Togetherville
Founded | 2008 |
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Dissolved | March 11, 2012 |
Founder(s) | Mandeep Dhillon & Rajveer Tut |
URL | www.togetherville.com |
Togetherville was a social networking site geared toward youngsters under age 13 years and their family and friends who use the more popular social networking site Facebook.[1]
Founded in 2008 by Mandeep Dhillon and Rajveer Tut, Togetherville was released in public beta on May 19, 2010.[2] Through online neighborhoods built around each child, the site provides children the experience of an adult social networking site like Facebook.[3]
On February 25, 2011, The Walt Disney Company purchased Togetherville.[4] Mandeep Dhillon became Vice President of TogetherVille and Vice President of Strategy at Disney Interactive.
Togetherville was discontinued on March 11, 2012.[5]
References
- ^ Magid, Larry (18 May 2010). "Togetherville brings social networking to children". CNET.com. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ Makice, Kevin (19 May 2010). "Togetherville: A Digital Training Ground for Young Geeks". Wired News. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ Grove, Jennifer Van (2010). "Facebook-Like Site Brings Safe Social Networking to Young Kids". Mashable. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ Larry Magid. "Disney buys kids' social network Togetherville | Safe and Secure - CNET News". CNET. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
- ^ Lewis, William E. Jr. (February 24, 2012). "Togetherville: Facebook for kids is closing down". KSL.com.
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