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Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Geeknet. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.
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History
Overview
Key facts & relationships
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- Founded
- November 1993; 32 years ago (1993-11)
- Industry
- Online media Retail
- Headquarters
- Fairfax County, Virginia
- Defunct
- July 17, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-07-17)
- Fate
- Acquired by GameStop
- Formerly
- VA Research (1993–1999) VA Linux Systems (1999–2001) VA Software (2001–2007) SourceForge (2007–2009)
Topics to explore
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Overview
History
- Stanford University
- Larry Augustin
- Jerry Yang Jerry Yang (entrepreneur)
- David Filo
- Yahoo!
- Personal computer
- Linux
- Operating system
- Unix
- Intel
- Sequoia Capital
- Linux.com
- Jon "maddog" Hall Jon Hall (programmer)
- Smoothwall
- Tony Guntharp
- SourceForge
- Comdex
- IA-64
- Silicon Graphics
- Akamai Technologies
- EToys.com
- Public company
- Initial public offering
- Mutual funds Mutual fund
- Dot com bubble
- Slashdot
- Freshmeat
- ThinkGeek
- Rob Malda
- Roblimo
Advanced semantic analysis
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Map overview Semantic statistics
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.Geeknet
How this topic connects Entity context
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Top relations
Important terminology Word statistics
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Important terminology
va linux company sourceforge software 1999 million systems 2001 research december 2007 business share chief officer 2000 january development 2009
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geeknet | Defunct | July 17, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-07-17) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Geeknet | Fate | Acquired by GameStop | 1.00 | infobox |
| Geeknet | Formerly | VA Research (1993–1999) VA Linux Systems (1999–2001) VA Software (2001–2007) SourceForge (2007–2009) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Geeknet | Founded | November 1993; 32 years ago (1993-11) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Geeknet | Founder | Larry Augustin & James Vera (VA Research) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Geeknet | Headquarters | Fairfax County, Virginia | 1.00 | infobox |
| Geeknet | Industry | Online media Retail | 1.00 | infobox |
| Geeknet | Key people | Kathryn McCarthy (CEO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Geeknet | Type | Defunct | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slashdot | instance of | This acquisition gave VA Linux popular online media properties | 0.80 | text |
| Andover News Network | instance of | This acquisition gave VA Linux popular online media properties | 0.80 | text |
| Freshmeat | instance of | This acquisition gave VA Linux popular online media properties | 0.80 | text |
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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges
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