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AskMenis a free online men'sweb portal,with international versions in Australia, Canada, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is owned byZiff Davisand operates through theIGN Entertainmentunit.
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Type of site | Online men's publication |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ziff Davis |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | January 2000 |
History
editAskMen was founded in August 1999 by Ricardo Poupada, Christopher Bellerose Rovny and Luís Rodrigues (all three graduates ofConcordia University'sJohn Molson School of BusinessinMontreal,Canada). The company secured $500,000 in venture capital in 2000 while its main competitor, TheMan.com, obtained $17 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 byIGN.[3]
In December 2009, the site had an estimated 12 million unique visitors.[4]
In May 2007 AskMen launched a three-book series published byHarperCollins,starting with a book titledFrom the Bar to the Bedroom.[5]
References
edit- ^Stefanie Olsen (2000-11-01)."Latest dot-com bomb: TheMan.com".CNET News.com.Retrieved2006-09-03.
- ^"One-year-old AskMen Surpasses Maxim & GQ and Remains Profitable".PRNewswire. 2001-06-04. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-03-16.Retrieved2006-09-03.
- ^"IGN Acquires AskMen.com, The Internet's Leading Men's Lifestyle Web Site".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-06-09.Retrieved2013-07-06.
- ^"CBC News - Technology & Science - AskMen.com: a decade of manliness".Cbc.ca. 2009-12-15.Retrieved2010-11-12.
- ^AskMen Presents:
- Bassil, James (2007),AskMen.com Presents From the Bar to the Bedroom: The 11 Rules for Picking Up and Pleasuring Women,HarperCollins,ISBN978-0-06-120852-2
- Bassil, James (2007),Askmen Presents the Style Bible: The 11 Rules for Building a Complete and Timeless Wardrobe,Collins,ISBN978-0-06-120850-8
- Bassil, James (2008),Askmen Presents the Guy's Guide to Romance: The 11 Rules for Finding a Woman & Making Her Happy,HarperCollins,ISBN978-0-06-124286-1