Quepasa
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Quepasa Corporation was a US-based social media technology company catering to Latino Audiences worldwide. Quepasa owned and operated Quepasa.com, a social network, Quepasa Games (formerly Techfront),[2] a social game development studio, and Quepasa Contests, a social media advertising solution (formerly Quepasa DSM). Initially founded as a Hispanic web portal and later revived by its founder[3] as a social network that grew to over 30 million users,[1] Quepasa was the first publicly traded company focused on the bilingual English/Spanish language U.S. Hispanic internet demographic.[4]
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Type of business | Public Previous Stock Symbol (NYSE: QPSA) |
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Available in | Spanish English Portuguese |
Founded | 1997 (1997) |
Area served | USA, Latin America |
Founder(s) | Jeffrey Peterson Michael Silberman, EVP, CFO |
Key people | John Abbott, CEO Michael Matte, CFO Louis Bardov, CTO |
Industry | Social media |
Employees | ~75 (2006) |
URL | quepasa.com |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Free |
Users | ![]() |
Current status | Offline |
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In 2012, Quepasa suspended operations after a $100 million[5] acquisition, name change and sale to MeetMe.[6]