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I have made several edits to the article regarding the security and privacy of Badoo.com. All have been reverted without checking if they were valid, which is easily done for a public website.


I have no intention of starting an edit war, regarding the Badoo entry. I simply want facts to be displayed on Misplaced Pages; and as it is obvious on the Talk page for the article, there are serious concerns, which are easily verifiable with a basic knowledge of computers.

With reference to reversions by Sciencewatcher:

The article references the commercial website itself - i.e. Badoo.com, which apparently is treated by yourself as a 'trusted resource'. However, you personally take the approach that the same website cannot be used as a reference for criticism, only positive references are allowed. I suggest you are not in a neutral position on this matter, and lack the basic technical knowledge to verify the amendments to the article that you revert.

Sciencewatcher, and a user with an IP address located in Russia, have also continually failed to address several important questions which were raised in the Talk page, including one in which reference number 20 clearly points to a spam website including pornography (I note that the Russuan contributer has now changed the article and it is in fact reference number 19 which points to a spam site), and another where Sciencewatcher stated that you had 'tested the website', obviously without you having registered to verify correctly the statements that were made in the edit you reverted.


There is an 'OfficialBadoo' video on YouTube that uses a Gmail account to register and explore the site:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ECcBV25wQE


I followed the same basic process, and the results can be seen here, signing in with a Gmail account, and the video includes the cookie details of the user preferences, including personal details, that you keep reverting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_5LDvQ0A0E


To Sciencewatcher: Thank you for your warnings, regarding Misplaced Pages regulations, but perhaps you might like to look to yourself (and your own Talk page), before continually reverting factually correct amendments to an article that are displayed on Misplaced Pages. Misplaced Pages is not a website that should be used by companies to gain credibility by posting their own articles.


I feel strongly about this; if editors of articles are not sufficiently knowledgeable, or able, to verify an articles amendments, they should refrain for editing and reverting, and certainly refrain from warning users who are capable of the simple task of checking the veracity of an article, not to do so. As mentioned on my edit to Sciencewatchers Talk page: I will post this in its entirety on the Talk page for the Badoo.com article.

In summary, please watch this simple verification of the amendments regarding lack of privacy cookies on Badoo - you can either try it yourself, or simply find an area where you the capability to give an informed opinion. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 21:14, 7 December 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Started in 2003 or 2006?==
The current info contradicts itself. ] (]) 21:54, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Badoo was started in November 2006 - http://corp.badoo.com/faq <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 11:17, 24 March 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Badoo encourages scammers and fakes because when they join they get more emails to spam its a win win situation and if like me you open your mouth you get banned. This is how I know its not a real site a real one is looking to remove the scammers and grow their site with proven real people. Protect your contacts and yourself dont join Badoo !!!! <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 17:04, 12 July 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==South Korea==
As Agoust 10, Badoo is still unavailable from South Korean IP's. It looks like is having a php problem. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 04:33, 10 August 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Notability==
This is now a site within the top 100 on Alexa and has featured in a report on Yahoo finance. I believe it now has sufficient notablity to be an article. ] 13:51, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

This site is now well outside the 'top 100' sites on alexa, is a well known scam/phishing site with a poor reputation. It should no longer be classed as a social networking site within wikipedia but an example of a data mining company.
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/badoo.com
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/badoo.com#top <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 08:56, 6 August 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==A Rewrite?==
The current entry totally looks like an advertisement, or typed up by someone at Badoo. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 02:14, 25 November 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Dead link==
The reference No. 4 is a dead link. The Yahoo article has expired. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 19:30, 8 December 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Badoo data mining!==
I suspect the numbers on Badoo are pure hype! I apear to be a member even tho' I've never signed up or responded to any mail.... I'm sure it's pure cut and past info from numerous failed dating and networking sites! <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 04:35, 26 February 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

::Yes, I totally agree. The data is highly questionable. I only found out about Badoo because of their annoying spam. This article is an obvious advertisement for them, so I've put a cleanup tag at the top, in line with the various criticisms on this talk page. ] (]) 22:54, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

:::Yes, and this warrants a change of the site's definition from "social networking site" to "scam." Unless we try to define something like "involuntary social networking" as a type of business activity. Most of the "members" are being harvested and signed up automatically and without their consent via links in spam emails, which create usernames and passwords for them. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 00:06, 27 August 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::: I have not had any spam (yet), but Bad(oo) is bad - it raided my Address Book and e-mailed all in it. Very embarrassing. BEWARE. DON'T TOUCH IT. Spanishexile :::: <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 20:06, 14 January 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:::: I got such a mail just yesterday. The person who was written in that mail as sender swears, that he did not send a Badoo invitation e mail to me. Maybe some kind of data mining and abuse of data. -] (]) 21:27, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Same thing happened to me. Badoo accessed my contact list and emailed everyone on my behalf,Badoo is a total scam stay away from it. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 01:00, 12 January 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Spam 1==
I see there is modification wars going around whether or not the "invitation" messages are spam. My personal experience couldn't be more telling; I got one of these "messages" telling me I've got a friend message at Badoo. Trying to see it I was forced to register. After registering there was NO messages!! This is total scam, don't give ANY of your personal info to this site..... --] (]) 01:22, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

:Yes, I had a similar thing - although I didn't bother registering, I could tell it was spam.

:It's a bit of a difficult situation when it comes to articles like this. Badoo isn't a proper social networking site, it's just a small money-making scam - the claim that it has 22 million users is clearly rubbish. It's possible that a large number of people have been conned into registering, as you were, but I can't believe it's in the millions. So really the only piece of information the reader needs is "This is a scam site - avoid." But you're always going to get a few energetic users like Geeria (who is actually not a registered user, and whose only contribution to wikipedia has been to advertise Badoo) dragging us into a time-wasting edit war.

:I suppose we need to ask an administrator to block the page. It's really an abuse of wikipedia to be PR-ing a scam site like this. And the unsigned and non-existent users who revert our edits are unsurprisingly refusing to discuss this on the talk page.

:By the way, 81.197.76.159, it would help if you signed your edits too.
:] (]) 20:01, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

::Thanks for the answer, I thought that was the case with Geeria, and Badoo indeed.. Just dislike the publicity on my part ;) But if it must be done to kill scams..
::Oh, just noticed I dont even have an account, created. I have an older account at WP FI --] (]) 23:24, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

:I have had the spam experience as well, the spam part is true. ], stop acting like an *-Hole arguing it's not proven and leave it there, it's true, they do exactly that. They trick new subscribees into giving away their login credentials to MSN and whetever else and spamming their entire cointact lists.
:] (])

: Wow, I am so glad to see I am not alone. I am absolutely incensed by this article. It is blatant advertising and I can't understand why it is still there. I have added a paragraph about this which will no doubt be removed by the badoo representatives. How can we get rid of this? --] (]) 23:53, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

: I got such an Invitation as well, 99% sent by a robot, then my account was deleted after I complained (wanted to know, where they've got my email from) ... If there would have been a part of the article "criticism" or "spam" with what I read now here in the talk, I would never have created an account and even uploaded a picture to try to read a private message, witch finally was: "this could be interesting for you". First step in signing up was: "give us the password of your email-account to see if some of your friends are at badoo as well". That's how they got my email probably, cause I don't get spam apart from that. I would appreciate very much more criticism on this page. Don't let us loose the fight against paid badoo agents advertising on wikipedia. (german version of badoo) ] (]) 23:34, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

==Do not delete==
I have received such a phony email as well, and wondering what it was as I suspected something fishy, I went to wikipedia to see what it said about it. The article confirmed my doubts. Therefore it is a useful article. --] (]) 06:58, 24 August 2009 (UTC) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) </span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <small>This user is '''NOT''' ]</small>

I totally agree with this comment. This article is also referenced from other pages as 'proof' that Badoo is a spam site. Rob <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 08:08, 26 August 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

: I think I see what you are saying. You are saying in not so many words that truth should prevail. Badoo is a real entity therefore it is valid to have an article about it? But that article has to reflect the truth, that Badoo is pushing itself by less than ethical means. I guess once you have $30m invested there is a lot of pressure to succeed by fair means or foul. ] (]) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added 12:14, 26 August 2009 (UTC).</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

I agree that this page should not be deleted. It was the best source of information on Badoo that I found quickly and easily in a google search. Thank you to all that have contributed to it - Amelia ] (]) 06:38, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

I come to Misplaced Pages to learn facts. I am usually rewarded with good and truthful content. Thank you for not deleting this article. I am now headed to the Misplaced Pages article about Jesus Christ.

==RfC: Is Badoo is spam site and should that claim belong on Misplaced Pages==
::Misplaced Pages is not a place to slam Badoo. It is an encyclopedia, not a place to warn people of the evils of the world. The biggest policy here is ] but these policies also have effect: ] and ]--] (]) 20:36, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

:: That is correct. This is a unique situation and I see it has been in discussion for 2 years. Fact: Badoo is notable enough to warrant an article. Fact: it is indisputably based on unsolicited emails. The article should reflect the truth in a factual way. That would not be soapbox. On the other hand the very existence of the article may be soapbox because it is written in such a way as to promote the company. If we can not say for sure (because it has not been rigorously tested and we can not quote enough properly documented evidence) that the site relies on unsolicited emails then we should be able to say that it is "alleged". That certainly is a fact. ] (]) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added 19:29, 28 August 2009 (UTC).</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Can anyone provide a notable source that describes Badoo's spamming activities, until one is found they are all just individual POVs and are likely to be deleted.] (]) 22:03, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
: You just quietly deleted some verifiable evidence, the exact quote of their spambot campaign "You have a new message on Badoo!..." Also, scroll to the bottom of your own McAfee reference. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 01:01, 29 August 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
It seems from all the edit wars so far that ] (]) is the main biased party aiming to legitimize this entity. Why? May be he should gracefully recuse himself from further editing this one article. Just a suggestion. Not only on the spam issue. Look at the recent "Cyprus based" vs "London based." question. We had the wrong "London based" (which sounds more reassuring for the thousnds getting the scam emails who look at Misplaced Pages to see whether this is a legitimate enterprise or whether the privacy laws they expect apply to them), while the company is really based in Cyprus?!? Nobody bothered to look, but we leaving no stone unturned to prove or disprove if they spam or lie in the spam messages (for which I have about 10 proofs in my mailbox). The company location, for some reason, may be part of Badoo's deception strategy, because the Cyprus based company definitely wants to create an impression that they are based in the UK, for example by writing things like "...sensitive personal data, may be accessed from countries outside the UK. Please note that countries outside Europe may have lower standards of data protection than the UK." And why did ] (]) add the London offices in the infobox after finding out that he can't revert the Cyprus edit ad this is not a London based company? Why don't we add them all: Chile, Russia, Mexico, Brasil and other locations where they have offices? I think the corporate HQ is enough for the infobox, no? Misplaced Pages should not be used to make Badoo more legitimate!!! After all "It is a privae club with 45 million carefully selected members..." (ha, ha... we have to give it to them for the humor!) why should it need more legitimacy. Thanks for litening, Yours, multiple-time carefully selected nominee and, without my permission, multiple time member of the Badoo private club. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 18:26, 29 August 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:], any disclosures under ]?
::10 spam emails in your inbox is not a ] as far as ]. The spamming issue needs independant coverage. Not a million "I got spammed" on the talk page.--] (]) 15:21, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Yes, you are right, but because it is a fact (they do spam, they do harvest email addresses and they do trick naive users into creating accounts and giving their email passwords...), it will be hard to hide behind the "lack of evidence" wall for very long. Some diligent Wikipedian will find or formulate the acceptable evidence for us. I am starting by adding their 'privacy scorecard' according to Cambridge U. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 16:49, 30 August 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::::And that is fine if they do, I am not in Europe, have never used the site, and don't care if it spams or not. But without ] it is an unsourced attack. Misplaced Pages is not the place to warn users. It is a place of fact supported by reliable sources. If a reliable source is found, it should be included. Until then, original research and opinion should not be in the article. Just because "everyone knows it's true" does not mean everyone knows it's true.--] (]) 19:14, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

I have no connection with Badoo and am not a member. All my edits are based on verifiable sources. Someone saying they recieved an email saying x is not a reliable source for an edit to an article. Both the Daily Telegraph and Guardian articles say it is British/ London based. The company does have registered offices in Cyprus and is open about this - the citations for this are from its own pages. ] (]) 22:14, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
:Can someone please stop the British/London based madness already? Misplaced Pages can be more accurate than the Guardian and less easily fooled. They are an offshore company. An IBC. In Cyprus!!! OK? Not in London. Some of their other hosting registrations and netblocks belong to another offshore company in Bermuda. Also easy to look up. Please look at the Misplaced Pages entries for offshore company and International Business Company (IBC). And why people use these. If, whoever wants to get the benefits and anonymity of operating as an offshore company, they might just have to live with the slight disadvantages of not being able to claim the prestige of their own country! <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 00:20, 31 August 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Ok, by far the most common complaint on the Internet about Badoo are spam, deceitful way of recruiting users and disregard for privacy. From blogs in prestigious sites like LaStampa and blogs by unknown bloggers to the majority of comments on security forums:

http://www.lastampa.it/cmstp/rubriche/stampa.asp?ID_blog=141&ID_articolo=85
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/badoo.com
http://raoulteeuwen.blogspot.com/2009/06/badoo-sucks-evil-spam.html
http://badooit.blogspot.com/2008/11/spam-badoo.html
http://www.bloggercorner.com/2009/07/07/794/
http://www.mondoinformatico.info/elenco-dei-socialnetwork-e-dei-loro-servizi_post-6617.html
etc. etc.

