Type of site | Social bookmarking |
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URL | www |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Yes |
Launched | March 2006 |
Current status | Defunct |
Mister Wong was one of the largest European free social bookmarking web services.
The website was a German startup, established in 2006 by Kai Tietjen.[1] The service ceased operation after being sold for €2500 in October 2016. [2]
The service was available in German, English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish and French.
The website extols its users to "Wong the Web!", a reference to the practice of Wonging, often employed by card counters in Blackjack.
Mister Wong's original logo,[3] depicting a "cartoonish, nerdy East Asian man", brought on protests from many Asian-Americans.[4] The website's creator subsequently issued an apology and removed the logo.[5]