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10. Payment - ready to pay for your Cnet, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
{{Infobox Company|company_name=CNET Networks, Inc.|company_logo=|company_type=
Public company ()|foundation=
1993, [United States28 E 28th St, New York City,
United States|key_people=Neil Ashe, Chief executive officer
Shelby Bonnie, co-founder|num_employees=2,080 (2006)|industry=Internet information provider|products=|revenue=$387.69 million (2006)|net_income=$7.87 million (2006)|homepage= cnetnetworks.com-->
CNET Networks, Inc. () is a public company mass media corporation based in
San Francisco, California and co-founded in 1993 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie.
History
In 1994, with the help from Fox co-founder Kevin Windle, CNET produced four pilot television programs about computers, technology, and the Internet.
CNET TV was composed of
CNET Central,
The Web, and
The New Edge.
CNET Central was created first and aired in television syndication in the
United States on the USA Network. Later, it began airing on USA's sister network Sci Fi channel (United States) along with
The Web and
The New Edge. These were later followed by
TV.com in 1996. Current
American Idol host
Ryan Seacrest first came to national prominence at CNET, as the host of
The New Edge and doing various voice-over work for CNET.
In addition, CNET produced another television technology news program called
News.com that aired on CNBC beginning in 1999.
CNET acquired the Swiss-based company GDT in 1999. GDT was later renamed to CNET Channel.
In 1999, CNET granted the right to Asiacontent to set up CNET Asia, operation was brought back in December 2000.
In early 2000, the same time CNET became CNET Networks, they acquired comparison shopping site
mySimon for
United States dollar700 million.
In October 2000, CNET Networks acquired ZDNet for approximately $1.6 billion. In 2001,
Ziff Davis Media, Inc. reached an agreement with CNET Networks, Inc. to regain the URLs lost in the 2000 sale of
Ziff Davis, Inc. to SoftBank Corp. a publicly traded Japanese media and technology company. In 2001, CNET acquired TechRepublic Inc., which provides content for IT professionals from Gartner, for $23 million in cash and stock. On
July 14 2004, CNET announced that it would acquire Webshots, the leading photography website for $70 million ($60 million in cash, $10 million in deferred consideration).
From 2001 to 2003, CNET operated CNET Radio on the Clear Channel Communications-owned
KNEW (AM) 910 AM in the San Francisco Bay Area. CNET Radio offered technology-themed programing. After failing to attract a sufficient audience, CNET Radio ceased operating in January 2003 due to financial losses.
In 2005, CNET launched CNET.co.uk. This
United Kingdom arm of CNET Networks covers similar areas to CNET.com, but specifically for UK consumers. The site is mainly focused on reviews, news, a gadget blog ('Crave', a name which CNET.com eventually adopted for their own blog) and editorial content from a team of editors. CNET.co.uk is managed and overseen by Michael Parsons, alongside reviews editor Jason Jenkins (formerly of
T3 Magazine) and managing editor Mary Lojkine. The small CNET.co.uk editorial team consists of Rory Reid, Ian Morris, Nate Lanxon and Richard Trenholm. CNET.co.uk produced the popular tech show 'Space Bubble', which ran weekly on CNET.co.uk's Crave TV , from April 2007. CNET.co.uk also has a weekly podcast called the 'Crave Podcast'.
On October 11 2006, Shelby Bonnie resigned as chairman and
chief executive officer as a result of
options backdating scandal that occurred between 1996 and 2003.
Neil Ashe was named as the new CEO.
In December 2006, James Kim, an editor at CNET, died in the Oregon wilderness. CNET hosted a memorial show and podcasts dedicated to him.
On
March 1 2007, CNET announced the public launch of BNET. BNET, a website targeted towards business managers, was launched in 2005 in beta form.
Websites
CNET.com
News.com
Download.com
Is a Website service produced by CNET, which allows its users to download Utilities and Patches from other software vendors, Such as WinZip. Utilities or Programs on the site are either
Shareware, Limited Use or Demo Copies.
CNET TV
CNET TV plays various videos, including CNET video reviews. CNET editors such as Brian Cooley, Molly Wood, Rich DeMuro and Tom Merritt host shows like Car Tech, The Queue, Buzz Report, Crave, Quick Tips, CNET Top 5, and others, as well as special reports and reviews.
