Wretch (website)

Wretch (Chinese: ; 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.

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