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Instant Checkmate Corporate Office

Kris Kibak founded Instant Checkmate in 2010. The company operates a person search and background checks search engine.

The company researches demographic data, criminal records, and other public records across the United States. 

Instant Checkmate offers a 5-day trial period for $1. Afterward, there are a variety of payment plans depending on how long a client would like to have service.

The website claims to have serviced more than 1 million clients.

Instant Checkmate is legal but it is not a consumer reporting agency. This means clients cannot use the information to make decisions about consumer credit, employees, insurance, tenant screening, or other purposes that would require FCRA compliance.

While Instant Checkmate has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, it does have more than 220 complaints on the BBB website.

In 2014, the company was fined just over half a million dollars by the FTC for, among other things, failing to maintain reasonable procedures to assure the maximum possible accuracy of the reports.

Instant Checkmate maintains a corporate office in San Diego, California.

Instant Checkmate

Kris Kibak founded Instant Checkmate in 2010. The company operates a person search and background checks search engine.

The company researches demographic data, criminal records, and other public records across the United States. 

Instant Checkmate offers a 5-day trial period for $1. Afterward, there are a variety of payment plans depending on how long a client would like to have service.

History

The website claims to have serviced more than 1 million clients.

Instant Checkmate is legal but it is not a consumer reporting agency. This means clients cannot use the information to make decisions about consumer credit, employees, insurance, tenant screening, or other purposes that would require FCRA compliance.

While Instant Checkmate has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, it does have more than 220 complaints on the BBB website.

In 2014, the company was fined just over half a million dollars by the FTC for, among other things, failing to maintain reasonable procedures to assure the maximum possible accuracy of the reports.

Instant Checkmate maintains a corporate office in San Diego, California.

Investing.Com Corporate Office

Investing.com was founded in 2007, originally under the name Forexpros, a broker directory, and a discussion forum in English, Spanish, Hebrew, and Arabic.

The company purchased its current domain, Investing.com, for $2.45 million at the end of 2012. It was one of the most expensive domain name purchases ever made.

The company launched its Android cell phone app in September 2013 and the IOS app for Apple devices in 2014.

According to Alexa, in February 2021, it was ranked as the 194th most popular website in the world.

The company has four offices worldwide and 300 employees (as of 2019) and is composed of 33 editions in 24 languages.

Investing.com maintains a corporate office in Bedminster, New Jersey

Investing.Com

Investing.com was founded in 2007, originally under the name Forexpros, a broker directory, and a discussion forum in English, Spanish, Hebrew, and Arabic.

The company purchased its current domain, Investing.com, for $2.45 million at the end of 2012. It was one of the most expensive domain name purchases ever made.

The company launched its Android cell phone app in September 2013 and the IOS app for Apple devices in 2014.

History

According to Alexa, in February 2021, it was ranked as the 194th most popular website in the world.

The company has four offices worldwide and 300 employees (as of 2019) and is composed of 33 editions in 24 languages.

Investing.com maintains a corporate office in Bedminster, New Jersey

JoinSmarty.Com Corporate Office

Vipin Porwal found that it was difficult to keep up with all the coupons, promo codes, and cashback offers he received in the newspapers, mailers, and online. He felt that there must be an easier way to handle coupons and other offers other than carrying printed emails and a wallet just for coupons.

JoinSmarty was founded in 2019. Originally working only for Macy’s department stores, JoinSmarty now works with nearly all major department stores, pharmacies, drug stores, grocery stores, and other retailers.

JoinSmarty also does comparison shopping and alerts you if a lower price is found elsewhere on an item that you purchased within the last 30 days since many retailers will honor the lower price.

The company recently introduced a subscription-based service called SmartyPlus. This service not only offers everything JoinSmarty does, but it also offers free delivery, doubles the cash-back offered by many stores or credit cards, as well as automates and simplifies the process of obtaining credits from Amazon if packages are delayed.

The Better Business Bureau shows Smarty only has 1.5 stars but it is approved by the BBB with a B+ rating at this time.

JoinSmarty/SmartyPlus maintain a corporate office in Los Angeles, California.

JoinSmarty

Vipin Porwal found that it was difficult to keep up with all the coupons, promo codes, and cashback offers he received in the newspapers, mailers, and online. He felt that there must be an easier way to handle coupons and other offers other than carrying printed emails and a wallet just for coupons.

JoinSmarty was founded in 2019. Originally working only for Macy’s department stores, JoinSmarty now works with nearly all major department stores, pharmacies, drug stores, grocery stores, and other retailers.

