Draugiem.lv

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Draugiem, Ltd.
Type of businessPrivate company
Type of site
Banner ads
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedApril 24, 2004
Current statusActive

Draugiem (For Friends) is a

social networking website launched in 2004. It is one of the largest social networking website in Latvia with approximately 2.6 million registered users.[citation needed
]

The Draugiem social network operates under the Draugiem Group, an umbrella organisation that owns other IT-related companies which have developed as suppliers of technology to the social network.[1]

The English-language version of Draugiem is known as Frype.com.

History

The Draugiem.lv social network was founded in 2004 by Lauris Liberts and Agris Tamanis.[2] In 2007, the company reported it had reached 1,000,000 users. By 2017 the company had opened offices and facilities in Cēsis, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Charlotte and Tijuana, as well as relocating their Rīga headquarters to a bigger building in the neighborhood of Torņakalns.[3] In 2019, Mapon (part of Draugiem Group) opened offices in Estonia and Finland.[4]

On the

Russian national anthem played in the background.[5][6] The website was taken offline and re-opened a few hours later.[7]

Brands

Printful

Printful was launched in 2013 to provide print-on-demand services. Initially, the company offered 3 products - posters, canvases and t-shirts.[8]

Road Games

In 2019 the company created Roadgames, an adventure travel game, with an investment of EUR 100,000. The game requires participants to take part in tasks outside, and is intended as a team building activity for organizations.[9]

Mapon

The Mapon brand was launched in 2006 to provide GPS tracking services for businesses, and is the second largest brand in the Draugiem company with 54 employees and offices in Finland.[4]

Fast Brands

Fast Brands was launched in 2018 and provides companies with the opportunity to sell products online.[10]

References

  1. ^ http://draugiemgroup.com
  2. Fast Company
    . Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Draugiem Group". draugiemgroup.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Draugiem Group". draugiemgroup.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Unknowns hack draugiem.lv; website shows Russian symbols and plays Russian anthem". Baltic News Network. October 6, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Draugiem.lv social network hacked with pro-Russia message". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. October 6, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Social network reopened after Russia-themed cyber attack". Baltic News Network. October 6, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Printful, Inc", Wikipedia, February 21, 2024, retrieved February 21, 2024
  9. ^ "Press Releases | LETA". www.leta.lv. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "ABOUT". Fast Brands. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

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