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{{Short description|Network of online business-to-business communities}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Toolbox.com LLC
| logo = Toolbox com Logo.PNG
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| parent = [[Ziff Davis Media]]
| foundation = [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale, AZ]] (1998)
| location =  [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], [[Arizona]], [[United States|USA]]
| key_people = Daniel Morrison, [[Entrepreneur|Co-Founder]]<ref name="bj-industry">{{cite news|title=Toolbox.com launches industry-specific Web sites|author=Patrick O'Grady|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/01/05/story8.html|newspaper=[[Phoenix Business Journal]]|accessdate=2009-01-05|date=2009-01-05}}</ref><br />George Krautzel, [[Entrepreneur|Co-Founder]]<br>Dave Moylan, President
| industry = Online media
| homepage = [http://www.Toolbox.com/ www.Toolbox.com]}}

'''Toolbox.com''' is a network of online [[business-to-business]] communities geared at professionals working in the [[information technology]], [[human resources]], and [[finance]] fields, allowing online collaboration between professionals utilizing [[Internet forum|discussion groups]], [[blogs]], and [[wikis]].

After being acquired by [[The Corporate Executive Board Company]] in 2007, Toolbox.com was bought by [[Ziff Davis]] in January 2012.

==History==
Toolbox.com was founded in 1998 as ITtoolbox, one of the first online communities enabling professionals to share knowledge about information technology. Co-founder Daniel Morrison justified the need for ITtoolbox, saying that the site "helps professionals do their job better by tapping each other for insight and help."<ref name="wp-toolbox"/>

In 2007, ITtoolbox was acquired by [[The Corporate Executive Board Company]], with Daniel Morrison retaining a managing role in the site. Following the acquisition, ITtoolbox was renamed Toolbox for IT, the site as a whole was renamed Toolbox.com, and in November and December 2008 respectively, Toolbox.com officially launched two new communities for [[human resources]] and finance.<ref name="bj-industry"/> Morrison considered the addition of a financial community to its network to be a key asset, especially due to the effects of the [[2008 financial crisis]]<ref name="wp-toolbox">{{cite news|title=Corporate Executive Board Buys ITtoolbox|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/15/AR2007081502275.html|author=Thomas Heath|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=2008-11-27 | date=2007-08-16}}</ref>

In 2012, [[Ziff Davis Media]] announced that it had acquired Toolbox.com for an unspecified amount. The company will incorporate Toolbox.com into its B2B operations, B2B Focus, which was formed by its acquisition of Focus Research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120103005817/en/Ziff-Davis-Acquires-Toolbox.com |title=Ziff Davis Acquires Toolbox.com |publisher=Business Wire |date=2012-01-03 |accessdate=2013-12-05}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.toolbox.com }}

{{Ziff Davis}}

[[Category:American social networking websites]]
[[Category:Information technology organizations based in North America]]