TechRepublic

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TechRepublic
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Type of site
Online magazine
Online community
Available inEnglish
OwnerTechnologyAdvice
Created byTom Cottingham and
Kim Spalding
Key peopleChris Bernard (Managing Editor, Enterprise Division)
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Launched1997; 29 years ago (1997)

TechRepublic is an online trade publication and social community for IT professionals, providing advice on best practices and tools for the needs of IT decision-makers.[1][2]

It was founded in 1997 in Louisville, Kentucky, by Tom Cottingham and Kim Spalding,[3] and debuted as a website in May 1999.[4]

The site was purchased by CNET Networks in 2001 for $23 million.[5] TechRepublic was a part of the Red Ventures business portfolio alongside ZDNet, CNET, GameSpot, and Metacritic.

On August 9, 2021, a Nashville-based technology marketing company, TechnologyAdvice, announced the acquisition of TechRepublic.[6]

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