About

About Us
About.com is by far the largest network of hand-crafted expert content on the internet, providing 87 million monthly unique users outstanding intent-driven actionable information. A top-10 US Website as measured by Comscore, we feature 11 robust content channels, including Health, Money, Food, Home and Style, covering nearly 1,000 topics and over 4 million articles. We are the premiere expert-driven resource on the internet.

Acquired by IAC (NASDAQ: IACI) in September 2012 and under a new management team, we are reinventing About.com for the future. Come work with us during this exciting time where we are planning the next chapter for one of the biggest brands on the internet.

Capabilities
  • Desktop Display
    • Brand Integrations
      Yes No
    • Sponsored Posts
      Yes No
    • Native Ads
      Yes No
    • High-Impact (Takeovers, Billboards, Overlays, Sliders, Skins)
      Yes No
    • Rich Media (Expandable & Non-Expandable)
      Yes No
  • Email
  • Mobile Display
    • Mobile Rich Media (Including Interstitials & Expandables)
      Yes No
    • Tablet Traffic
      Yes No
    • Native & Custom Mobile Executions
      Yes No
    • Requires SDK Integration
      Yes No
    Ad Features / Call-To-Actions
    N/A
  • Native
  • Social
  • Desktop Video
    • In-Banner Video
      Yes No
    • Pre-Roll
      Yes No
    • Mid-Roll
      Yes No
    • Post-Roll
      Yes No
    • Video Companion Ad
      Yes No
    • Outstream Video
      Yes No
    • Custom Video Executions
      Yes No
  • Desktop Display, Email, Mobile Display, Native, Social, Desktop Video
  • CPC, CPM
  • Mobile App Publisher, Web Publisher
  • Headline:
    Online Resource Site
  • Self / Managed Service:
    Managed Service
  • Industries
    Dating, Education, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Beauty, Healthcare, Sports, Technology, Travel & Leisure
  • Key Differentiator
    88k Topics, 1.6k new pieces of content each week. 88MM monthly UV.
  • Owned / Operated Properties
    thoughtco.com, verywellfit.com, verywellfamily.com, verywellhealth.com, verywellmind.com, caloriecount.com, about.net, lubbockhomes4u.com, pokergonecrazy.com, theinventors.org, xinglongchem.com, cardtricksforkids.com, verywell.com, about.com
  • Targeting

    Vertical: Autos, Style, Computing, Education, Electronics, Entertainment, About en Espanol, Food, Health, Hobbies & Games, Home, Industry, Jobs & Careers, Local, Money, News & Issues, Parenting, People & Relationships, Pets, Religion & Spirituality, Shopping, Sports, Travel, Video Games

  • Approved 3rd Party Ad Serving / Rich Media Vendors
    Sizmek - http://www.sizmek.com
Site Traffic
  • 14817052 Global Rank
  • 840
    United States
  • 448 Estimated Visits
Traffic Sources
  • Direct
    100.00%
  • Mail
    0.00%
  • Search
    0.00%
  • Social
    0.00%
  • Display
    0.00%
  • Referrals
    0.00%
Powered by
Alexa Traffic Data
Global Rank 24,372
269
United States Rank 8,142
2,389
United States Page Views 69.9%
10.8%
Top Countries
Top Search Keywords
  • Electronics and Electrical
Ad Intelligence
  • Standard
    93.96%
  • Direct
    6.04%
Ads Seen Recently
21,476
Longest Running Ad
Dotdash
Device
Desktop
Dimensions
other
Dotdash
Device
Mobile
Dimensions
300x250
Dotdash
Device
Desktop
Dimensions
other
Dotdash
Device
Desktop
Dimensions
300x250
Dotdash
Device
Mobile
Dimensions
300x250
Dotdash
Device
Mobile
Dimensions
300x250
Ads.txt
Ad Exchange
Type
Publisher ID
Certification ID
rhythmone.com
direct
1718414795
a670c89d4a324e47
1rx.io
direct
1718414795
a670c89d4a324e47
lijit.com
direct
249241
fafdf38b16bf6b2b
sovrn.com
direct
249241
fafdf38b16bf6b2b
coxmt.com
direct
2000068017402
rubiconproject.com
direct
15898
openx.com
direct
537150842
6a698e2ec38604c6
indexexchange.com
direct
184034
google.com
direct
pub-3345963573740285
yieldmo.com
direct
2340672955756782496
yieldmo.com
direct
2067426663448872680
Dotdash advertising reaches 30.8M visitors across desktop and mobile web, in countries such as United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India. Pricing models they offer are CPC, CPM on channels such as Display, Email, Mobile, Native, Social, Video Advertising on Dotdash will allow you to reach consumers in industries or verticals such as Food & Beverage, Education, Travel & Leisure, Dating, Sports, Entertainment, Healthcare, Technology, Health & Beauty; you can target them with parameters such as: Vertical: Autos, Style, Computing, Education, Electronics, Entertainment, About en Espanol, Food, Health, Hobbies & Games, Home, Industry, Jobs & Careers, Local, Money, News & Issues, Parenting, People & Relationships, Pets, Religion & Spirituality, Shopping, Sports, Travel, Video Games.

They are headquartered at New York, NY, United States, and have 28 advertising & marketing contacts listed on Kochava. According to their Ads.txt, Dotdash inventory partners include: rhythmone.com, 1rx.io, lijit.com, sovrn.com, coxmt.com, rubiconproject.com, openx.com, indexexchange.com, google.com, yieldmo.com, yahoo.com, triplelift.com, themediagrid.com, teads.tv, sharethrough.com, pubmatic.com, media.net, gumgum.com, facebook.com, emxdgt.com, dotdash.com, districtm.io, criteo.com, conversantmedia.com, contextweb.com, aps.amazon.com, appnexus.com, adtech.com, advertising.com.

Dotdash works with Advertising technology companies such as DoubleClick.Net, Facebook Custom Audiences, LinkedIn Ads, AppNexus, AppNexus Segment Pixel, Bizo, Adobe Audience Manager Sync, BlueKai DMP, Index Exchange, BlueKai, DemDex, eXelate, SkimLinks, Turn, Rubicon Project, Drawbridge, Neustar AdAdvisor, The Trade Desk, Aggregate Knowledge, comScore Activation.