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| Type of site | Celebrity news/gossip |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Natasha Eubanks |
| URL | http://www.theybf.com/ |
| Launched | 2005 |
Theybf.com is an American celebrity gossip website which focuses on news regarding prominent African-American figures in Hollywood. Theybf.com, which is an abbreviation for the Young, Black and Fabulous, was launched in July 2005 by Natasha Eubanks.
Background
New Orleans native Natasha Eubanks, a graduate of Texas A&M, was working as a hostess at Olive Garden when she decided to make her hobby of reading blogs into a career. She felt there was a lack of stories about African Americans featured on gossip sites. She had completed one year of law school at Loyola University New Orleans before dropping out to make Theybf.com her full-time career.
Site statistics
In March 2016, the Alexa Internet web traffic analysis site gave Theybf.com a ranking, for usage in the United States, of 9,074. According to Black Enterprise Magazine, the ybf.com averages approximately 15 million views per month earning a revenue of 1 million dollars per year, 90% being from advertising.
Media influence
Natasha Eubanks has been featured on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., and in Black Enterprise magazine.
References
- Bland, Bridget (2009-12-18). "Natasha Eubanks: YBF Creator Chosen for Black Enterprise's 'Next Is Now' Cover Story". Blackvoices.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ Harris, Janelle (2015-11-18). "So What do You do, Natasha Eubanks, Founder of the YBF?". Mediabistro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- "How popular is theybf.com?". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- "Blogger Natasha Eubanks at Exclusive SATC2 Screening: I'm Most Like "Miranda"". WRC-TV. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- Mays, Raqiyah (2015-03-26). "Entrepreneurs Summit All-Stars: Natasha Eubanks Takes Blogging to a Millionaire Level". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2024-02-26.