Womensforum is a United States-based online community website for women.
Type of site | Women's community website |
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Available in | English |
URL | womensforum |
Launched | 1996 |
Based in Chicago, Illinois, it was co-created by Jodi Turek and Mark Kaufman in 1996.[1] The network of sites aggregated and promoted content from partner websites aimed at their demographic.[2] Womensforum.com offered content from a wide range of topics such as health, family, home, fashion, career, pop culture, and relationships.[3] In 2000, the website obtained $17 million in financing from venture capital firm VantagePoint Venture Partners.[4] As of April 2008, Womensforum was ranked in the top 10 U.S. gaining properties based on unique visitors.[5] As of July 2008, Womensforum had over 40 sites in its network and received more than 6.7 million visitors each month.[6] As of October 2009, WomensForum partner sites[7] had grown to more than 50. Some of their partners included Babynames.com, and CopyKat.com.