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===Growth===
[[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] had existed as a dedicated chatting network but was mostly used by seasoned Internet users. Chat websites capitalized on the growing base of Internet general users by providing a simpler, more attractive chatting interface. Chatting became focused on community and socialization.<ref name="yahoo" />
▲[[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] had existed as a dedicated chatting network but was mostly used by seasoned Internet users. Chat websites capitalized on the growing base of Internet general users by providing a simpler, more attractive chatting interface. Chatting became focused on community and socialization.<ref name="yahoo" />
In August 1996, WBS had 500,000 users and was growing by 3,000 users a day.
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President and CEO Bayard Winthrop was a frequent spokesperson for the company.<ref>{{Cite news | first1=Robert D | last1=Hof | first2=Seanna | last2=Browder | first3=Peter | last3=Elstrom | title=Internet Communities – Forget surfers. A new class of Netizen is settling right in | url=http://www.businessweek.com/1997/18/b35251.htm | work=[[BusinessWeek]] | date=5 May 1997 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970617020651/http://www.businessweek.com/1997/18/b35251.htm | archive-date=17 June 1997 | url-status=dead}}</ref> After its buyout, he co-founded Freebord, a San Francisco-based sporting goods manufacturer, in January 2001.<ref>{{Cite web | title=BSV 09 Judging Panel | url=https://www.freebord.com/bsv-09-judging-panel/ | date=17 November 2009 | website=Freebord | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523102605/https://www.freebord.com/bsv-09-judging-panel/ | archive-date=23 May 2020 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Winthrop's_LinkedIn">{{Cite web | title=Bayard Winthrop | url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/bayard-winthrop-bbbb04b | website=[[LinkedIn]] | archive-url=https://archive.vn/20200523102545/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bayard-winthrop-bbbb04b | archive-date=23 May 2020 | url-status=live}}</ref> From 2008 to 2011, Winthrop was the CEO of [[Chrome Industries]].<ref name="Winthrop's_LinkedIn" /> He left in March 2011 and proceeded to found [[American Giant]].<ref>{{Cite web | author=CNBC.com staff | title=Bayard Winthrop | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/10/bayard-winthrop.html | website=[[CNBC]] | date=10 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523104311/https://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/10/bayard-winthrop.html | archive-date=23 May 2020 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Wang | title=The Man Behind the Hoodie That Started the Made-In-the-USA Apparel Movement | url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/227003 | work=[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]] | date=26 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208130430/http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/227003 | archive-date=8 February 2015 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
==2009 revival==
In July 2009, classic-wbs.net, a revival of WBS and nearly identical to the original community, was launched; most of the original chat rooms and features have been retained or recreated. The most noticeable differences are the lack of personal homepages and the chat rooms are not moderated.<ref name="classic-web.net" />
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