Teens Flock to Anonymous Formspring.me Website

Posted on April 10, 2010

CNET reports that teens are flocking to a website called Formspring.me. The site facilitates the posting of anonymous questions. Webware says the company claims it received 50 million unique visitors last month alone.

Since then, it went viral, attracting 50 million unique visitors last month, according to the company. Thanks to the service's success, the company is now bringing its offices to San Francisco after receiving $2.5 million from a group of Silicon Valley investors. Among the investors are Digg founder Kevin Rose and former Facebook executive Dave Morin.
The Web site is currently in its infancy; it has no revenue model or API. However, it does have the elements needed to attract, engage, and retain users around the globe, especially Generation Y.

The anonymous nature of the website can also lead to harassment and abuse. A support faq about the website says, "Unfortunately, there are people that misuse the system and abuse anonymity to harass others. Since formspring.me launched, we've been working on finding the right set of tools and options for users to protect themselves from abuse, while keeping room for all the positive things that can come from using formspring.me."

Update: The site is now known as spring.me. The dropped the form from their name.