• 1999

Company Description

Answers.com is an Internet-based knowledge exchange, which includes WikiAnswers, ReferenceAnswers, VideoAnswers, and five international language Q&A communities. The Answers.com domain name was purchased by entrepeneurs Bill Gross and Henrik Jones at idealab in 1996. The domain name was acquired by NetShepard and subsequently sold to GuruNet. The website is the primary product of the Answers Corporation (previously GuruNet), an Israel-based Internet reference and Q&A company with offices in New York City and Jerusalem, founded by Bob Rosenschein in 1999. The site supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Tagalog. WikiAnswers is a community-generated social knowledge Q&A platform, using wiki-based technologies.

  • Manufacturer:

    Software
  • Formed:

    1999
  • Founders:

    Bob Rosenschein
  • Company Website:

  • Company Address:

    237 W. 35th Street, Suite 1101
    New York, NY 10001
    United States
  • CEO:

    • David Karandish
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