How many more do you need? Why can't these be synthesized and refrenced? To let the "... but McAfee didn't think so" (BTW, see user comments to that same reference) be left as the misleading conclusion of the spam issue in this article will be a travesty and a triumph of demagogy over reality.
] (]) 03:46, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Blogs are not considered reliable sources on Misplaced Pages. If this is an issue then it must have been covered in the media somewhere. My searches have found nothing. All we have at the moment is gossip. ] (]) 09:21, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
::I agree with Lumos3, blogs are not ] because they are not editted. Any person can create a blog and type whatever they wish. McAfee is an established company with expertise in security and privacy, it is a much better source with experts with college degrees in computer science versus regular users who just want to connect with high school alumni. Further, it seems Lumos3 has found creditable information disproving Badoo as a spam site. Please read the ] article.

::Users can be easily fooled. A ] can trick users into believing they are on Badoo when they are actually on a fake. They enter their personal information and BAM they get spammed. Further, many virus' could spread spam like the ] one. Facebook and MySpace are hit with similar attacks all the time. Infact, myspace as instituted new technology that verifies links before it will let users access them so they can block these spoofs at will. Security experts know how to tell the difference between spoofs, viruses, and legitimate sites. Bloggers do not. 1 million blogs means only that 1 million users have no technical computer background at all but like to blog about their problems. That is an easily believed scenerio.--] (]) 19:16, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Users should only be warned if reliable sources can be found, and it looking at the current blogs it doesn't seen any have been found.--] (]) 12:00, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

==Spam reports and Koobface==
I suggest that the recipients of the spam mentioned here are victims of the ] worm which affects most social networking sites including Facebook, and MySpace. ] (]) 16:08, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
: Dude, you are trying too hard. You wish. But you are wrong. Not everyone on this discussion page who investigated the spam problem is stupid. This spam is being willingly perpetrated by Badoo, has been going since long before Koobface, comes from Badoo's own mail server farms and network ranges, which are even verified with current spf records for badoo.com (v=spf1 ip4:87.245.192.0/21 ip4:66.175.123.0/24 ip4:194.228.191.0/24 ip4:66.119.86.0/24 -all). Don't blame it on Koobface. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 20:57, 31 August 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::That is still ] unless you have a ]. Take your information to a reliable newspaper and have it published. Misplaced Pages is not the place to post original work. I have nothing against posting the information about Badoo as long as it can be supported by independant coverage from a reliable source.--] (]) 22:13, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

==Smilarity to Tagged==
I give up. For the benefit of your own edification, please be advised that Badoo's "user recruitig" operates exactly as the one for ] (Tagged is even higher on the Alexa lists but has no other notability than its spam, phishing and dishonesty...) You can compare this page: http://eu1.badoo.com/import/ to the complaints against Tagged, for example:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/phishing/taggeddotcom.jpg
I hope sooner or later enough people complain about Badoo, so that you can stop ignoring their voices in your superficial Googling of notable sources. Until then, this article is neither useful nor truthful. We made a site that has absolute no notability other than its traffic (how manty porn sites do you find notable because of their traffic?) worthy of an article?! Instead of saying that it spams and harvests emails or not saying anything at all, we now lead people to believe that the site is quite safe... Oh well. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 01:53, 2 September 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:I was tempted to reply something uncivil but I will just once again point out that user opinions are '''not''' fact, they are opinions. Misplaced Pages is based on ] and '''not''' how many people agree that a website spams their inbox.--] (]) 01:58, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
actually, mates, there is a reliable description of the "40 million and counting" user signup process and proof of the fact that they send unsolicited bulk mail. the badoo import contacts page, quoted above, says that it will import contacts from msn, yahoo, aol, gmail "and 43 other webmail services." their privacy policy page, already referenced in the main article, says "...an email invitation will be sent on their behalf, to the email addresses of the contacts that have been uploaded and then selected to be invited."] (]) 07:12, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
::If you can use that information to write a sentance or two, feel free. I don't have an account or I might give it a go.--] (]) 09:22, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:::thanks, but i think someone more gifted in the art of wikipedia prose should do it. it probably fits with the lowest privacy standards from <strike>the guardian</strike> the daily telegraph reference. or with the claim that they have 40 mil. users, i don't know... ] (]) 18:02, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

==DNS lookup==
Registrant:
: Badoo WorldWide Limited
: Blake Building, Suite 306,
: Corner of Eyre and
: Hutson Street
: Belize City, Belize ---
: BZ
: 442070999939
: Fax:442070999940
:Record last updated 05-19-2009 11:53:54 AM
:Record expires on 05-26-2012
:Record created on 05-26-2003


PS: Why not just publish this talk as the page?

] (]) 06:14, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

==Mcafee on unsolicited emails==
The article currently states, "''Badoo has been accused of increasing its membership through unsolicited emails but McAfee did not find evidence for this.''" This is misleading. The unsolicited emails that are referred to in the various blogs etc. judged above to be non-notable are sent to addresses in the address books of Badoo members. In other words, a person with no affiliation to Badoo may receive an unsolicited email if someone who has that person's email address in their address book joins Badoo. See our article on ]. The current wording falsely implies that McAfee investigated this practice. My understanding is that all that McAfee would have done is signed up to Badoo using a purpose-made email address and waited to see how many emails that address received. So this test does not contradict the claims of unsolicited emailing.

For now I'm just removing the whole sentence. If someone finds a ] describing Badoo's emailing practices they should add it. ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 12:52, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

::How is McCafe, a leading corporate designer of anti-spam and anti-virus software, not a reliable source?--] (]) 17:47, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Let me try to clarify. There are two questions here:

(1) Does Badoo send unsolicited emails about Badoo to ''people who have never signed'' up to Badoo, by retrieving those people's email addresses from the address books of people who have signed up?

(2) Does signing up to Badoo cause ''the person who signed up'' to receive spam from third parties?

The debate on this page is about question (1). Various sources claim yes, but as yet, none has been judged sufficiently reliable for inclusion in Misplaced Pages.

McAfee routinely checks whether signing up to a particular website with a throw-away email address causes that same email address to receive spam. This pertains to question (2). McAfee is a reliable source and I trust their conclusion that the answer to question (2) is no. But to my knowledge, they have not investigated question (1). The sentence I removed from the article implied that McAfee had investigated question (1).

]<sup>(]•])</sup> 04:36, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
:Ok, that makes sense. Thanks. In that case, would it not help the case for those who believe it is a spam based site to include it with that explanation you just gave me but Wikified? Although it would have to be written so as not to be ] and not give ].--] (]) 21:29, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean. (2) is not worth mentioning in the article as the fact they ''don't'' cause you to receive third-party spam is unremarkable. (1) would certainly be worth mentioning if we can find a reliable source... but the consensus seems to be that we haven't found one yet. ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 13:20, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Why not create a large group of purpose made throw away emails? You make test1@fake.com, then add test emails 2-10 as contacts. Sign up to Badoo using test1@fake, and see if the other emails receive any unsolicited emails? You could do this for clusters of emails, including various levels of use of the site, and have a control group where none of them sign up. Then, you can find whether there is a statistically significant number of emails received by the emails that *didn't* sign up.] (]) 20:03, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

==If we can't write this article properly, we should delete it==
Reading through these comments, the one thing that clearly comes through is that there's a flaw in wikipedia policy on citing sources. To any user who has fallen victim to Badoo's spam (and who is sufficiently computer literate to distinguish it from the third-party spam that was being mentioned) this is fact, not conjecture. If a journalist from the Guardian or the Telegraph - who generally have no qualifications in the fields they write about - were to describe this in a published article, it would become no more or less true. Misplaced Pages provides a service to its users (including journalists!) - it supplies information. A key piece of information that any visitor to this page would want to have is that Badoo sends unsolicited e-mails. But for whatever reason we are unable to supply this imformation, simply waiting for some journalist to say it first so we can hide behind them as a source - which they may never bother doing because no newspaper editor may consider Badoo spam a subject worth writing about. The result is that the only important information can be obtained by reading the talk page, not the article itself, which is a sad state of affairs. The only solution I can offer is to nominate this article for deletion, on the grounds that we can't write it properly until mainstream media do so first, which seems to be the unfortunate reality.
] (]) 10:45, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

::You misunderstand Misplaced Pages's purpose. It is not to supply information. It is an encyclopedia. It does not store any or all information nor does it store indescriminitly. Misplaced Pages must maintain a ] and not give ] to a particular side, especially without ]. I already went to ] about this and they agreed that it should not be added without reliable sources. Please, let's not drag this subject out anymore until someone finds a source for the claims. I am not in the UK, have never even heard of Badoo before this article, and am not signed up, I am a completely nuetral party trying to stick to the policies of Misplaced Pages.--] (]) 17:46, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
::: Actually, Palefire and others here seem to understand better Misplaced Pages's purpose which is more than mindlessly repeating the rules. We also need a rule for common sense. If anyone is interested in the systematic problems that this discussion reveals, they are quite simple: Reliable sources frequently rely on unreliable or commercial sources. (duh!) Reliable sources can be used to construct unreliable statements. The Guardian article and the McAfee "clean bill of health" here, so widely used in previous revisions, are simple but symptomatic examples. The Guardian aricle is a despicable press-junket; it printed what the Badoo PR department offered as "a source" to some fake softball questions. Reliable newspapers print and rehash commercial press releases all the time. Is this a surprise to you? They also print ads. The McAfee robot database of "innocent until proven guilty" websites answered a different spam question than the one being discussed and was not any verification that Badoo doesn't spam. (Thanks to those editors who managed to point this out and fix the outrageous BS reality that this article was constructing at one point...) Seriously, people, if you think that infomercials which are on TV are reliable because TV is a reliable and established broadcasting medium, then there is something wrong with the system. Or, if you think that because Symantec said that Brian Madoff's computers were new and up-to-date, it means that Symantec verified the reliability of Madoff's corporate financial systems... <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 09:32, 22 October 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

::::I broadly agree with both Palefire and 75.215.113.48 above in that maintaining a high standard of verifiability is coming at the cost of the completeness of this article. But I still think deletion is an over-reaction. I note that the second sentence of the version of this page is "''In a Cambridge University report, was given the lowest score for privacy among 45 social social networking sites examined.''" That really ought to set off alarm bells to any clueful reader. And 75.215.113.48 — we do have a rule for common sense — see ]. ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 11:22, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

:::::] is a policy and states that the threshold for inclusion is verifiability, not truth. Just because we say it is true doesn't mean it can be included. Also ] is a Wikimedia policy, which trumps ] which is a Misplaced Pages policy. Just because we say it is true doesn't mean it can be included. Misplaced Pages cannot defame Badoo without reliable sources, it would open the WMF up to being sued. Unless reliable sources are found, we just cannot add anything about the spam from the site. Unfortunately, others mistake Misplaced Pages as being a source of information rather than a collection of encyclopedic content. I've already openned up one RfC for this and the result was not to include the information without reliable sources. If you feel it is neccessary to do it again, feel free. I am not mindlessly citing rules, I am supporting my argument against the addition of the information with community agreed upon rules. Don't be upset that your position cannot likewise be supported.--] (]) 21:45, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

::::::It's not clear who you're referring to in your last sentence, TParis00ap. Palefire and I understand your arguement and are not pushing for the inclusion of unreliable sources. Seems to me that all of us, including the IP above, are simply frustrated we can't make this a better article. ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 04:48, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

:::::::I gotcha. Sorry if I implied your lack of understanding. I've been at this debate for quite awhile and most folks don't seem to get it. I understand folk's fustration and I am sure I'd be fustrated too if I received those emails. Anyway, sorry again.--] (]) 21:24, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

::::::::Hey no worries, my post wasn't as clear as it could have been. If only there were as many good sources about Badoo as there are about ]. :-( ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 08:19, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

I note the comments above regarding Misplaced Pages's rules for 'reliable sources', but unfortunately, many of those 'reliable sources' are now based on Misplaced Pages entries. It is the classic chicken and egg situation - Misplaced Pages cannot trust itself until someone else has published its information. Another potential point of failure in Misplaced Pages, is that the onus is placed on people to 'disprove' a claim made in an article after it is posted, rather than for the author to prove it before publication. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 01:56, 25 November 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Use by scammers==
] (]) 14:30, 25 October 2009 (UTC) Badoo i find is well known to the ghanan/Nigerian Scamming fraternaty, they freiquently steal photos from any site they can get onto, showing someone in one or two poses, then they create a profile on badoo, saying they are british/american, either high powered business men or service men.
they then start chatting to any woman who comes accross as wanting company. they then move the person onto msn/yahoo straight away, bombard them with messages and nudges just so that the female chatter is concentrating on them totally. after a brief period of chatting the scammer then tells the female that they are divorced/widdowed and have a child, the scammer suddenly has to go overseas to work, and they have run out of money to pay the nanny. they then start badgering the female to send money via a money order to pay for the nanny or a flight home.
the owners of badoo do little to stop this, the scam profiles are easy to find, just keep an eye out on the education listing, they normally put a british and or american collage then post either ghanan or nigerian place too. other dating/networking sites, have filters in place to stop the scammers getting through, but it seems that badoo do little to stop the scams
:That's odd. Is that based on your observations, or did you read it somewhere? If you read it somewhere, could you post a link? ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 02:15, 26 October 2009 (UTC)


Hi, I joined badoo as I wanted to make friends, but I was scammed by a guy called Luigi Del Torrino, who apparently was in the army, retired then went home to Austin, Texas then was visiting me in Cape Town, all the while playing me like a fiddle. The conversations 3 months later eventually revealed his true nature when he asked me for money, I have just found out that I was not the only one he was so in love with as I received a message on my face book page from another woman asking me the exact same questions that I was battling to answer myself, this man is very good, even has a full on american accent, I was lucky all I lost was my heart and that can be fixed, thank goodness I have good friends who advised me every step of the way and made sure that I parted with no cash. This has put me off social dating sites completely and after allot of soul searching and self discrimination I can now close this very stressful and heart wrenching chapter. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 07:54, 19 May 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


In my survey and test of over 100 profiles, OVER 90% of the profiles are FAKE, scammers.

