Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Bestofmedia Buys Computing.net

Culver City-based Bestofmedia Group, publisher of gadget and electronics blog site Tom's Guide, has acquired Computing.net, a provider of high tech information and technical support. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Computing.NET offers online tutorials, knowledge bases and other information for both computer users and It professionals. According to Bestofmedia, Computing.Net is now part of Tom's Guide. Bestofmedia Group is backed by Index Ventures with $35M in funding; the firm's other publications also include Tom's Hardware and Tom's Games.

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