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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Ziff-Davis_Blue.svg/220px-Ziff-Davis_Blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Ziff-Davis_Blue.svg/330px-Ziff-Davis_Blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Ziff-Davis_Blue.svg/440px-Ziff-Davis_Blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="582" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/J2_Global" title="J2 Global">J2 Global, Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Public_company" title="Public company">Public</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">Traded as</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasdaq" title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/zd">ZD</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/S%26P_600" title="S&P 600">S&P 600</a> component</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Digital_media" title="Digital media">Digital media</a> and <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">internet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J2_Global" title="J2 Global">J2 Global, Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">August 1927<span class="noprint">; 97 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1927-08</span>)</span> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founders</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Bernard_Ziff_Sr." title="William Bernard Ziff Sr.">Bill Ziff Sr.</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_George_Davis" title="Bernard George Davis">Bernard Davis</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Vivek Shah (<a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a>)</li><li>Bret Richter (<a href="/wiki/CFO" class="mw-redirect" title="CFO">CFO</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data">Multimedia, software, video games, data licensing</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>1.4</span> billion (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$63</span> million (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$3.7</span> billion (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$1.8</span> billion (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,800 (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ziffdavis.com">ziffdavis<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><b>Footnotes / references</b><br /><sup id="cite_ref-Ziff-Davis-10-K-Report-2024_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ziff-Davis-10-K-Report-2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ziff Davis, Inc.</b> is an American <a href="/wiki/Digital_media" title="Digital media">digital media</a> and <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">internet</a> company. Founded in 1927 by <a href="/wiki/William_Bernard_Ziff_Sr." title="William Bernard Ziff Sr.">William Bernard Ziff Sr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bernard_George_Davis" title="Bernard George Davis">Bernard George Davis</a>, the company primarily owns technology- and health-oriented media websites, <a href="/wiki/Online_shopping" title="Online shopping">online shopping</a>-related services, <a href="/wiki/Internet_connectivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet connectivity">internet connectivity</a> services, gaming and entertainment brands, and cybersecurity and martech (marketing technology) tools.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, the company was predominantly a publisher of hobbyist magazines. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ziff_davis_logo-page-001.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Ziff_davis_logo-page-001.svg/250px-Ziff_davis_logo-page-001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Ziff_davis_logo-page-001.svg/330px-Ziff_davis_logo-page-001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Ziff_davis_logo-page-001.svg/500px-Ziff_davis_logo-page-001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="991" data-file-height="388" /></a><figcaption>Logo until 2021</figcaption></figure> <p>The company was founded by William B. Ziff Company publisher Bill Ziff Sr. with Bernard Davis. Upon Bill Ziff's death in 1953,<sup id="cite_ref-BillJrObit_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BillJrObit-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/William_B._Ziff_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="William B. Ziff Jr.">William B. Ziff Jr.</a>, his son, returned from Germany to lead the company. In 1958, Bernard Davis sold Ziff Jr. his share of Ziff Davis to found Davis Publications, Inc.;<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ziff Davis continued to use the Davis surname as Ziff-Davis.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout most of Ziff Davis' history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich technical hobbies such as cars, photography, and electronics. Since 1980, Ziff Davis has primarily published computer-related magazines and related websites, establishing Ziff Davis as an Internet information company. </p><p>In October 1994, Ziff Davis announced its sale to investment firm <a href="/wiki/Forstmann_Little_%26_Company" title="Forstmann Little & Company">Forstmann Little & Company</a> for $1.4 billion. A small <a href="/wiki/Foster_City,_California" title="Foster City, California">Foster City</a>-based television operation named "ZD-TV" was listed as a company asset.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ziff Davis had several broadcasting properties, first during the mid-1970s, and later with its own technology network <a href="/wiki/ZDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="ZDTV">ZDTV</a>, later renamed to <a href="/wiki/TechTV" title="TechTV">TechTV</a>, that was sold to <a href="/wiki/Vulcan_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Vulcan Inc.">Vulcan Ventures</a> in 2001. Ziff Davis' magazine publishing and Internet operations offices are based in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, and <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>. </p><p>On January 6, 2009, the company sold <a href="/wiki/1UP.com" class="mw-redirect" title="1UP.com">1UP.com</a> to <a href="/wiki/Hearst_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hearst Corporation">Hearst</a>'s <a href="/wiki/UGO_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="UGO Entertainment">UGO Entertainment</a> and announced the January 2009 issue of the long-running <i><a href="/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly" title="Electronic Gaming Monthly">Electronic Gaming Monthly</a></i> magazine would be its last.