==I would like to update this page==
I am a public relations consultant working for Badoo. I would like to update the current page to include more detailed information about the company. I am keen to ensure that we abide by Misplaced Pages's rules, and only wish to update the page with factual information. My proposed update for the Badoo page is below - I would welcome feedback from the community before I make the update. If nobody objects, I would like to make this update on 30th August 2010.

'''Proposed update:'''
Badoo is a social networking website, launched in 2006, which currently claims over 70 million registered users. Although available in most of the world, the site is particularly popular in France, Spain and Italy, as well as Latin America. (Source: Google Trends for Websites) Alexa.com ranks Badoo as the 52nd most popular site in France and the 150th globally.

Rather than enabling users to manage their existing social circles in an online environment, as with other social networks, the primary purpose of Badoo is to enable users to meet new people who they are not already socially connected to. According to the Crunchbase profile on Badoo, it “focuses on the forgotten area between social networks and dating websites, where people just want to socialize with new people and have fun.”

The site allows users to create profiles, send each other messages, and rate each other’s profile pictures at no cost, but charges fees for features which are designed to make the user’s profile more visible to other users, thereby increasing the opportunities to attract attention.

Charging for these enhanced visibility features is the site’s primary business model. Depending on their country, users can make payments by premium rate mobile SMS, PayPal, or credit card.

Badoo includes a geographic proximity feature, which identifies users’ locations based on analysis of their network connection. This lets users know if there are people near to their current location who may wish to meet.

The site also offers a mobile application, which also allows users to connect with others based on their location.

History
The site was founded in 2006 in London. In January 2008, the Russian investment firm Finam paid $30m USD for a 10% stake in Badoo.
Badoo first launched in Spain and is now one of the leading socializing sites in France, Italy, Spain and Latin America with over 70 million users worldwide

Badoo was founded by Andrey Andreev, an internet entrepreneur has had a successful career creating, running and successfully exiting online business ventures across Europe over the last decade. He created Begun (www.begun.ru) - Russia’s first contextual advertising services agency in 2002, and in 2004, founded Mamba (www.mamba.ru) - Russia’s biggest socializing platform. The companies Andrey was involved in, always attracted interest from many VCs and PE firms.

'''Open Source Contributions'''
Badoo has release several pieces of software under an open source licence, including various improvements to the PHP scripting language, the Pinba real time statistics server, and the Blitz template engine. (Source: http://dev.badoo.com/)

'''In the Media'''
Badoo was profiled in the Guardian’s PDA blog (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2008/mar/05/elevatorpitchwhybadoowants) in 2008. In January 2010 TechCrunch published an article (http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/01/05/social-network-badoo-is-banned-in-iran/) claiming that the service had been banned in Iran.

'''Criticism'''
In a Cambridge University graduate student report, it was given the lowest score for privacy among 45 social networking sites examined.

] (]) 13:54, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

:Thank you for being open about your affiliation, and I appreciate your posting on the talk page before editing. Please read ] if you haven't already, and consider ] to facilitate communication.

:You should be aware that your activity here is likely to generate increased interest in this article, both from its past contributors and from other Wikipedians. That would likely lead to an expansion of this article, which may include the addition of information that would not be flattering to the company. In particular, the only reason the article does not yet mention Badoo's spamming is that none of the article's (rather few, relatively inexperienced) contributors have yet found a sufficiently ] documenting it. This could change.

:A few comments about your proposed edit:

:* It's difficult to find scholarly information about social networking sites, and the Cambridge University study is particularly valuable as the only scholarly reference this article has. Thus I don't support your shift of that study's result from the top of the article to the bottom, and I don't think many people would. Note also that many contributors oppose ] sections, prefering both positive and negative views incorporated throughout articles.

:* The tone of your proposed edit is promotional, rather than ]. For example, the opening paragraph places ] on Badoo's popularity, and there's unwarranted fawning over Andreev ("successful"... "successfully"... "always attracted interest"). You've also removed negative commentary from Top Ten Reviews.

:* There's no reason to add "claiming" to what TechCrunch says unless you have reason to doubt their claim. My (limited) experience reading TechCrunch is that they're far more accurate than most mainstream news sources.

:* ] can't be used as a source per policy on ].

:* Details of payment options are not appropriate in an encyclopedia article.

:Cheers, ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 15:44, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

::Adrian, thanks for taking the time to provide feedback - I will bear all of this in mind when making the update. I would like to stress that it is not our intention to bury or remove negative information, or to include promotional material. I do however feel that there is more to say about the company than is currently published on this page and simply want to bring the content up to date as transparently and openly as possible.

::] (]) 15:37, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

I would like to add the following to the '''In the Media''' section for Badoo -

Financial Times - ‘Social dating’ takes Badoo ever higher" (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fbd275c0-519a-11e0-888e-00144feab49a.html#axzz1HRVGKE9Y)

Business Insider - "The biggest StartUp you have never heard of is about to hit 108 million members" (http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-2011-2)

The Huffington Post - "Badoo Global Study ranked Athens as the most flirtatious city in the world." (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/01/worlds-most-flirtatious-c_n_829673.html#s247367&title=Athens__1)

The Independent Newspaper - "Facebook's biggest risers: 'Avatar' tops charts, Badoo second, 'Man v. Food' debuts" (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/facebooks-biggest-risers-avatar-tops-charts-badoo-second-man-v-food-debuts-2240288.html)

Seeking Alpha - "Have Quepasa Bears Run Out of Ammunition?" (http://seekingalpha.com/article/257744-have-quepasa-bears-run-out-of-ammunition)

AllFacebook - "Badoo Retains Title Of Fastest Growing Facebook App" (http://www.allfacebook.com/badoo-retains-title-of-fastest-growing-facebook-app-2011-03) <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 11:28, 24 March 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Spam 2==
This website is very notable. It sends out spam, its a scam. How come there is no mention of the endless spam! --<small> ]</small> <sup>]</sup> 03:15, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

:Because no-one's yet found a ] we can cite that describes it as such; that's what most of this talk page is about. If you find one, please tell us! ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 03:48, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

::There were recently a few items regarding Badoo on one of Finland's largest daily newspapers ] and ]. Unfortunately, both of the articles are in finnish and thus might be less than useless for readers of the english article. ] (]) 15:50, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

:::Yes – some information from the former was just incorporated into the article by {{Useranon|193.185.189.163}}. The articles themselves might be useless to English readers, but that's all the more reason to work their content into this article, if someone can read them. ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 03:51, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
::::I invited a Finnish speaking editor here to have a look. My request is ]. I tried to be as neutral as possible so as not to ]. Thanks.--v/r - ]] 01:49, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
:::::For the record, I had a change of username and signature. I am TParis00ap from above.--v/r - ]] 01:50, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
::::::I made a minor correction based on artice of Iltalehti. I was little busy, so I hadn't time to do it earlier.--] (]) 14:56, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

I too have received spam from this site claiming that I have a message from someone I've never heard of, only to ask me for personal information when I try to view it.] (]) 15:30, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Don't you also receive SPAM from facebook? I do. ] (]) 00:26, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

==Edit by Lloydgprice==
I reverted edit for several reasons:
* The new lead sounded promotional in tone.
* There was a citation to ] which, as a user-editable site, fails Misplaced Pages's criteria for a reliable source (]).
* "The site originated in Russia" was changed to "The site originated in Europe", with no change to the existing citation (), which states that Badoo originated in Russia.

]<sup>(]•])</sup> 12:28, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

:There was some good info in the Finam Capital source that Lloydgprice provided (), which I've integrated into the History section. ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 12:42, 10 February 2011 (UTC

==Badoo.com : Market Leader worldwide as a Meeting Network ??==
According to Alexa.com, the Web Information Company, Badoo.com is a Top 50 website in 16 countries worldwide, can anyone report any bigger websites designed for meeting new people ?

Democratic Republic of Congo - 5th
Cameroon - 6th
Cote d'Ivoire - 10th
Colombia - 27th
Dominican Republic - 27th
Argentina - 33rd
Spain - 36th
Algeria - 36th
Ecuador - 36th
Venezuela - 38th
Czech Republic - 40th
Portugal - 42nd
Brazil - 44th
Italy - 46th
Chile - 47th
France - 48th

Source : http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/badoo.com# <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 16:24, 25 March 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Facebook --] (]) 10:21, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

== Some relevant links ==

The following links have been brought to my attention, and could likely be used to improve this article and ].
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--] (]) 10:59, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

== Floating websites ==

"In November 2010, Forbes reported a rumour that the site may float in 2011"

Really? Wow. I've never seen a website float before. WTF <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 04:15, 4 October 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Advertising ==

Badoo is advertising heavily in NYC on the subway system. Advertising sometimes takes up all of the ad space in an train car. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Spam with Spam and Spam with Spam==
Just got a mail from badoo, "someone has left a message for you", of course you can only view the message if you register. and it really was someone who does know me very very well, how else would he have known i will register as "sdfghdfjdfjh" and use this name in the message to me? ] (]) 22:07, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, me too. Definitely a scammy spam service. Fuckers. Time to do some editing of this article... --] (]) 14:19, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Don't edit out of anger. ] (]) 08:10, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

First facebook does the same. Secondly this article isn't neutral. I can only read American hate towards a successful russian company. Too bad for Facebook. ] (]) 00:21, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

:No, facebook doesn't send deceptive messages. It's fair enough if an app sends a message to all your contacts saying 'please try out facebook' if the user clicks on a button that says 'invite all my contacts'. What is not acceptable is lying (saying there is a message for you when there isn't), or emailing all your contacts without your permission. Are you saying that deception is a normal business practice in Russia? It certainly isn't in America or in my country. --] (]) 01:23, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

== References - are they acceptable? ==

While checking the article, I noticed that several of the positive comments are referenced from Badoo itself.

A *warning* - reference number 20, as of the date of this posting, links to http://allsiteslike.com/badoo - which in turn redirects to a spam site that can also include pornography. The original citation is "According to their website FAQ, Badoo claims to employ over 200 people internationally".

As can be seen from the article history, I have added some comments in two areas regarding the sites security and privacy. I note that some feel this needs to be verified by a third party, but the most obvious way to verify a public website, is to simply look for yourselves - I do not ask a stranger who has a financial interest to read a web page to me, I read the web page itself. Disclosure: I am a Badoo.com paid member, and a software developer for 22 years; I have no affiliation with Badoo.com or any other social website. In order to observe the web site tracking cookies, I used Firefox, and the Firebug plugin - both open source tools - and all the personal information that is stored in the cookie from Badoo.com is in plain text, with no attempt at encryption.

When security loopholes are fixed, I have updated the article to reflect this. Privacy is a major concern for any company collecting personal details, sexual orientation, and payment information.

If there has to be an article about this company, it cannot be simply a promotional article; it must be factually correct.

I apologise in advance if my English is incorrect; it is not my first language. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 17:07, 3 December 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Please stop edit warring and adding your own ]. All information must be from a reliable source. You can't just say 'the cookie contains xxx'. Even if that is true, it's still original research. --] (]) 18:29, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

::Sciencewatcher - please refrain from attempting to control Misplaced Pages. Your opinion is one of many, and you need to learn to deal with that. I hope you can find peace in your mind. If you do not know how to use a computer, I would suggest you donate it to your local primary school, as there are people there who can use it properly. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 19:39, 3 December 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:::It's not my opinion - it's wikipedia policy, which I'd advise you to read. Also please be ]. --] (]) 20:22, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

:::: It is your interpretation, which is de facto, your opinion. From WP:OR "The prohibition against OR means that all material added to articles must be attributable to a reliable published source, even if not actually attributed". Please explain how a public website, that can be checked by anyone with an internet connection, is an allowable, even attributable, source for publishing an article on Misplaced Pages, but that exact same source is not allowable for commenting on the article in a response? I am being civil, I did not insult any primary school children. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 21:00, 3 December 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:::::I checked the source code for the page, and also the cookies. There is no SQL code in the source for www.badoo.com for a non-logged-in user, and there isn't even any utmv cookie. So you have done some original research and apparently found out these things which only apply to YOU when you yourself are logged in. Even if anyone could see that info by looking in the cookies and html source, it would still be original research I believe, but because it only applies to you it is DEFINITELY, 100%, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT original research. On the other hand if you wanted to write a blog post about this AND if you got it published on a news blog like techcrunch.com it would be okay to reference it. --] (]) 21:28, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

:::::: Then sign up and repeat your experiment - it is free, according to the website - if you are seriously interested in a valid article. My edit explicitly states 'when logged in to the website'. Why did you not sign up, do you have privacy concerns? It is also interesting that you concentrated on revoking edits regarding privacy, but you have not even performed a visit to the website until now, and have still not checked the veracity of the references in the article itself. I await your report having used the website as a registered user. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 22:08, 3 December 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

That would be ]. I think you really need to start reading wikipedia policies. --] (]) 23:37, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

== Full Page Rewrite ==

Hi All, I think the Badoo page is off to a great start. I do think there's room for a few of updates, further information to add, better structure etc to make it comparable to some of the longer pages about other similar companies. I've read some of the past talk pages and seen some discussion there - i'm not planning on removing anything (maybe updating r.e. new numbers etc) just adding and maybe re-ordering to make the page more comprehensive. I'll share edits as i write them - hopefully nothing too controversial but I think edits would fall under the 'major-edits' categories.