On
April 12 2007, CNET TV aired its first episode of CNET LIVE, hosted by Brian Cooley and Tom Merritt. The first episode featured Justin Kan of
justin.tv.
Other websites
CNET owns many generic second-level domain names, including download.com, upload.com, news.com, search.com,
TV.com,
MP3.com, chat.com, computers.com, help.com, shopper.com, radio.com, and com.com.
GameSpot,
GameFAQs, Metacritic,
MP3.com,
TV.com, and
FilmSpot operate under the "CNET Networks Entertainment" brand name. Chow, Chowhound, Webshots, UrbanBaby and Consumating operate under the "CNET Networks Community" brand. In November, 2006, CNET launched the blog Webware, dedicated to
web applications.
Podcasts
.The network produces several audio and video
podcasts. They are related to the core areas of technology: General news, DAPs, Cars, Security, and the ongoing wars between the politicos and the industry. The network has several different brandings on their podcasts. CNET.com, the Network's most viewed site, has more than eight to date. The other sites in the CNET Network that have podcasts are News.com,
GameSpot,
TV.com, and
MP3.com. Here are some of the most popular CNET Network podcasts. CNET Podcast Central. Accessed on March 6, 2007
{]| CNET.com| Molly Wood and
Tom Merritt (formerly
Veronica Belmont)]| CNET.com's Crave Blog|
Caroline McCarthy (formerly
Veronica Belmont and
James Kim)] (interim host Brian Cooley)| Video| Weekly|-| Gadgettes| CNET.com| Molly Wood and Kelly Morrison] and
Donald Bell (formerly
Veronica Belmont and
James Kim)] and [Rafe Needleman, and [MP3.com and Brian Cooley| Video (CNET TV)| Thursdays|}
References
External links
- CNET Networks corporate site
- CNET Networks UK corporate site
- CNET.com
- CNET.co.uk
- News.com
- CNET TV
- Transcripts of CNET Network's quarterly conference calls
{{Infobox Company|company_name=CNET Networks, Inc.|company_logo=|company_type=
Public company ()|foundation=1993, [United States28 E 28th St,
New York City,
United States|key_people=Neil Ashe, Chief executive officer
Shelby Bonnie, co-founder|num_employees=2,080 (2006)|industry=Internet information provider|products=|revenue=$387.69 million (2006)|net_income=$7.87 million (2006)|homepage= cnetnetworks.com-->
CNET Networks, Inc. () is a
public company mass media corporation based in
San Francisco, California and co-founded in 1993 by
Halsey Minor and
Shelby Bonnie.
History
In 1994, with the help from Fox co-founder Kevin Windle, CNET produced four pilot television programs about computers, technology, and the Internet.
CNET TV was composed of
CNET Central,
The Web, and
The New Edge.
CNET Central was created first and aired in
television syndication in the
United States on the USA Network. Later, it began airing on USA's sister network Sci Fi channel (United States) along with
The Web and
The New Edge. These were later followed by
TV.com in 1996. Current
American Idol host
Ryan Seacrest first came to national prominence at CNET, as the host of
The New Edge and doing various voice-over work for CNET.
In addition, CNET produced another television technology news program called
News.com that aired on
CNBC beginning in 1999.
CNET acquired the Swiss-based company GDT in 1999. GDT was later renamed to CNET Channel.
In 1999, CNET granted the right to Asiacontent to set up CNET Asia, operation was brought back in December 2000.
In early 2000, the same time CNET became CNET Networks, they acquired comparison shopping site mySimon for United States dollar700 million.
In October 2000, CNET Networks acquired ZDNet for approximately $1.6 billion. In 2001, Ziff Davis Media, Inc. reached an agreement with CNET Networks, Inc. to regain the URLs lost in the 2000 sale of
Ziff Davis, Inc. to
SoftBank Corp. a publicly traded Japanese media and technology company. In 2001, CNET acquired TechRepublic Inc., which provides content for IT professionals from Gartner, for $23 million in cash and stock. On July 14
2004, CNET announced that it would acquire Webshots, the leading photography website for $70 million ($60 million in cash, $10 million in deferred consideration).