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Former <a href="/wiki/Time_Inc." title="Time Inc.">Time Inc.</a> executive <a href="/wiki/Vivek_R._Shah" title="Vivek R. Shah">Vivek R. Shah</a>, with financial backing from Boston <a href="/wiki/Private_equity" title="Private equity">private equity</a> company Great Hill Partners, announced on June 4, 2010, the acquisition of Ziff Davis Inc. as the "first step in building a new digital media company that specializes in producing and distributing content for consumers making important buying decisions."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 12, 2012, Ziff Davis Inc., was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Cloud_computing" title="Cloud computing">cloud computing</a> services company <a href="/wiki/J2_Global" title="J2 Global">J2 Global</a> for $167 million cash.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to an October 2015 <i>Fortune</i> article, Ziff Davis comprised 30% of parent company J2 Global's $600 million annual revenue in 2014 and was increasing 15% to 20% each year. Analyst Gregory Burns of Sidoti & Company calculated that Ziff Davis is worth $1.9 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2021, J2 Global announced that it would spin off its cloud services business as Consensus; the transaction was approved by its shareholders in September 2021, with J2 Global consisting primarily of its media business and <a href="/wiki/VPN_service" title="VPN service">VPN services</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and subsequently taking on the Ziff Davis, Inc. name and "ZD" <a href="/wiki/Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">ticker symbol</a>, essentially converting the Ziff Davis purchase into a <a href="/wiki/Reverse_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverse merger">reverse merger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Popular_Aviation"><i>Popular Aviation</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Popular Aviation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Popular_Aviation_June_1928.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Popular_Aviation_June_1928.jpg/220px-Popular_Aviation_June_1928.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="298" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Popular_Aviation_June_1928.jpg/330px-Popular_Aviation_June_1928.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Popular_Aviation_June_1928.jpg/440px-Popular_Aviation_June_1928.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2550" data-file-height="3450" /></a><figcaption>An early (June 1928) issue of <i><a href="/wiki/Popular_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Popular Aviation">Popular Aviation</a></i>; the first magazine published by Ziff Davis. Artwork by Stewart Rouse. Ziff-Davis titles featured painted covers throughout the following decade.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>William B. Ziff Company</b>, founded in 1920, was a successful Chicago <a href="/wiki/Advertising_agency" title="Advertising agency">advertising agency</a> that secured advertising from national companies such as <a href="/wiki/Procter_%26_Gamble" title="Procter & Gamble">Procter & Gamble</a> for virtually all <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> weekly newspapers. In 1923, Ziff acquired E. C. Auld Company, a Chicago publishing house. Ziff's first venture in magazine publishing was <i>Ziff's Magazine</i>, which featured short stories, one-act plays, humorous verse, and jokes. The title was changed to <i>America's Humor</i> in April 1926.<sup id="cite_ref-Ziff_Obituary_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ziff_Obituary-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ziff_Biography_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ziff_Biography-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bernard George Davis was the student editor of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh">University of Pittsburgh</a>'s humor magazine, the <i>Pitt Panther</i>, and was active in the Association of College Comics of the East. During his senior year he attended the association's convention and met William B. Ziff. When Davis graduated in 1927 he joined Ziff as the editor of <i>America's Humor</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Davis_Obituary_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davis_Obituary-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Davis_Biography_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davis_Biography-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ziff, who had been an aviator in <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, created <i>Popular Aviation</i> in August 1927 that was published by <b>Popular Aviation Publishing Company</b> of Chicago, Illinois. Under editor Harley W. Mitchell it became the largest aviation magazine, with a circulation of 100,000 in 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-Time_June_1929_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Time_June_1929-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The magazine's title became <i>Aeronautics</i> in June 1929 and the publishing company's name became <b>Aeronautical Publications, Inc.