JoinSmarty also does comparison shopping and alerts you if a lower price is found elsewhere on an item that you purchased within the last 30 days since many retailers will honor the lower price.

History

The company recently introduced a subscription-based service called SmartyPlus. This service not only offers everything JoinSmarty does, but it also offers free delivery, doubles the cash-back offered by many stores or credit cards, as well as automates and simplifies the process of obtaining credits from Amazon if packages are delayed.

The Better Business Bureau shows Smarty only has 1.5 stars but it is approved by the BBB with a B+ rating at this time.

JoinSmarty/SmartyPlus maintain a corporate office in Los Angeles, California.

Kelley Blue Book Corporate Office

Les Kelley began the Kelley Kar Company back in 1918. He had 3 Model T Fords for sale. By using data that he collected from his dealership, Kelley published the company’s first Blue Book in 1926, which became a standard guide in the automotive trade for determining car value.

Kelley Blue Book, Inc., was formed in 1926 and Kelley’s automotive dealership continued for several decades. By the 1960s, however, the company sold the dealership and focused full-time on the KBB.

KBB became the first car selling guide to use mileage as a part of determining a car’s value.

In 1995, Kelley Blue Book created its company website, which contained tips and pricing information from its hardcopy guide.

In 2012-2014, Harris Poll recognized Kelley Blue Book as the Online Auto Shopping Brand of the Year.

Due to the pandemic of 2020, “average” new car prices have now topped $45K and used cars $25K, according to KBB.

Kelley Blue Book maintains a corporate office in Irvine, California,

Kelley Blue Book

Les Kelley began the Kelley Kar Company back in 1918. He had 3 Model T Fords for sale. By using data that he collected from his dealership, Kelley published the company’s first Blue Book in 1926, which became a standard guide in the automotive trade for determining car value.

Kelley Blue Book, Inc., was formed in 1926 and Kelley’s automotive dealership continued for several decades. By the 1960s, however, the company sold the dealership and focused full-time on the KBB.

KBB became the first car selling guide to use mileage as a part of determining a car’s value.

History

In 1995, Kelley Blue Book created its company website, which contained tips and pricing information from its hardcopy guide.

In 2012-2014, Harris Poll recognized Kelley Blue Book as the Online Auto Shopping Brand of the Year.

Due to the pandemic of 2020, “average” new car prices have now topped $45K and used cars $25K, according to KBB.

Kelley Blue Book maintains a corporate office in Irvine, California,

AllRecipes.Com Corporate Office

When Washington University grad students Tim Hunt, Carl Lipo, Mark Madsen, Dan Shepherd, and David Quinn found themselves unable to find basic recipes online, they created the website AllRecipes.Com in 1997.

All recipes on the website are uploaded by members, then copyedited by staff. Readers give ratings and talk about substitutions or how tasty they thought the recipe was.

In 2006, Reader’s Digest purchased Allrecipes.com for $66 million.

In 2012, Reader’s Digest sold Allrecipes.com to The Meredith Corporation for $175 million.

Search functionality supports requiring and excluding specific ingredients. Other categories include methods (such as grilling or baking), occasions, and cooking style.

In November 2021, The Meredith Corporation announced that AllRecipes would be hosting 3 thirty-minute holiday videos with decorating tips, holiday meal planning, and new recipes.

Snapchat and AllRecipes have teamed up so that photos of food dishes on Snapchat can be linked to recipes on AllRecipes.Com.

AllRecipes maintains a corporate office in Des Moines, Iowa.

AllRecipes.Com

When Washington University grad students Tim Hunt, Carl Lipo, Mark Madsen, Dan Shepherd, and David Quinn found themselves unable to find basic recipes online, they created the website AllRecipes.Com in 1997.

All recipes on the website are uploaded by members, then copyedited by staff. Readers give ratings and talk about substitutions or how tasty they thought the recipe was.

In 2006, Reader’s Digest purchased Allrecipes.com for $66 million.

History

In 2012, Reader’s Digest sold Allrecipes.com to The Meredith Corporation for $175 million.

Search functionality supports requiring and excluding specific ingredients. Other categories include methods (such as grilling or baking), occasions, and cooking style.

In November 2021, The Meredith Corporation announced that AllRecipes would be hosting 3 thirty-minute holiday videos with decorating tips, holiday meal planning, and new recipes.

Snapchat and AllRecipes have teamed up so that photos of food dishes on Snapchat can be linked to recipes on AllRecipes.Com.

AllRecipes maintains a corporate office in Des Moines, Iowa.