LookSmart Acquires Zeal Community Directory
By Danny Sullivan
From The Search Engine Report
Oct. 3, 2000
LookSmart has purchased the Zeal.com community search site. Similar to the Open Directory, Zeal.com uses volunteer editors to organize web sites into categories.
LookSmart
http://www.looksmart.com/
Zeal.com
http://www.zeal.com/
Community Search Blossoms
The Search Engine Report, July 5, 2000
http://searchenginewatch.internet.com/sereport/00/07-csearch.html
A look at various "community search" sites that use volunteers to assemble listings.
Looksmart Plays Community Trump Card with Zeal Acquisition
Traffick, Oct. 1, 2000
http://www.traffick.com/story/10-2000/zeal.asp
More information about the acquisition.

