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.
It was founded in 1997 in
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the list of United States cities by population, 27th-most-populous city ...
, by Tom Cottingham and Kim Spalding,
and debuted as a website in May 1999.
The site was purchased by
CNET Networks in 2001 for $23 million. TechRepublic was a part of the
Red Ventures business portfolio alongside
ZDNet,
CNET,
GameSpot, and
Metacritic
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.
On August 9, 2021, a Nashville-based technology marketing company, TechnologyAdvice, announced the acquisition of TechRepublic.
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Computing websites
Former CBS Interactive websites
Internet properties established in 1997
1997 establishments in Kentucky
2021 mergers and acquisitions
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