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About.com launched Verywell as its first standalone media property on 26 April 2016. The site took about half the health content that was already present at About.com, but the content was updated and made easier to read and navigate.[{{Cite web |url= https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/03/iac-publishings-aboutcom-gets-slimmer-for-advertising-dollars.html |publisher= CNBC|title= IAC Publishing's About.com slims down for ad dollars |date=May 3, 2016}}][{{cite magazine |url= https://www.wired.com/2017/05/rip-com-look-tumultuous-life-web-legend/ |magazine= Wired|title= RIP About.com: A Look at the Tumultuous Life of a Web Legend |date=May 3, 2017}}] The website hired Dr. [[David L. Katz]] as its first senior medical advisor.[{{Cite web |url= http://marketingland.com/com-takes-brand-new-direction-launch-standalone-health-website-verywell-com-174822 |publisher= Marketing Land|title= About.com takes new direction with launch of standalone health website Verywell.com |date=April 27, 2016}}] Verywell launched a partnership with the [[Cleveland Clinic]] in August 2016, helping promote content from the clinic's consumer health information portal. The second phase of the partnership, launched in January 2017, focused on providing resources to physicians and doctors.[{{Cite web |url= https://www.pm360online.com/about-coms-health-site-verywell-launches-second-phase-of-its-cleveland-clinic-partnership/ |publisher= PM 360 Online|title= About.com's Health Site Verywell Launches Second Phase of its Cleveland Clinic Partnership |date=January 5, 2017}}] |
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ed vertical sites ("content destinations"). While Verywell was about health, the others were about travel, learning, money management, home decorating, and technology. [{{Cite web |url= http://www.healthexperienceproject.com/verywell-com/ |publisher= HXP|title= Verywell.com |date=May 3, 2016}}] |
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By May 2017, About.com had transformed into Dotdash, an umbrella media brand of six distinct and specialized vertical sites ("content destinations"). While Verywell was about health, the others were about travel, learning, money management, home decorating, and technology. [{{Cite web |url= http://www.healthexperienceproject.com/verywell-com/ |publisher= HXP|title= Verywell.com |date=May 3, 2016}}] |
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==Website== |
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