- LookSmart - Former search engine; now a search advertising network and management company. Corporate information and details of services for advertisers and publishers.
- Search Engine Showdown: Review of LookSmart - Greg R. Notess reviews search and display features of LookSmart.
- The Search Lounge: When Giant Directories Roamed the Earth - Dave Jansik, Senior Ontologist and Content Producer at LookSmart.com, explains the history of the Looksmart directory and considers the future of directories. (March 2, 2005)
- CNet News: Microsoft Drops LookSmart Search Tool - The software giant is ending its deal to use LookSmart's listings on its MSN pages, as it gets ready to push its own Web search technology. (October 6, 2003)
- Wired News: Building a Bigger Search Engine - LookSmart has released a screensaver that harnesses the spare computing power of volunteers whose machines are indexing the Web. (April 17, 2003)
- Wired News: Seething Over the Search for Cash - Article examining the criticism of Looksmart's decision to change their business model and directory to pay-per-click advertising. (May 23, 2002)
- LookSmart Changes To Cost-Per-Click Listings - Provides information about the LookSmart switch to a pay per click service, how it may affect the relevancy of search results, and possible sources of confusion for website owners and marketers. (May 6, 2002)
- LookSmart Answer Their Critics - Transcript of an interview with LookSmart.com.au CEO Damian Smith discussing the change of LookSmart.com to a pay per click service. (May 3, 2002)
- The New LookSmart PPC Program - Pandia reviews the LookSmart pay-per click program and strategies for dealing with it. (April 23, 2002)
- Looks Can Be Deceiving - Article examining and criticising Looksmart's change to a pay-per-click service. (April 22, 2002)
- LookSmart Looks Dumb Again - Discusses the problems with Looksmart's decision to upgrade paid listings to a pay-per-click program. (April 19, 2002)
- Pandia: LookSmart and Zeal Directories Unite - LookSmart has integrated the listings from the volunteer-based Zeal directory. (July 26, 2001)
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