{{spa|Lucspook|12:16, 12 June 2013 (UTC)}}

Hi all,
I think the Badoo page has had a great start. Not to diminish the work already done in any way, I think it can be built upon to be a bit more robust and consistent with other wikipedia pages about other similar services.

I saw some of the discussions on the talk pages and have done quite some digging and research and have taken the opportunity to update the page. I have really tried to take some of the sensitivities discussed into account so I hope people feel this is a fair representation - it has all been done in good faith and I look forward to feedback and edit suggestions. I've been working it in my sandbox for a while now but I think it's ready to share!

{{spa|Lucspook|12:16, 12 June 2013 (UTC)}}

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== Need a good friendship ==
Badoo is an ] service whose mission is to provide the world’s easiest, fastest and most fun way for people to meet each other locally and globally. Badoo is not only the largest, but also the fastest growing social network for meeting new people globally<ref name=":0" />.

The ], dating-oriented social network, was founded in ] in November 2006 by ] and a small group of international ] and tech ]. Badoo was originally a basic ] website but evolved into a social networking and ] website in 2008. As Badoo is a meeting place for adults, nobody under the age of 18 is eligible to sign up for the service<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo Terms and Conditions of Use|url=http://badoo.com/terms/|publisher=Badoo.com|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref>.

Users must ] before using Badoo<ref name="Badoo FAQ">{{cite web|title=Badoo General FAQs|url=http://corp.badoo.com/faq/|publisher=Badoo.com|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> . They can then create an ] and instantly upload ], ] and ] to other users. Additionally, Badoo offers a premium service where users can pay to customise and increase viewings of their ] as well as play ]<ref name="Badoo FAQ" >{{cite web|title=Badoo General FAQs|url=http://corp.badoo.com/faq/|publisher=Badoo.com|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .

Just one year after it’s launch Badoo had 12 million members<ref>{{cite web|last=Rowan|first=David|title=How Badoo built a billion-pound social network...on sex|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network|publisher=Wired.co.uk|accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref> and as of 2013 had over 183 million members worldwide<ref name="Badoo Corp">{{cite web|title=Badoo Reaches 150 Million Users Worldwide|url=http://corp.badoo.com/es/entry/press/5|publisher=Badoo.com|accessdate=5 May 2012}}</ref> with more than 125,000 new users joining everyday and over 35 million active users per month, uploading over 3 million photos daily<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/badoo|publisher=CrunchBase|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .

In 2008 Finam Capital injected $30m into Badoo and the company now has an annual ] of $150 million, from around 1 million paying users every month<ref>{{cite web|last=Needleman|first=Rafe|title=Badoo: Social experiment or hookup site?|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-57383368-250/badoo-social-experiment-or-hookup-site/|publisher=cnet.com|accessdate=23 February 2012}}</ref> . Badoo has an office in London, UK<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Badoo|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/badoo|publisher=CrunchBase|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref>.

], Co-Founder of ], nominated Badoo CEO and Founder Andreev as one of ‘50 People Who Will Change The World 2012,’ in ]’s Smart List 2012. Wales said he was “intrigued by Badoo's growth to over 120 million users in an under-the-radar way,” and that Andreev seemed “a smart, serious, interesting tech geek on a mission to create something that people like”<ref>{{cite web|title=The Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2012/02/features/the-smart-list/page/2|publisher=Wired.co.uk|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref> .

In June 2013 ] rated Badoo's global ranking as 129<ref>http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/badoo.com</ref>.

== History ==
Badoo was launched in Spain in November 2006 by ] and a group of young, forward thinking programmers and tech entrepreneurs. Originally the site was a conventional photo sharing website but in 2008 the focus changed to social networking<ref>{{cite web|last=Rowan|first=David|title=How Badoo built a billion-pound social network...on sex|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network|accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref>. The vision was to use the most advanced technologies available to create an elegantly modern, fast and easy way for people to meet new people in their area - and have fun doing it. The scope would be global, but adapted to local needs.

] founded three companies prior to Badoo. The first, , a web-tracking business founded in 1999, helped webmasters track visits to their sites as well as tracking users’ habits on the web. The company ran until April 2010, when it’s service was bought by Openstat.

He went on to launch Begun in 2002, a contextual advertising firm often described as an earlier version of ]. A majority share of the company was purchased by Russian investment firm FINAM in 2004. ] tried to purchase Begun for $140 million in 2008.

Mamba was then launched in 2004 and has gone on to become one of the most popular dating sites in Russia with roughly 8 million users (or 13% of Russia’s ]) using its service. A majority share was sold in 2006 to FINAM and ].

In 2008 Finam Capital injected $30m in the then two-year-old Badoo. Since then no further investment has been needed as Badoo has been profitable.

== Growth ==
Following Badoo’s launch, it’s strongest markets were ] and ]. Its popularity grew rapidly and in 2012 it was achieving 60% growth and adding more than 125,000 new users year on year, according to ]<ref>{{cite web|last=Butcher|first=Mike|title=Badabing Badaboom - Badoo Hits 150 Million Usersm Boosted By Mobile|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/04/badabing-badaboom-badoo-hits-150-million-users-boosted-by-mobile/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=04 May 2012}}</ref> .

Badoo was officially launched in the ] on 23rd March 2012 with a campaign led by ], an American ], ], ], ] and ] personailty. The launch was a three day project involving four fashion photograpers taking new online profile pictures for 1,000 New Yorkers. The 24 best pictures were chosen through a Facebook ‘likes’ campaign and used on billboards and taxi advertising to promote Badoo’s launch<ref>{{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Brian|title=Social Network Badoo Offically Launches in US with Nick Cannon|url=http://mashable.com/2012/03/23/badoo-us/|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=23 March 2012}}</ref> .

Since November 2011 mobile usage has increased by 100%<ref>{{cite web|last=Butcher|first=Mike|title=Badabing Badaboom - Badoo Hits 150 Million Usersm Boosted By Mobile|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/04/badabing-badaboom-badoo-hits-150-million-users-boosted-by-mobile/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=04 May 2012}}</ref>. Badoo’s ] page, as of June 2013, has over 8.7 million likes<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo's Facebook Page|url=http://facebook.com/badoo|publisher=Facebook Page|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .

== Corporate Affairs ==
Badoo employs around 70 people in London and 200 worldwide. In June 2011 ] featured a picture tour of the new offices<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Adam|title=Inside Badoo. The Biggest Start Up You’ve Never Heard Of (Photo Tour)|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-office-tour-photos-2011-06?op=1|publisher=Business Insider|accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref> . Badoo’s other offices are located in ], ], ] and ].

== Reception ==
Badoo has received numerous ] for its ] and ] including:
– Nominated for Best International Startup – Crunchies 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Crunchies 2011|url=http://techcrunch.com/search/crunchies+2011|accessdate=31 January 2011}}</ref> .
– Nominated for Best Social Network at the 5th Annual Mashable Awards 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Haberman|first=Stephanie|title=The 5th Annual Mashable Awards 2011|url=http://mashable.com/2011/11/21/2011-mashable-awards-|accessdate=21 November 2011}}</ref> .
– Nominated in the Social Networking & Collaboration category at the 2011.
– ]’s Start-Up 100 Awards<ref>{{cite web|last=Yiannopoulos|first=Milo|title=Start-Up 100: the final list by category|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-startup100/8428668/Start-Up-100-the-final-list-by-category.html|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=05 April 2011}}</ref> .
– Nominated as Highly Recommended for the The Europas Hero Award at the European Tech Startup Awards 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Butcher|first=Mike|title=PeerIndex Takes The Honours As The Europas Awards Drifts Eastward|url=http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/18/peer-index-takes-the-honours-as-the-europas-awards-drifts-east/|publisher=Tech Crunch|accessdate=18 November 2011}}</ref> .
– One of the Top Most Innovative Companies 2012 by ]<ref>{{cite web|title=The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2012/industry/webinternet|publisher=Fastcompay}}</ref>.

== Demographics ==
According to Wired magazine, the top three countries that use Badoo the most, as of 2012, are Brazil with 14.1 million members, Mexico with 9 million and France with 8.2 million. Overall 45% of Badoo users are female and 55% male<ref>{{cite web|last=Rowan|first=David|title=How Badoo built a billion-pound social network...on sex|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network|publisher=Wired.co.uk|accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref>.

According to London Loves Business, in both Spain and Brazil roughly one in eight people who use the internet are Badoo members<ref>{{cite web|last=Hobson|first=Sophie|title=Badoo: Can the world’s fourth-largest social network break Britain?|url=http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/famous-entrepreneurs/badoo-can-the-worlds-fourth-largest-social-network-break-britain/2271.article|publisher=London Loves Business|accessdate=30 April 2012}}</ref> .

== Apps ==
=== Badoo Apps ===
Badoo is present on almost every ]. The first ] to be released by Badoo was for the ] 3 in December 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo.com Paid iPhone App Available in UK|url=http://corp.badoo.com/fr/entry/blog/542/|work=Press Relase|publisher=Badoo|accessdate=22 December 2010}}</ref> . This was followed by the ] App in February 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet New People on Badoo’s Android App|url=http://corp.badoo.com/en-gb/entry/blog/869/|publisher=Badoo|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref> , ] App in December 2011, ] in August 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo for Windows Phones is Here!|url=https://corp.badoo.com/entry/blog/2218/|publisher=Badoo|accessdate=02 August 2012}}</ref> and ] in 2013 along with the new ] app<ref>{{cite web|last=Yeung|first=Ken|title=Social dating service Badoo launches an iPad app for its 172 million users|url=http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/08/social-dating-service-badoo-launches-an-ipad-app-for-its-172-million-users/|publisher=The Next Web|accessdate=08 February 2013}}</ref> . The iPad app has been well received and currently has a user rating of 4.5 out of 5 in the iTunes store. In 2013 Badoo’s android app was featured as one of ]'s ‘100 best Android Apps of 2013’<ref>{{cite web|last=Eddy|first=Max|title=The 100 Best Android Apps of 2013|url=http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=287859&a=287861&po=51,00.asp|publisher=PC MAgazine|accessdate=03 July 2013}}</ref> . Badoo has just released a ] version of Badoo, which is present on the Firefox marketplace.

In 2011 Badoo’s Facebook app broke into the ‘Top 3 Facebook Apps in the World,’according to appdata.com<ref>{{cite web|title=Application Analytics for Facebook, iOS and Android|url=http://www.appdata.com/facebook_apps/|work=App Leader Board|publisher=appdata.com|accessdate=08 February 2011}}</ref> .

As of June 2013 the Badoo app has been rated:
– ] – average of 4.5 out of 5 with (over 500,000) 490,297 reviews and over 350K 5 star reviews<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo - Meet New People|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.badoo.mobile&hl=en|publisher=Googe Play Store|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> .
– Blackberry app store – 4 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo app for blackberry|url=http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/25638/|publisher=Blackberry App World|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .
– Androidpit - 4.5 out of 5 with (over 500,000) 489,359 reviews<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo - Meet New People|url=http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.badoo.mobile/Badoo-Meet-New-People|publisher=androidpit.com|accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref> .
– iTunes App Store – 4.5 out of 5 from 468 (404) reviewers<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo iOS app|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/badoo-meet-new-people-chat/id351331194?mt=8|work=iTunes App Store|publisher=https://itunes.apple.com}}</ref> .

=== Apps supported by Badoo ===
]
Badoo supports Blendr as a white lable app. Blendr is powered by Badoo Trading Ltd and users are subject to the same ] and ] as Badoo users. Blendr was launched by Joel Simkhai CEO of ] in September 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Jason|title=Grindr Creator Launches Blendr: Will Women Use A Random Hookup App?|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/11/grindr-creator-launches-blendr_n_954752.html|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=11 November 2011}}</ref> .

== Website & features ==
Users must register with the site after which they create a personal profile. Users can register using a third-party log-in such as ], ], ], ] or ]. Users may also create an account directly with Badoo.

Badoo is a ] service. The basic service is extensive and free for everyone. As soon as members sign up they can chat, upload photos and videos and see and contact people who live in their area — or even a different city or part of the world. Some of Badoo’s free features include:

==== Ice Breaker ====
This feature offers example conversation starters for users who need a helping hand introducing themselves to other users.
==== Interests ====
Users can create a self-generated list of hobbies instead of pre-defined ones.
==== Anonymous Chat ====
The anonymous chat game is part of Badoo's Chat feature. Badoo finds someone random for user to chat to and they have three minutes before deciding if they would like to see each other's picture and if they would like to keep chatting, or chat to someone new.
==== People Nearby ====
The People Nearby section shows members in the user’s area and other cities, whilst the search lets users find people according to their interests.
==== Encounters ====
Encounters allows users to see photos of other users who match their interests. Users can increase how often they appear in Encounters when other Badoo users are looking at it for 100 credits.
==== Visitors ====
Users get to see who visited their profile.
==== Matches ====
Playing encounters or visiting profiles enables users to build up a list of profiles they like as well as a list of people who like them.

