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LookSmart, Ltd.
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
Netscape revamps search engine
Aug 15 2001 01:43 PM PDT

LookSmart names E*Trade's Dubois as CFO
Aug 06 2001 03:16 AM PDT

Search engines shift taking ad money for placement
Jul 29 2001 08:58 PM PDT

LookSmart bottom line loss widens
Jul 26 2001 07:23 PM PDT

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 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
'Fess Up, Search Engines
Jul 17 2001 08:37 AM PDT

FTC Settles Kid-Privacy Charges With 5 Web Sites
Apr 19 2001 10:12 AM PDT

Gig Tracker
Nov 06 2000 12:00 AM PST

Searching for Revenue
Aug 28 2000 12:00 AM PDT

Let a Hundred Search Engines Bloom
Jul 17 2000 12:00 AM PDT

 PROFILE
If you want to look better, you might try looking smarter. LookSmart maintains a directory of more than 2.6 million Web addresses organized into about 250,000 subject categories, as well as a search engine site to help users navigate the Internet. In addition to selling advertising on its site (about 57% of sales), LookSmart licenses its search content and technology to third-party Web sites, including Microsoft's MSN portal, AltaVista, and service provider Prodigy. The company also generates revenue from e-commerce sales. Cox Enterprises owns 21% of the company, while The Reader's Digest Association owns 10%.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: LookSmart Signs Exclusivity Pact With Excite Japan
Date Announced: 04.04.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Web directory provider to be exclusive directory service on Excite's Japanese portal.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 112.60
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 130.3%
Employees: 690
Revenue per employee: $163,188.41

 KEY PEOPLE
• Evan Thornley
    CEO
• Martha Clark
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
625 Second St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
US
Phone: 415-348-7000
Fax: 415-348-7050
Online: Web Site

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