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CNET Networks, Inc. was a media
Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a mainstream such as the population of a nation state....
 company
Corporation

A corporation is a legal entity separate from the persons that form it. It is a legal entity owned by individual stockholders. In British tradition it is the term designating a body corporate, where it can be either a corporation sole or a corporation aggregate ....
 based in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The company was co-founded in 1993 by Halsey Minor
Halsey Minor

Halsey Minor is a technology entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993 . Minor ran CNET for 8 years during which time it became one of the Internet's first companies to achieve profitability....
 and Shelby Bonnie. It was acquired by CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation is an United States media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States....
 in 2008 and its properties were merged into CBS Interactive.

994, with the help from Fox co-founder Kevin Windle, CNET produced four pilot television programs about computers, technology, and the Internet. CNET TV
CNET TV

CNET TV is a group of technology-themed television shows produced in the United States in the mid to late 1990s. It was CNET' first project....
 was composed of CNET Central, The Web, and The New Edge.






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CNET Networks, Inc. was a media
Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a mainstream such as the population of a nation state....
 company
Corporation

A corporation is a legal entity separate from the persons that form it. It is a legal entity owned by individual stockholders. In British tradition it is the term designating a body corporate, where it can be either a corporation sole or a corporation aggregate ....
 based in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The company was co-founded in 1993 by Halsey Minor
Halsey Minor

Halsey Minor is a technology entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993 . Minor ran CNET for 8 years during which time it became one of the Internet's first companies to achieve profitability....
 and Shelby Bonnie. It was acquired by CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation is an United States media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States....
 in 2008 and its properties were merged into CBS Interactive.

History

In 1994, with the help from Fox co-founder Kevin Windle, CNET produced four pilot television programs about computers, technology, and the Internet. CNET TV
CNET TV

CNET TV is a group of technology-themed television shows produced in the United States in the mid to late 1990s. It was CNET' first project....
 was composed of CNET Central, The Web, and The New Edge. CNET Central was created first and aired in syndication
Television syndication

In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows to multiple individual stations, without going through a broadcast network....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 on the USA Network
USA Network

USA Network is an United States cable television channel launched in 1977. The channel shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited Film....
. Later, it began airing on USA's sister network Sci Fi Channel
Sci Fi Channel (United States)

Sci Fi Channel, often stylized SCI FI Channel, is an American cable television channel, launched on September 24, 1992, that specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror film, and paranormal programming....
 along with The Web and The New Edge. These were later followed by TV.com in 1996. Current American Idol
American Idol

American Idol is an Television in the United States Singing airing on Fox network. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television....
 host Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest

Ryan John Seacrest is an Emmy Award-nominated United States media personality, television producer and entrepreneur. A longtime broadcaster, Seacrest gained fame as host of the Fox Broadcasting Company Reality_competition#Elimination.2FGame_shows American Idol....
 first came to national prominence at CNET, as the host of The New Edge and doing various voice-over work for CNET.

In addition, CNET produced another television technology news program called News.com that aired on CNBC beginning in 1999.

CNET acquired the Swiss-based company GDT in 1999. GDT was later renamed to CNET Channel.

In 1999, CNET granted the right to Asiacontent to set up CNET Asia, operation was brought back in December 2000.

In January 2000, the same time CNET became CNET Networks, they acquired comparison shopping site mySimon
MySimon

mySimon is a Price comparison service owned by CBS Interactive. It was founded during the Dot-com bubble by Michael Yang and Yeogirl Yun in April 1998 and acquired by CNET Networks for United States dollar700 million in January 2000 during the height of the boom....
 for $700 million.

In October 2000, CNET Networks acquired ZDNet
ZDNet

In 1991 Ziff Davis Publishing Company brought together a small, diverse set of online forums and information services under the name "ZiffNet," which later evolved into ZDNet....
 for approximately $1.6 billion. In January 2001, Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis Inc. is an American publisher and Internet company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich hobbies such as cars, photography, and electronics....
 Media, Inc. reached an agreement with CNET Networks, Inc. to regain the URLs lost in the 2000 sale of Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis Inc. is an American publisher and Internet company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich hobbies such as cars, photography, and electronics....
, Inc. to SoftBank
SoftBank

is a Japanese telecommunications and media corporation, with operations in broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-Commerce, Internet, broadmedia, technology services, finance, Mass media and marketing, and other businesses....
 Corp. a publicly traded Japanese media and technology company. In April 2001, CNET acquired TechRepublic Inc., which provides content for IT professionals from Gartner, Inc.
Gartner

Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Connecticut. It was known as The Gartner Group until 2001....
, for $23 million in cash and stock. On July 14 2004, CNET announced that it would acquire Webshots, the leading photography website for $70 million ($60 million in cash, $10 million in deferred consideration).