</b> The title was changed back to <i>Popular Aviation</i> in July 1930. The magazine became <i><a href="/wiki/Flying_(magazine)" title="Flying (magazine)">Flying</a></i> in 1942 and is still published today by the <a href="/wiki/Bonnier_Corporation" title="Bonnier Corporation">Bonnier Corporation</a>. The magazine celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2017. </p><p>The company histories normally give the founding date as 1927. This is when B.G. Davis joined and <i>Popular Aviation</i> magazine started. However, it was not until 1936 that the company became the "<b>Ziff-Davis Publishing Company</b>". (<i>Popular Aviation</i>, April 1936, was the first issue by Ziff-Davis Publishing.) Davis was given a substantial minority equity interest in the company and was appointed a vice-president and director. He was later named president in 1946. Davis was a photography enthusiast and the editor of the <i><a href="/wiki/Popular_Photography" title="Popular Photography">Popular Photography</a></i> magazine started in May 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-Davis_Biography_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davis_Biography-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fiction,_hobbyist_and_bridal_magazines"><span id="Fiction.2C_hobbyist_and_bridal_magazines"></span>Fiction, hobbyist and bridal magazines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fiction, hobbyist and bridal magazines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early 1938, Ziff-Davis acquired the magazines <i><a href="/wiki/Radio_News" title="Radio News">Radio News</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Amazing_Stories" title="Amazing Stories">Amazing Stories</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These were started by <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback" title="Hugo Gernsback">Hugo Gernsback</a> but sold as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Experimenter_Publishing_bankruptcy" class="mw-redirect" title="Experimenter Publishing bankruptcy">Experimenter Publishing bankruptcy</a> in 1929. Both magazines had declined since the bankruptcy but the resources of Ziff-Davis rejuvenated them starting with the April 1938 issues. <i>Radio News</i> was published until 1972. The magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Popular_Electronics" title="Popular Electronics">Popular Electronics</a></i>, derived from <i>Radio News</i>, was begun in 1955 and published until 1985. <i>Amazing Stories</i> was a leading <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science fiction</a> magazine and Ziff Davis soon added a new companion, <i>Fantastic Adventures</i> (FA). In 1954 <i>FA</i> was merged into the newer magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Fantastic_(magazine)" title="Fantastic (magazine)">Fantastic</a></i>, founded in 1952 to great initial success. ZD published a number of other <a href="/wiki/Pulp_magazines" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulp magazines">pulp magazines</a> and, later, <a href="/wiki/Digest-sized" class="mw-redirect" title="Digest-sized">digest-sized</a> fiction magazines during the 1940s and 1950s, and continued to publish <i>Amazing</i> and <i>Fantastic</i> until 1965. </p><p>Ziff-Davis published <a href="/wiki/Comic_books" class="mw-redirect" title="Comic books">comic books</a> during the early 1950s, operating by their own name and also the name <b>Approved Comics</b>. Eschewing <a href="/wiki/Superheroes" class="mw-redirect" title="Superheroes">superheroes</a>, they published <a href="/wiki/Horror_comics" title="Horror comics">horror</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crime_comics" title="Crime comics">crime</a>, sports, <a href="/wiki/Romance_comics" title="Romance comics">romance</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Western_comics" title="Western comics">Western comics</a>, though most titles did not last more than a few issues. <a href="/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a> co-creator <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel">Jerry Siegel</a> was the art director of the comics line; other notable creators who worked for Ziff-Davis Comics included <a href="/wiki/John_Buscema" title="John Buscema">John Buscema</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sid_Greene" title="Sid Greene">Sid Greene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Haney" title="Bob Haney">Bob Haney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Kweskin" title="Sam Kweskin">Sam Kweskin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Lapick" title="Rudy Lapick">Rudy Lapick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Lazarus" title="Richard Lazarus">Richard Lazarus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mort_Leav" title="Mort Leav">Mort Leav</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_S._Newman" title="Paul S. Newman">Paul S. Newman</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Roussos" title="George Roussos">George Roussos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Sekowsky" title="Mike Sekowsky">Mike Sekowsky</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Schroeder" title="Ernie Schroeder">Ernie Schroeder</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ogden_Whitney" title="Ogden Whitney">Ogden Whitney</a>. In 1953, the company mostly abandoned comics, selling its most popular titles—the romance comics <i>Cinderella Love</i> and <i>Romantic Love</i>, the Western <i>Kid Cowboy</i>, and the jungle adventure <i>Wild Boy of the Congo</i>—to <a href="/wiki/St._John_Publications" title="St. John Publications">St. John Publications</a>. Ziff-Davis continued to publish one title, <i><a href="/wiki/G.I._Joe_(comics)" title="G.I. Joe (comics)">G.I. Joe</a></i>, until 1957, a total of 51 issues. </p><p>From 1958, under the direction of sole owner Bill Ziff Jr., a <a href="/wiki/Polymath" title="Polymath">polymath</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Photographic_memory" class="mw-redirect" title="Photographic memory">photographic memory</a>, Ziff-Davis became a successful publisher of enthusiast magazines, purchasing titles like <i><a href="/wiki/Car_and_Driver" title="Car and Driver">Car and Driver</a></i>, and tailoring content for enthusiasts as well as purchasing agents ("brand specifiers"); the company was able to attract advertising money that other, general-interest publications were losing.