Its Swiss affiliate, CNET Data Services (CDS), licenses access to its multilingual product database of more than 600,000 items to online computer retailers, resellers, distributors, wholesalers, and other sales channels. With a circulation of more than 500,000, Computer Shopper contains about 75 product reviews in each monthly issue, along with feature articles on buying technology products.ĬNET Networks also is active in technology e-commerce, creating marketplaces that bring together buyers and sellers of technology products and services. The company also would continue producing streaming broadband interviews with technology executives for CNET Networks' web site and video product reviews for .ĬNET acquired the print magazine, Computer Shopper, as part of its acquisition of Ziff Davis Media Inc. The company's video production unit, CNET Media Productions, planned to produce broadband product demonstrations and webcasts for business clients. The company exited long-form television production in September 2001 when it ceased production of its '' television show, which was shown every week on CNBC since 1999. CNET Radio, which was formed in January 2000 in partnership with radio station owner AMFM Inc., was the first all-tech radio format in the United States. Other online brands falling under the CNET Networks umbrella include Gamespot, an online source of computer games and gaming information, a source for computer software and, an online source of technology news.ĬNET's ventures in broadcast media include streaming and broadcast radio programming as well as streaming broadband interviews and video product reviews. It also owns TechRepublic, an online destination for IT professionals, and the online comparison-shopping site. CNET Networks owns two of the top Internet portals for technology news, information, and e-commerce services: and. Technology-minded professionals and consumers alike can access CNET's informative content on the Internet, through broadcast and streaming media, and in print. has expanded through acquisitions and alliances, as well as internally, to become a multimedia technology and e-commerce information source.

Founded in 1992 as an online source of technology-related news and information, CNET Networks, Inc.

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