Womensforum
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Type of site | Women's community website |
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| Available in | English |
| URL | womensforum |
| Launched | 1996 |
Womensforum is a United States–based online community website for women.
History
[edit]Based in Chicago, Illinois, it was co-created by Jodi Turek and Mark Kaufman in 1996.[1] The network of sites aggregated and promoted content from partner websites aimed at their demographic.[2] Womensforum.com offered content from a wide range of topics such as health, family, home, fashion, career, pop culture, and relationships.[3] In 2000, the website obtained $17 million in financing from venture capital firm VantagePoint Venture Partners.[4] As of April 2008, Womensforum was ranked in the top 10 U.S. gaining properties based on unique visitors.[5] As of July 2008, Womensforum had over 40 sites in its network and received more than 6.7 million visitors each month.[6] As of October 2009, WomensForum partner sites[7] had grown to more than 50. Some of their partners included Babynames.com, and CopyKat.com.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Luber, Jodi. "About Us". Womensforum. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ Peterson, Andrea (September 1, 2000). "Fear of Flying Clinic, Rape Treatment, Homework". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ^ "Surf". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Healthy & Fit. October 29, 2007. p. H3.
- ^ [dead link] "Womensforum.com completes first-round financing with $17 million financial commitment from VantagePoint Venture Partners". Business Wire. April 10, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ^ "comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for April". comScore, Inc. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ [dead link] "Glam Media's Glam Family Channel adds Womensforum.com to network". Reuters. July 21, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ^ Women's Forum Partner Websites". Womensforum.
External links
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