CNET, the Glossary
CNET (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally.[1]
Table of Contents
115 relations: ABA Journal, Ad Age, Aereo, Affiliate marketing, American City Business Journals, American Greetings, Ars Technica, Artificial intelligence, Audacy, Audacy, Inc., Axios (website), Boston, Broadcast syndication, CBS Corporation, CBS Radio, Chief executive officer, Chowhound, Chris Wanstrath, CNBC, CNET Download, CNET Video, Conflict of interest, Consumer electronics, Consumer Electronics Show, Consumer Technology Association, Copyright infringement, Criticism of Dish Network, Cybersquatting, Daily Radar, Digital video recorder, Dish Network, Dot-com bubble, Eric Schmidt, Eurogamer, Forbes, Fox Broadcasting Company, Gamekult, GameSpot, Gartner, Gary J. Shapiro, Generative artificial intelligence, GitHub, Gizmodo, Google, Google Search, Halsey Minor, IGN, IHeartMedia, InformationWeek, Initial public offering, ... Expand index (65 more) »
- American technology news websites
- Download websites
- Former CBS Interactive websites
- Red Ventures
ABA Journal
The ABA Journal (since 1984, formerly American Bar Association Journal, 1915–1983, evolved from Annual Bulletin, 1908–1914) is a monthly legal trade magazine and the flagship publication of the American Bar Association.
Ad Age
Ad Age (known as Advertising Age until 2017) is a global media brand that publishes news, analysis, and data on marketing and media.
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Aereo
Aereo was a technology company based in New York City that allowed subscribers to view live and time-shifted streams of over-the-air television on Internet-connected devices.
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Affiliate marketing
Affiliate marketing is a marketing arrangement in which affiliates receive a commission for each visit, signup or sale they generate for a merchant.
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American City Business Journals
American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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American Greetings
American Greetings Corporation is a privately owned American company and is the world's second largest greeting card producer behind Hallmark Cards.
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Ars Technica
Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998. CNET and Ars Technica are American technology news websites.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.
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Audacy
Audacy, previously known as Radio.com, is a free broadcast and Internet radio platform developed by the namesake company Audacy, Inc. (formerly known as Entercom). CNET and Audacy are former CBS Interactive websites.
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Audacy, Inc.
Audacy, Inc. is an American broadcasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Axios (website)
Axios (stylized as ΛXIOS) is an American news website based in Arlington, Virginia.
Boston
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.
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Broadcast syndication
Broadcast syndication is the practice of content owners leasing the right to broadcast television shows or radio programs to multiple television stations or radio stations, without having an official broadcast network to air on.
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CBS Corporation
The second incarnation of CBS Corporation (the first being a short-lived rename of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation) was an American multinational media company with interests primarily in commercial broadcasting, publishing, and television production.
CBS Radio
CBS Radio was a radio broadcasting company and radio network operator owned by CBS Corporation and founded in 1928, with consolidated radio station groups owned by CBS and Westinghouse Broadcasting/Group W since the 1920s, and Infinity Broadcasting since the 1970s.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.
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Chowhound
Chowhound (or chowhound.com) was a food website owned by Red Ventures. CNET and chowhound are 2020 mergers and acquisitions, former CBS Interactive websites and red Ventures.
Chris Wanstrath
Chris Wanstrath (born March 13, 1985) is an American technology entrepreneur and programmer.
CNBC
CNBC is an American business news channel owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
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CNET Download
CNET Download (originally Download.com) is an Internet download directory website launched in 1996 as a part of CNET. CNET and CNET Download are download websites.
CNET Video
CNET Video is a San Francisco and New York based network showing original programming catering to the niche market of technology enthusiasts, operated by Red Ventures through their CNET brand.
Conflict of interest
A conflict of interest (COI) is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial or otherwise, and serving one interest could involve working against another.
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Consumer electronics
Consumer electronics or home electronics are electronic (analog or digital) equipment intended for everyday use, typically in private homes.
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Consumer Electronics Show
CES (formerly an initialism for Consumer Electronics Show) is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).
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Consumer Technology Association
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is a standard and trade organization representing 1,376 consumer technology companies in the United States.
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Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to produce derivative works.
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Criticism of Dish Network
Dish Network has been the subject of a number of criticisms relating to management of advertising, disclosure of fees, telemarketing, employee rights and programming disputes; a number of which resulted in lawsuits.
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Cybersquatting
Cybersquatting (also known as domain squatting) is the practice of registering, trafficking in, or using an Internet domain name, with a bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else.
Daily Radar
Daily Radar was a news aggregator and portal site for Future US's male-oriented content, including sports, film and television, and video games.
Digital video recorder
A digital video recorder (DVR), also referred to as a personal video recorder (PVR) particularly in Canada and British English, is an electronic device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, SSD or other local or networked mass storage device.
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Dish Network
DISH Network L.L.C. (an acronym for "Digital Sky Highway"), a subsidiary of EchoStar, provides multichannel television and satellite television via DISH Network, mobile phone service via DISH Wireless (Boost Mobile), as well as over-the-top IPTV services via Sling TV.
