AskMen
Type of site | Online men's publication |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ziff Davis |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | January 2000; 25 years ago (2000-01) |
AskMen is a free online men's web portal, with international versions in Australia, Canada, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is owned by Ziff Davis and operates through the IGN Entertainment unit.
History
[edit ]AskMen was founded in August 1999 by Ricardo Poupada, Christopher Bellerose Rovny and Luís Rodrigues (all three graduates of Concordia University's John Molson School of Business in Montreal, Canada). The company secured 500,000ドル in venture capital in 2000 while its main competitor, TheMan.com, obtained 17ドル million in financing from Highland Capital. In November 2000, TheMan.com shut down operations, providing an opportunity for AskMen to become the largest men's lifestyle website online.[1] By 2001, AskMen surpassed the other websites in its category to become the largest men's lifestyle website.[2] In 2005, it was acquired by IGN .[3]
In December 2009, the site had an estimated 12 million unique visitors.[4]
In May 2007 AskMen launched a three-book series published by HarperCollins, starting with a book titled From the Bar to the Bedroom.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ Stefanie Olsen (2000年11月01日). "Latest dot-com bomb: TheMan.com". CNET News.com. Retrieved 2006年09月03日.
- ^ "One-year-old AskMen Surpasses Maxim & GQ and Remains Profitable". PRNewswire. 2001年06月04日. Archived from the original on 2010年03月16日. Retrieved 2006年09月03日.
- ^ "IGN Acquires AskMen.com, The Internet's Leading Men's Lifestyle Web Site". Archived from the original on 2013年06月09日. Retrieved 2013年07月06日.
- ^ "CBC News - Technology & Science - AskMen.com: a decade of manliness". Cbc.ca. 2009年12月15日. Retrieved 2010年11月12日.
- ^ AskMen Presents:
- Bassil, James (2007), AskMen.com Presents From the Bar to the Bedroom: The 11 Rules for Picking Up and Pleasuring Women, HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0-06-120852-2
- Bassil, James (2007), Askmen Presents the Style Bible: The 11 Rules for Building a Complete and Timeless Wardrobe, Collins, ISBN 978-0-06-120850-8
- Bassil, James (2008), Askmen Presents the Guy's Guide to Romance: The 11 Rules for Finding a Woman & Making Her Happy, HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0-06-124286-1