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TheStreet, Inc., is an American financial news and services website founded by Jim Cramer and Martin Peretz. ==History== TheStreet, Inc., (formerly, TheStreet.com, Inc.) was co-founded in 1996 by Jim Cramer and Martin Peretz. The company is headquartered at 14 Wall Street in New York City. Its stock went public in May 1999 under the direction of past Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kevin English and former Chief Financial Officer Paul Kothari. Under the direction of Thomas J. Clarke, Jr., TheStreet's former chairman and CEO, the company reported its first annual profit in 2005. Jim Cramer became chairman in October 2008. Daryl Otte, a long-time company director, became CEO in May 2009 after the resignation of the former CEO. Otte is the founding partner of Montefiore Partners, a venture capital investment fund management firm, and a former executive at media company Ziff-Davis On March 7, 2012 TheStreet announced that Elisabeth DeMarse was hired as CEO and president, replacing outgoing CEO Daryl Otte.〔Baron, Michael (), "TheStreet.com", March 7, 2012 accessed March 8, 2012.〕 Beginning as a single web site, TheStreet, Inc. expanded and now publishes consumer Web sites MainStreet.com, Stockpickr, and Bankingmyway.com. In addition to news and financial analysis, TheStreet, Inc. also provides subscription investor services like RealMoney RealMoney Pro, Breakout Stocks, Stocks Under $10, OptionsProfits, Chat on TheStreet, The Daily Swing Trade, Top Stocks, TheStreet Ratings and Action Alerts Plus. In 2007, TheStreet, Inc. bought Stockpickr.com, Rate Watch and BankingMyWay. In 2008, TheStreet, Inc. purchased a 13 percent stake in Geezeo.com, the Boston-based online management tool, with an option to purchase the company.〔("Geezeo Takes Investment From TheStreet.com With Option To Buy" ) April 24, 2008.〕 TheStreet's features include: The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week; Street Whispers, and The Digital Skeptic. Dave Kansas became editor-in-chief in April 1997. Kansas also opened a San Francisco bureau and sat on the board of TheStreet, Inc..〔("TheStreet.com Guide to Smart Investing" )〕 In July 2001, David J. Morrow, a former New York Times reporter, joined TheStreet, Inc. as its editor-in-chief upon Kansas's departure. Glenn Hall, a former news manager at Freedom Communications (The Orange County Register) and Bloomberg News, replaced Morrow in August 2009.〔 William Inman, former Bloomberg News Editor, replaced Glenn Hall as Editor-in-Chief in March 2012. Janet Guyon, from Fortune and the Wall Street Journal, joined in April of 2014 to replace William Inman. Jim Cramer remains one of the company's commentators. While the TheStreet's most noteworthy personality is Jim Cramer, other contributors include Adam Feuerstein, and Doug Kass. Former contributors include Aaron Task, Alix Steel, Dave Kansas, Herb Greenberg, and Brett Arends. Investors have expressed concern for the company's heavy reliance on Jim Cramer according to investing columnist Henry Blodget.〔("For Sale: TheStreet.com" ) September 11, 2007.〕 Blodget argued that TheStreet "has diversified in recent years, and there's plenty of talent aboard." Cramer promotes TheStreet on his TV show Mad Money and is a main contributor to TheStreet. In 2008, the Arizona Reporter Newswire alleged that TheStreet, Inc may have conflicts of interest relating to their subsidiary Promotions.com.〔("Jim Cramer... Inside Rumors?" ) June 12, 2008.〕 The company launched several mobile applications. The Blackberry version was mentioned as "Official Honoree" for the Mobile Applications category of the 2009 Webby awards, got an honorable mention in the 2009 "Best of the Web" awards by Min online and together with the iPhone version won the 2008 "Creative Use of Online" award by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). In September 2010 TheStreet, Inc. launched a mobile website with content from their main site, thestreet.com. In 1999, TheStreet's market value was $1.7bn. In 2014, the Nasdaq-listed company is worth less than $80m. 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「TheStreet.com」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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