Stephanie Himoff

Pluck Corp. offers integrated community platform for retailers, brands and publishers. It gives these organizations everything they need to build unique social experiences. The firm enables users to rate, review products, services and provides forums, a discussion application for open-ended conversation and interaction, as well as provides Q&A configuration, unread post tracking, managed subscription notifications, integrated polls, and other services. The company was founded in 2003 by Andrew Busey and David E. Panos and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Part of Paramount Global, ZDNet is an internet service provider. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by David Shnaider, Kevin Wells, Michael E. Kolowich. ZDNet was acquired by CNET Networks, Inc. from SoftBank Group Corp. on October 17, 2000 for $197.65 million.

DirectoryM bridges the gap between users and the information resources provided by local businesses, advertisers, publishers, and event organizers. Founded in 1999 as rfpMarket, the company first developed and deployed private label e-marketplaces and business directories. Responding to customer demand, it re-launched in 2003 as DirectoryM with a focused business model and technology to connect service providers with local users actively seeking the solutions they supply. The first partner to join the DirectoryM network was American City Business Journals (ACBJ). In 2008, DirectoryM partnered with John Wiley & Sons, Inc, publishers of Cliffnotes and the For Dummies series. This partnership has allowed the delivery of relevant information about specific topics and businesses directly toward engaged users. With its headquarters located in downtown Boston, DirectoryM also has offices in China and Latin America, and continues to expand.

SideStep, Inc. provides web-based travel search engine services. The company has alliances with travel marketers such as JetBlue Airways, Continental Airlines, Hyatt Corp., Orbitz, Best Western, and the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. SideStep was founded by Brian Barth & Nancy Ramamurthi in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.