Zip2

Zip2 Corp.
FormerlyGlobal Link Information Network (1995–1996)
Company typePrivate
FoundedNovember 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)
Founder
DefunctJuly 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)
(7 years, 8 months and 22 days)
FatePurchased by Compaq Computer
Headquarters,
Area served
United States
Products
  • Zip2.com
  • Auto Guide
ParentCompaq Computer (1999–)
Websitezip2.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 February 1999)
Footnotes / references
[1]

Zip2 Corp.[2] was a company that provided and licensed online city guide software to newspapers.[3] The company was founded in Palo Alto, California as Global Link Information Network, Inc. on November 9, 1995,[4] by Greg Kouri and brothers Elon and Kimbal Musk. Initially, Global Link provided local businesses with an Internet presence,[5]: 61  but later began to assist newspapers in designing online city guides before being purchased by Compaq Computer in 2000.

  1. ^ "Termination". Secretary of State of California. July 28, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Amendment". Secretary of State of California. August 19, 1996. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Outing, Steve (October 24, 1997). "Zip2 Plays Up National Network Card". Editor & Publisher. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Initial Filing". Secretary of State of California. November 6, 1995. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Vance, Ashley (2015). Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062301239.