1. Ask.fm By Ethan Miller IS151

2. History of ask.fm  Founded in Ireland in 2010, by Llja and Mark Terebin.  Eventually being bought by the US company Ask.com, in 2014.  It’s still continuing to grow with new facilities in Riga, Latvia, and California.  While maintaining it’s 120 million registered users.

3. What is ask.fm  A social network with the premise of asking questions, to interact.  Which is popular with a demographic of 42% of users who are under the age of 17.  It can be linked with a Facebook, Twitter, Google +, or Instagram account. To invite friends to ask.fm or allow for friends to ask you questions through their preferred social network.

4. How ask.fm works  Create a account.  Link with Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and/or Instagram to find friends and interact with friends on those sites.  Start asking questions on anything, either on a computer or smartphone.  Questions can be asked anonymously or with a personal tag.

5. Social Media Aspect  Ask.fm is a social network with the idea, getting to know people with questions.  You can ask a question to a random stranger or your closest friend.  Linking of social networks makes it easier to grow your social circle.

6. How ask.fm is unique  It’s unique in that its main purpose is get people interacting with one another, directly through a question format.  Which encourages users to ask questions and really get to know people they met.

7. Potential Social Marketing  There are already some advertisements on the tops of the pages and there is room for increased advertising.  Also there is sponsored questions, used for research.

8. The End  ask.fm