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Naymz.com Type Private Founded January 2006 Founder(s) Nolan Bayliss, Tony Czupryna, Tom Drugan Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, USA Key people Aaron Cooper, Advisor Website Naymz Naymz.com is a professional social networking platform that allows users to network with other professionals and manage their online reputation.
Naymz claimed in October 2010 to have 1.8 million members.[1]
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History
Naymz was founded by Nolan Bayliss, Tony Czupryna, and Tom Drugan in January 2006.[2] The three founders previously worked at and met at the online travel company Orbitz in Chicago.[3] Naymz launched to the public in June, 2006.[4]
Importance
Naymz was one of the first Web 2.0 sites[vague] to provide utilities for Online Reputation Management (ORM) services. Other sites providing similar services include ClaimID, ReputationDefender, and LinkedIn.
In September 2007, Naymz added social networking to its platform and a proprietary Reputation Scoring system called RepScore.[5][6]
Naymz has appeared in print and digital news articles in leading media outlets, including USA Today,[7] ABC News,[8] NPR,[9] Wall St. Journal,[10] and Washington Post.[11]
References
- ^ http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/getting-your-resume-ready-for-google.html
- ^ http://www.naymz.com/about.action?section=who
- ^ http://www.searchenginelowdown.com/2006/06/naymz-interview-online-datingorbitz.html
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2006-11-29-id-managers_x.htm?csp=34
- ^ http://mashable.com/2007/09/24/naymz
- ^ http://dspace-unibg.cilea.it/handle/10446/572
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2006-11-29-id-managers_x.htm?csp=34
- ^ http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/special_segments&id=5965181
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6462504
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120320660446474003.html
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/01/AR2007070101355.html
External links
Categories:- Internet properties established in 2006
- Web 2.0
- Community websites
- Professional networks
- Social networking services
- Social information processing
- Global internet community
- Social media
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