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Mister Wong

Mister Wong

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Mister Wong was one of the largest European free social bookmarking web services.

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History

The website was a German startup, established in 2006 by Kai Tietjen.[1] The service ceased operation after being sold for €2500 in October 2016. [2]

The service was available in German, English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish and French.

Origin of name

The website extols its users to "Wong the Web!", a reference to the practice of Wonging, often employed by card counters in Blackjack.

Controversy

Mister Wong's original logo,[3] depicting a "cartoonish, nerdy East Asian man", brought on protests from many Asian-Americans.[4] The website's creator subsequently issued an apology and removed the logo.[5]

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Notes

  1. [1]
    "Creating Buzz (Without Hate Mail)", Newsweek, October 27, 2007
  2. [2]
    "Mister Wong: Ehemaliger Social-Bookmarking-Star für 2.500 Euro verramscht". OnlineHändler News.de. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    flickr.com stored image
  4. [4]
    "Mister Wong Isn't Laughing Anymore", Der Spiegel online in German
  5. [5]
    A Message from the Founder, Kai Tietjen, July, 27 2007 Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
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