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FindArticles was a website which provided access to articles previously published in over 3,000 magazines, newspapers, journals, business reports and other sources.[1][2][3] The site offered free and paid content through the HighBeam Research database.[1] In 2007, FindArticles accessed over 11 million resource articles, going back to 1998.[4] As it grew, FindArticles moved away from an all-free model driven by advertising[5][6] to a mixture of free and paid content.[7] In 2025, the domain was sold to Web Orange, a Hong Kong based company which produces advertising-supported content unrelated to the original site.[8] Critics have cautioned it is AI generated and the journalists are fake personas.[9][10] History2000–2007: Founding and growthFindArticles was founded in 2000[11] as a partnership between LookSmart, which authored the search technology, and the Gale Group, which provided the articles for a fee.[5][12][13] By early-August 2000, the FindArticles database contained more than 862,000 articles and by September 2000, the database contained more than 1 million articles.[14] In September 2004, HighBeam Research announced that it would make 1 million premium articles from its database accessible via FindArticles.[15] By May 2005, FindArticles contained more than 5 million articles in its database.[16] In November 2006, FindArticles reported over 17.6 million unique visitors to their site.[17] In April 2007, LookSmart partnered with Blinkx to power FindArticles' video search results.[17] 2007–2025: CNET purchase and CNET ownershipFindArticles remained a part of LookSmart throughout the various changes in that company until it was sold to CNET Networks for $20.5 million on November 9, 2007, as part of a larger sell-off of LookSmart properties.[4][7][18] Looksmart's need to offload non-critical assets in the wake of poor corporate performance, along with CNET's commensurate desire to expand its library of offerings, motivated the deal.[4] Both Mashable and Wired speculated that the final purchase price was predicated on FindArticles' SEO value—i.e., the frequency with which its articles appear as search engine results.[4][19] FindArticles was part of the BNET division of CNET Networks[2] owned by CBS Interactive.[11] 2025–present: Web OrangeIn 2025, the domain was sold to Web Orange Limited, a privately held company registered in Hong Kong. The content is new and not affiliated with the original site. It is funded through advertising and commercial partnerships.[8] According to Vince Nero, it is a "phony news site" with AI generated content attributed to "fake journalists with the same names as well-known journalists at respected outlets".[9][10] Notes
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