Wretch (website)

Wretch (Chinese: 無名小站; pinyin: wúmíng xiǎo zhàn) was a Taiwanese community web site. In Chinese, its name means Nameless Little Site.

Wretch
Type of site
Blog
Available inMultilingual
HeadquartersTaiwan
IndustrySocial networking service
ServicesBlog
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Current statusDefunct

Wretch provided free photo album, and blog hosting services. Four languages, including English, were available. A more extensive VIP version was offered.

The domain wretch.cc attracted at least 4 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com survey.[1]

In July 2007, Yahoo acquired Wretch for $22 million; this became the biggest acquisition of Yahoo in Taiwan since Kimo.[2][3][4]

Wretch.cc has been blocked by the internet censorship in the People's Republic of China since August 2007.[5]

On 30 August 2013, Yahoo announced Wretch would be closed on 26 December, along with Yahoo! Blog.[6]

Yahoo released an iOS mobile app for Wretch.

References
  1. "Wretch attracts 4m visitors yearly". Siteanalytics.compete.com. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. "Yahoo to Purchase Taiwan Blog Site Wretch". CIO magazine. 15 December 2006.
  3. Lin, Harris (13 May 2008). "Taiwan market: Wretch to push business blogging". DigiTimes.
  4. ALI, RAFAT (14 December 2006). "Yahoo Taiwan Buys Local Social Media Site Wretch; Reports At About $22 Million". Gigaom.
  5. China blocks public access to Taiwan’s blog portal sites, China Post, 5 January 2008.
  6. HONG, KAYLENE (30 August 2013). "Yahoo-owned Taiwanese blogging platform Wretch.cc is shutting down on December 26". The Next Web.
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