Zip2 (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Zip2" in English language version.

Last modified: 16:54:12, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

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1210web.archive.org

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61measuringworth.com

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33ca.gov

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22editorandpublisher.com

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22cnbc.com

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21rollingstone.com

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11techiegamers.com

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ca.gov (Global: 352^nd place; English: 167^th place)

bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov

"Termination". Secretary of State of California. July 28, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
"Amendment". Secretary of State of California. August 19, 1996. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
"Initial Filing". Secretary of State of California. November 6, 1995. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

cnbc.com (Global: 303^rd place; English: 191^st place)

Mejia, Zameena (July 16, 2018). "How internships helped Elon Musk figure out his future". CNBC. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
Huddlestone Jr., Tom (June 19, 2018). "Elon Musk slept on his office couch and 'showered at the YMCA' while starting his first company". CNBC. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

news.cnet.com

Junnarkar, Sandeep (February 16, 1999). "Compaq buys Zip2". CNET. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014.

editorandpublisher.com (Global: low place; English: 6,668^th place)

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.
Outing, Steve (August 31, 1998). "Zip2's Evolving City Site and Portal Strategy". Editor & Publisher. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.

measuringworth.com (Global: 3,470^th place; English: 1,768^th place)

Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.

mercurynews.com (Global: 989^th place; English: 514^th place)

Hull, Dana; Delevett, Peter; Owens, Jeremy C. (August 13, 2012). "Greg Kouri, early investor in PayPal, dies in New York". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

miamiherald.com (Global: 920^th place; English: 511^th place)

Brecher, Elinor (June 15, 2018). "Gregory Anthony Kouri, early PayPal investor, dies at 51". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

nytimes.com

Napoli, Lisa (February 17, 1999). "Compaq Buys Zip2 to Enhance Altavista". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
"2 Web Ventures End Merger Plan". The New York Times. May 18, 1998. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
Napoli, Lisa (February 17, 1999). "Compaq buys Zip2". CNET. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

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Flynn, Laurie (September 14, 1998). "Online City Guides Compete in Crowded Field". The New York Times on the web. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

Strauss, Neil (November 15, 2017). "Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2017. One thing he claims is he gave us a whole bunch of money to start, my brother and I, to start up our first company [Zip2, which provided online city guides to newspapers]. This is not true," Musk says. "He was irrelevant. He paid nothing for college. My brother and I paid for college through scholarships, loans and working two jobs simultaneously. The funding we raised for our first company came from a small group of random angel investors in Silicon Valley.

techiegamers.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Zip2 – Elon Musk's First Successful Startup". techiegamers.com. Techie + Gamers. Retrieved July 13, 2023.

twitter.com (Global: 43^rd place; English: 43^rd place)

@elonmusk (December 28, 2019). "We started Zip2 with ~$2k from me plus my overclocked home-built PC, ~$5k from my bro & ~$8k from Greg Kouri (such a good guy — he is greatly missed). My Dad provided 10% of a ~$200k angel funding round much later, but by then risk was reduced & round would've happened anyway" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

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.
Napoli, Lisa (February 17, 1999). "Compaq Buys Zip2 to Enhance Altavista". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
Strauss, Neil (November 15, 2017). "Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2017. One thing he claims is he gave us a whole bunch of money to start, my brother and I, to start up our first company [Zip2, which provided online city guides to newspapers]. This is not true," Musk says. "He was irrelevant. He paid nothing for college. My brother and I paid for college through scholarships, loans and working two jobs simultaneously. The funding we raised for our first company came from a small group of random angel investors in Silicon Valley.
Huddlestone Jr., Tom (June 19, 2018). "Elon Musk slept on his office couch and 'showered at the YMCA' while starting his first company". CNBC. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
Hull, Dana; Delevett, Peter; Owens, Jeremy C. (August 13, 2012). "Greg Kouri, early investor in PayPal, dies in New York". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
Outing, Steve (August 31, 1998). "Zip2's Evolving City Site and Portal Strategy". Editor & Publisher. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
Flynn, Laurie (September 14, 1998). "Online City Guides Compete in Crowded Field". The New York Times on the web. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
Cooper, Charles (April 3, 1998). "CitySearch, Zip2 to merge in $300 million deal". ZDNet. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
"2 Web Ventures End Merger Plan". The New York Times. May 18, 1998. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
Junnarkar, Sandeep (February 16, 1999). "Compaq buys Zip2". CNET. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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"2 Web Ventures End Merger Plan". The New York Times. May 18, 1998. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

zdnet.com (Global: 1,235^th place; English: 855^th place)

Cooper, Charles (April 3, 1998). "CitySearch, Zip2 to merge in $300 million deal". ZDNet. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.

Zip2 (English Wikipedia)

ca.gov (Global: 352nd place; English: 167th place)

bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov

cnbc.com (Global: 303rd place; English: 191st place)

cnet.com (Global: 447th place; English: 345th place)

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editorandpublisher.com (Global: low place; English: 6,668th place)

measuringworth.com (Global: 3,470th place; English: 1,768th place)

mercurynews.com (Global: 989th place; English: 514th place)

miamiherald.com (Global: 920th place; English: 511th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)