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble (or dot-com boom) was a stock market bubble that ballooned during the late-1990s and peaked on Friday, March 10, 2000.
Eric Schmidt
Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and former software engineer who served as the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011 and as the company's executive chairman from 2011 to 2015.
Eurogamer
Eurogamer is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network.
Forbes
Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.
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Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by the Fox Entertainment division of Fox Corporation, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan.
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Gamekult
Gamekult is a French video game journalism website founded in December 2000.
GameSpot
GameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. CNET and GameSpot are 2020 mergers and acquisitions, former CBS Interactive websites and Webby Award winners.
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is an American technological research and consulting firm based in Stamford, Connecticut, that conducts research on technology and shares this research both through private consulting as well as executive programs and conferences.
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Gary J. Shapiro
Gary J. Shapiro is an American author and lobbyist who is the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association.
Generative artificial intelligence
Generative artificial intelligence (generative AI, GenAI, or GAI) is artificial intelligence capable of generating text, images, videos, or other data using generative models, often in response to prompts.
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GitHub
GitHub is a developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage and share their code.
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Gizmodo
Gizmodo is a design, technology, science, and science fiction website.
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Google LLC is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI). CNET and Google are Webby Award winners.
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Google Search
Google Search (also known simply as Google or Google.com) is a search engine operated by Google.
Halsey Minor
Halsey McLean Minor Sr.
IGN
IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.
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iHeartMedia, Inc., or CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
InformationWeek
InformationWeek is a digital magazine which conducts corresponding face-to-face events, virtual events, and research.
Initial public offering
An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors.
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Inside Mac Games
Inside Mac Games (IMG) started in 1993 as an electronic magazine about video games for the Mac.
James Kim
James Kim (August 9, 1971December 4, 2006) was an American television personality and technology analyst for the former TechTV international cable television network, reviewing products for shows including The Screen Savers, Call for Help, and Fresh Gear.
KKSF
KKSF (910 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Oakland, California and serving the San Francisco Bay Area.
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LimeWire
LimeWire was a free peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows, macOS, Linux and Solaris.
Mac (computer)
Mac, short for Macintosh (its official name until 1999), is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple.
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. CNET and Metacritic are 2020 mergers and acquisitions, former CBS Interactive websites and Webby Award winners.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.
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MP3.com
MP3.com was a website operated by Paramount Global publishing tabloid-style news items about digital music and artists, songs, services, and technologies. CNET and MP3.com are former CBS Interactive websites.
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Native advertising
Native advertising, also called sponsored content, partner content, and branded journalism, is a type of paid advertising that appears in the style and format of the content near the advertisement's placement.
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New media are communication technologies that enable or enhance interaction between users as well as interaction between users and content.
Newsweek
Newsweek is a weekly news magazine.
Online advertising
Online advertising, also known as online marketing, Internet advertising, digital advertising or web advertising, is a form of marketing and advertising that uses the Internet to promote products and services to audiences and platform users.
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Op-ed
An op-ed piece is a short newspaper column that represents a writer's strong, informed, and focused opinion on an issue of relevance to a targeted audience.
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Options backdating
In finance, options backdating is the practice of altering the date a stock option was granted, to a usually earlier (but sometimes later) date at which the underlying stock price was lower.
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PaidContent
paidContent was an online media hub that covered news, information and analysis of the business of digital media.
Paramount Global
Paramount Global (also known simply as Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate controlled by National Amusements and headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan.
Paramount Streaming
Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS Streaming) is a division of Paramount Global that oversees the company's video streaming technology and direct-to-consumer services; including Pluto TV and Paramount+.
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PCMag
PC Magazine (shortened as PCMag) is an American computer magazine published by Ziff Davis.
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Peer-to-peer file sharing
Peer-to-peer file sharing is the distribution and sharing of digital media using peer-to-peer (P2P) networking technology.
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PepsiCo
PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase.
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PR Newswire
PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases headquartered in Chicago.
Razer Inc.
Razer Inc. (stylized as R Λ Z Ξ R) is an American multinational corporation and technology company that makes, develops and sells consumer electronics, financial services, and gaming hardware.
Red Ventures
Red Ventures is an American media company that owns and operates brands such as Lonely Planet, CNET, ZDNet, The Points Guy, Healthline, and Bankrate.
Review aggregator
A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews and ratings of products and services such as films, books, video games, music, software, hardware, and cars.
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Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American television presenter and producer.
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California surrounding and including the San Francisco Bay.
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San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California.
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Search engine optimization
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the quality and quantity of website traffic to a website or a web page from search engines.
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Second-level domain
In the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy, a second-level domain (SLD or 2LD) is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain (TLD).
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Slingbox
The Slingbox was a TV streaming media device made by Sling Media that encoded local video for transmission over the Internet to a remote device (sometimes called placeshifting).
SoftBank Group
is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo which focuses on investment management.
Spanish language
Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
Spyware
Spyware (a portmanteau for spying software) is any software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms the user by violating their privacy, endangering their device's security, or other means.