From 2001 to 2003, CNET operated CNET Radio on the Clear Channel
Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications is a Mass media list of conglomerates company based in the United States. Clear Channel, founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, wields considerable influence in radio broadcasting, concert promotion and hosting, and fixed advertising in the United States through its subsidiaries....
-owned KNEW
KNEW (AM)

KNEW is a radio station in San Francisco, California, Oakland, California, and San Jose, California, California, USA. KNEW is the newest of the San Francisco Bay Area's Conservatism talk radio stations, and is the flagship station of syndicated talk host Michael Savage ....
 910 AM in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay Bays in Northern California....
, WBPS 890 AM in Boston and on XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television....
. CNET Radio offered technology-themed programing. After failing to attract a sufficient audience, CNET Radio ceased operating in January 2003 due to financial losses.

On October 11, 2006, Shelby Bonnie resigned as chairman and CEO
Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking Corporate title or Administration in charge of total management of a corporation, company, non-profit organization, or government agency, reporting to the board of directors....
 as a result of stock options backdating
Options backdating

Options backdating is the practice of granting an employee stock option that is dated prior to the date that the company actually granted the option....
 scandal that occurred between 1996 and 2003. Neil Ashe was named as the new CEO.

In December 2006, James Kim
James Kim

James Kim was an United States television personality and technology analyst for the former TechTV international cable television network, reviewing products for shows including The Screen Savers, Call for Help, and Fresh Gear....
, an editor at CNET, died in the Oregon
Oregon

Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....
 wilderness. CNET hosted a memorial show and podcasts dedicated to him.

On March 1, 2007, CNET announced the public launch of BNET, a website targeted towards business managers. BNET was launched in 2005 in beta form.

Acquisition by CBS

On May 15, 2008, it was announced that CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation is an United States media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States....
 would buy CNET Networks for US$
United States dollar

The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
1.8 billion. On June 30, 2008, the acquisition was completed. Former CNET properties are now part of CBS Interactive.

Websites


CNET.com

CNET.com is CNET's online portal, providing access to CNET's reviews, news, downloads, price comparisons and CNET TV as well as web search powered by search.com.

CNET.com is divided into seven major sections, all of which can be accessed from the home or "Today on CNET" page. These sections are:

Reviews
Product and service reviews by CNET. This section can also include extras such as Internet connection speed tests, opinion articles and buying guides.

CNET News
CNET News (formerly known as News.com) is a news
NeWS

NeWS was a windowing system developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid 1980s. Originally known as "SunDew", its primary authors were James Gosling and David S....
 website dedicated to technology. Content is created by both CNET and external media agencies. A daily podcast is available which covers main stories. Some of CNET's blogs
Blog

A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video....
 also fall under this portion of the website, including Webware (Web 2.0 topics) and Crave (gadgets).

Tips & Tricks
Tips & Tricks is the learning area of CNET, offering a range of tutorials, guides and tips for technology users.

CNET TV
CNET TV is CNET's Internet video channel offering a selection of on-demand video content including video reviews, first looks and special features.

CNET Shopper.com
CNET Shopper.com is an online tool that aims to find the lowest prices on items from online retailers. While generally reliable, there have been notable errors in pricing information on occasion including a camera worth over a thousand dollars being advertised for only a few dollars.

Blogs
Also available at blogs.cnet.com, this is a round up of all the blog
Blog

A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video....
s from CNET personalities and official blogs for CNET and CNET programs.

In addition to CNET.com, which is aimed at North American audiences, there are also regional CNET sites including cnet.com.au (for Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
), cnet.co.uk (for the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
) and asia.cnet.com (for Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
). Content on regional sites is a mix of mostly locally produced content from regional offices of CNET, with certain content - mostly news - from the US CNET.com site. In addition, content is sometimes sourced from ZDNet.

Download.com

Download.com is a website that provides Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
, Macintosh
Macintosh

File:Imac alu.pngMacintosh, commonly shortened to Mac, is a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc....
 and mobile software for download. CNET maintains that this software is free of spyware
Spyware

Spyware is computer software that is installed wikt:surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent....
.

