FindArticles.com

URL	FindArticles
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Reference
Registration	Optional
Owner	CBS Interactive
Created by	LookSmart
Launched	2000
Current status	Online

FindArticles is a website which provides access to articles previously published in over 3,000 magazines, journals, and other sources.^[1][2] Many articles are freely accessible, but the site also offers a large amount of premium content, which is provided through the HighBeam Research database and is only available with a free trial or a monthly fee.^[1] In total, FindArticles controls over 11 million resource articles, going back to 1998.^[3][4][5]

The site was founded in 2000 as a partnership between LookSmart, which authored the search technology, and the Gale Group, which provided the articles.^[3][4] The two companies had first partnered to provide content in August of that year, and FindArticles.com soon resulted.^[6] As it grew, FindArticles moved away from an all-free model driven by advertising^[4][7] to the current admixture of free and paid content.

The site remained a part of LookSmart throughout the various changes in that company until it was sold to CNET Networks for $20.5 million on November 8, 2007, as part of a larger sell-off of LookSmart properties.^[5][8] Looksmart's need to offload non-critical assets in the wake of poor corporate performance, along with CNET's commensurate desire to expand its library of offerings, motivated the deal.^[5] FindArticles' SEO value—i.e., the frequency with which its articles appear as search engine results—likely factored into the final purchase price.^[5][9]

FindArticles is now part of the BNET division of CNET Networks.^[2]

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