Ask.fmBy Ethan Miller

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History of ask.fm

Founded in Ireland in 2010, by Llja and Mark Terebin.

Eventually being bought by the US company Ask.com, in 2014.

It’s still continuing to grow with new facilities in Riga, Latvia, and California.

While maintaining it’s 120 million registered users.

What is ask.fm

A social network with the premise of asking questions, to interact.

Which is popular with a demographic of 42% of users who are under the age of 17.

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

Create a account. Link with Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and/or

Instagram to find friends and interact with friends on those sites.

Start asking questions on anything, either on a computer or smartphone.

Questions can be asked anonymously or with a personal tag.

Social Media Aspect

Ask.fm is a social network with the idea, getting to know people with questions.

You can ask a question to a random stranger or your closest friend.

Linking of social networks makes it easier to grow your social circle.

How ask.fm is unique

It’s unique in that its main purpose is get people interacting with one another, directly through a question format.

Which encourages users to ask questions and really get to know people they met.

Potential Social Marketing

There are already some advertisements on the tops of the pages and there is room for increased advertising.

Also there is sponsored questions, used for research.

The End

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