LinkExchange
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| Company acquired | MerchantPlanet |
|---|---|
| Acquired by | Microsoft Corporation |
| Founders | Tony Hsieh |
| Founded | March 1996 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Acquisition date | 1998 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2064662 |
About LinkExchange
LinkExchange was a popular internet advertising cooperative, similar in function to a webring, originally known as Internet Link Exchange or ILE. It was founded in March 1996 by 23-year-old Harvard graduates Tony Hsieh and Sanjay Madan. Ali Partovi later joined them as a third partner in August 1996.