The site also offers free MP3
MP3

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a digital audio Encoder format using a form of lossy data compression. It is a common audio format for consumer audio storage, as well as a de facto standard encoding for the transfer and playback of music on digital audio players....
 music files for download (mostly by independent artists).

CNET TV

CNET TV plays various videos, including CNET video reviews. CNET editors such as Tom Merritt
Tom Merritt

Thomas Andrew Merritt was born June 28, 1970 in Greenville, Illinois. He is an Executive Editor for CNET and the developer and co-host of CNET networks' daily podcast Buzz Out Loud along with Natali Del Conte....
, Molly Wood
Molly Wood

Molly Kristin Wood is an executive editor at CNET.com and previously a writer for Associated Press, MacHome Journal magazine, and O'Reilly Media....
, and Brian Cooley And Brian Tong host shows like Car Tech, Buzz Report, Quick Tips, CNET Top 5, Loaded, The Apple Byte, Digital City, The Digital Home, Inside CNET Live, Mail Bag and others, as well as special reports and reviews.

On April 12, 2007, CNET TV aired its first episode of CNET LIVE, hosted by Brian Cooley and Tom Merritt. The first episode featured Justin Kan of justin.tv
Justin.tv

Justin.tv, founded in San Francisco by Justin Kan, is a network of diverse channels providing a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online....
.

CNET UK

In 2005, CNET launched CNET.co.uk. This UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 arm of CNET Networks covers similar areas to CNET.com, but specifically for UK consumers. As of January 2008, an independent audit certified CNET.co.uk was the largest consumer electronics website in the UK, with 2.5 million unique visitors .The site is mainly focused on reviews, news, a gadget blog ('Crave', a name which CNET.com eventually adopted for their own blog) and editorial content from a team of editors, covering consumer electronics and car tech. CNET.co.uk is managed and overseen by site editor Jason Jenkins (formerly of T3 Magazine
T3 magazine

T3 magazine is a United Kingdom-based technology magazine which specialises in gadgets, gizmos, and other technology.Originally, T3 stood for Tomorrow's Technology Today, but this isn't used anywhere in the magazine or on the website anymore: It's exclusively referred to as T3 or T3.com....
). The CNET.co.uk editorial team consists of Rory Reid, Ian Morris, Nate Lanxon, Andrew Lim and Richard Trenholm. CNET.co.uk also has a weekly podcast called the 'CNET UK Podcast'.

CNET Networks UK also comprises a number of other online-only publications, including GameSpot.co.uk, Silicon.com, ZDNet.co.uk and SmartPlanet.com, each of which produce both editorial and audio-video productions, including GameSpot's video show 'Start/Select', and ZDNet's popular 'Dialogue Box' show. Collectively, the publications of CNET Networks UK generate 132 million monthly page views from 9.8 million unique visitors.

On November 19, 2007, CNET UK launched the UK version of CNET TV. Although the site's design is very different in design to CNET.com's version, it differs by using true 16:9-resolution video, streaming in Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash is a multimedia Platform created by Macromedia and currently developed and distributed by Adobe Systems. Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages; Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, and various web page components, to integrate...
 at high bit rates. CNET TV UK produces all original content, most notably a weekly music show, Encoded, hosted by Nate Lanxon; and Reel Weekend, a weekly film digest hosted by Ben Howard. The site also features a car tech show, product video reviews, music videos and most of the video content produced by CNET Networks UK's various consumer and business sites.

Alongside music show Encoded, CNET TV UK hosts live sessions with popular artists -- in the past including The Broken Family Band
The Broken Family Band

The Broken Family Band are a United Kingdom rock band from Cambridge and London....
 and Lightspeed Champion
Lightspeed Champion

Lightspeed Champion is the nom de plume of United Kingdom country rock and Indie pop singer Devonte Hynes, who is currently signed to Domino Records....
 -- under the name CNET TV:Live.

BNET

BNET, a portal designed similarly to CNET, was created for the businessman or woman, specifically those in the management field. It provides tools and information in an organized format, while also providing professional insight on emerging news and strategies affecting a range of industries, many not specifically related to the technology industry.

Other websites

Other CNET websites include GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
, GameFAQs
GameFAQs

GameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003....
, Metacritic
Metacritic

Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, console game, film, television program, DVDs, and books. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged....
, MP3.com
MP3.com

MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies....
, TV.com
TV.com

TV.com is a website now owned by CBS Interactive. The service was launched on June 1, 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website....
, and Movie Tome
Movie Tome

Movie Tome was the sister site for TV Tome, now the CNET website TV.com. Whereas TV Tome had TV shows and people pages, Movie Tome had movie guides....
, which operate under the "CNET Networks Entertainment" brand name; Chow, Chowhound, UrbanBaby and Consumating, which operate under the "CNET Networks Community" brand; Webware, a blog launched in November 2006 dedicated to web application
Web application

In software engineering, a web application or webapp is an Application software that is accessed via web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet....
s.