Badoo offers premium paid options for those who wish to be seen by far more people in their area and to truly take advantage of all the possibilities available on Badoo. These premium options aim to increase user’s success in attracting and selecting the people they would like to meet and connect to. Some of Badoo’s premium features include:

==== Credits ====
The main benefits of credits are: to enable users to ‘Rise Up’ in search results, ‘step into the Spotlight’ on the search page and get more displays in Encounters.
==== Rise Up ====
Rise Up is one of Badoo's paid features. For 100 credits the users profile is boosted to the top of people’s search results in the users area, this raises user visibility and increases the chances of being contacted by other Badoo users.
==== SuperPowers ====
The Super Powers feature is subscription-based and includes a range of premium features that basic users don’t have. Super Powers can be bought for one, three, six or twelve months.
==== Spotlight ====
Spotlight enables users to put their photo at the top of the page so everyone in their area can see it. The Spotlight strip is a carousel of profile pictures visible in almost every page of the website. Users can increase their visibility at the cost of 100 credits each time.
==== Favourites ====
A favourites list, as part of the Superpowers package, enables users to easily access profiles of people they like t
o chat to. Users are also able to see who has added them to their favourites list.

== Criticisms ==
=== Censorship & Blocked Countries ===
Badoo has met with some controversy and it’s flirtatious aspect is assumed to be the reason it has been has been blocked in Iran (2010), China and the United Arab Emirates (2011), though no official reason has been given<ref>{{cite web|last=Butcher|first=Mike|title=Social network Badoo is banned in Iran|url=http://techcrunch.com/2010/01/05/social-network-badoo-is-banned-in-iran/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=05 January 2010}}</ref>.

=== Spam ===
Badoo has been met with criticism for allegedly spamming and scamming. There have been user complaints stating that they were signed up without their consent and that Badoo sent spam emails to their entire address book without permission telling them their friend "has left you a message."<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo.com sending spam to all my contacts on my behalf, asking them to logon to their site|url=http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/Jh2L2rlh4AU|publisher=productforums.google.com|accessdate=13 September 2010}}</ref> . Rather than their friend leaving them an actual message Badoo sends a template email asking your contacts to join up as well. Blogger Daniel Stuckey says, "With its shiny presentation, sexualised premise and slick startup ploys, Badoo feels like a bizarre super-collider of radical honesty and spammy fakery; that is to say, a souvenir of the Internet"<ref>{{cite web|last=Stuckey|first=Daniel|title=Badoo is an Enigma Wrapped in a Puzzle Wrapped in Spam|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/badoo-is-an-enigma-wrapped-in-a-puzzle-wrapped-in-spam|publisher=motherboard.vice.com|accessdate=July 2012}}</ref> .

=== Fake Profiles ===
Badoo has been accused of generating fake profiles by harvesting information posted by users on other social networking sites, without these users consent<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo Complaint - fake profile|url=http://badoo-com-reviews.measuredup.com/Complaint-fake-profile-27490|publisher=measuredup.com|accessdate=2010}}</ref>. Badoo responded to the complaints by asking users to send their details, via the website feedback page, so they could look into the problems. There have been no recorded complaints to the UK Data Protection Commissioner<ref>{{cite web|title=Search the ICO website|url=http://search.ico.org.uk/ico/search?q=badoo|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .
In 2011 the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported that Badoo profiles were been created without people's consent. It also states that Badoo may use several Facebook applications to automatically gather Facebook users' personal information<ref>{{cite web|last=Reinikainen|first=Pauli|title=Treffipalvelu varastaa profiilitiedot. Varo tätä sovellusta Facebookissa|url=http://www.iltalehti.fi/digi/2011012113041159_du.shtml|accessdate=21 January 2011}}</ref>.
According to Badoo’s website “accounts can be deleted by signing into the profile, if you can’t remember or believe you don’t have a password then you can enter your email address and a new password will be sent to you . Once in your account click the ‘Delete Profile’ button on the left hand-side of the screen and follow the instructions. Deleted profiles are immediately unsearchable on Badoo’s website but are left inactive for 30 days. If the user has not signed back on during that time the account will then be permanently deleted<ref>{{cite web|title=How do I delete my Badoo profile|url=http://badoo.com/help/?release=19_129#i19_129|publisher=Badoo|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .
When joining Badoo through Facebook or other partners, Badoo’s privacy policy states that, ‘If you have registered on one of our partner websites, such as Facebook, your Profile will be available to all users of the Badoo social network whether via our site or our partners’ websites’.<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo Privacy Policy|url=http://badoo.com/privacy/|publisher=Badoo|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref>. Badoo’s Safety & Security policies were reviewed by John Carr, UK Government Advisor on Internet safety and security, in September 2011.

Opinions of Badoo.com on ], which are based on user reviews, rather than press releases, rate the site as 'Very low', with a current score of 1.7 out of 10 (as of 26th June 2013). Complaints included fake profiles, and spamming of email accounts of signed-up users<ref>{{cite web|title=Trust Pilot Badoo Review|url=http://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.badoo.com|publisher=Trust Pilot}}</ref>. However opinion differs and many bloggers enjoy and recommend using the site<ref name="02 October 2012">{{cite web|title=Badoo Review: waste of time or many conquests?|url=http://www.olped.org/badoo-review-waste-of-time-or-many-conquests.html|publisher=olped.org}}</ref> . In a peer-reviewed study conducted and published by Cambridge University in 2009, it was given the lowest score for privacy amongst the 45 social networking sites examined at that time<ref>{{cite journal|last=Joseph|first=Bonneau|coauthors=Preibusch, Sören|title="The Privacy Jungle: On the Market for Privacy in Social Networks|journal=WEIS '09: Proceedings of the Eighth Workshop on the Economics of Information Security.|year=2009|url=http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jcb82/doc/privacy_jungle_bonneau_preibusch.pdf}}</ref> .
Whilst some scamming may exist and some members have had concerns regarding fake profiles on Badoo, any scammers found or reported to Badoo are normally removed from the site in around 15 minutes.
Badoo uses an intelligent ] that ensures users who are not behaving appropriately are tagged and prevented from contacting other users<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo Community Guidelines|url=https://badoo.com/guidelines/|publisher=Badoo|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref>.

According to ] Badoo is "like a chat room, dating site and picture rating site disguised as a social network." It was noted Badoo did not offer any group or other type of community to facilitate users meeting similar people.

== Open source ==
Badoo has released several pieces of software under an ] licence, including various improvements to the PHP scripting language, the Pinba real time statistics server, and the Blitz template engine<ref>{{cite web|title=Pinba Home Page|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20101007205043/http://pinba.org/Main_Page|publisher=Web Archive}}</ref>.
Michelle Kennedy, Head of Legal for Badoo, was interviewed for The Lawyer magazine in September 2011 regarding open source material<ref>{{cite web|title=Social Worker: Michelle Kennedy, Badoo|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/social-worker-michelle-kennedy-badoo/1009149.article|publisher=The Lawyer|accessdate=12 September 2011}}</ref> .
Badoo has also opened a blog in the popular Russian community ] and often publishes articles sharing best practices with the developer community<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo|url=http://habrahabr.ru/company/badoo|publisher=Habrahabr|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .

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] (]) 19:24, 24 July 2013 (UTC) {{spa|Lucspook}}

:I've collapsed the draft to make this talk page easier to navigate. This draft reads like a press release, with a tone completely inappropriate for an encyclopedia. All mention of controversy has been stripped from the lead, contrary to ]. The only bit of actual scholarly literature cited in the current article, a Cambridge University study that happens to be highly unflattering to Badoo, has been inexplicably omitted. ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 03:47, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

::b:Thanks for the feedback AJ. As mentioned all edits have been made in good faith. I disagree that this reads like a press release and I modeled the tone and structure on Facebook's wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/Facebook). I have re-inserted the reference to the Cambridge study. Please feel free to share other constructive feedback. ] (]) 13:11, 1 August 2013 (UTC) {{spa|Lucspook}}

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Hi Lucspook.

Even though you modified text all over the article, let's look only at the first three paragraphs for now. Let's look at how they looked before you made your changes, and how they looked after you made them.

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'''Badoo''' is a dating-focused<ref name="techcrunch.com">http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/04/badabing-badaboom-badoo-hits-150-million-users-boosted-by-mobile/</ref> ], founded in 2006.<ref>http://eu.techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/hey-tagged-badoo-has-been-around-as-long-and-has-bigger-revenues/</ref> It is managed out of its ], ] headquarters<ref name="paid">. paidContent.org. Retrieved 2010-11-18.</ref> but owned by a company based in ], which is ultimately owned by Russian ] ].<ref name="t&c" /><ref> 28 Aug 2009.</ref><ref name="wired"> by David Rowan, ], 6 April 11. Accessed April 2011.</ref>

Opinions of Badoo.com on '''TrustPilot''', which are based on user reviews, rather than press releases, rate the site as 'Very low',<ref name="Review of Badoo">http://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.badoo.com</ref> with a current score of 1.3 out of 10 (as of 20 March 2013). Complaints included fake profiles, and spamming of email accounts of signed-up users.

In a peer-reviewed study conducted and published by Cambridge University in 2009,<ref>{{Citation|last1=Bonneau|first1=Joseph|last2=Preibusch|first2=Sören | title=The Privacy Jungle: On the Market for Privacy in Social Networks|journal=WEIS '09: Proceedings of the Eighth Workshop on the Economics of Information Security.|year=2009|url=http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jcb82/doc/privacy_jungle_bonneau_preibusch.pdf}}</ref> it was given the lowest score for privacy among 45 social networking sites examined.<ref name="Cambridge"> The Daily Telegraph 21 Jul 2009.</ref>

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'''Badoo''' is a dating-focused<ref name="techcrunch.com">http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/04/badabing-badaboom-badoo-hits-150-million-users-boosted-by-mobile/</ref> ], founded in 2006.<ref>http://eu.techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/hey-tagged-badoo-has-been-around-as-long-and-has-bigger-revenues/</ref> ] service whose mission is to provide the world’s easiest, fastest and most fun way for people to meet each other locally and globally.

The ], dating-oriented social network, was founded in ] in November 2006 by ] and a small group of international ] and tech ]. Badoo was originally a basic ] website but evolved into a social networking and ] website in 2008. As Badoo is a meeting place for adults, nobody under the age of 18 is eligible to sign up for the service<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo Terms and Conditions of Use|url=http://badoo.com/terms/|publisher=Badoo.com|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref>.

Users must ] before using Badoo<ref name="Badoo FAQ">{{cite web|title=Badoo General FAQs|url=http://corp.badoo.com/faq/|publisher=Badoo.com|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> . They can then create an ] and instantly upload ], ] and ] to other users. Additionally, Badoo offers a premium service where users can pay to customise and increase viewings of their ] as well as play ]<ref name="Badoo FAQ" >{{cite web|title=Badoo General FAQs|url=http://corp.badoo.com/faq/|publisher=Badoo.com|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .

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], and others, looked at the changes you wanted to make. He wrote above: "This draft reads like a press release, with a tone completely inappropriate for an encyclopedia. All mention of controversy has been stripped from the lead, contrary to ]." Neither your changes, nor the new lead you wrote, were ever acceptable.

You tried to push your unacceptable changes into the article multiple times. Sometime after each attempt, a different Wikipedian reverted your changes: ], ], and myself.

On Misplaced Pages, it's all about consensus. If you want to make controversial changes to an article, you must establish consensus on the article's talk page. Please see ]. From the fact that three users reverted your changes, it's clear that the consensus is that your changes are not acceptable here. If you repeatedly try to push your changes through without consensus, you will eventually simply be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages. Instead, you may speak here, explain why you think your changes are good, and try to convince us to come to a consensus that your changes are good. But, without consensus here, Misplaced Pages guidelines make it clear that you must not attempt to push your changes into the article again.

If you decide to seek consensus here for your proposed changes, it might be simpler if you break up the changes into many small chunks and that you discuss each chunk separately. Try to propose the least controversial chunk first, then wait and see if we agree.

Cheers,
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:Thanks for the feedback ] (]). I really have been just trying to work on this page to make it better. I took it on as a first project because I have a lot to add and did a lot of work researching the company and its history etc. If you compare the Badoo page to ]'s for example, the Badoo page is really pretty lacking. I apologies to all editors if protocol was not strictly followed. I made the suggestion of a rewrite and update the entire page and that was rejected which I didn't dispute. I re-wote parts having read ] and ], took out what may have been seen as unhelpful and keep it more neutral. What has become the reverted page is not a fair and balanced piece either and needs some substantial editing to become a useful encyclopedic article. The changes I made were then gradual, led to some debate and further editing. This was also achieved over a 1-2 month time period a couple of months ago. I will go back to starting new talks for each edits if that is the consensus. I hope we can continue to work on the page in a constructive manner. ] (]) 13:10, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

== New Section: Growth ==

I propose a new section on growth. I believe it to be neutral, well sourced and cited:

=== Growth ===
Following Badoo’s launch, it’s strongest markets were ] and ]. Its popularity grew rapidly and in 2012 it was achieving 60% growth and adding more than 125,000 new users year on year, according to ]<ref>{{cite web|last=Butcher|first=Mike|title=Badabing Badaboom - Badoo Hits 150 Million Usersm Boosted By Mobile|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/04/badabing-badaboom-badoo-hits-150-million-users-boosted-by-mobile/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=04 May 2012}}</ref> .