<sup id="cite_ref-BillJrObit_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BillJrObit-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1958, Ziff-Davis began publishing a magazine, <i>HiFi and Music Review</i>, for the growing hobby of <a href="/wiki/High_fidelity" title="High fidelity">high fidelity</a> equipment. Ultimately, the magazine evolved into <i><a href="/wiki/Stereo_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="Stereo Review">Stereo Review</a></i>. ZD also became a prolific publisher of photography and boating magazines during this period, and such magazines as <i>Modern Bride</i>; after the sale of <i>Fantastic</i> and <i>Amazing</i> in 1965, their editor <a href="/wiki/Cele_Goldsmith_Lalli" title="Cele Goldsmith Lalli">Cele Goldsmith Lalli</a> began working on the bridal magazines, becoming a notable and influential editor in that field before retirement. </p><p>During the 1970s and 1980s, the company's success increased with this strategy, and a rapidly expanding interest in electronics and computing. With titles such as <i><a href="/wiki/PC_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="PC Magazine">PC Magazine</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Popular_Electronics" title="Popular Electronics">Popular Electronics</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Computer_Shopper_(US_magazine)" title="Computer Shopper (US magazine)">Computer Shopper</a></i>, Ziff Davis became the leading technology magazine business. </p><p>Ziff Davis sold the majority of its consumer magazines to <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> and its trade magazines to <a href="/wiki/News_Corporation_(1980%E2%80%932013)" class="mw-redirect" title="News Corporation (1980–2013)">News Corporation</a> in 1984, keeping its computer magazines.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS_1984_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS_1984-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_stations">Television stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Television stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1979, Ziff Davis expanded into broadcasting, after an acquisition of television stations originally owned by greeting card company <a href="/wiki/Rust_Craft_Greeting_Card_Company" title="Rust Craft Greeting Card Company">Rust Craft</a>. Ziff Davis's stations included <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> affiliates <a href="/wiki/WROC-TV" title="WROC-TV">WROC-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester, New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/WRCB-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WRCB-TV">WRCB-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga, Tennessee</a>, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> affiliates <a href="/wiki/WEYI-TV" title="WEYI-TV">WEYI-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Saginaw,_Michigan" title="Saginaw, Michigan">Saginaw, Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/WRDW-TV" title="WRDW-TV">WRDW-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia" title="Augusta, Georgia">Augusta, Georgia</a> and <a href="/wiki/WTOV" class="mw-redirect" title="WTOV">WSTV-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Steubenville,_Ohio" title="Steubenville, Ohio">Steubenville, Ohio</a> (which changed its name to WTOV-TV and its network affiliation to NBC after Ziff Davis assumed control of the station), and <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> affiliate <a href="/wiki/WCWJ" title="WCWJ">WJKS-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> (which would also switch to NBC soon after its acquisition was finalized). These stations would be sold to other owners by the mid-1980s—most of these would become owned by a new ownership group, "Television Station Partners", the exceptions being WRCB (which would be sold to <a href="/wiki/Sarkes_Tarzian" title="Sarkes Tarzian">Sarkes Tarzian</a>) and WJKS (which was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Media_General" title="Media General">Media General</a>). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/City_of_license" title="City of license">City of license</a> / <a href="/wiki/Media_market" title="Media market">Market</a> </th> <th scope="col">Station </th> <th scope="col">Channel </th> <th scope="col">Years owned </th> <th scope="col">Current status </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, FL</a> </td> <th scope="row">WJKS-TV </th> <td>17</td> <td>1979–1982</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a> affiliate <a href="/wiki/WCWJ" title="WCWJ">WCWJ</a>, owned by <a href="/wiki/Graham_Media_Group" title="Graham Media Group">Graham Media Group</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia" title="Augusta, Georgia">Augusta, GA</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/WRDW-TV" title="WRDW-TV">WRDW-TV</a> </th> <td>12</td> <td>1979–1983</td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> affiliate owned by <a href="/wiki/Gray_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Gray Television">Gray Television</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saginaw,_Michigan" title="Saginaw, Michigan">Saginaw</a>–<a href="/wiki/Flint,_Michigan" title="Flint, Michigan">Flint, MI</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/WEYI-TV" title="WEYI-TV">WEYI-TV</a> </th> <td>25</td> <td>1979–1983</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> affiliate owned by <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Williams#Howard_Stirk_Holdings" title="Armstrong Williams">Howard Stirk Holdings</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester, NY</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/WROC-TV" title="WROC-TV">WROC-TV</a> </th> <td>8</td> <td>1979–1983</td> <td>CBS affiliate owned by <a href="/wiki/Nexstar_Media_Group" title="Nexstar Media Group">Nexstar