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HomeAdvisor is a website that lists pre-screened and customer-rated service professionals. The website also has tools, products, and resources for home improvement, maintenance, and repair. HomeAdvisor is a subsidiary of IAC. Professionals in the HomeAdvisor network are pre-screened for criminal records, bankruptcy issues, bad reviews, sex offenses, and cases of malpractice. Homeowners choose a category that matches their home improvement needs, enter their full address or adjacent cross-streets and contact information and answer three pages of questions about their project. HomeAdvisor comprehensive list of tools includes ProFinder, Pro Reviews, Cost Guide, Instant Booking and DesignMine. Access to all of the site’s features is free to homeowners, with no membership fees. Additionally, the field service management software mHelpDesk helps professionals streamline their business through scheduling, managing, and invoicing tools. HomeAdvisor is headquartered in Golden, Colo. and has offices in Lenexa, Kan., New York, NY and Colorado Springs, Colo. In 2014, HomeAdvisor was named one of The Denver Post’s Top Workplaces for the second year in a row and a finalist for the Colorado Technology Company of the Year award. Built In Colorado named HomeAdvisor the largest digital tech employer in Colorado. ==History== HomeAdvisor, launched as Wisen.com and later as ServiceMagic.com was founded in 1998 by Rodney Rice and Michael Beaudoin who were part of the founding management team of Einstein Bros. Bagels. The website was acquired by InterActiveCorp in 2004 for an unknown price, though no jobs were lost in the process. Leading up to 2008, ServiceMagic matched 7 million home improvement requests by homeowners to its network of contractors and service professionals.〔 The website's main competitor, ImproveNet, was bought out by ServiceMagic in 2005 for $6.7 million. 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「HomeAdvisor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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