Zip2
| Formerly | Global Link Information Network (1995–1996) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Founded | November 6, 1995 |
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| Defunct | July 28, 2003 |
| Fate | Purchased by Compaq Computer |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | United States |
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| Parent | Compaq Computer (1999–) |
| Website | zip2.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 February 1999) |
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Zip2 Corp. was a company that provided and licensed online city guide software to newspapers. The company was founded in Palo Alto, California, as Global Link Information Network, Inc. on November 9, 1995, by Greg Kouri and brothers Elon and Kimbal Musk. Initially, Global Link provided local businesses with an Internet presence,: 61 but later began to assist newspapers in designing online city guides before being purchased by Compaq Computer in 1999.