Formerly | Global Link Information Network (1995–1996) |
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Company type | Private |
Founded | November 6, 1995 |
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Defunct | July 28, 2003 (7 years, 8 months and 22 days) |
Fate | Purchased by Compaq Computer |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
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Parent | Compaq Computer (1999–) |
Website | zip2.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 February 1999) |
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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.