LookSmart (NASDAQ: LOOK) is a search advertising network and management solutions company based in San Francisco. LookSmart provides search advertising products and services to text advertisers, as well as targeted pay-per-click search and contextual advertising via its Search Advertising Network. For publishers seeking to create their own branded vertical advertising networks, LookSmart also licenses and manages search ad networks using its award-winning AdCenter platform. LookSmart is one of the five founding members of the IAB Click Measurement Panel.

Inception

LookSmart was founded in Melbourne Australia in late 1995 (it was originally called Homebase) and was majority-owned by Reader's Digest, who had aspirations to develop a female- and family-friendly portal to supplement their legacy magazine business. After leadership and strategy changes at Reader's Digest, the company was bought back by founders Evan Thornley and Tracy Ellery, along with Martin Hosking. During 1997, the company sought venture capital funding, and on several occasions came close to the financial brink. Venture capital funding from Australian and US sources was obtained in 1997 and 1998, and the company relocated its head office to San Francisco.

Deal with Microsoft

Recognizing the difficulty of building a consumer-oriented brand, LookSmart built a new strategy around licensing its search directory to a wide range of portals and internet sites. A significant amount of Looksmart's revenue stemmed from a lucrative licensing deal with Microsoft, signed in 1998, to provide directory and listing services.

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Thu Aug 12 19:27:37 2010

Does any body know about a very good site 'looksmart.com' offered such Q&A in the past?
Q. Does any body know about a very good site 'looksmart.com' offered such Q&A in the past?
Asked by arb367 - Fri Feb 10 13:25:45 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sorry, I had no idea of this. All I know is that LookSmart stopped providing code of Grub - The distribited crawler system Just wanted to see it.
Answered by EnigmaticEncounter - Fri Feb 10 13:38:34 2006

When I do a search using Yahoo in IE, the links are redirected to other sites.?
Q. The links keep getting redirected to other sites like ebay, autoexpress, etc. and all with a referrer of Looksmart. I tried to clear my cookies, and run anti-spyware progs like SPYBOT, Trend Micro Anti-Spyware, Ad-aware, XoftSpy, AVG, Norton Anti-virus, and CCleaner. All of which have come up with nothing. Any other suggestions other than don't use yahoo search?
Asked by killer_dustin - Fri Jun 1 14:19:54 2007 - - 4 Answers - 2 Comments

A. The sites have moved locations.
Answered by The Mr. Pine - Sat Jun 2 09:39:40 2007

Can someone please do this for me 10 POINTS!?
Q. Well i need this in by today so i know im kinda in a rush , but please its a big grade and i have another homework assigment to work on , its an easy 10 points and best wishes and thank you! E-Commerce Scavenger Hunt This scavenger hunt provides you with an opportunity to further enhance your knowledge and to practice your Internet search skills. Use the Search Engines/Directories listed at the bottom of the sheet to help you find the answers to the following questions (NOTE: You may NOT use Google for this activity). Answer the questions and copy and past the URL from the web page where you found the answer. 1.List 4 businesses that not only have websites but actual physical stores as well where customers can shop. Include the… [cont.]
Asked by josueh2009 - Fri Apr 9 11:02:23 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1. a.Marty's Shoes - b. Walmart - c. Five Below - d. Target - 2. CyberCash is an internet payment service for electronic marketing. thats all i coiuld do
Answered by Natalia - Fri Apr 9 14:30:26 2010

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Tue Aug 24 05:26:58 2010

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The Forgotten Ferraris, presented by Looksmart and Toycollector - PR-USA.net (press release)
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