Tickle Inc. (formerly known as Emode.com) was a media company providing self-discovery and social networking services.
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Available in | multilingual |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Owner | Monster.com |
| Key people | James Currier |
| URL | www |
| Current status | shut down |
Tickle survived the dot-com bubble burst of 2000, became profitable in early 2002, was acquired by Monster Worldwide in May 2004, and became part of the overall Monster network. In April 2008, it was announced that Tickle.com would be shut down at the end of June 2008,[1] The site was permanently shut down on December 31, 2008.
Tickle was founded in 1999 as Emode.com[2][3] Tickle focused on quizzes and tests for both entertainment and self-discovery. In January 2009, Monster launched a new quiz website entitled TestQ, which focuses on career-related content and 'PhD quizzes'.
References
edit- ^ Hendrickson, Mark (April 23, 2008). "No One's Laughing at Tickle". TechCrunch.com.
- ^ Hansell, Saul (March 8, 2004). "Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know All About Me: Web Personality Tests". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ "Nashuatelegraph.com: Man relaxing after big business sale". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
External links
edit- Hansell, Saul (March 8, 2004). "TECHNOLOGY; Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know All About Me: Web Personality Tests". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- Munarriz, Rick (May 25, 2004). "Monster's Tickle Fetish". The Motley Fool. Retrieved February 8, 2019.