From 2001 to 2003, CNET operated CNET Radio on the Clear Channel Communications-owned KNEW (AM) 910 AM in the
San Francisco Bay Area. CNET Radio offered technology-themed programing. After failing to attract a sufficient audience, CNET Radio ceased operating in January 2003 due to financial losses.
In 2005, CNET launched CNET.co.uk. This
United Kingdom arm of CNET Networks covers similar areas to CNET.com, but specifically for UK consumers. The site is mainly focused on reviews, news, a gadget blog ('Crave', a name which CNET.com eventually adopted for their own blog) and editorial content from a team of editors. CNET.co.uk is managed and overseen by Michael Parsons, alongside reviews editor Jason Jenkins (formerly of
T3 Magazine) and managing editor Mary Lojkine. The small CNET.co.uk editorial team consists of Rory Reid, Ian Morris, Nate Lanxon and Richard Trenholm. CNET.co.uk produced the popular tech show 'Space Bubble', which ran weekly on CNET.co.uk's Crave TV , from April 2007. CNET.co.uk also has a weekly podcast called the 'Crave Podcast'.
On
October 11 2006, Shelby Bonnie resigned as chairman and chief executive officer as a result of
options backdating scandal that occurred between 1996 and 2003.
Neil Ashe was named as the new CEO.
In December 2006, James Kim, an editor at CNET, died in the
Oregon wilderness. CNET hosted a memorial show and podcasts dedicated to him.
On March 1 2007, CNET announced the public launch of BNET. BNET, a website targeted towards business managers, was launched in 2005 in beta form.
Websites
CNET.com
News.com
Download.com
Is a Website service produced by CNET, which allows its users to download Utilities and Patches from other software vendors, Such as WinZip. Utilities or Programs on the site are either Shareware, Limited Use or Demo Copies.
CNET TV
CNET TV plays various videos, including CNET video reviews. CNET editors such as Brian Cooley, Molly Wood, Rich DeMuro and Tom Merritt host shows like Car Tech, The Queue, Buzz Report, Crave, Quick Tips, CNET Top 5, and others, as well as special reports and reviews.
On April 12 2007, CNET TV aired its first episode of CNET LIVE, hosted by Brian Cooley and Tom Merritt. The first episode featured Justin Kan of justin.tv.
Other websites
CNET owns many generic
second-level domain names, including download.com, upload.com, news.com, search.com, TV.com, MP3.com, chat.com, computers.com, help.com, shopper.com, radio.com, and com.com.
GameSpot,
GameFAQs,
Metacritic,
MP3.com,
TV.com, and FilmSpot operate under the "CNET Networks Entertainment" brand name. Chow, Chowhound,
Webshots, UrbanBaby and Consumating operate under the "CNET Networks Community" brand. In November, 2006, CNET launched the blog Webware, dedicated to
web applications.
Podcasts
.The network produces several audio and video podcasts. They are related to the core areas of technology: General news, DAPs, Cars, Security, and the ongoing wars between the politicos and the industry. The network has several different brandings on their podcasts. CNET.com, the Network's most viewed site, has more than eight to date. The other sites in the CNET Network that have podcasts are News.com,
GameSpot,
TV.com, and
MP3.com. Here are some of the most popular CNET Network podcasts. CNET Podcast Central. Accessed on March 6, 2007
{]| CNET.com| Molly Wood and Tom Merritt (formerly Veronica Belmont)]| CNET.com's Crave Blog| Caroline McCarthy (formerly Veronica Belmont and James Kim)] (interim host Brian Cooley)| Video| Weekly|-| Gadgettes| CNET.com|
Molly Wood and Kelly Morrison] and Donald Bell (formerly
Veronica Belmont and
James Kim)] and [Rafe Needleman, and [MP3.com and Brian Cooley| Video (CNET TV)| Thursdays|}
References
External links
- CNET Networks corporate site
- CNET Networks UK corporate site
- CNET.com
- CNET.co.uk
- News.com
- CNET TV
- Transcripts of CNET Network's quarterly conference calls
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