Type of site | Blog |
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Available in | Multilingual |
Headquarters | Taiwan |
Industry | Social networking service |
Services | Blog |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Current status | Defunct |
Wretch ( Chinese: 無 名 小 站; pinyin: wúmíng xiǎo zhàn) was a Taiwanese community website. In Chinese, its name means Nameless Little Site.
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.