Fubar (social networking site)

Infobox Website
name = fubar



caption =
url = http://www.fubar.com
commercial =
type = Social network service
language = English
registration = required
owner =
author =
launch date = June-Sept 2005
current status = Active
revenue =
slogan = The first online bar and happy hour.
alexa = 2,355

Fubar is a social network launched in Summer-Early Fall 2005 as the first "online bar". [ [http://www.promotionworld.com/news/press/070926fubar.html PromotionWorld : Increasingly Popular Social Site Proving To Be A Trendy Online Alternative ] ] In October of 2007, they teamed up with Jangl [ [http://mashable.com/2007/10/09/jangl-fubar/ Send Her Your Drink and Your Number, with Jangl Now on Fubar ] ] to provide their members with the ability to call other members anonymously.

The site is for users 18 and older, and is free to use. Registered members initiate conversations through buying each other virtual drinks with "fubucks" earned through using the site. [ [http://www.fubar.com/sitetour_break.php fubar: the first online bar and happy hour ] ] Other features include the ability to buy a "Happy Hour" for the whole site (reducing drink costs for all members), file sharing, and the ability to ask the community as a whole for their opinions. [ [http://www.fubar.com/sitetour_happens.php fubar: the first online bar and happy hour ] ]

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In October 2007, Fubar claimed over 1.2 million members. [ [http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/13650386/Jangl-Voice-Enables-Fubar-Suddenly,-It's-Easy-to-Talk-to Jangl Voice-Enables Fubar: Suddenly, It'S Easy To Talk To Someone You Meet At 'The First Online Bar And Happy Hour' ] ] As of February 2008, the site had 1.6 million visitors a month and 6.6 million visits, putting it in the top fifteen social networks.Fact|date=May 2008

Fubar began as Lost Cherry, then changed to CherryTAP in late 2006. In 2007, the site changed its name again to fubar. Site creator Mike Hedlund is also a member, using the ID "babyjesus".

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