Facebox
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| URL | http://www.facebox.com |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Social network service |
| Registration | Not Required |
| Owner | Incrowd |
| Created by | Lorenz Bogaert and Toon Coppens |
Facebox is a social networking website specifically targeted at the European youth. Since September, 2006 over 14 million people have registered on Facebox.com, of which 2.5 million on the English version of the site.[1] Facebox is ranked the 144th most popular website according to Alexa Internet.[2]
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[edit] Spam
When registering one is asked to provide GMail login and password. Then Facebox downloads the address book of the newly registered user and uses it without any warning to send out invitations to all GMail's contacts, including mailing lists[3].
[edit] Features
On Facebox, members can create their own web page, extend their social network, publish their music playlists, share videos, post blogs and join groups called ‘clans’.[4]
[edit] Localization
Facebox has a localization technology ensuring that all content is geotargeted and personalized to each member’s profile. This enables a member to have localized searches and overviews on the community, displaying only those member profiles of his or her own age range and region.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Facebox in English, Facebox in French, Facebox in German, Facebox in Portuguese, Facebox in Dutch, Facebox in Spanish, Facebox in Italian, Facebox in Romanian, Facebox in Russian
- ^ Alexa, Related info for Facebox.com, 18 February 2007
- ^ This applies at least to the Polish version of the site, see [1], [2], [3] (reports in Polish)
- ^ About Facebox.
- ^ Facebox - Insane Growth? (2006-09-25).
[edit] External Links
- Facebox Homepage (English)
- Facebox Corporate pages
- Incrowd site - news page
- Mashable!'s Social Networking Awards 2006
- Facebox - Insane growth?
- Facebox - Alarm:Clock
- New York Times, MySpace Aims for a Global Audience, and Finds Some Stiff Competition, November 7, 2006
- Herald International Tribune, MySpace growth faces cultural hurdles, November 7, 2006
