Dcard is an online social media and networking platform based in Taiwan. The platform was first created by Kytu Lin, then-sophomore at National Taiwan University, and other students in 2011 in its web version.[1] Initially positioned as a networking service dedicated for college students,[2] users of the service are presented with a ‘Friend of the Day’ profile card every midnight, which gave inspiration to the name ‘Dcard’ where the initial D is an abbreviation of ‘Destiny’.[3]
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Type of site | Social Networking Service |
|---|---|
| Available in | Traditional Chinese, Japanese |
| Headquarters | Taiwan |
| Owner | DCARD TAIWAN LTD. |
| CEO | Kytu Lin |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | December 16, 2011 |
| Current status | Active |
The service rapidly gained popularity across local universities, soon leading the founding team to roll out discussion-driven community forum services in 2012. In October 2015, Dcard Taiwan Ltd. was officially established with its headquarters based in Taipei, Taiwan.[4]
As of November 2022, Dcard claims to be the most influential social media platform among young Taiwanese with over 6 million members and is frequented by more than 18 million unique visitors each month.[5][6] Since 2018, the company has been expanding its services to new markets worldwide including Hong Kong, Macau and Japan[7] under the name ‘Dtto’.[8]
In 2021, Dcard starts allowing registration with mobile numbers. In February 2022, Dcard launched a real-name verification system.
Features
editCommunity forums
editBeing a discussion-based community website, Dcard's content mainly consists user generated articles, categorized into sub-forums under a multitude of topics. The sub-forums are operated by voluntary moderators who are often active users themselves.
E-commerce
editIn 2019, Dcard introduced to its website ‘Good Choice Taiwan’, an e-commerce platform based on authentic consumer reviews with the listed products curated from items that are actively discussed on the forums.[9]
Video production
edit‘Dcard Video’ is the official YouTube channel run by Dcard's video creation team. Leveraging interactive formats such as talk shows and street interviews, Dcard Videos' content draws inspiration from trending topics on the forums and occasionally features other celebrities and influencers to join the discussion. As of November 2022, the channel has over 900k followers[10]
Featured characters
edit
‘dtto friends’ are a group of featured characters created by Dcard. The characters were first introduced as emoji stickers on the forums, followed by comic-style illustrations and short videos on various social media platforms. In 2022, a dtto friends pop-up store event[11] was hosted in Taipei.
References
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- ^ "MePeople Dcard創辦人林裕欽時尚大片初體驗，揭密創立Dcard起因、過程、挫折及成就感". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "狄卡科技股份有限公司". www.twincn.com (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ 自由時報電子報 (2022-07-22). "Dcard多角化經營 推本土原創IP實體店 - 自由財經". 自由時報電子報. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "FB穩居社群龍頭、Dcard成長最快，企業在5大社群平台如何擬定行銷策略？｜數位時代 BusinessNext". 數位時代 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "大学生専用のSNS「Dtto（ディット）」オープン！世界500万人の大学生ユーザーが利用するSNSが日本上陸". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ 國際化,雙語編排,文化整合,全球華人的雜誌, 台灣光華雜誌 Taiwan Panorama |. "全台最大年輕人社群平台Dcard 讓每個人都有機會找到共鳴". 台灣光華雜誌 Taiwan Panorama | 國際化,雙語編排,文化整合,全球華人的雜誌 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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- ^ "Dcard - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ 華山1914文化創意產業園區. "dtto friends 初登場期間限定店". 華山1914文化創意產業園區. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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