''Boston.com'' is a regional website that offers news and information about the Boston, Massachusetts, region. It is owned and operated by

Boston Globe Media Partners ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

, the publisher of ''

The Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

''.

History

''Boston.com'' was one of the first news websites on the public web, launched in late October 1995 by Boston Globe Electronic Publishing Inc. The domain name was purchased from the Boston-area café chain

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in exchange for print advertisements for charities chosen by Au Bon Pain's CEO. Since its inception, ''Boston.com'' has covered a wide range of stories of interest to people in the region. It was the primary website of ''

'' until September 2011, when the ''Globe'' launched a subscription-only website. ''Boston.com'' remained free, to provide "full daily sports coverage, breaking news updates, online features, and lifestyle information". The site also maintains a mobile application for iPhone and Android devices, which connects readers with stories featured on the website.

Relation to ''The Boston Globe''

On September 12, 2011, ''The Boston Globe'' launched a separate site at ''BostonGlobe.com'' that put most content from its newsroom behind a paywall. Since that time, ''Boston.com'' has been a separate, standalone entity providing coverage of local news, sports, weather, and leisure on a free, advertising-supported platform. The two media outlets share office space at 1 Exchange Place in

Downtown Boston Downtown Boston is the central business district of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The city of Boston was founded in 1630. The largest of the city's commercial districts, Downtown is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters; ...

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External links

*{{Official website, https://www.boston.com/ 1995 establishments in Massachusetts American news websites Internet properties established in 1995 The Boston Globe