Geeknet, Inc.
Geeknet, Inc. operates as an online network for the global geek community comprising technology professionals, technology enthusiasts, and general consumers of technology-oriented goods, services, and media. The company operates through two segments, Media and E-commerce. The Media segment provides Web properties that serve as platforms for the creation, review, and distribution of online peer produced content. It owns and operates a network of media Web properties, including SourceForge, Slashdot, ThinkGeek, Ohloh, and freshmeat.
These Web properties enable technology professionals and technology enthusiasts to create, improve, compare, and distribute open source software and to debate and discuss current issues relating to technology. The E-commerce segment sells technology themed retail products for technology enthusiasts through the ThinkGeek.com Website. The company markets its products through direct sales force, online Website, and representatives in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. It was formerly known as SourceForge, Inc. and changed its name to Geeknet, Inc. in November 2009. Geeknet, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Contact Details
Executives
Chairman, Interim President and CEO
Kenneth G. (Ken) Langone
COO
Jason Baird