Womensforum
Encyclopedia
Womensforum is an online community
for women. Created by former television reporter and producer Jodi Turek in 1996, the site aggregates data from partner websites aimed at their demographic. Womensforum covers topics such as health, family, and job issues and advice. In 2000, the website obtained $17 million in financing from venture capital firm VantagePoint Venture Partners
. As of July 2008, Womensforum had over 40 sites in its network and received more than 6.7 million visitors each month.
As of October 2009, WomensForum partner sites had grown to more than 50 including HighBeam and Newser
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Online community
An online community is a virtual community that exists online and whose members enable its existence through taking part in membership ritual. An online community can take the form of an information system where anyone can post content, such as a Bulletin board system or one where only a restricted...
for women. Created by former television reporter and producer Jodi Turek in 1996, the site aggregates data from partner websites aimed at their demographic. Womensforum covers topics such as health, family, and job issues and advice. In 2000, the website obtained $17 million in financing from venture capital firm VantagePoint Venture Partners
VantagePoint Venture Partners
VantagePoint Capital Partners is a firm with investments in the cleantech, information technology and healthcare sectors.Founded in 1996, by Alan E. Salzman and Jim Marver, the firm has raised over $4 billion with more than $1 billion dedicated specifically to CleanTech...
. As of July 2008, Womensforum had over 40 sites in its network and received more than 6.7 million visitors each month.
As of October 2009, WomensForum partner sites had grown to more than 50 including HighBeam and Newser
Newser
Newser is an online news site based in the United States. It is the brain-child of journalist Michael Wolff, an Internet pioneer, Vanity Fair columnist, and author of the Rupert Murdoch biography, The Man Who Owns the News...
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