Israblog
Encyclopedia
Israblog is an Israeli Internet blogging service
, where Hebrew speaking Internet users can keep weblogs, photoblog
s and have social networking features. With over 50,000 active bloggers, It is considered the biggest blogging service in Hebrew. It is operated by Nana10, based in Giv'atayim
, Israel
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On October 4, 2006, Habot announced he was selling Israblog for an undisclosed amount to Nana (later "nana10"), an Israeli portal which held business relationships with him for sometime.
Weblog software
Weblog software is software designed to simplify the creation and maintenance of weblogs...
, where Hebrew speaking Internet users can keep weblogs, photoblog
Photoblog
A photoblog is a form of photo sharing and publishing in the format of a blog. It differs from a blog through the predominant use of and focus on photographs rather than text...
s and have social networking features. With over 50,000 active bloggers, It is considered the biggest blogging service in Hebrew. It is operated by Nana10, based in Giv'atayim
Giv'atayim
Giv'atayim is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. It has a population of 53,000....
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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History
Israblog was the first blogging service in Hebrew. It was founded on August 25, 2001 by Yariv Habot in order to let Hebrew speaking Internet users the ability to write a blog in their mother tongue without facing encoding and text directions problems. At first it was an experimental project, but in few months it gathered few hundred passionate users and started to receive attention from the Israeli Media.On October 4, 2006, Habot announced he was selling Israblog for an undisclosed amount to Nana (later "nana10"), an Israeli portal which held business relationships with him for sometime.
External links
- Israblog official website
- How a 33 year old man can sell a website with 35 million monthly users - by Dvorit Shargal and Lior Haner in Themarker.com
- Nana acquired Israblog, YnetYnetYnet is the most popular Israeli news and general content website. It is owned by the same conglomerate that operates Yediot Ahronot, the country's secondleading daily newspaper...
, October 4, 2006. - NetVision's Nana portal buys Israblog: Sources: Israblog founder and manager Yariv Havot had...
- Web diaries become hot medium for talk on Israel - by Sarah Bronson, April 16, 2004, HaaretzHaaretzHaaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
. - Israel: Israblog’s Decision Against Banning Pro-Ana Sites