Badoo was officially launched in the ] on 23rd March 2012 with a campaign led by ], an American ], ], ], ] and ] personailty. The launch was a three day project involving four fashion photograpers taking new online profile pictures for 1,000 New Yorkers. The 24 best pictures were chosen through a Facebook ‘likes’ campaign and used on billboards and taxi advertising to promote Badoo’s launch<ref>{{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Brian|title=Social Network Badoo Offically Launches in US with Nick Cannon|url=http://mashable.com/2012/03/23/badoo-us/|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=23 March 2012}}</ref> .

Since November 2011 mobile usage has increased by 100%<ref>{{cite web|last=Butcher|first=Mike|title=Badabing Badaboom - Badoo Hits 150 Million Users Boosted By Mobile|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/04/badabing-badaboom-badoo-hits-150-million-users-boosted-by-mobile/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=04 May 2012}}</ref>. Badoo’s ] page, as of June 2013, has over 8.7 million likes<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo's Facebook Page|url=facebook.com/badoo|publisher=Facebook Page|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .

] (]) 11:08, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

:Given the lack of contention on this section and that consensus was largely reached on this section a couple of months ago I'll put back i unless there are any major issues? ] (]) 14:13, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

::I disagree with this addition. It looks like you're citing press-release ] as well as providing ] based on what you see on a Facebook page. Also, if a change was reverted once, or especially if it was reverted more than once, then of course there is contention. Finally, consensus of multiple Wikipedians seems to be that your proposed text is unacceptable: please see my comments of 04:29, 12 September 2013 above. Cheers, &mdash;] (]) 19:12, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

:::thanks for engaging ] (]). The citations and sources used for this section are legitimate and are already used in the current article such as Tech Crunch and Mashable. I don't believe that multiple Wikipedians find this section unacceptable but only you. Could you expand on your concern about the sources? Do you possibly have textual edits to the section that you may find appropriate rather then just a rejection? Thanks again. ] (]) 09:51, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

::::Just a rejection. See our article on ] for more information on why I rejected the proposed changes. Cheers, &mdash;] (]) 23:44, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

== New Badoo App Section ==

I propose a factual section on Badoo's apps below. The text is neutral and well sourced.

Badoo Apps
Badoo is present on almost every ]. The first ] to be released by Badoo was for the ] 3 in December 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo.com Paid iPhone App Available in UK|url=http://corp.badoo.com/fr/entry/blog/542/|work=Press Relase|publisher=Badoo|accessdate=22 December 2010}}</ref> . This was followed by the ] App in February 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet New People on Badoo’s Android App|url=http://corp.badoo.com/en-gb/entry/blog/869/|publisher=Badoo|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref> , ] App in December 2011, ] in August 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo for Windows Phones is Here!|url=https://corp.badoo.com/entry/blog/2218/|publisher=Badoo|accessdate=02 August 2012}}</ref> and ] in 2013 along with the new ] app<ref>{{cite web|last=Yeung|first=Ken|title=Social dating service Badoo launches an iPad app for its 172 million users|url=http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/08/social-dating-service-badoo-launches-an-ipad-app-for-its-172-million-users/|publisher=The Next Web|accessdate=08 February 2013}}</ref> . The iPad app has been well received and currently has a user rating of 4.5 out of 5 in the iTunes store. In 2013 Badoo’s android app was featured as one of ]'s ‘100 best Android Apps of 2013’<ref>{{cite web|last=Eddy|first=Max|title=The 100 Best Android Apps of 2013|url=http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=287859&a=287861&po=51,00.asp|publisher=PC MAgazine|accessdate=03 July 2013}}</ref> . Badoo has just released a ] version of Badoo, which is present on the Firefox marketplace.

In 2011 Badoo’s Facebook app broke into the ‘Top 3 Facebook Apps in the World,’according to appdata.com<ref>{{cite web|title=Application Analytics for Facebook, iOS and Android|url=http://www.appdata.com/facebook_apps/|work=App Leader Board|publisher=appdata.com|accessdate=08 February 2011}}</ref> .

As of June 2013 the Badoo app has been rated:
– ] – average of 4.5 out of 5 with (over 500,000) 490,297 reviews and over 350K 5 star reviews<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo - Meet New People|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.badoo.mobile&hl=en|publisher=Googe Play Store|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> .
– Blackberry app store – 4 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo app for blackberry|url=http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/25638/|publisher=Blackberry App World|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .
– Androidpit - 4.5 out of 5 with (over 500,000) 489,359 reviews<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo - Meet New People|url=http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.badoo.mobile/Badoo-Meet-New-People|publisher=androidpit.com|accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref> .
– iTunes App Store – 4.5 out of 5 from 468 (404) reviewers<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo iOS app|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/badoo-meet-new-people-chat/id351331194?mt=8|work=iTunes App Store|publisher=https://itunes.apple.com}}</ref> .


] (]) 11:11, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

:Given the lack of contention on this section and that consensus was largely reached on this section a couple of months ago I'll put back i unless there are any major issues? ] (]) 14:07, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

::No.

::If a change was reverted once, or especially if it was reverted more than once, then of course there is contention.

::*You provided self-serving ]d citations to <http://corp.badoo.com/>.

::*You provided a citation to <http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=287859&a=287861&po=51,00.asp>. The print version of PC Magazine is definitely a reliable source; I assume the online therefore also is. But, among other problems, that webpage doesn't mention Badoo at all: it's a webpage discussing an Android app named "WhatsApp Messenger".

::*You also provide original research discussing the ratings of Badoo's various apps. Consider instead seeking a secondary source which mentions Badoo's apps' ratings.

::I'm unfamiliar with TheNextWeb and AppData so do not know whether or not they meet ].

::Please note that Badoo has grown its Facebook app to a point of immense popularity using deceptive tactics to get users to start using the app; would you like more information?

::Finally, consensus of multiple Wikipedians seems to be that your proposed text is unacceptable: please see my comments of 04:29, 12 September 2013 above.

::Cheers, &mdash;] (]) 19:12, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

:::How about adding the following line to the article? "Badoo offers mobile apps for Android,<ref>{{cite web|last=Eddy|first=Max|title=The 100 Best Android Apps of 2013|url=http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=287859&a=287861&po=53,00.asp|publisher=PC Magazine|accessdate=03 July 2013}}</ref> the iPad,<ref>{{cite web|last=Yeung|first=Ken|title=Social dating service Badoo launches an iPad app for its 172 million users|url=http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/08/social-dating-service-badoo-launches-an-ipad-app-for-its-172-million-users/|publisher=The Next Web|accessdate=08 February 2013}}</ref> the iPhone, Android, and various other mobile platforms." I have adapted it from what you wrote above. But it's much briefer, it's more encyclopedic in tone, and it cites no Badoo press releases. Cheers, &mdash;] (]) 22:58, 30 September 2013 (UTC); edited 00:24, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

::::Thank again for engaging ] (]). I've tried to address your concerns in the order you present them.

::::: You are correct that the PC Magazine link was incorrect - it should have been <http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=287859&a=287861&po=53,00.asp>

::::: Original Research - I appreciate the Badoo press release is not ideal. I have found this article in Wired instead and would change <http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network>.

::::: TheNextWeb is a highly respected news source and runs global conferences drawing global tech CEOs. AppData is a renowned source of reliable data.

::::: The data from Facebook is the data that it is and it should be presented. Isn't the article supposed to be neutral and factual? I have reviewed the evidence regarding the deceptive tactics that Badoo has been accused of using. These are largely historical accusations but they should of course be talked about in the article but should not be the only thing talked about nor disproportionately dominate the article as they currently do. We we should be able to provide all factual information for the reader to make their own interpretation.

::::: I see that you didn't like the edits and reverted them however there was consensus on the page for around 2 months and other wikipedians helped edit my changes. I felt that consensus was acheieved through editing as is recommended in "WP:CON".

::::: Thanks again

::::: ] (]) 10:36, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

::::::I don't have time now for a detailed response, but I was opposed to your changes, just didn't have the time or energy to do anything about them then. Intervening edits were mostly either partial reverts of your edits (removing the more obvious puffery) or small fixes to wikilinks and the like. You keep comparing this article to ], but Badoo has drawn vastly more criticism than Facebook, especially considering its lesser influence. ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 13:29, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

::::::Thank you for finding a correct PC Magazine link. About the Wired magazine archive link you provided: it is definitely an acceptable source. If I am correct in remembering Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines, you may not present data from Facebook itself: you may only cite secondary ]es which talk about how many Facebook "likes" Badoo has. There was not consensus for your changes for two months. There was never consensus for your changes. The truth is that it simply took two months for your changes (which went against consensus) to be reverted. Cheers, &mdash;] (]) 00:24, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

::::::: Hi ]<sup>(]•]) I refer to the ] article as a model given it's structure and tone. I am not making a judgement however ] is criticized daily in the news has had multiple court cases against it many of which are ongoing and draws concern from all quarters. The way that you make a judgement of Badoo in the paragraph above leads me to be concerned about your ability to be neutral in presenting facts about the company. ] (]) 14:18, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

::::::: ] (]) I will continue to look for better secondary sources for this section and suggest a re-written section for everyone's consideration. Thanks again. ] (]) 14:18, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

:::::::: Hi All, taking the feedback into account, what do you think of the below?
:::::::::Badoo Mobile ApplicationsApps
:::::::::Badoo is present on almost every ]. The first ] to be released by Badoo was for the ] the summer 2010<ref>{{cite web|last=Rowan|first=David|title=How Badoo built a billion-pound social network... on sex|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network/viewall?p=3|publisher=Wired|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>, followed by ] in March 2011 <ref>{{cite web|last=Rowan|first=David|title=How Badoo built a billion-pound social network... on sex|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network/viewall?p=3|publisher=Wired|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>, ] in December 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Bruno|first=Otoniel|title=Chat & find friends in the area with Badoo for BlackBerry - See more at: http://www.pocketberry.com/2011/12/06/chat-find-friends-in-the-area-with-badoo-for-blackberry/#sthash.10TZmlfI.dpuf|url=http://www.pocketberry.com/2011/12/06/chat-find-friends-in-the-area-with-badoo-for-blackberry/|publisher=Pocket Berry|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>, ] in July 2012 <ref>{{cite web|last=Surur|title=Badoo dating service app comes to Windows Phone Marketplace|url=http://wmpoweruser.com/badoo-dating-service-app-comes-to-windows-phone-marketplace/|publisher=WMPoweruser|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>, and ] in 2013 along with an ] app<ref>{{cite web|last=Yeung|first=Ken|title=Social dating service Badoo launches an iPad app for its 172 million users|url=http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/08/social-dating-service-badoo-launches-an-ipad-app-for-its-172-million-users/|publisher=The Next Web|accessdate=08 February 2013}}</ref>.

:::::::::In 2011 Badoo’s Facebook app broke into the ‘Top 3 Facebook Apps in the World’ according to appdata.com<ref>{{cite web|title=Application Analytics for Facebook, iOS and Android|url=http://www.appdata.com/facebook_apps/|work=App Leader Board|publisher=appdata.com|accessdate=08 February 2011}}</ref> and in 2013 Badoo’s android app was featured as one of ]'s ‘100 best Android Apps of 2013’<ref>{{cite web|last=Eddy|first=Max|title=The 100 Best Android Apps of 2013|url=http://http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=287859&a=287861&po=53,00.asp|publisher=PC MAgazine|accessdate=03 July 2013}}</ref>.

:::::::::As of October 2013 the Badoo app has been rated: ] – average of 4.5 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo - Meet New People|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.badoo.mobile&hl=en|publisher=Googe Play Store|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref>, ] app store – 4 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo app for blackberry|url=http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/25638/|publisher=Blackberry App World|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref>, Androidpit - 4.5 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo - Meet New People|url=http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.badoo.mobile/Badoo-Meet-New-People|publisher=androidpit.com|accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref>, iTunes App Store – 4.5 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo iOS app|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/badoo-meet-new-people-chat/id351331194?mt=8|work=iTunes App Store|publisher=https://itunes.apple.com}}</ref>.

:::::::: Thanks again! ] (]) 19:51, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

== New Section: Website & Features ==

I propose the neutral and factual section on Website & Features. These are all neutral & factual and in perfect keeping with the presentation of site features on wikipedia pages describing other sites and services.