Media Group</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steubenville,_Ohio" title="Steubenville, Ohio">Steubenville, OH</a>–<a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling, WV</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/WTOV-TV" title="WTOV-TV">WTOV-TV</a> </th> <td>9</td> <td>1979–1983</td> <td>NBC affiliate owned by <a href="/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group" title="Sinclair Broadcast Group">Sinclair Broadcast Group</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga, TN</a> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/WRCB" title="WRCB">WRCB-TV</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>1979–1982</td> <td>NBC affiliate owned by <a href="/wiki/Sarkes_Tarzian,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.">Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Popular_Electronics" title="Popular Electronics">Popular Electronics</a></i> and, more briefly, <i><a href="/wiki/Electronics_World" title="Electronics World">Electronics World</a></i>. This resulted more or less directly in its interest in home-computer magazines. From that time, Ziff Davis became a major publisher of computer and Internet-related publishing. It acquired <i><a href="/wiki/PC_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="PC Magazine">PC Magazine</a></i> in 1982,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Trade_journal" class="mw-redirect" title="Trade journal">trade journal</a> <i><a href="/wiki/MacWEEK" title="MacWEEK">MacWEEK</a></i> in 1988. In 1991, the company initiated ZiffNet, a subscription service that offered computing information to users of <a href="/wiki/CompuServe" title="CompuServe">CompuServe</a>. This grew into the news website <a href="/wiki/ZDNet" class="mw-redirect" title="ZDNet">ZDNet</a>, launched in late 1994. In 1995 it initiated the magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Internet_Life" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Internet Life">Yahoo! Internet Life</a></i>, initially as <i>ZD Internet Life</i>. The magazine was meant to accompany and complement the site <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo!">Yahoo!</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IDCH_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDCH-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Owner <a href="/wiki/William_Bernard_Ziff_Jr." title="William Bernard Ziff Jr.">William Bernard Ziff Jr.</a> had wanted to give the business to his sons—Daniel, Dirk and Robert—but they did not want the responsibility. In 1994, he announced the sale of the publishing group to <a href="/wiki/Forstmann_Little_%26_Company" title="Forstmann Little & Company">Forstmann Little & Company</a> for US$1.4 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was then sold to <a href="/wiki/SoftBank" class="mw-redirect" title="SoftBank">SoftBank</a> a year later.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, Ziff Davis started the ZDTV channel, a technology-themed <a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">television network</a>. </p><p>From 1999 through 2000, as part of an effort to restructure Ziff-Davis Inc, <a href="/wiki/SoftBank" class="mw-redirect" title="SoftBank">SoftBank</a> would sell ZDTV to <a href="/wiki/Paul_Allen" title="Paul Allen">Paul Allen</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Vulcan_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Vulcan Inc.">Vulcan Inc.</a> which would later be renamed to <a href="/wiki/TechTV" title="TechTV">TechTV</a>, and spin off ZD and ZDNet.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also sold its magazine division to Willis Stein & Partners L.P. for $780 million.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2000, CNET Networks agreed to acquire Ziff-Davis Inc. for $1.6 billion in stock.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The combined company was considered the eighth-largest internet company.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2004, Ziff Davis has annually hosted a <a href="/wiki/Trade_show" title="Trade show">trade show</a> in New York City known as DigitalLife.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DigitalLife showcases the newest technology in consumer electronics, gaming and entertainment. Unlike <a href="/wiki/E3_(Electronic_Entertainment_Expo)" class="mw-redirect" title="E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)">E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Worldwide_Developers_Conference" title="Worldwide Developers Conference">Worldwide Developers Conference</a>, DigitalLife is open to the public. </p><p>In November 2006, Ziff Davis announced the cancellation of <i><a href="/wiki/Official_U.S._PlayStation_Magazine" title="Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine">Official PlayStation Magazine</a></i>. They cited a lack of interest in the magazine (and its demo disk) due to digital distribution. <i>OPM</i> had begun in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ziff_Davis_Media_Inc.">Ziff Davis Media Inc.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ziff Davis Media Inc."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2001, the new company <b>Ziff Davis Media Inc.</b>, a partnership of <a href="/wiki/Willis_Stein_%26_Partners" title="Willis Stein & Partners">Willis Stein & Partners</a> and James Dunning (former Ziff Davis CEO, chairman, and president), made an agreement with <a href="/wiki/CNET" title="CNET">CNET</a> Networks Inc. and ZDNet to acquire the URLs of Ziff Davis.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ziff Davis Media Inc. gained thereby the online content licensing rights to 11 publications, including <i>PC Magazine</i>, <i>CIO Insight</i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/EWEEK" class="mw-redirect" title="EWEEK">eWEEK</a></i>, webpage of industry insider Spencer Katt.