Wretch () was a Taiwanese community website. In Chinese, its name means ''Nameless Little Site''.
Wretch provided free photo
album
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, and
blog
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hosting services. Four languages, including
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
, 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.
In July 2007, Yahoo acquired Wretch for $22 million; this became the biggest acquisition of Yahoo in Taiwan since Kimo.
Wretch.cc has been blocked by the
internet censorship in the People's Republic of China
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since August 2007.
On 30 August 2013, Yahoo announced Wretch would be closed on 26 December, along with
Yahoo! Blog.
Yahoo
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released an
iOS
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mobile app
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for Wretch.
References
Blog hosting services
Yahoo! international
Yahoo! acquisitions
Defunct social networking services
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