:== Website & features ==
:Users must register with the site after which they create a personal profile. Users can register using a third-party log-in such as ], ], ], ] or ]. Users may also create an account directly with Badoo.
:
:Badoo is a ] service. The basic service is extensive and free for everyone. As soon as members sign up they can chat, upload photos and videos and see and contact people who live in their area — or even a different city or part of the world. Some of Badoo’s free features include:
:
:==== Ice Breaker ====
:This feature offers example conversation starters for users who need a helping hand introducing themselves to other users.
:==== Interests ====
:Users can create a self-generated list of hobbies instead of pre-defined ones.
:==== Anonymous Chat ====
:The anonymous chat game is part of Badoo's Chat feature. Badoo finds someone random for user to chat to and they have three minutes before deciding if they would like to see each other's picture and if they would like to keep chatting, or chat to someone new.
:==== People Nearby ====
:The People Nearby section shows members in the user’s area and other cities, whilst the search lets users find people according to their interests.
:==== Encounters ====
:Encounters allows users to see photos of other users who match their interests. Users can increase how often they appear in Encounters when other Badoo users are looking at it for 100 credits.
:==== Visitors ====
:Users get to see who visited their profile.
:==== Matches ====
:Playing encounters or visiting profiles enables users to build up a list of profiles they like as well as a list of people who like them.
:
:Badoo offers premium paid options for those who wish to be seen by far more people in their area and to truly take advantage of all the possibilities available on Badoo. These premium options aim to increase user’s success in attracting and selecting the people they would like to meet and connect to. Some of Badoo’s premium features include:
:
:==== Credits ====
:The main benefits of credits are: to enable users to ‘Rise Up’ in search results, ‘step into the Spotlight’ on the search page and get more displays in Encounters.
:==== Rise Up ====
:Rise Up is one of Badoo's paid features. For 100 credits the users profile is boosted to the top of people’s search results in the users area, this raises user visibility and increases the chances of being contacted by other Badoo users.
:==== SuperPowers ====
:The Super Powers feature is subscription-based and includes a range of premium features that basic users don’t have. Super Powers can be bought for one, three, six or twelve months.
:==== Spotlight ====
:Spotlight enables users to put their photo at the top of the page so everyone in their area can see it. The Spotlight strip is a carousel of profile pictures visible in almost every page of the website. Users can increase their visibility at the cost of 100 credits each time.
:==== Favourites ====
:A favourites list, as part of the Superpowers package, enables users to easily access profiles of people they like t
:o chat to. Users are also able to see who has added them to their favourites list.
:

] (]) 11:15, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

::Given the lack of contention on this section and that consensus was largely reached on this section a couple of months ago I'll put back i unless there are any major issues? ] (]) 14:12, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

:::Consensus of multiple Wikipedians seems to be that your proposed text is unacceptable: please see my comments of 04:29, 12 September 2013 above. Plus, your proposed text is completely unsourced, and I feel that this makes it even more unacceptable. Finally, if a change was reverted once, or especially if it was reverted more than once, then of course there is contention. Cheers, &mdash;] (]) 19:12, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

:::: Thank you ] (]) for the feedback. I take on board your feedback and will re-think, re-source and re-draft for your and others consideration. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 14:26, 2 October 2013 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:::: Hi ] and others. I've rewritten attempting to address all of the concerns raised before. I propose this revised section:

::::== Website & features ==

::::Users must register with the site after which they create a personal profile. Users can register using a third-party log-in such as ], ], ], ] or ]. Users may also create an account directly with Badoo.

::::Badoo is a ] service where the basic service is free for everyone but users have an option to pay for premium features. As soon as members sign up they can chat<ref>{{cite web|last=Frommer|first=Dan|title=The Biggest Startup You've Never Heard Of Is About To Hit 108 Million Members|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-2011-2#if-you-want-to-chat-with-someone-you-need-to-register-for-an-account-3|publisher=Business Insider|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>, upload photos and videos. Users can see and contact people who live in their area using the 'People Nearby' feature<ref>{{cite web|last=Fromer|first=Dan|title=The Biggest Startup You've Never Heard Of Is About To Hit 108 Million Members|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-2011-2#this-is-what-badoos-iphone-app-looks-like-when-you-first-launch-it-just-one-of-many-ways-to-use-the-service-smartly-you-can-do-things-without-registering-lets-look-at-people-nearby-1|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref> or in a different city or part of the world using the 'Search' feature <ref>{{cite web|last=Fromer|first=Dan|title=The Biggest Startup You've Never Heard Of Is About To Hit 108 Million Members|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-2011-2#this-is-what-badoos-iphone-app-looks-like-when-you-first-launch-it-just-one-of-many-ways-to-use-the-service-smartly-you-can-do-things-without-registering-lets-look-at-people-nearby-1|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref>. Another free feature is the 'Encounters' game where users click a yes, no, or maybe option on other users' photos and if there is a match then the two users are notified<ref>{{cite web|last=Frommer|first=Dan|title=The Biggest Startup You've Never Heard Of Is About To Hit 108 Million Members|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-2011-2#once-weve-signed-up-for-an-account-theres-a-bunch-of-new-stuff-we-can-do-one-fun-feature-is-encounters-a-sort-of-hot-or-not-game-4}}</ref>.

::::There are several premium services that users can pay to use including the "rise up" feature to promote oneself higher in the search results and so attract greater attention. Users can also pay to their your profile photo more widely visible across the site<ref>{{cite web|last=Rowan|first=David|title=How Badoo built a billion-pound social network... on sex|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network/viewall|publisher=Wired|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>. Users can also buy "Super Powers" to see more search results, who wants to meet them, and see which of their messages have been read<ref>{{cite web|last=Adam|title=Badoo Social Networking|url=http://affiliatecolony.com/badoo-social-networking/|publisher=Affiliate Colony|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>.

::::Thanks ] (]) 21:55, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

== New Section: Criticsm ==

In order to add a proper structure, prevent duplication of similar topics, I propose bringing all the criticisms under one umbrella heading. The New section would read:

:Criticisms
:Censorship & Blocked Countries
:
:Badoo has met with some controversy and its flirtatious aspect is assumed to be the reason it has been has been blocked in Iran (2010), China and the United Arab Emirates (2011), though no official reason has been given.
:Spam
:
:Badoo has been met with criticism for allegedly spamming and scamming. There have been user complaints stating that they were signed up without their consent and that Badoo sent spam emails to their entire address book without permission telling them their friend "has left you a message.". Rather than their friend leaving them an actual message Badoo sends a template email asking your contacts to join up as well. Blogger Daniel Stuckey says, "With its shiny presentation, sexualised premise and slick startup ploys, Badoo feels like a bizarre super-collider of radical honesty and spammy fakery; that is to say, a souvenir of the Internet".
:Fake Profiles
:
:Badoo has been accused of generating fake profiles by harvesting information posted by users on other social networking sites, without these users consent. Badoo responded to the complaints by asking users to send their details, via the website feedback page, so they could look into the problems. There have been no recorded complaints to the UK Data Protection Commissioner. In 2011 the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported that Badoo profiles were been created without people's consent. It also states that Badoo may use several Facebook applications to automatically gather Facebook users' personal information. According to Badoo’s website “accounts can be deleted by signing into the profile, if you can’t remember or believe you don’t have a password then you can enter your email address and a new password will be sent to you . Once in your account click the ‘Delete Profile’ button on the left hand-side of the screen and follow the instructions. Deleted profiles are immediately unsearchable on Badoo’s website but are left inactive for 30 days. If the user has not signed back on during that time the account will then be permanently deleted. When joining Badoo through Facebook or other partners, Badoo’s privacy policy states that, ‘If you have registered on one of our partner websites, such as Facebook, your Profile will be available to all users of the Badoo social network whether via our site or our partners’ websites’. Badoo’s Safety & Security policies were reviewed by John Carr, UK Government Advisor on Internet safety and security, in September 2011.
:
:Opinions of Badoo.com on TrustPilot, which are based on user reviews, rather than press releases, rate the site as 'Very low', with a current score of 1.7 out of 10 (as of 26 June 2013). Complaints included fake profiles, and spamming of email accounts of signed-up users. However opinion differs and many bloggers enjoy and recommend using the site. In a peer-reviewed study conducted and published by Cambridge University in 2009, it was given the lowest score for privacy amongst the 45 social networking sites examined at that time. Whilst some scamming may exist and some members have had concerns regarding fake profiles on Badoo, any scammers found or reported to Badoo are normally removed from the site in around 15 minutes. Badoo uses an intelligent algorithm that ensures users who are not behaving appropriately are tagged and prevented from contacting other users.
:
:According to TopTenReviews Badoo is "like a chat room, dating site and picture rating site disguised as a social network." It was noted Badoo did not offer any group or other type of community to facilitate users meeting similar people.

] (]) 15:05, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

::No. The essay ] is completely against "Criticism" sections, and it seems to me that the policy ] isn't in favor of "Criticism" sections either. And so I personally am against your idea, though I would welcome input from a third party. Cheers, &mdash;] (]) 19:12, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

::I'm not seeing any advantage to the restructure, given that many Wikipedians (including Jimbo, I believe) oppose criticism sections. Better to deal with the good and the bad as it would naturally come up throughout the article. ]<sup>(]•])</sup> 13:29, 1 October 2013 (UTC)



::: As I hope other Wikipedians can see I've made a real effort to do better with learning the guidelines and writing better sections. I understand much better why my initial proposals were rejected! I've been doing rather a lot of reading on how to deal with the criticisms and accusations. As was pointed out to me WP:CRITICISM is completely against "Criticism" sections and that criticism need to be balanced and neutral and run throughout the content of the piece, rather than having a dedicated section to it. The current 'deceptive bulk email' and 'Other criticisms' section clearly fall foul of the same guidelines. With this in mind I have drafted the below section on 'Reception' which I have drafted below.

:::===Reception===

:::'''Growth'''

:::Following Badoo’s launch, it grew rapidly gaining millions of monthly active users <ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/social-networking |title=Social networking: A nightclub on your smartphone |publisher='']'' |date=19 September 2011 |accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref>. In September 2011, '']'' published an article that explained how Badoo had a shot at becoming "one of Europe’s leading internet firms" and that Badoo seems to have discovered a large new market.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/social-networking |title=Social networking: A nightclub on your smartphone |publisher='']'' |date=19 September 2011 |accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> .

:::Badoo was officially launched in the USA on 23rd March 2012 with a campaign led by celebrity Nick Cannon. The launch was a three day project involving four fashion photograpers taking new online profile pictures for 1,000 New Yorkers. The 24 best pictures were chosen through a Facebook ‘likes’ campaign and used on billboards and taxi advertising to promote Badoo’s launch<ref>{{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Brian|title=Social Network Badoo Offically Launches in US with Nick Cannon|url=http://mashable.com/2012/03/23/badoo-us/|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=23 March 2012}}</ref>.

:::Badoo is claimed to be the world’s fourth-largest social network with users spread across 180 countries. According to a Badoo press release reported by ], it is growing by 125,000 new users a day. According to the article, in both Spain and Brazil, roughly one in eight people who use the internet are Badoo members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/famous-entrepreneurs/badoo-can-the-worlds-fourth-largest-social-network-break-britain/2271.article |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120502194337/http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/famous-entrepreneurs/badoo-can-the-worlds-fourth-largest-social-network-break-britain/2271.article |archivedate=2012-05-02 |title=Badoo: Can the world's fourth-largest social network break Britain? |date=30 April 2012 |first=Sophie |last=Hobson }}</ref>

:::'''Spam & Fake Profiles'''

:::Some of Badoo's early growth has been attributed to spamming and scamming. There have been user complaints stating that they were signed up without their consent and that Badoo sent spam emails to their entire address book without permission, telling them their friend "has left you a message."<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo.com sending spam to all my contacts on my behalf, asking them to logon to their site|url=http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/Jh2L2rlh4AU|publisher=productforums.google.com|accessdate=13 September 2010}}</ref>. Blogger Daniel Stuckey complains that "The site sends messages to all email addresses it can find through your accounts, with minimal consent, promising that a message from you awaited them at the other end"<ref>{{cite web|last=Stuckey|first=Daniel|title=Badoo is an Enigma Wrapped in a Puzzle Wrapped in Spam|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/badoo-is-an-enigma-wrapped-in-a-puzzle-wrapped-in-spam|publisher=motherboard.vice.com|accessdate=July 2012}}</ref>. Rather than their friend leaving them an actual message Badoo sent a template email asking their contacts to join up as well.

:::Other reported complaints from 2011 accuse Badoo of scraping their profile data from other social networks<ref>{{cite web|last=Reinikainen|first=Pauli|title=Treffipalvelu varastaa profiilitiedot. Varo tätä sovellusta Facebookissa|url=http://www.iltalehti.fi/digi/2011012113041159_du.shtml|accessdate=21 January 2011}}</ref> or dating services and creating fake profiles without their consent<ref>{{cite web|last=Pseudonymous user|title=Badoo.com Complaint|url=http://badoo-com-reviews.measuredup.com/Complaint-fake-profile-27490}}</ref>. Badoo responded to the complaints by asking users to send their details, via the website feedback page, so they could look into the problems. There have been no recorded complaints to the UK Data Protection Commissioner<ref>{{cite web|title=Search the ICO website|url=http://search.ico.org.uk/ico/search?q=badoo|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .

:::'''Reviews'''

:::Despite the high rating of Badoo's mobile applications, opinions of Badoo.com on ], which are based on user reviews, rate the site as 'Very low', with a current score of 1.7 out of 10<ref>{{cite web|title=Trust Pilot Badoo Review|url=http://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.badoo.com|publisher=Trust Pilot}}</ref>. Complaints included fake profiles, and spamming of email accounts of signed-up users<ref>{{cite web|title=Trust Pilot Badoo Review|url=http://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.badoo.com|publisher=Trust Pilot}}</ref>. However opinion differs and many bloggers enjoy and recommend using the site<ref name="02 October 2012">{{cite web|title=Badoo Review: waste of time or many conquests?|url=http://www.olped.org/badoo-review-waste-of-time-or-many-conquests.html|publisher=olped.org}}</ref> . In a peer-reviewed study conducted and published by Cambridge University in 2009, it was given the lowest score for privacy amongst the 45 social networking sites examined at that time<ref>{{cite journal|last=Joseph|first=Bonneau|coauthors=Preibusch, Sören|title="The Privacy Jungle: On the Market for Privacy in Social Networks|journal=WEIS '09: Proceedings of the Eighth Workshop on the Economics of Information Security.|year=2009|url=http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jcb82/doc/privacy_jungle_bonneau_preibusch.pdf}}</ref>.

