Jason Wong

Jason Wong (born June 6, 1997) is an American entrepreneur and microblogger. He started Trendyco at age 16,[1] an online Shopify store selling products inspired by Tumblr artists and trends. He went on to be a cofounder of Fifthtee, a fashion retail start-up that aims to pledge a fifth of its profits towards saving homeless animals.[2] In 2016, his marketing work for Fifthtee became viral, and was covered by Cosmopolitan, NextShark and The Daily Dot.[3]

During his high school years at ACCI, Wong created the Tumblr blog Asian and Animal-Factbook.[4][5] Animal-Factbook went on to be named one of the most viral blogs of 2015 by Mashable.[6] In an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, Wong said that "Tumblr is often a social platform underestimated, but it is a multimillion-dollar advertising industry for young teens."[7]

References

  1. ↑ "The Ultimate Guide To Startup Content Marketing". Forbes. John Rampton. 8 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Secrets to the Success of Jason Wong, Entrepreneur and Social Media Marketing Extraordinaire". NSN. Putri Klismianti. 19 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Woman Draws Penises All Over Her Face in Makeup Tutorial — Turns Out Great". Next Shark. 15 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "The secret lives of Tumblr teens". The New Republic. Elspeth Reeve. 17 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Building a Professional Teaching Identity on Social Mediav". Google Books. Janine S. Davis.
  6. ↑ "The 10 most viral Tumblr blogs of 2015". Mashable. Laura Vitto. 8 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "SOCIAL NETWORK OF TEENS Tumblr prodigies are younger than the 'youtubers' and almost as famous". El Confidencial. Jose Manuel Blanco. 25 March 2016.

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