myYearbook is a free Internet social network service similar to other social networking sites.
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myYearbook is a free Internet social network service similar to other social networking sites.
The site's user base is over 90% American,[http://www.myyearbook.com/press/release3/ Myyearbook.Com Inks Content Deal With Cliffsnotes ] with 75% of its new memberships from the United States and 25% from other countries. U.S. Venture Partners and First Round Capital are providing the $4.1 million in funding.[http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/devlin/7486 Fast-Growing myYearbook.com Gets $4.1 Million : Dory Devlin : Yahoo! Tech ]
Features
The site has added a number of features that are commonly found on other social networking sites but use different names. The Quizzes and Pimp sections of the site contain a collection of various graphics and user-generated material that can also be used on other social networking sites. There also several other featured pages for entertainment. You do not need to be a member to do most things on the site, but you can do more with a 'My Yearbook' account.
History
myYearbook was initially created by two high school students, David and Catherine Cook, and their older brother Geoff, during Spring Break of 2005. Catherine persuaded Geoff, who founded EssayEdge.com and ResumeEdge.com from a dorm in 1997, to invest $250,000 for their project. At the launch of the site in April 2005, Dave was a junior and Catherine was a sophomore; the project was only activated for their school in suburban New Jersey, Montgomery High School.
2006
On August 29, myYearbook announced a content deal with CliffsNotes. The service adds content from CliffsNotes for all MyYearbook users.
On September 26, myYearbook announced the launch of its Pimp site, which users from various online social networks can use.
On November 29, myYearbook added a new feature, "Battles," allowing users to compete against each other.[http://www.myyearbook.com/press/release8/ Myyearbook.Com Launches Battles ]
On July 2007, myYearbook changed the website's layout and added new features such as myMag and videobattles.
2008
On April 14, myYearbook added the new feature "Owned", which has users purchasing other users' photographs with the myYearbook currency of "lunch money".
On August 1, myYearbook added the new feature "Games", which has users playing games and earning the myYearbook currency of "lunch money".
Just weeks later, on August 28, myYearbook add the new feature "TV", which gives users the ability to watch some shows and movies in separate clips.
In October 2008 the Causes feature expanded from Beta testing. This feature allowed members to donate Lunch Money to real-life charities for 11 different causes, including fresh water, condoms for Africa, blankets for homeless people and teddy bears for abused children. Users could also choose a sponsor for their profile that would donate to a selected cause every time their profile was viewed.