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Streaming television
Streaming television is the digital distribution of television content, such as television series and films, streamed over the Internet.
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Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.
Syfy
Syfy (a paraphrased neology of former name Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable television channel, which is owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division and business segment of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
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TechCrunch
TechCrunch is an American global online newspaper focusing on topics regarding high-tech and startup companies. CNET and TechCrunch are American technology news websites and Webby Award winners.
TechRadar
TechRadar is an online publication owned by Future plc and focused on technology. CNET and TechRadar are American technology news websites.
TechRepublic
TechRepublic is an online trade publication and social community for IT professionals, providing advice on best practices and tools for the needs of IT decision-makers. CNET and TechRepublic are former CBS Interactive websites.
The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Register
The Register is a British technology news website co-founded in 1994 by Mike Magee and John Lettice. CNET and The Register are internet properties established in 1994.
The Verge
The Verge is an American technology news website headquartered in Lower Manhattan, New York City and operated by Vox Media. CNET and The Verge are American technology news websites.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
TorrentFreak
TorrentFreak (TF) is a blog dedicated to reporting the latest news and trends on the BitTorrent protocol and file sharing, as well as on copyright infringement and digital rights.
Trademark infringement
Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attached to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensees (provided that such authorization was within the scope of the licence).
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TV.com
TV.com was a website owned by Red Ventures that covered television series and episodes with a focus on English-language shows made or broadcast in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. CNET and TV.com are former CBS Interactive websites.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
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USA Network
USA Network (or simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
USA Today
USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.
Video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.
WAMG
WAMG (890 AM; "La Mega") is a radio station in the Boston market licensed to Dedham, Massachusetts.
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Wayback Machine
The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web founded by the Internet Archive, an American nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.
Webshots
Webshots is a photo wallpaper and screensaver service owned and operated by Threefold Photos.
The Wikipedia community, collectively and individually known as Wikipedians, is an online community of volunteers who create and maintain Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia.
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Wired (magazine)
Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. CNET and Wired (magazine) are Webby Award winners.
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio (XM) was one of the three satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Holdings. CNET and XM Satellite Radio are 2008 mergers and acquisitions.
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ZDNET
ZDNET is a business technology news website owned and operated by Red Ventures. CNET and ZDNET are 2008 mergers and acquisitions, 2020 mergers and acquisitions, American technology news websites, former CBS Interactive websites and red Ventures.
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Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company.
See also
American technology news websites
- 9to5Mac
- All Things Digital
- AnandTech
- Ars Technica
- Bleeping Computer
- CNET
- CleanTechnica
- DailyTech
- Digital Trends
- Electrek
- ExtremeTech
- Geek.com
- GeekWire
- Geekologie
- Gigaom
- IPVM
- LWN.net
- Lifewire
- MacInTouch
- Marques Brownlee
- Mashable
- Neowin
- PandoDaily
- ProgrammableWeb
- ReadWrite
- Recode
- SDxCentral
- Search Engine Watch
- SemiAccurate
- Slashdot
- Slyck.com
- Tasty Bits from the Technology Front
- TechCrunch
- TechRadar
- Techdirt
- Techmeme
- The Markup
- The Tech Report
- The Verge
- TheFeature
- Tom's Hardware
- VentureBeat
- Xconomy
- ZDNET
- Zeropaid.com
Download websites
- CNET
- CNET Download
- FileHippo
- GameSpy
- GhostTunes
- Guvera
- MacUpdate
- OldVersion.com
- Softonic
- Softpedia
- Softwareload
- Tucows
- WinFiles
Former CBS Interactive websites
- Audacy
- CNET
- Chowhound
- Eventful
- GameFAQs
- GameSpot
- Giant Bomb
- MP3.com
- Metacritic
- MetroLyrics
- MovieTickets.com
- TV.com
- TechRepublic
- WinFiles
- ZDNET
Red Ventures
- Bankrate
- CNET
- Chowhound
- Healthline
- Lonely Planet
- Medical News Today
- MetroLyrics
- Philippe von Borries
- Red Ventures
- The Points Guy
- Uswitch
- ZDNET
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNET
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, Inside Mac Games, James Kim, KKSF, LimeWire, Mac (computer), Metacritic, Microsoft Windows, MP3.com, Native advertising, New media, Newsweek, Online advertising, Op-ed, Options backdating, PaidContent, Paramount Global, Paramount Streaming, PCMag, Peer-to-peer file sharing, PepsiCo, PR Newswire, Razer Inc., Red Ventures, Review aggregator, Ryan Seacrest, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Chronicle, Search engine optimization, Second-level domain, Slingbox, SoftBank Group, Spanish language, Spyware, Streaming television, Subsidiary, Switzerland, Syfy, TechCrunch, TechRadar, TechRepublic, The Independent, The New York Times, The Register, The Verge, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time (magazine), TorrentFreak, Trademark infringement, TV.com, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, United States, United States dollar, USA Network, USA Today, Video game, WAMG, Wayback Machine, Webshots, Wikipedia community, Wired (magazine), XM Satellite Radio, ZDNET, Ziff Davis.