UberFacts
Type of site | Online database for facts |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Kris Sanchez |
| Created by | Kris Sanchez (CEO) |
| Website |
uber-facts |
| Alexa rank |
 884,875 (24 August 2016)[1] |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
UberFacts, is a web service/app that provides people with random facts. There is currently a Twitter version, a mobile app version, and a Facebook version. The service was developed by Kris Sanchez in 2009. Sanchez receives the facts through research from books, science articles, the news, and more.[2] He stated that he always confirms the accuracy of the facts prior to releasing them. Mistakes are eventually deleted or updated with corrections.[3]
History
In September 2009, Sanchez was having a "boring day" in New Paltz, so he decided to look up useless facts to kill time. He wanted an account that had purpose since his personal didn't have one, so he then created UberFacts. UberFacts became increasingly more popular due to tweeting at all times of the day, because back in September, Sanchez only tweeted during the day.[2]
Controversy
On May 21, 2014, the UberFacts Twitter account was hacked, the hacker sent out vulgar messages out. Sanchez noticed this and tweeted on his personal account that the hacker will have to pay him for every tweet the hacker owes him. On the next day, Sanchez recovered UberFacts, and announced that his account was hacked and felt sorry if anyone got offended by the vulgar messages the hacker sent out.[4][5]
Criticism
BuzzFeed wrote an article, in March 2014, panning UberFacts for its occasionally incorrect facts, justifying why they're occasionally inaccurate. BuzzFeed then sent an email to Sanchez inquiring if the facts provided are incorrect, he responded saying that the accuracy of his facts are reviewed prior to releasing them and he doesn't cite sources because not everyone would want to see a link at the end of a tweet.[6]
Sanchez stated that he earns approximately 500,000 American dollars per year through Uberfacts, and expects that number to increase in the future due to the release of a dedicated app.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
References
- ↑ "uber-facts.com Site Info". Alexa Internet.
- 1 2 Mager, Andrew. "The man behind the latest Twitter meme: Uberfacts - ZDNet". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "The Truth About UberFacts: They're Often Wrong". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Popular 'UberFacts' Twitter May Have Been Stolen — And The Hacker Is Taunting The Account Owner". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Here are the Worst Tweets From the UberFacts Twitter Hack Last Night". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ pbs.twimg.com
- ↑ Stone, Madeline. "How a 23-year-old makes $500,000 a year tweeting random facts". Business Insider Australia.
- ↑ Mager, Andrew. "The man behind the latest Twitter meme: Uberfacts - ZDNet". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ Novak, Matt. "UberFacts Isn't Steaming Hot Garbage Anymore". Factually. Gawker Media.
- ↑ "UberFacts". UberFacts.
- ↑ "How To Make $500,000 A Year On Twitter". Fast Company.
- ↑ Sawers, Paul (22 April 2014). "UberFacts Launches on iPhone". The Next Web.
