Submit It!
Encyclopedia
Submit It!, Inc. was a privately-held Internet services company located in Bedford, Massachusetts
. The original free Submit It! service was created by Scott Banister
while he was a student at the University of Illinois. He left during his sophomore year to co-found Submit It! Inc., where he served as vice president of technology. The other co-founders were Bill Younker, the company's president and CEO
, and Larry Gormley, the vice president of product development.
In May 1997, it introduced DirectoryGuide, a compilation of Internet search engines and directories.
In October 1997, it acquired the search engine monitoring service PositionAgent from NetGambit, Inc., of Chicago
.
In December 1997, it launched ClickTrade, a service which enabled web sites to run link partner programs.
Another of the company's products was ListBot, an email list hosting service.
. Subsequently, in November 1998, LinkExchange was acquired by Microsoft
.
Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :...
. The original free Submit It! service was created by Scott Banister
Scott Banister
Scott Banister is an American entrepreneur and angel investor. He is best known as a co-founder of IronPort and an early advisor and board member at PayPal.- Biography :...
while he was a student at the University of Illinois. He left during his sophomore year to co-found Submit It! Inc., where he served as vice president of technology. The other co-founders were Bill Younker, the company's president and CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
, and Larry Gormley, the vice president of product development.
Products
The company's original product was Submit It!, a web site announcement service.In May 1997, it introduced DirectoryGuide, a compilation of Internet search engines and directories.
In October 1997, it acquired the search engine monitoring service PositionAgent from NetGambit, Inc., of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
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In December 1997, it launched ClickTrade, a service which enabled web sites to run link partner programs.
Another of the company's products was ListBot, an email list hosting service.
Acquisition
In June 1998, Submit It! Inc. was acquired by LinkExchangeLinkExchange
LinkExchange was a popular internet advertising cooperative, originally known as Internet Link Exchange or ILE.It was founded in March 1996 by 23-year-old Harvard graduates Tony Hsieh and Sanjay Madan. Ali Partovi later joined them as a third partner...
. Subsequently, in November 1998, LinkExchange was acquired by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
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