CNET (stylized as c|net) is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition in 2008.CNET originally produced content for radio and television in addition to its website and now uses new media distribution methods through its Internet television network, CNET TV, and its podcast and blog networks.In 1994, with the help from Fox Network co-founder Kevin Wendle and former Disney creative associate Dan Baker,CNET produced four pilot television programs about computers, technology, and the Internet. CNET TV was composed of CNET Central, The Web, and The New Edge.CNET Central was created first and aired in syndication in theUnited States on the USA Network. Later, it began airing on USA's sister network Sci-Fi Channel along with The Web and The New Edge.
CNET is divided into five major sections: reviews, news and blogs (News.com), downloads, CNET TV, and How To. The Reviews section of the site is the largest part of the site, and generates over 4,300 product and software reviews per year. The Reviews section also features Editors’ Choice Awards, which recognize products that are particularly innovative and of the highest quality.
