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| type = Privately Held
| type = Privately Held
| industry = Internet, Brand protection
| industry = Internet, Brand protection
| founded = San Francisco, CA (1997)
| founded = San Francisco, CA (1998)
| founder = [[Faisal Shah]]
| founder = [[Faisal Shah]]
| headquarters= 303 Second Street, Suite 800N<br/>San Francisco, CA 94107
| headquarters= 303 Second Street, Suite 800N<br/>San Francisco, CA 94107
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'''MarkMonitor''' is an Internet based company to provide enterprise brand protection solutions and services. It was founded in 1997 and is headquartered at San Francisco, California with regional offices and operations centers in London, Boise, and New York; and Washington, District of Columbia <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/markmonitor LinkedIn]</ref>
'''MarkMonitor''' is an Internet based company to provide enterprise brand protection solutions and services. It was founded in 1998 and is headquartered at San Francisco, California with regional offices and operations centers in London, Boise, and New York; and Washington, District of Columbia <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/markmonitor LinkedIn]</ref>
As of November 2010, MarkMonitor has over 509,000 Domain Name under its management and safeguard the brands of companies like [[Facebook]] <ref> [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ E Week] </ref> and [[Wikimedia Foundation]]<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor Wikimedia Foundation] </ref>
As of November 2010, MarkMonitor has over 509,000 Domain Name under its management and safeguard the brands of companies like [[Facebook]] <ref> [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ E Week] </ref> and [[Wikimedia Foundation]]<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor Wikimedia Foundation] </ref>
MarkMonitor has strategic alliances with [[Microsoft]], [[Yahoo!]], [[America Online]], Inc., [[Kroll]], [[The Steele Foundation]], [[Earthlink]], [[LexisNexis]], and [[Anti-Phishing Working Group]].<ref> [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 E Bloomsberg Business Week] </ref>
MarkMonitor has strategic alliances with [[Microsoft]], [[Yahoo!]], [[America Online]], Inc., [[Kroll]], [[The Steele Foundation]], [[Earthlink]], [[LexisNexis]], and [[Anti-Phishing Working Group]].<ref> [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 Bloomsberg Business Week] </ref>
==History==
In 1998, Faisal Shah founded MarkMonitor in San Francisco, CA . <ref> [http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=3786492&privcapId=3786391&previousCapId=422760&previousTitle=The%20Nielsen%20Company%20B.V. Bloomsberg Business Week] </ref> In 2000, MarkMonitor became an [[ICANN]] accredited domain registrar. <ref> [http://www.americanexecutive.com/archived-spotlights-industry/it/7401-markmonitor-keeping-watch American Executive] </ref>
In 2001, Markmonitor announced strategic alliance with [[Lexis-Nexis]], a research solution provider company.<ref> [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lexis-Nexis+Announces+Strategic+Alliance+with+Markmonitor.-a074210943 The Free Library] </ref>
Markmonitor formed strategic alliance with [[Eversheds]], an UK based law firm, in February, 2002. <ref> [http://www.infotoday.com/IT/apr02/news1.htm Information Today] </ref>
In 2005, MarkMonitor signed partnership contracts with AOL to develop a new initiative to protect its users against phishing. <ref> [http://news.softpedia.com/news/AOL-Is-Starting-the-Anti-Phishing-Offensive-9957.shtml Softpedia] </ref>
They establish and secure companies' brands <ref>[http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3i7a4f853fe57e4c0becfe37b2a5c3fd33]"Nielsen's Whiting Joins MarkMonitor Board" ''Brand Week''. Retrieved September 22, 2010</ref>. MarkMonitor’s access to data combined with real-time prevention, detection and response, enables a more security for their companies and the customers of those companies.<ref>[http://www.markmonitor.com/company/overview.php] "The Global Leader in Enterprise Brand Protection" ''Corporate Overview''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.</ref> MarkMonitor was the 43rd largest domain name registrar in terms of number of registered domains in 2007.<ref>[http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.html] "Summary of 2007" ''Domain Tools''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.</ref>
They establish and secure companies' brands <ref>[http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3i7a4f853fe57e4c0becfe37b2a5c3fd33]"Nielsen's Whiting Joins MarkMonitor Board" ''Brand Week''. Retrieved September 22, 2010</ref>. MarkMonitor’s access to data combined with real-time prevention, detection and response, enables a more security for their companies and the customers of those companies.<ref>[http://www.markmonitor.com/company/overview.php] "The Global Leader in Enterprise Brand Protection" ''Corporate Overview''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.</ref> MarkMonitor was the 43rd largest domain name registrar in terms of number of registered domains in 2007.<ref>[http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.html] "Summary of 2007" ''Domain Tools''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.</ref>