ZDNET
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ZDNET is a business technology news website owned and operated by Ziff Davis, which originally founded the brand on April 1, 1991, as its general interest technology portal. It eventually evolved into an enterprise IT-focused online publication. After being under the ownership of CNET Networks (2000–2008), CBS Corporation/ViacomCBS (2008–2020), and Red Ventures (2020–2024), ZDNET was reacquired by Ziff Davis in August 2024. CNET was included in the acquisition as well.
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Vinony's link graph records 2,293 inbound references to ZDNET, and connects out to CNET, Skydance Media and MTV Hits (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
It is catalogued under topics including 2008 mergers and acquisitions, 2020 mergers and acquisitions and American technology news websites.
Vinony links it to 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Website.name
- ZDNET
- Website.logo
- frameless|class=skin-invert
- Website.logo_size
- 200px
- Website.location
- New York, USA
- Website.type
- News website
- Website.registration
- Optional
- Website.language
- English, Japanese, French, Korean, German
- Website.num_users
- 36 million monthly
- Website.owner
- Ziff Davis
- Website.editor
- Jason Hiner
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.zdnet.fr
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- inception
- 1991-00-00
- Alexa rank
- 3121
- Commons category
- ZDNet
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings: 1991–1995
- Early history: 1995–2000
- ZDNET News
- ZDTV
- ZDNET the company
- Consumer expansion
- The CNET years: 2000–2007
- Realignment
- ZDNET Blogs
- The CBS years: 2008–2020
- Red Ventures: 2020–2024
- Content
- Awards and recognition
- International editions
- ZDNET Japan
- ZDNET UK
- Other editions
- See also
- References
- External links
ZDNET is a business technology news website owned and operated by Ziff Davis, which originally founded the brand on April 1, 1991, as its general interest technology portal. It eventually evolved into an enterprise IT-focused online publication. After being under the ownership of CNET Networks (2000–2008), CBS Corporation/ViacomCBS (2008–2020), and Red Ventures (2020–2024), ZDNET was reacquired by Ziff Davis in August 2024. CNET was included in the acquisition as well.
==History== ===Beginnings: 1991–1995===
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ZDNET” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.