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About.com

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 Tracking Cookie: Any cookie that is shared among two or more web pages for the purpose of tracking a user's surfing history.

 

Origins

 

Group

 About.com

Vendor

 About.Com was founded in 1997 (as The Mining Company) by Scott Kurnit and a dedicated group of entrepreneurs. It was re-named About.Com in 1999 to reflect its growing breadth of content, services and ease of use. In 2000, About, Inc. was acquired by PRIMEDIA Inc. (NYSE: PRM). PRIMEDIA is the leading targeted media company in the United States. With 2003 revenues from continuing businesses of $1.3 billion, our properties deliver content via print as well as the Internet, live events and video and offer highly effective advertising and marketing solutions in some of the most sought after niche markets. PRIMEDIA Enthusiast Media includes more than 120 consumer magazines, their Web sites and About.com, and is the #1 special interest magazine publisher in the U.S. with well-known brands such as Motor Trend, Automobile, Creating Keepsakes, In-Fisherman, Power & Motoryacht, Hot Rod, Snowboarder, Stereophile and Surfer. PRIMEDIA Consumer Guides is the #1 publisher and distributor of free consumer guides, with Apartment Guide, Auto Guide and New Homes Guide. PRIMEDIA Business Information has leading positions in 20 market sectors such as Agribusiness, Communications, Entertainment, Marketing and Transportation. PRIMEDIA Education and Training includes Channel One and other educational and training products.

Mailing Address

 249 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011

Date of Origin

 August, 2003
 

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

 Follow these steps to remove About.com from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.

 


 
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