasubscriptions.Thenewmodelwasbasedongeneratingadvertisingrevenue.[2] OnAugust2,2005,thecompany'ssharesstartedtradingonNASDAQinsteadofAMEXunderthesymbol"ANSW".[3] OnOctober17,2005,GuruNetchangeditscorporatenametoAnswersCorporation,unifyingthecompany'snameanditswebsite,Answers.com.[3] From2005tolate2009,theGooglesearchenginedefinitionsfeature,inthetop-rightcornerofthesite,waslinkedtoAnswers.com.[4] OnJuly2,2006,Answers.comreleasedatriviagameknownasblufr.[citationneeded] InNovember2006,Answers.comacquiredthequestionandanswersiteFAQFarm.[5]Followingtheacquisition,theproductwasrenamedWikiAnswers.[6] Inthefallof2009,Answers.comlaunchedarevampedversionoftheirwebsitethatfullyintegratedWikiAnswers.[7] AtJeffPulver's140CharactersConferenceinNewYorkCityinApril2010,Answers.comlauncheditsalphaversionofaTwitter-answeringservicenicknamed'Hoopoe.'Whentweetingaquestiontothesite'sofficialTwitteraccount,@AnswersDotCom,anautomaticreplyisgivenwithasnippetoftheanswerandalinktothefullanswerpageonAnswers.com.[8] Asidefromprovidingcommunity-generatedQ&Aandreferenceinformationforpublishedtitles,Answers.combeganofferingvideosaspartofitsVideoAnswerslibrary,inJuly2010.Thiswaspartofapartnershipwithvideosite5min.[9] InSeptember2010,blufrwasrelaunchedasaniPhone/iPodTouchappwithnewdesign,gamemodes,andsocialfeatures.[10] ItwasannouncedinNovember2010thattheAnswers.comQ&Awikicommunityreachedits10millionthanswer.[11] Atthestartof2011,thesitesurpassed11millionanswers.Shortlyafter,onFebruary3,Answers.comannouncedinapressreleasethatithadagreedtobeacquiredbyAFCVHoldingsfor$127millionincash.AFCVHoldings,LLC,isaportfoliocompanyofgrowthequityinvestorSummitPartners.BobRosenscheinwasquoted:"Theacquisitionpriceof$10.50persharerepresentsasignificantcashpremiumofapproximately33%overour90-dayvolume-weightedaverageclosingstockprice."[12][13][14] OnApril23,2012,TAAssociatesannouncedthatitwasjoiningasanadditionalprivateinvestorinAnswers.comandonMay1,2012,laidofftheremainingdevelopmentstaffintheJerusalemofficeasafirststepinfullyassimilatingthecompany.[15] OnAugust8,2012,reportssurfacedthatAnswers.comhadreachedapreliminaryagreementtoacquireAbout.comfromTheNewYorkTimesCompanyfor$270millionofdebtandequity.[16]However,itwasthwartedbyIAC,whocounteredwitha$300million"cleancash"offer.[17] OnDecember23,2013,Answers.comacquiredForeSeeResults,Inc.,acustomerexperience&customersurveyanalyticscompanybasedinAnnArbor,Michigan,USA.[18]Answers.comproceededtolayoffbetween50and75employeesonemonthaftertheacquisition,followedbyanother100layoffs18monthslater.[19] InAugust2014,ApaxPartnersacquiredAnswersCorp.for$900million.ThetermsofthedealwerethatApaxwouldown91%ofthecompanywhileAnswers’foundersandmanagementteamwillowntheremaining9%stake.[20] InMarch2017,Answers.comparentcompany,AnswersCorp,filedforChapter11bankruptcy.[21] AsofMay3,2018,Answers.comabandonedtheirwikiformat,accordingtoChrisHawkins,VicePresident,BusinessOperations.Theentireuserdatabasewaspurged,anduserscannolongereditquestionsoranswersonthesite;however,thesite'scontentwillremainavailabletoread.[22] InOctober2019,Answers.comre-launcheduser-generatedcontentenablingnewuserregistrations,questions,multipleanswers,reactions,andcomments. InSeptember2020,Answers.comlaunchednativeiOSandAndroidappsfocusedonHomeworkHelpQ&A References[edit] ^"Answers.comWHOIS,DNS,&DomainInfo-DomainTools".domaintools.com.RetrievedJune22,2016. ^ab"GuruNetCorporation2005AnnualReport".ir.answers.com.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonAugust20,2007. ^abcFesta,Paul(January3,2005)."GuruNetlaunchesnewsearchservice".CNETNews.RetrievedMay13,2010. ^""GoogleDefinitionsNowProvidedbyAnswers.com"". ^Finkelstein,Seth(February12,2009)."What'sinaname?Everything,whenyou'retalkingwikivalue".TheGuardian.London.RetrievedOctober29,2014. ^"Answers.comGrowsContentWithWikiAnswers"(Pressrelease).ArchivedfromtheoriginalonFebruary11,2009.RetrievedFebruary9,2009. ^"NewAnswers.comLaunchesFirstSitetoCombineCommunitywithHundredsofEditorialResourcesunderOneRoof".BusinessWire(Pressrelease).September22,2009. ^Schonfeld,Erick(April20,2010)."Answers.comStartsAnsweringQuestionsOnTwitter".TechCrunch. ^Schonfeld,Erick(July28,2010)."Exclusive:Answers.comGets200,000VideoAnswersFrom5Min".TechCrunch. ^Kerr,Ronny(October5,2010)."Answers.comlaunchesblufr,socialtrivia".vator.tv.RetrievedDecember25,2017. ^"Answers.comHits10MillionthAnswer,LaunchesItsFirstiPhoneApp(blufr)".TechCrunch. ^"Answers.comAgreestobeAcquiredfor$127MillioninCash:$10.50perShare".Answers.com.February3,2011.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonFebruary5,2011. ^Rao,Leena(February3,2011)."Q&ASiteAnswers.comAcquiredByAFCVHoldingsFor$127MillionInCash".TechCrunch. ^Schwartz,Barry(February3,2011)."Answers.comAcquiredFor$127Million".SearchEngineLand. ^"AnswersExpandsKnowledgeLeadershipAcrosstheWeb,MobileandSocialPlatforms".TAAssociates.April23,2012. ^Kafka,Peter."TheNewYorkTimesIsAbouttoSayGoodbyetoAbout.com".AllThingsDigital.RetrievedAugust9,2012. ^Kafka,Peter(August26,2012)."BarryDillerShowsUpLate,GetsWhatHeWants:IACtoBuyAbout.comFromNewYorkTimesfor$300Million".AllThingsDigital.RetrievedAugust27,2012. ^"AnswersCorporationAnnouncesAcquisitionofForeSeeResults,Inc.toProvideaCompleteCustomerLifeCycleSolution"(Pressrelease).December23,2013.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch13,2016. ^Durr,Matt(July9,2015)."ForeSeeparentcompanylaysoffnearly100employeesin2ndroundofcuts".MLive. ^Feldt,Brian(September18,2014)."Answersacquisitionsaidtobeworth$900million".St.LouisBusinessJournal.RetrievedFebruary6,2018. ^Hals,Tom(March3,2017).Rigby,Bill(ed.)."AnswersCorpfilesforbankruptcytocut$471millionindebt".Reuters.RetrievedMarch11,2017. ^Glaser,April(May3,2018)."Answers.comWillNoLongerTakeQuestionsandAnswers".Slate.RetrievedAugust31,2019. 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