About Lexico Publishing Group, LLC
Lexico Publishing Group, LLC is an independent, privately-held company based in Long Beach, California, offering online reference and learning services through its destination Web sites, Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com; the Word of the Day Internet mailing list; and the freely available CleverKeys software. Founded in 1995 by Brian Kariger and Daniel Fierro, the company's mission is to promote lifelong learning and sharing of information with easy-to-use reference tools and interactive learning services.
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Milestones
- October 11, 2007: Release of Dictionary.com: Word of the Day Facebook Application
- July 7, 2007: Dictionary.com podcasts launch
- May 31, 2007: Dictionary.com launches its Multilingual Dictionary Search
- March 2, 2006: Reference.com Encyclopedia Search bolstered with Crystal Reference Encyclopedia
- February 9, 2006: CleverKeys for Windows 2.0 released
- February 7, 2006: Reference.com Encyclopedia Search bolstered with Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia
- September 15, 2005: Reference.com Encyclopedia Search debuts with Wikipedia
- August 5, 2005: Dictionary.com Style Guide released
- April 4, 2005: Reference.com Fact of the Day debuts in the On This Day e-mail
- April 8, 2004: Reference.com Web search powered by Google launches
- September 14, 2004: Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of new words launches
- June 3, 2003: Reference.com On This Day launches
- May 14, 2003: Dictionary.com Premium is released from beta and officially launches
- November 14, 2002: Dictionary.com Premium debuts as a public beta along with Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
- October 15, 2002: Thesaurus.com revamped; Lexico's Reference.com launches
- March 27, 2000: Dictionary.com launches the first mobile online dictionary on Sprint PCS wireless phones using WAP
- May 3, 1999: Dictionary.com Word of the Day debuts
- January 26, 1998: Dictionary.com adds online dictionary search
- February 1997: Both sites begin accepting banner advertising
- May 1, 1996: First mention of Thesaurus.com on Usenet
- March 15, 1996: First mention of Dictionary.com on Usenet
- May 30, 1995: Thesaurus.com launches with Roget's Thesaurus
- May 14, 1995: Dictionary.com launches as a language reference directory
Today
According to comScore Media Metrix, the Lexico network of sites (Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com) is one of the most visited Reference and Education properties on the Web.