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- Launched: October 1998 http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/09/09/cookp...
- Founders: Akimitsu Sano http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/09/09/cookp...
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cookpad.co...
- Funding: Small membership fee for premium access http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/12/a-r...
- Users: 6.8 million unique users in May 2009 http://www.yoavtchelet.com/2009/06/13/co...
- CEO: Akimitsu Sano http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/09/09/cookp...
- IPO on July 17 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange http://www.yoavtchelet.com/2009/06/13/co...
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Community and Culture
Cookpad.com offers nearly 560,000 user-submitted recipes, with most contributors being Asian women in the 18-49 age range. Basic membership is free, and access to premium features is available for a fee of approximately $3 a month. http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/09/09/cookpad-the-number-one-recipe-site/

