Wibiya

Wibiya
Subsidiary
Industry
Founded 2008
Founder
  • Dror Ceder
  • Daniel Tal
  • Avi Smila
Headquarters Tel Aviv, Israel
Area served
 Worldwide
Website www.wibiya.com

Wibiya was an online toolbar platform[1] that offered web publishers the option to add web applications to their respective websites at no cost.[2][3][4][5] With these web apps, the company aims to provide publishers with services and features that are designed to assist publishers in communicating with their audience by making their sites more interactive,[1] potentially increasing page views and providing enriched content.[1][2][3][4]

Company

Wibiya was founded in 2008 in Israel by Dror Ceder, Daniel Tal, and Avi Smila[6] and in 2011 was acquired for $45 million by Conduit,[4] the San Mateo, CA-based publisher network and platform.[2][3][4][5][6] Investors in the company have included Primera Capital, Yossi Vardi, Oded Vardi, and Jeff Pulver.[3][7] In October 2013 Conduit announced that it will be shutting down Wibiya at the end of 2013.[8] On December 31 Wibiya was shut down. Starting November 2015 the Wibiya Website links began to redirect to a YouTube Video of a laughing Baby, and those remaining sites with the plugin still activated would see a popup image link on the bottom of their websites home page with the message "LET'S LAUGH, Coz Wibiya Toolbar Is Gone"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ingram, Mathew (October 14, 2010). "Social Toolbar Maker Wibiya Opens Up Its Platform". GigaOM. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Gannes, Liz (April 5, 2011). "Conduit on the Record: Yes, We're Buying Wibiya; No, We're Not Getting Bought". All Things Digital. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Wauters, Robin (April 2, 2011). "Conduit Acquires Web Application Platform Wibiya For $45 Million: Sources". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Gannes, Liz (May 23, 2011). "Conduit Buys Wibiya for $45M". All Things Digital. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Kim, Elizabeth (May 23, 2011). "Conduit acquires Web app company Wibiya". American City Business Journals. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  6. 1 2 McMahan, Ty (May 24, 2011). "App Maker Network Conduit Buys Wibiya For $45M Cash". Dow Jones. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ Rao, Leena (April 20, 2010). "Wibiya Raises $2 Million For Customizable Web-Based Toolbars". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  8. ↑ Ingrid Lunden After Buying Wibiya For $45M, Conduit Discontinues Product As It Shifts Away From Toolbars

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