Virb
Los Angeles, California | |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Brad Smith |
| Key people | Brad Smith (chairman and CEO) |
| Parent | Media Temple |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | 9 March 2007 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Virb was a website owned by Media Temple that let individuals and businesses create their own websites. Users added web content using simple tools and then customized the design of their site using built-in options or with
.History
After the launch of
The web hosting company Media Temple purchased it in June 2008, despite its failure,[3] and in August 2010 relaunched as a do-it-yourself website builder.[5] Smith stated that the "core desire wasn't ever to build and run a social network. [They] wanted to build this really cool niche area for the people MySpace didn't really work for."[3] In July 2012, Virb announced that it had officially joined the Media Temple family of products, promising new features, more dedicated customer support, and better system monitoring.[6] In 2014, GoDaddy.com acquired Media Temple and its subsidiaries, including Virb. Soon after, changing leadership priorities led most of the Virb development team to depart, though GoDaddy kept a small skeleton crew to maintain existing functionality and keep the site running.[7] GoDaddy shut down Virb in June 2020 without warning its customers, leaving many without migration plans or backups of their work.[8] The Virb.com homepage left only a eulogy message, reading "After 10 years proudly helping customers like you with Virb, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue the platform."[9]
References
- CNET.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ Elmwood, John (12 July 2007). "Move Over, MySpace". Houston Press. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ a b c Pompeo, Joe (2 July 2010). "Virb.com, The MySpace Killer That Wasn't, Has A New Plan". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- PC Advisor. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ Kinkaid, Jason (16 August 2010). "Re-Virb: Social Network Relaunches, Hopes To Become 'Tumblr For Entire Websites'". TechCrunch.
- ^ "Media Temple and Virb Announce Expanded Partnership to Provide Customers with Comprehensive Site Building, Hosting, and Domain Services". MarketWatch. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ Benjamins, Steve (2015-05-16). "How GoDaddy Acquired & Dismantled Virb". Site Builder Report. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Hoffelder, Nate (2020-07-12). "Godaddy Shut Down Its Virb Site Builder Platform With No Notice – Here's How to Pick Up the Pieces". The Digital Reader. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Balaji, Hemanth (2020-07-17). "Virb Hosting Shutdown – How to Recover Your Lost Website Content?". Retrieved 2020-07-20.