ask.fm
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| Online portal for questions to users | |
| languages | 49 languages |
| operator | Noosphere Ventures |
| editorial staff | Ilja Terebin, Mark Terebin and Oskar Liepins |
| user | 160 million |
| Registration | optional |
| On-line | June 16, 2010 |
| http://www.ask.fm/ | |
ask.fm is a website to ask questions to users. A user account is required for asking and answering questions, but not just for viewing profiles. Registration can be done through the website itself, Facebook , Twitter or Vkontakte.ru . The website is based in Ireland , until November 2014 it was in Riga . The portal has 160 million members (as of July 2015). Ask.fm was founded by Ilja Terebin, Mark Terebin and Oskar Liepins.
construction
On the user page you can ask the respective user a question, similar to Tellonym , answering is voluntary. A user account is mandatory from June 2015 to ask questions, but you can still choose whether or not the user asking the question remains anonymous. The subsequent deletion of answered questions is also possible. The question does not appear until it has been answered by the user. Since May 2011 it has also been possible to answer the question with a video answer. There is also the option of using a picture as an answer. Since March 2014 this also includes animated GIFs . The website's AlexaRank is 204 (as of January 2015). Questions can also be asked or answered using the ask.fm mobile applications (app) . These are available in the AppStore for Apple iOS devices and in the Google Play Store for Android devices. This app can also be used to take photos or videos in addition to answering the text.
Cyber bullying
After the website was linked to cyber bullying and several teenage suicides, in which the perpetrators used the anonymity of the service to harass their victims, an attempt was made to counter this with a safety advisory board in January 2015 .
New owner and change of seat
On November 3, 2014, the website posted a statement announcing that the company had a new owner and was moving to Ireland. Therefore, the terms of use and the privacy policy changed.
“Ask.fm has a new owner and will soon be relocated to Ireland. After the move, Ask.fm Europe, Ltd. who will be responsible for your data. If you continue to use the services, you agree to our new privacy policy, cookies policy and the new terms of use.
Rest assured that you will continue to receive the same great service and features for free. "
The new owner is InterActiveCorp , which also includes Tinder .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://ain.ua/2016/07/04/657976
- ↑ Steve O'Hear: Ask.fm adds video answers to its European Formspring on techcrunch.com (English), May 16, 2011, accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ a b Company Ask.fm ( memento of the original from March 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at ask.fm , accessed July 9, 2015
- ↑ Laura Kenins: Latvian Web site at center of cyber-bullying inquiry on baltictimes.com (English), November 14, 2012, accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Privacy Policy ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at ask.fm , accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Ask.fm on CrunchBase , accessed on March 3, 2014
- ↑ commander @ giga: Ask.fm brings video responses ( memento of the original from November 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on GIGA Software , May 16, 2011, accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Ask.fm Site Info on Alexa Internet , accessed January 11, 2015
- ^ A b Rhiannon Williams: "Ask.fm forms safety advisory board" Telegraph of January 15, 2015
- ↑ Nicola Harley: "Polish girl, 16, found dead at school after complaints of racist bullying after moving to Cornwall" Telegraph of May 18, 2016
- ↑ Summary of the changes to the privacy policy and the terms of use of ask.fm ( memento of the original from November 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at ask.fm , accessed November 4, 2014
