Difference between revisions of "LookSmart"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''LookSmart''' is a pay per click (PPC) advertising network solutions provider. LookSmart is a public company and it is trading at NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LOOK.O.[[Jean-Yves Dexmier]] is the Executive Chairman & CEO of the company. Its headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA.<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/look/profile LookSmart Ltd. Company Profile]</ref> | + | '''LookSmart''' is a pay per click (PPC) advertising network solutions provider. LookSmart is a public company and it is trading at NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LOOK.O. [[Jean-Yves Dexmier]] is the Executive Chairman & CEO of the company. Its headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA.<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/look/profile LookSmart Ltd. Company Profile]</ref> |
| + | |||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | In July 1996, LookSmart was established and its official website was launched on October of the same year. The company is a subsidiary of Readers Digest, a global publishing and marketing company of books, magazines, music, videos and other forms of new media. Look Smart went public on August 1999 with an offering price of $12 per share and reached as high as $70 in 2000.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/21719067/Public-Offering-Registration---LOOKSMART-LTD---6-14-1999 LookSmart SEC Form S-1 Public Offering Registration]</ref> <ref>[http://investor.shareholder.com/looksmart/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=73709 LookSmart Launches Breakthrough Consumer-Oriented Internet Navigation Service]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 14 February 2012
 | |
| Type: | Public |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 1997 |
| Headquarters: | San Francisco, CA |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | www.looksmart.com |
| LinkedIn: | LookSmart |
| Key People | |
| Jean-Yves Dexmier, Executive Chairman & CEO | |
LookSmart is a pay per click (PPC) advertising network solutions provider. LookSmart is a public company and it is trading at NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LOOK.O. Jean-Yves Dexmier is the Executive Chairman & CEO of the company. Its headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA.[1]
History
In July 1996, LookSmart was established and its official website was launched on October of the same year. The company is a subsidiary of Readers Digest, a global publishing and marketing company of books, magazines, music, videos and other forms of new media. Look Smart went public on August 1999 with an offering price of $12 per share and reached as high as $70 in 2000.[2] [3]