Type of site
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Online magazine Online community |
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Available in | English |
Owner | CBS Interactive |
Created by | Tom Cottingham and Kim Spalding |
Website | www |
Alexa rank | 2,509 March 2016[update] |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | 1997 |
Editor-in-chief Jason Hiner San Francisco, California, United States |
TechRepublic is an online trade publication and social community for IT professionals, with advice on best practices and tools for the day-to-day needs of IT decision-makers.
It was founded in 1997 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States by Tom Cottingham and Kim Spalding, and debuted as a website in May 1999. The site was purchased by CNET Networks in 2001 for $23 million.
TechRepublic is part of the CBS Interactive business portfolio alongside ZDNet, BNET, SmartPlanet and CBS MoneyWatch.