Wretch was a Taiwanese community website. In Chinese, its name means Nameless Little Site.
Wretch provided free photo album, and blog hosting services. Four languages, including English, 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.[1]
In July 2007, Yahoo acquired Wretch for $22 million; this became the biggest acquisition of Yahoo in Taiwan since Kimo.[2][3][4]
Wretch.cc has been blocked by the internet censorship in the People's Republic of China since August 2007.[5]
On 30 August 2013, Yahoo announced Wretch would be closed on 26 December, along with Yahoo! Blog.[6]
Yahoo released an iOS mobile app for Wretch.
References
- Wretch attracts 4m visitors yearly Siteanalytics.compete.com, 2011-10-26, retrieved 2012-11-28^
- Yahoo to Purchase Taiwan Blog Site Wretch CIO magazine, 15 December 2006^
- Harris Lin. Taiwan market: Wretch to push business blogging DigiTimes, 13 May 2008^
- Yahoo unit inks pact to acquire Taiwan internet firm WRETCH The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 December 2006^
- China blocks public access to Taiwan’s blog portal sites, China Post, 5 January 2008.^
- KAYLENE HONG. Yahoo-owned Taiwanese blogging platform Wretch.cc is shutting down on 26 December The Next Web, 30 August 2013^