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2007, Ziff Davis Media announced the sale of its enterprise (B2B or business-to-business) division to <a href="/wiki/Insight_Venture_Partners" class="mw-redirect" title="Insight Venture Partners">Insight Venture Partners</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sale included all B2B publications, which include <i>eWeek</i>, Baseline, and CIOinsight, and all related online properties. The enterprise division is now an independent company named <b>Ziff Davis Enterprise Group</b> (ZDE). </p><p>On March 5, 2008, Ziff Davis Media Inc. announced it had filed for <a href="/wiki/Chapter_11,_Title_11,_United_States_Code" title="Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code">Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection</a> in order to restructure its debt and operations.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and emerged, after a court supervised <a href="/wiki/Corporate_restructuring" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporate restructuring">corporate restructuring</a> in July 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In conjunction with this announcement they also stated that they are discontinuing their print copy of PC Magazine. According to <a href="/w/index.php?title=BtoB_Magazine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BtoB Magazine (page does not exist)">BtoBonline</a>, Ziff Davis Media made an agreement with an ad hoc group of noteholders, who will provide $24.5 million to fund the company's operations and help plan the restructuring.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acquisition_by_Great_Hill_Partners">Acquisition by Great Hill Partners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Acquisition by Great Hill Partners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2010, Boston private equity firm, Great Hill Partners, purchased Ziff Davis, with online media executive Vivek Shah. At the time, Ziff Davis properties consisted of PCMag.com, ExtremeTech, GearLog, GoodCleanTech, DLtv, AppScout, CrankyGeeks, Smart Device Central and TechSaver.com, and reached over 7 million users a month.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shah, with intentions of revitalizing the business, serial purchased logicbuy.com,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> geek.com,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> computershopper.com,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> toolbox.com,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Focus Research. Focus Research was a major provider of online research to enterprise buyers and high-quality leads to IT vendors, operating ITManagement.com, ITSecurity.com, VOIP-News.com and InsideCRM.com.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later renamed to Ziff Davis B2B Focus and operated as a stand-alone unit within Ziff Davis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sale_to_J2_Global">Sale to J2 Global</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sale to J2 Global"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 16, 2012, Great Hill sold the company to J2 Global, a provider of cloud services. The purchase price was $175 million, approximately 2.9 times the estimated 2013 revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> J2 Global actually paid $167 million in an all-cash deal.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 4, 2013, Ziff Davis acquired <a href="/wiki/IGN_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="IGN Entertainment">IGN Entertainment</a> from <a href="/wiki/News_Corporation_(1980%E2%80%932013)" class="mw-redirect" title="News Corporation (1980–2013)">News Corporation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ds-ziff_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ds-ziff-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon afterward, Ziff Davis announced the discontinuation of the <a href="/wiki/1UP.com" class="mw-redirect" title="1UP.com">1UP.com</a>, <a href="/wiki/UGO.com" class="mw-redirect" title="UGO.com">UGO.com</a>, and <a href="/wiki/GameSpy.com" class="mw-redirect" title="GameSpy.com">GameSpy.com</a> sites in order to "[focus] on our two flagship brands, IGN and AskMen".<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, Ziff Davis acquired NetShelter, a display advertising network oriented towards consumer electronics and technology publishers, from ImPowered.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 2013, Ziff Davis acquired TechBargains.com, a deal aggregation site for consumer electronics.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Ziff Davis acquired eMedia Communications from <a href="/wiki/Reed_Business_Information" class="mw-redirect" title="Reed Business Information">Reed Business Information</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2014, Ziff Davis acquired Ookla, owner of <a href="/wiki/Speedtest.net" title="Speedtest.net">Speedtest.net</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Ziff Davis acquired <a href="/wiki/Offers.com" title="Offers.com">Offers.com</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an online source of offers, deals, coupons, coupon codes, promos, free trials, and more. </p><p>In October 2016, Ziff Davis entered into an agreement to acquire <a href="/wiki/Everyday_Health" title="Everyday Health">Everyday Health</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal was completed in December of that year.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Ziff Davis acquired <a href="/wiki/Mashable" title="Mashable">Mashable</a>, an American entertainment, culture, tech, science and social good digital media platform, for $50 million.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following its acquisition of Mashable, Ziff Davis announced that it would implement longer, more in-depth content to boost the site's search traffic and restructure the platform to reduce costs.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Ziff Davis had 117 million readers, reaching 115 countries with 60 international editions.