Founded in 1997 this site is visited by 20 million persons every month and one of the most wonderful sites in the web world.
It is being managed by New York Times. The site is big treasure of general knowledge. It helps you to solve almost every problem you may be having. This great feat has been possible because a large pool of human talent is behind it. There are large number of guides in the team. Whether it be business, psychology, sexology, home repair and decorating ideas, recipes, movie trailers, or car buying tips, the Guides offer
practical advice and solutions for every day life. The content of the site is
relevant to everybody’s interest and needs. The guides are smart, passionate, accomplished people who are experts in their field. They live and work in over 20 countries. About.com always in need of talented guides. Details can be had by visiting the site.
According to Nielsen of Net Ratings, About.com is a top 15 Web property used by one out of every five people on the Internet. It holds a valued role in the lives of more than 20 million opinion leaders as a preferred source of original consumer information and advice. The Guides are the heart and soul of the About.com experience, sharing their passions across 50,000+ topics and offering actionable information and advice that is always useful, practical and personally relevant. Our robust library almost one million pieces of original content represents one of the largest of its kind on the Web today.
About.com has unparalleled reach and an extensive viewership that connects to more women than iVillage.com, more men than ESPN.com and more teens than MTV.com. Together, the practical solutions offered on About.com generate millions of page views.
About.Com was founded in 1997 (as The Mining Company) by Scott Kurnit and a dedicated group of entrepreneurs. It was re-named About.Com in 1999 to reflect its growing breadth of content, services and ease of use. In 2001, About, Inc. was acquired by PRIMEDIA Inc. In 2005 About, Inc. was acquired by The New York Times Company.
If you have not visited about.com your knowledge about internet will always remain incomplete.
An Abstract by : Anandrahi