myYearbook | You’ve got Friends!
The World Wide Web offers a variety of social networks for teens and adults today. Different sets of connections have shot upwards thanks to popular sites like MySpace, Facebook, Hi5, and more recently, MyYearbook. Founded by then 15-year-old Catherine and 16-year-old David Cook, MyYearbook.com is now one of the leading teen destination websites in the online world. As of July 30, 2008, the company has earned $18.6 million from a small start of $250,000 in 2005. The site pretty much targets high school kids and teens, after the boom of networks on the internet.
The Social Networking Propaganda
The idea of being able to converse and meet with different people through the use of a simple web program is a wondrous feat for any teenager. What started out to be a “project” for two hopeful teenagers, Catherine and David, turned out to be a massive internet hit in the long run. The two siblings managed to persuade their older brother Geoff Cook, now CEO of MyYearbook.com, to fund their little dream on setting up a network site for their school. The website first took off on April 2005 for students in New Jersey Montgomery High School. MyYearbook was intended to be a tool for students to be in constant communication with one another and keep records of pupils from several batches.
In the next two years, members helped contribute additional features and programs within the website. Today MyYearbook.com has 150 million hits and 5 million new cyber guests. As per internet demographics, 90% of the web site’s active users are American. As of today, the network has already gathered 16.1 million members, which still continues to grow in number.
The Colorful World of MyYearbook
The layout of MyYearbook’s is very eye-catching for young web surfers. With its colorful walls and boxes, MyYearbook.com creates a fantasy world for all online teens. It features sections like Pimp and Battles that present interactive web programs for members. Other social networks can also use most applications, presenting easily movable graphics and user-friendly codes.
One of the widely-used clicks in the website is the Causes section. Causes serves as a charity instrument in providing monetary donations and assistance for nonprofit organizations or sponsors. The sponsors, in turn, reach out to the different sectors in need of the society’s attention. It highlights societal issues like poverty, hunger or animal protection. To support the application, MyYearbook has begun a system that awards Lunch Money to give to Causes for each sponsored action. Although MyYearbook membership is free of charge, this feature requires fiscal contribution.
New Relationships
In July 2008, MyYearbook.com has secured an investment deal by financial giant Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), an international capital firm venturing in entrepreneurial partnership and business. Other investors also took part in the deal including US Venture Partners and First Round Capital. The Series B investment was worth $13 million. Sergio Monsalve, who has worked with big name companies like eBay and Photobucket, took a seat as part of the company’s board of directors.
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7:03 am on January 30th, 2009
i don’t know why no1 no’s about dis one it’s awesome xoxo
10:37 am on January 31st, 2009
i love this site myyearbook … the best site yet by far :d
11:29 am on February 16th, 2009
i like to be one of the menber of this site pls sign me in
3:49 pm on February 25th, 2009
this site kicks ass i love it……..
3:49 pm on February 25th, 2009
this site rocks i love it……..
12:54 am on March 7th, 2009
wow omg shit
1:17 pm on March 9th, 2009
Who is new
1:18 pm on March 9th, 2009
I want to talk to people who would like to volunteer internationally
8:55 am on March 16th, 2009
hey this is pretty kool. how do i get one?
3:46 am on March 31st, 2009
love this site myyearbook … the best site yet by far :d
7:08 am on April 1st, 2009
Hi this is Selena.
6:13 am on April 4th, 2009
Hello ,
I wish to join this site ,
Thanks
11:12 pm on April 10th, 2009
I wounld Like to find someone to talk to and get to know.
10:35 am on April 14th, 2009
want to join my yearbook.com
12:43 pm on April 17th, 2009
i forgot my user name on myyearbook account could you email it to me at she_see_his_hot_bod16@yahoo.com
8:55 am on April 28th, 2009
THE RECCOMENDATION STILL REMAIN GALORE
2:33 am on April 30th, 2009
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Nice one with lots of good informative pictures….
Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyy Guysss
Cheers
2:34 am on April 30th, 2009
Hey Guys,
Look what i have found..Really cool website…
globalongoings.com
Nice one with lots of good informative pictures….
Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyy Guysss
Cheers
1:18 pm on May 6th, 2009
hey i got a myyearbook when only boy’s can add me when a gurl try 2 do something i don’t like that only boy’s can add me if they like 2 some gurl add me zack_mickie@hotmail.com
2:40 pm on May 7th, 2009
i think this sit may be very good for me and every one
5:08 am on May 8th, 2009
hello my dear one im looking for love now
12:50 pm on May 12th, 2009
hey guys wuz up
6:43 am on May 14th, 2009
myyearbook is an awesome site, it has everything for the active mind….i highly recommend that u join today.
10:53 am on June 3rd, 2009
HEY!!!!!
MYYEARBOOK LOOKS LIKE A GOOD SITE TO GO ON!!!!!!
C U LATER!!!!!!!!!!
10:53 am on June 3rd, 2009
how do u set ur yearbook on private
7:00 pm on June 15th, 2009
guyz help me, i ca’t open the myyearbook here. but i have already profile. pls help me. thaks
6:44 pm on June 25th, 2009
guys i need help i cant open the myyearbook here but i have already profile please help me
1:20 pm on July 1st, 2009
i’m having the same problem what is going on
11:56 pm on July 13th, 2009
i cant open myyearbook too..
12:40 pm on July 16th, 2009
wats up long time dont see
9:35 am on August 7th, 2009
your all fags i have a sagestoin for you wy dont you shut the hell up or get off the pc losers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12:11 am on August 14th, 2009
MyYearbook only opens half of the time, and it has more adds popping up, between playing their games, than what you get watching TV.
12:49 pm on September 2nd, 2009
i love myyearbook im always on it……….
12:50 pm on September 2nd, 2009
i hate school computers….ahhhhhhhhh i cant get on myyearbook……
10:37 am on September 10th, 2009
omg me to! i cant get on like anything it bugs me crazy…
12:34 pm on October 8th, 2009
well so far i like this boy i met on myyearbook.. and things are going pretty well..so i love myyearbook…..
3:02 pm on October 15th, 2009
hey i love this site so many people to talk to and to asoseate with.
7:06 am on October 17th, 2009
i love this website it is so amazing
11:16 am on October 29th, 2009
yea myyearbook is an awesome site…. but yet they block it at school which really sucks….
11:50 am on November 3rd, 2009
Myyearbook is awesome. I Love The Site. Bummer its blocked at school. D: (raindrops_are_falling101@hotmail.com)
7:17 pm on November 20th, 2009
I love to play games and meet new people at this website…
11:39 am on December 4th, 2009
i need a cool girl
5:06 pm on December 9th, 2009
hey i like this year book so far it is awsome. I’am 17 and if u r a boy call me my # is 806-676-2387. peace!
11:00 am on January 5th, 2010
i love myyear book its is the place where i chat
9:50 am on January 8th, 2010
this is one of the worst social networking sites you will come across. there is one person in particular that calls himself the joker that steal peoples pictures and makes up fake accounts but yet myyearbook allow this guy to remain. My friend had pictures of her kids stolen off her page and this joker made up a fake account and uploaded the pics he stole and wrote nasty things about the kids and their mum underneath it. If you want harassed and bullied join this website, you will defo come across this guy and his fake accounts on this site. It has one of the worst suppport team who tell you just to block and account if they are making threats towards you or your family. so go ahead join and enjoy the bullying from this guy and the not so grate support team. Oh and yes one other thing, it says that they dont allow nudity on their site…. its completely full of nudity and sexual explict material. so its one for the porn kings to enjoy.