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of Ziff Davis' international editions are partnerships with local publishers, all of whom use a domestic content management system. The common CMS lets oversea editions get content from Ziff Davis' owned-and-operated markets and re-purpose it for their own editions. To establish itself in foreign markets, Ziff Davis asks its local partner to hold events. Popular past events include <a href="/wiki/IGN_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="IGN Convention">IGN Convention</a> Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2018, employees from Mashable, PCMag, AskMen, and Geek.com formed a union with the NewsGuild of New York.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ziff Davis Creators Guild finalized its first contract in June 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Ziff Davis acquired <a href="/wiki/Spiceworks" title="Spiceworks">Spiceworks</a>, a professional network for the information technology industry.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Ziff Davis acquired <a href="/wiki/RetailMeNot" title="RetailMeNot">RetailMeNot</a> for $420 million, an aggregator of coupon offers across multiple website properties.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rebrand_as_Ziff_Davis,_Inc."><span id="Rebrand_as_Ziff_Davis.2C_Inc."></span>Rebrand as Ziff Davis, Inc.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Rebrand as Ziff Davis, Inc."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2021, J2 Global announced plans to spin off its cloud fax business as a separate company known as Consensus.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the split, J2 rebranded as Ziff Davis, Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, Ziff Davis acquired <a href="/wiki/Lifehacker" title="Lifehacker">Lifehacker</a> for an undisclosed sum from <a href="/wiki/G/O_Media" title="G/O Media">G/O Media</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 6, 2024, employees at IGN publicly announced their intention to unionize as the IGN Creators Guild with <a href="/wiki/NewsGuild-CWA" title="NewsGuild-CWA">NewsGuild-CWA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ziff Davis voluntarily recognized the union later that month.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 21, 2024, it was reported that <a href="/wiki/IGN_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="IGN Entertainment">IGN Entertainment</a> had acquired the <a href="/wiki/Gamer_Network" title="Gamer Network">Gamer Network</a> from <a href="/wiki/RELX" title="RELX">ReedPop</a>. GamesIndustry.biz, <a href="/wiki/Eurogamer" title="Eurogamer">Eurogamer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_Paper_Shotgun" title="Rock Paper Shotgun">Rock Paper Shotgun</a>, <a href="/wiki/VG247" class="mw-redirect" title="VG247">VG247</a> and Dicebreaker were included in the deal. It also gained shares in <a href="/wiki/OutsideXbox" title="OutsideXbox">OutsideXbox</a>, Digital Foundry, and Hookshot (owners of NintendoLife, PushSquare, PureXbox, and Time Extension).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2024, Ziff Davis acquired <a href="/wiki/CNET" title="CNET">CNET</a> from <a href="/wiki/Red_Ventures" title="Red Ventures">Red Ventures</a> for $100 million.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 20, 2025 <a href="/wiki/404_Media" title="404 Media">404 Media</a> reported that Ziff Davis had quietly removed <a href="/wiki/Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion" title="Diversity, equity, and inclusion">Diversity, equity, and inclusion</a> language and information from its website over several weeks prior to the publishing of the report.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2025, Ziff Davis acquired <a href="/wiki/The_Skimm" title="The Skimm">The Skimm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Properties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current">Current</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Current"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AskMen" title="AskMen">AskMen</a></li> <li>BlackFriday.com</li> <li>BestBlackFriday.com</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CNET" title="CNET">CNET</a></li> <li>Deals of America<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Dicebreaker<sup id="cite_ref-:0_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downdetector" title="Downdetector">Downdetector</a></li> <li>Ekahau</li> <li>emedia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/EVoice" title="EVoice">eVoice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurogamer" title="Eurogamer">Eurogamer</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_74-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everyday_Health_Group" title="Everyday Health Group">Everyday Health Group</a> (includes Everyday Health, Diabetes Daily, Migraine Again, <a href="/wiki/DailyOM" title="DailyOM">DailyOM</a>, What to Expect, <a href="/wiki/BabyCenter" title="BabyCenter">BabyCenter</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Emma%27s_Diary" title="Emma's Diary">Emma's Diary</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ExtremeTech" title="ExtremeTech">ExtremeTech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GamesIndustry.biz" class="mw-redirect" title="GamesIndustry.biz">GamesIndustry.biz</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_74-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>HowLongToBeat.com</li> <li>HR Technologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humble_Bundle" title="Humble Bundle">Humble Bundle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IPVanish" title="IPVanish">IPVanish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lifehacker" title="Lifehacker">Lifehacker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line2" title="Line2">Line2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livedrive" title="Livedrive">Livedrive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lose_It!_(app)" title="Lose It! (app)">Lose It!