:::'''Awards'''

:::* Badoo has received or been nominated for numerous ] including:
:::* Nominated for Best International Startup – Crunchies 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Crunchies 2011|url=http://techcrunch.com/search/crunchies+2011|accessdate=31 January 2011}}</ref> .
:::* Nominated for Best Social Network at the 5th Annual Mashable Awards 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Haberman|first=Stephanie|title=The 5th Annual Mashable Awards 2011|url=http://mashable.com/2011/11/21/2011-mashable-awards-|accessdate=21 November 2011}}</ref> .
:::* Nominated in the Social Networking & Collaboration category at the 2011.
:::* –]’s Start-Up 100 Awards<ref>{{cite web|last=Yiannopoulos|first=Milo|title=Start-Up 100: the final list by category|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-startup100/8428668/Start-Up-100-the-final-list-by-category.html|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=05 April 2011}}</ref> .
:::* Nominated as Highly Recommended for the The Europas Hero Award at the European Tech Startup Awards 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Butcher|first=Mike|title=PeerIndex Takes The Honours As The Europas Awards Drifts Eastward|url=http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/18/peer-index-takes-the-honours-as-the-europas-awards-drifts-east/|publisher=Tech Crunch|accessdate=18 November 2011}}</ref> .
:::* One of the Top Most Innovative Companies 2012 by ]<ref>{{cite web|title=The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2012/industry/webinternet|publisher=Fastcompay}}</ref>.


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=== Website & features ===

Users must register with the site after which they create a personal profile. Users can register using a third-party log-in such as ], ], ], ] or ]. Users may also create an account directly with Badoo.

Badoo is a ] service where the basic service is free for everyone but users have an option to pay for premium features. As soon as members sign up they can chat<ref>{{cite web|last=Frommer|first=Dan|title=The Biggest Startup You've Never Heard Of Is About To Hit 108 Million Members|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-2011-2#if-you-want-to-chat-with-someone-you-need-to-register-for-an-account-3|publisher=Business Insider|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>, upload photos and videos. Users can see and contact people who live in their area using the 'People Nearby' feature<ref>{{cite web|last=Fromer|first=Dan|title=The Biggest Startup You've Never Heard Of Is About To Hit 108 Million Members|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-2011-2#this-is-what-badoos-iphone-app-looks-like-when-you-first-launch-it-just-one-of-many-ways-to-use-the-service-smartly-you-can-do-things-without-registering-lets-look-at-people-nearby-1|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref> or in a different city or part of the world using the 'Search' feature <ref>{{cite web|last=Fromer|first=Dan|title=The Biggest Startup You've Never Heard Of Is About To Hit 108 Million Members|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-2011-2#this-is-what-badoos-iphone-app-looks-like-when-you-first-launch-it-just-one-of-many-ways-to-use-the-service-smartly-you-can-do-things-without-registering-lets-look-at-people-nearby-1|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref>. Another free feature is the 'Encounters' game where users click a yes, no, or maybe option on other users' photos and if there is a match then the two users are notified<ref>{{cite web|last=Frommer|first=Dan|title=The Biggest Startup You've Never Heard Of Is About To Hit 108 Million Members|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/badoo-2011-2#once-weve-signed-up-for-an-account-theres-a-bunch-of-new-stuff-we-can-do-one-fun-feature-is-encounters-a-sort-of-hot-or-not-game-4}}</ref>.

There are several premium services that users can pay to use including the "rise up" feature to promote oneself higher in the search results and so attract greater attention. Users can also pay to their your profile photo more widely visible across the site<ref>{{cite web|last=Rowan|first=David|title=How Badoo built a billion-pound social network... on sex|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network/viewall|publisher=Wired|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>. Users can also buy "Super Powers" to see more search results, who wants to meet them, and see which of their messages have been read<ref>{{cite web|last=Adam|title=Badoo Social Networking|url=http://affiliatecolony.com/badoo-social-networking/|publisher=Affiliate Colony|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>.


===Badoo Mobile Applications===

Badoo is present on almost every ]. The first ] to be released by Badoo was for the ] the summer 2010<ref>{{cite web|last=Rowan|first=David|title=How Badoo built a billion-pound social network... on sex|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network/viewall?p=3|publisher=Wired|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>, followed by ] in March 2011 <ref>{{cite web|last=Rowan|first=David|title=How Badoo built a billion-pound social network... on sex|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/05/features/sexual-network/viewall?p=3|publisher=Wired|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>, ] in December 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Bruno|first=Otoniel|title=Chat & find friends in the area with Badoo for BlackBerry - See more at: http://www.pocketberry.com/2011/12/06/chat-find-friends-in-the-area-with-badoo-for-blackberry/#sthash.10TZmlfI.dpuf|url=http://www.pocketberry.com/2011/12/06/chat-find-friends-in-the-area-with-badoo-for-blackberry/|publisher=Pocket Berry|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>, ] in July 2012 <ref>{{cite web|last=Surur|title=Badoo dating service app comes to Windows Phone Marketplace|url=http://wmpoweruser.com/badoo-dating-service-app-comes-to-windows-phone-marketplace/|publisher=WMPoweruser|accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>, and ] in 2013 along with an ] app<ref>{{cite web|last=Yeung|first=Ken|title=Social dating service Badoo launches an iPad app for its 172 million users|url=http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/08/social-dating-service-badoo-launches-an-ipad-app-for-its-172-million-users/|publisher=The Next Web|accessdate=08 February 2013}}</ref>.

In 2011 Badoo’s Facebook app broke into the ‘Top 3 Facebook Apps in the World’ according to appdata.com<ref>{{cite web|title=Application Analytics for Facebook, iOS and Android|url=http://www.appdata.com/facebook_apps/|work=App Leader Board|publisher=appdata.com|accessdate=08 February 2011}}</ref> and in 2013 Badoo’s android app was featured as one of ]'s ‘100 best Android Apps of 2013’<ref>{{cite web|last=Eddy|first=Max|title=The 100 Best Android Apps of 2013|url=http://http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=287859&a=287861&po=53,00.asp|publisher=PC MAgazine|accessdate=03 July 2013}}</ref>.

As of October 2013 the Badoo app has been rated: ] – average of 4.5 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo - Meet New People|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.badoo.mobile&hl=en|publisher=Googe Play Store|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref>, ] app store – 4 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo app for blackberry|url=http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/25638/|publisher=Blackberry App World|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref>, Androidpit - 4.5 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo - Meet New People|url=http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.badoo.mobile/Badoo-Meet-New-People|publisher=androidpit.com|accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref>, iTunes App Store – 4.5 out of 5<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo iOS app|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/badoo-meet-new-people-chat/id351331194?mt=8|work=iTunes App Store|publisher=https://itunes.apple.com}}</ref>.


===Reception===

'''Growth'''

Following Badoo’s launch, it grew rapidly gaining millions of monthly active users <ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/social-networking |title=Social networking: A nightclub on your smartphone |publisher='']'' |date=19 September 2011 |accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref>. In September 2011, '']'' published an article that explained how Badoo had a shot at becoming "one of Europe’s leading internet firms" and that Badoo seems to have discovered a large new market.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/social-networking |title=Social networking: A nightclub on your smartphone |publisher='']'' |date=19 September 2011 |accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> .

Badoo was officially launched in the USA on 23rd March 2012 with a campaign led by celebrity Nick Cannon. The launch was a three day project involving four fashion photograpers taking new online profile pictures for 1,000 New Yorkers. The 24 best pictures were chosen through a Facebook ‘likes’ campaign and used on billboards and taxi advertising to promote Badoo’s launch<ref>{{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Brian|title=Social Network Badoo Offically Launches in US with Nick Cannon|url=http://mashable.com/2012/03/23/badoo-us/|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=23 March 2012}}</ref>.

Badoo is claimed to be the world’s fourth-largest social network with users spread across 180 countries. According to a Badoo press release reported by ], it is growing by 125,000 new users a day. According to the article, in both Spain and Brazil, roughly one in eight people who use the internet are Badoo members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/famous-entrepreneurs/badoo-can-the-worlds-fourth-largest-social-network-break-britain/2271.article |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120502194337/http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/famous-entrepreneurs/badoo-can-the-worlds-fourth-largest-social-network-break-britain/2271.article |archivedate=2012-05-02 |title=Badoo: Can the world's fourth-largest social network break Britain? |date=30 April 2012 |first=Sophie |last=Hobson }}</ref>

'''Spam & Fake Profiles'''

Some of Badoo's early growth has been attributed to spamming and scamming. There have been user complaints stating that they were signed up without their consent and that Badoo sent spam emails to their entire address book without permission, telling them their friend "has left you a message."<ref>{{cite web|title=Badoo.com sending spam to all my contacts on my behalf, asking them to logon to their site|url=http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/Jh2L2rlh4AU|publisher=productforums.google.com|accessdate=13 September 2010}}</ref>. Blogger Daniel Stuckey complains that "The site sends messages to all email addresses it can find through your accounts, with minimal consent, promising that a message from you awaited them at the other end"<ref>{{cite web|last=Stuckey|first=Daniel|title=Badoo is an Enigma Wrapped in a Puzzle Wrapped in Spam|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/badoo-is-an-enigma-wrapped-in-a-puzzle-wrapped-in-spam|publisher=motherboard.vice.com|accessdate=July 2012}}</ref>. Rather than their friend leaving them an actual message Badoo sent a template email asking their contacts to join up as well.

Other reported complaints from 2011 accuse Badoo of scraping their profile data from other social networks<ref>{{cite web|last=Reinikainen|first=Pauli|title=Treffipalvelu varastaa profiilitiedot. Varo tätä sovellusta Facebookissa|url=http://www.iltalehti.fi/digi/2011012113041159_du.shtml|accessdate=21 January 2011}}</ref> or dating services and creating fake profiles without their consent<ref>{{cite web|last=Pseudonymous user|title=Badoo.com Complaint|url=http://badoo-com-reviews.measuredup.com/Complaint-fake-profile-27490}}</ref>. Badoo responded to the complaints by asking users to send their details, via the website feedback page, so they could look into the problems. There have been no recorded complaints to the UK Data Protection Commissioner<ref>{{cite web|title=Search the ICO website|url=http://search.ico.org.uk/ico/search?q=badoo|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> .

'''Reviews'''

Despite the high rating of Badoo's mobile applications, opinions of Badoo.com on ], which are based on user reviews, rate the site as 'Very low', with a current score of 1.7 out of 10<ref>{{cite web|title=Trust Pilot Badoo Review|url=http://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.badoo.com|publisher=Trust Pilot}}</ref>. Complaints included fake profiles, and spamming of email accounts of signed-up users<ref>{{cite web|title=Trust Pilot Badoo Review|url=http://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.badoo.com|publisher=Trust Pilot}}</ref>. However opinion differs and many bloggers enjoy and recommend using the site<ref name="02 October 2012">{{cite web|title=Badoo Review: waste of time or many conquests?|url=http://www.olped.org/badoo-review-waste-of-time-or-many-conquests.html|publisher=olped.org}}</ref> . In a peer-reviewed study conducted and published by Cambridge University in 2009, it was given the lowest score for privacy amongst the 45 social networking sites examined at that time<ref>{{cite journal|last=Joseph|first=Bonneau|coauthors=Preibusch, Sören|title="The Privacy Jungle: On the Market for Privacy in Social Networks|journal=WEIS '09: Proceedings of the Eighth Workshop on the Economics of Information Security.|year=2009|url=http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jcb82/doc/privacy_jungle_bonneau_preibusch.pdf}}</ref>.

'''Awards'''

* Badoo has received or been nominated for numerous ] including:
* Nominated for Best International Startup – Crunchies 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Crunchies 2011|url=http://techcrunch.com/search/crunchies+2011|accessdate=31 January 2011}}</ref> .
* Nominated for Best Social Network at the 5th Annual Mashable Awards 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Haberman|first=Stephanie|title=The 5th Annual Mashable Awards 2011|url=http://mashable.com/2011/11/21/2011-mashable-awards-|accessdate=21 November 2011}}</ref> .
* Nominated in the Social Networking & Collaboration category at the 2011.
* –]’s Start-Up 100 Awards<ref>{{cite web|last=Yiannopoulos|first=Milo|title=Start-Up 100: the final list by category|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-startup100/8428668/Start-Up-100-the-final-list-by-category.html|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=05 April 2011}}</ref> .
* Nominated as Highly Recommended for the The Europas Hero Award at the European Tech Startup Awards 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Butcher|first=Mike|title=PeerIndex Takes The Honours As The Europas Awards Drifts Eastward|url=http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/18/peer-index-takes-the-honours-as-the-europas-awards-drifts-east/|publisher=Tech Crunch|accessdate=18 November 2011}}</ref> .
* One of the Top Most Innovative Companies 2012 by ]<ref>{{cite web|title=The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2012/industry/webinternet|publisher=Fastcompay}}</ref>.





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