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Cramster (now Chegg Study) provides online homework and textbook help for college and high school students in areas such as math, science, engineering, humanities, business, and writing help.〔Toman, Will 2008-05-30. "(Web site offers online help )" ''The Lantern''. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.〕 Cramster uses a freemium model, allowing students to pay for or earn access to premium services.〔"(About Cramster )", ''About Cramster''. Cramster, Inc. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.〕 Founded in 2002 by Aaron Hawkey, Robert Angarita and Kavé Golabi, the company is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.〔"(Interview with Cramster )" ''SoCal Tech News (2008-10-08)''. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.〕 == History == Cramster launched publicly in 2003.〔"(Website Helps Students Master Math and Science )", ''Technology news''. K-12 High Speed Network (2008-11-12). Retrieved on 2009-01-19.〕 A few years later, Cramster introduced its Q&A Board feature, which allowed interaction between members to solve homework problems.〔"(Q&A Board )", ''Q&A Board: Your 24/7 Study Community''. Cramster, Inc. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.〕〔"()", ''Lessons Learned: The founders of online study site Cramster added more college subjects to reach a wider user base''.〕 Cramster secured $3 million in Series A funding in 2008 and $6 million in Series B funding in 2010 led by Shai Reshef, who was then appointed company Chairman.〔Nicole, Kristen (2008-09-25). "(Online homework helper )", ''Venture Beat''. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.〕〔Reisinger, Don (2008-09-25). "(Cramster Raises $3 Million )" ''TechCrunch''. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.〕 Cramster had 100,000 active users in November 2008.〔Smith, Kevin (2008-11-13). "(Cramster Inc. offers online study community )" 'Economic Alert'. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.〕 In 2010, Cramster was acquired by Chegg, a provider of textbooks for the college market. 〔Swisher, Kara (2010-08-12). "(Chegg Buys Cramster )" ''All Things D'' Retrieved on 2011-09-22.〕 Cramster also owns and operates the Facebook application Courses 2.0, which has more than 400,000 users and was voted 4th best application by PC Magazine.〔Peterson, Brittany (2008-07-17). "(The 9 Best Facebook Apps )" ''PC Magazine''. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.〕〔"(Courses 2.0 Application )" ''App Data'' Retrieved on 2009-01-20.〕 In April 2012, Chegg, the parent company, consolidated its Cramster operations to Chegg.com 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cramster.com」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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