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Ask.fm
By Ethan Miller
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History of ask.fm
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Founded in Ireland in 2010, by Llja and Mark Terebin.
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Eventually being bought by the US company Ask.com, in
2014.
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It’s still continuing to grow with new facilities in Riga,
Latvia, and California.
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While maintaining it’s 120 million registered users.
What is ask.fm
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A social network with the premise of asking questions,
to interact.
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Which is popular with a demographic of 42% of users
who are under the age of 17.
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It can be linked with a Facebook, Twitter, Google +, or
Instagram account. To invite friends to ask.fm or allow
for friends to ask you questions through their preferred
social network.
How ask.fm works
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Create a account.
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Link with Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and/or Instagram
to find friends and interact with friends on those sites.
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Start asking questions on anything, either on a
computer or smartphone.
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Questions can be asked anonymously or with a personal
tag.
Social Media Aspect
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Ask.fm is a social network with the idea, getting to
know people with questions.
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You can ask a question to a random stranger or your
closest friend.
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Linking of social networks makes it easier to grow your
social circle.
How ask.fm is unique
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It’s unique in that its main purpose is get people
interacting with one another, directly through a
question format.
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Which encourages users to ask questions and really get
to know people they met.
Potential Social Marketing
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There are already some advertisements on the tops of
the pages and there is room for increased advertising.
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Also there is sponsored questions, used for research.
The End
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ask.fm