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mashable" title="Mashable">Mashable</a></li> <li>MarTech Advisor</li> <li>Moz.com</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Offers.com" title="Offers.com">Offers.com</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PCMag" title="PCMag">PCMag</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RetailMeNot" title="RetailMeNot">RetailMeNot</a></li> <li>Rock Paper Shotgun<sup id="cite_ref-:0_74-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Salesify</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMTP_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="SMTP (company)">SMTP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedtest.net" title="Speedtest.net">Speedtest.net</a> by Ookla<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>MapGenie<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spiceworks" title="Spiceworks">Spiceworks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/StrongVPN" class="mw-redirect" title="StrongVPN">StrongVPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SugarSync" title="SugarSync">SugarSync</a></li> <li>TDS Gift Cards<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Techbargains.com</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Skimm" title="The Skimm">The Skimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toolbox.com" title="Toolbox.com">Toolbox.com</a></li> <li>VG247<sup id="cite_ref-:0_74-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VIPRE" title="VIPRE">VIPRE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZDNet" class="mw-redirect" title="ZDNet">ZDNet</a></li> <li>Ziff Davis Tech<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ziff Davis B2B<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sold">Sold</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>DeveloperShed.com</li> <li>eSeminars<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (sold to <a href="/wiki/QuinStreet" title="QuinStreet">QuinStreet</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly" title="Electronic Gaming Monthly">Electronic Gaming Monthly</a> (sold back to magazine founder Steve Harris)<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FileFront" class="mw-redirect" title="FileFront">FileFront</a></li> <li>GameTab.com</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GameVideos.com" class="mw-redirect" title="GameVideos.com">GameVideos.com</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EWeek" title="EWeek">Linux-Watch</a> (sold to QuinStreet)</li> <li>Linuxdevices.com<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (sold to QuinStreet)</li> <li>Microsoft Watch<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (sold to QuinStreet)</li> <li>MyCheats.com</li> <li>PDF Zone<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (sold to QuinStreet)</li> <li>Publish<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (sold to QuinStreet)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discontinued">Discontinued</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Discontinued"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1Up.com" class="mw-redirect" title="1Up.com">1Up.com</a></li> <li>A+ Magazine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Computer_Gaming_World" title="Computer Gaming World">Computer Gaming World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creative_Computing" class="mw-redirect" title="Creative Computing">Creative Computing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GameNOW" title="GameNOW">GameNOW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Games_for_Windows:_The_Official_Magazine" title="Games for Windows: The Official Magazine">Games for Windows: The Official Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GameSpy" title="GameSpy">GameSpy</a> (formerly part of IGN Network)<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GameTrailers" title="GameTrailers">GameTrailers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geek.com" title="Geek.com">Geek.com</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GMR_(magazine)" title="GMR (magazine)">GMR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MacUser_(US_edition)" title="MacUser (US edition)">MacUser</a> (US Edition, 1985–1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsystems_(magazine)" title="Microsystems (magazine)">Microsystems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_U.S._PlayStation_Magazine" title="Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine">Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine</a></li> <li>Patch Management</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PCMag" title="PCMag">PC Magazine</a> – continues online<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PC/Computing" title="PC/Computing">PC/Computing</a> (formerly Ziff-Davis Smart Business)</li> <li>Small Business Center</li> <li>Sm@rt Partner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UGO_Networks" title="UGO Networks">UGO Networks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vault_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Vault Network">Vault Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Sources" title="Windows Sources">Windows Sources</a></li> <li>Xbox Nation</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Internet_Life" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Internet Life">Yahoo! 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GameSpot, CNET Networks, November 20, 2006.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060902153800/http://www.ziffdavis.com/press/releases/060320.0.html">Ziff Davis File:Press Release</a>, Ziff Davis Reports Fourth Quarter 2005 Results. Ziff Davis Publishing Inc., October 8, 2006.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061215134959/http://www.ziffdavis.com/press/timeline">Ziff Davis Corporate Timeline</a> January 6, 2009.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ziff_Davis&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ziffdavis.com">Official website</a></span></span></li> <li>Business data for Ziff Davis, Inc.: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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