In July 2004, CNET Networks acquired Webshots
Webshots

Webshots is a large free online photo sharing site owned by American Greetings....
, an online photo sharing site for $70 million. However, in October 2007, they sold Webshots to American Greetings
American Greetings

American Greetings Corporation, Inc. is the world's largest publicly-traded greeting card company. It is based in Cleveland, Ohio and sells paper greeting cards, electronic greeting cards, party products , and electronic expressive content ....
 for $45 million

CNET owns many domain
Second-level domain

In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in wikipedia.org, wikipedia is the second-level domain of the .org TLD....
 names, including download.com
Download.com

Download.com is an Internet download directory website, launched in 1996 as a part of CNET. Originally, the domain was download.com.com.Download.com offers content in four major categories: Software , Music, Games, and Videos, offered for download via File Transfer Protocol from Download.com's Server s or third-p...
, upload.com, news.com, search.com, tv.com
TV.com

TV.com is a website now owned by CBS Interactive. The service was launched on June 1, 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website....
, mp3.com
MP3.com

MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies....
, chat.com, computers.com, help.com, shopper.com, radio.com, and com.com.

In 1998, CNET was sued by Snap Technologies for its use of the snap.com website.

Podcasts

The network produces several audio and video podcasts. They are related to the core areas of technology: General news, DAPs, Cars, Security, and the ongoing wars between the politicos and the industry. The network has several different brandings on their podcasts. CNET.com, the Network's most viewed site, has more than eight to date. The other sites in the CNET Network that have podcasts are GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
, TV.com
TV.com

TV.com is a website now owned by CBS Interactive. The service was launched on June 1, 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website....
, MP3.com
MP3.com

MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies....
 and CNET.co.uk. A lot of CNET podcasts are streamed live at http://www.watchbol.com

Name Brand Hosts Type Frequency
Buzz Out Loud
Buzz Out Loud

Buzz Out Loud, "CNET's podcast of indeterminate length," or BOL, as it is affectionately titled by its fans, is a daily podcast about technology, produced by CNET....
 CNET.com Natalie Del Conte (formerly Molly Wood), Tom Merritt
Tom Merritt

Thomas Andrew Merritt was born June 28, 1970 in Greenville, Illinois. He is an Executive Editor for CNET and the developer and co-host of CNET networks' daily podcast Buzz Out Loud along with Natali Del Conte....
, and Jason Howell
Jason Howell

Jason Howell is a producer for CNET.com and a musician residing in California....
 (formerly Veronica Belmont
Veronica Belmont

Veronica Ann Belmont is the co-host of the Revision3 show Tekzilla alongside Patrick Norton, and host of the monthly PlayStation 3-based video on demand program Qore ....
)		 Audio/Video Daily/Weekly Video
Planet CNET CNET.com and international Kara Tsuboi, Louise Ghegan, Rory Reid, Ella Morton and John Chan Video Weekly
The Apple Byte CNET.com Brian Tong Video/CNET TV
CNET TV

CNET TV is a group of technology-themed television shows produced in the United States in the mid to late 1990s. It was CNET' first project....
 Weekly
The 404 CNET.com Jeff Bakalar, Wilson Tang, and Justin Yu (formerly Randall Bennett) Audio/Video Monday-Friday
Loaded CNET.com Natali Del Conte Video Monday-Thursday
The Buzz Report
CNET TV (online)

CNET TV is a San Francisco, California based Internet television showing original programming catering to the niche market of technology enthusiasts....
 CNET.com Molly Wood
Molly Wood

Molly Kristin Wood is an executive editor at CNET.com and previously a writer for Associated Press, MacHome Journal magazine, and O'Reilly Media....
 (interim host Brian Cooley)		 Video Weekly
Gadgettes CNET.com Molly Wood
Molly Wood

Molly Kristin Wood is an executive editor at CNET.com and previously a writer for Associated Press, MacHome Journal magazine, and O'Reilly Media....
, Kelly Morrison, and Jason Howell
Jason Howell

Jason Howell is a producer for CNET.com and a musician residing in California....
 Audio Weekly
Inside CNET Labs CNET.com Eric Franklin and Dong Ngo Audio Daily
Digital City CNET.com Dan Ackerman
Dan Ackerman

