F***edCompany looking for a buyer
F***edCompany, the once-feared online message board where frustrated Internet workers went to lash out at their bosses during the dot-com collapse, is for sale.
The site, which contains profanity in the name, went on sale a week ago, said James Martin, the man in charge of selling the site. Martin, who operates a media merger and acquisition company, declined to say how much he's asking for the site or how much interest he's received.
"We let the market dictate price," Martin said. "We want to find somebody who can operate this and continue to build the brand and take it to the next level of evolution."
Following the collapse of the so-called Internet revolution in 2001, legions of disgruntled technology workers took to the Web site to mock their employers. In recent years, as the tech sector has bounced back, F***edCompany's influence has fallen off sharply.
The site's owner, Philip Kaplan, turned his attention several years ago to AdBrite, the online advertising marketplace he founded.
Kaplan did not respond to a request for comment. This story was first reported by Wired.com.
