FormStack is an online form builder and Internet hosting service, which enables users to create online forms such as surveys, contact forms, or event registrations.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet hosting service, Social networking |
| Founded | March 2006 |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Key people | Ade Olonoh, CEO John Wechsler, President |
formspring.me
On November 25, 2009, Formspring launched formspring.me, a social media site where users can ask each other anonymous questions. Formspring.me, which links to Facebook and Twitter, became a craze in early 2010.[1][2][3] In response to its sudden popularity, blogging website Tumblr launched a nearly-identical service called "Ask Me".[4]
Formspring.me has garnered some controversy, especially among teenagers, for opening the door for harassment, due to the anonymity of the entries.[5] A fight between several students at a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania High School, which started after an argument over formspring.me, received some media attention in February 2010.[6]
On March 12, 2010, a hoax news article saying that the creators planned to reveal personal information about their users spread on Twitter and other social networking sites.[7]
On March 22, 2010, Alexis Pilkington, a 17-year-old West Islip, NY High School graduate committed suicide,[8]purportedly after dozens of insulting comments about her had been posted on formspring.me in the days leading up to her decision. Soon after, a local grassroots boycott of the formspring.me site began.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.bcheights.com/features/editor-s-corner-ask-me-anything-1.1167746
- ^ http://thesocialrobot.com/2010/02/formspring-me-overshare-without-the-embarrassment/
- ^ http://techcrunch.com/2010/01/04/formspring-ask-me-anything/
- ^ http://techcrunch.com/2010/01/06/tumblr-formspring/
- ^ http://media.www.uctangerine.com/media/storage/paper815/news/2010/02/26/Entertainment/Formspring.Sparks.Curiosity.Caution-3879960.shtml
- ^ http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0210/707982.html
- ^ http://www.inquisitr.com/66425/formspring-to-reveal-users-private-data/
- ^ http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/family-friends-shocked-at-cyberposts-after-teen-s-death-1.1827393
- ^ http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/after-teen-s-death-3-800-pledge-web-site-boycott-1.1829354
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