Dan Ackerman is a technology and video game journalist who resides in New York City and has written about video games and gadgets for publications including SPIN , Blender, WWE Magazine, and The Hollywood Reporter....
, Joseph Kaminski and Julie Rivera		 Audio Weekly
MP3 Insider CNET.com Jasmine France and Donald Bell (formerly Veronica Belmont
Veronica Belmont

Veronica Ann Belmont is the co-host of the Revision3 show Tekzilla alongside Patrick Norton, and host of the monthly PlayStation 3-based video on demand program Qore ....
 and James Kim
James Kim

James Kim was an United States television personality and technology analyst for the former TechTV international cable television network, reviewing products for shows including The Screen Savers, Call for Help, and Fresh Gear....
)		 Audio Weekly
The Real Deal CNET.com Tom Merritt
Tom Merritt

Thomas Andrew Merritt was born June 28, 1970 in Greenville, Illinois. He is an Executive Editor for CNET and the developer and co-host of CNET networks' daily podcast Buzz Out Loud along with Natali Del Conte....
 and Rafe Needleman
Rafe Needleman

Rafe Needleman is a magazine and website editor and published author. He wrote a Star Trek trivia book in 1980 and has covered technology and business since 1988....
 Audio Weekly
Security Bites CNET.com and News.com Robert Vamosi Audio and video (on CNET TV) Weekly
Car Tech CNET.com Brian Cooley, Kevin Massy, and Wayne Cunningham Audio and video (on CNET TV) Weekly
CNET Live
CNET TV (online)

CNET TV is a San Francisco, California based Internet television showing original programming catering to the niche market of technology enthusiasts....
 CNET.com Tom Merritt
Tom Merritt

Thomas Andrew Merritt was born June 28, 1970 in Greenville, Illinois. He is an Executive Editor for CNET and the developer and co-host of CNET networks' daily podcast Buzz Out Loud along with Natali Del Conte....
 and Brian Cooley		 Video (CNET TV) Thursdays
Dialed In CNET.com Kent German, Bonnie Cha, and Nicole Lee Audio Wednesdays
Crossfade TV Download.com
Download.com

Download.com is an Internet download directory website, launched in 1996 as a part of CNET. Originally, the domain was download.com.com.Download.com offers content in four major categories: Software , Music, Games, and Videos, offered for download via File Transfer Protocol from Download.com's Server s or third-p...
, MP3.com
MP3.com

MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies....
 Kurt Wolff, Mike Tao, Peter Gavin, and Anngie Dehoyos Video (CNET TV) Bi-weekly
Studio C CNET.com, Download.com
Download.com

Download.com is an Internet download directory website, launched in 1996 as a part of CNET. Originally, the domain was download.com.com.Download.com offers content in four major categories: Software , Music, Games, and Videos, offered for download via File Transfer Protocol from Download.com's Server s or third-p...
, and MP3.com
MP3.com

MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies....
 Kurt Wolff, Ariel Nunez, Mike Tao, and Peter Gavin Audio Weekly
On the Spot GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 Brian Ekberg and Kristen Reilley hosts this live weekly video game talk show along with various other editors and guests. Video Thursdays at 4 PM PST
The LineUp GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 Brian Ekberg, Aaron Thomas, and Shanker Srinivasan hosts this sports video game talk show. Video Bi-weekly (Fri)
Import Friendly GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 Takeshi Hiraoka hosts this import game and culture show. Video Monthly (1st Thurs)
Start/Select GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 Guy Cocker hosts this news and features show on UK gaming. Video Fridays
The Hotspot GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 Tor Thorsen hosts this video game news podcast. Audio Tuesdays
From the Bleachers GameSpot
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 Brian Ekberg hosts this sports video game podcast. Audio Mondays - On Hiatus until further notice.
Gamespot UK Podcast GameSpot UK
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 Guy Cocker, Luke Anderson and the Gamespot UK team with news and features on UK Gaming. Audio Thursdays
OzSpot Gamespot AU Podcast Gamespot AU
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
 Randolph Ramsay, Dan Chiappini, and James Kozanecki bring you the GameSpot AU podcast. Biggest news and trends in the world of Australian Gaming. Audio Bi-weekly (Wed)
CNET UK Podcast CNET.co.uk Ian Morris, Nate Lanxon and CNET UK team Audio Fridays
The Digital Home CNET.com Don Reisinger Audio Weekly


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