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Tagged is a social discovery website based in San Francisco , California , founded in 2004. It allows members to browse the profiles of any other members, [3] and share tags and virtual gifts. Tagged claims it has 300 million members. [4] As of September 2011, Quantcast estimates Tagged monthly unique users at 5.9 million in the United States, and 18.6 million globally. [5] Michael Arrington wrote in April 2011 that Tagged is most notable for the ability to grow profitably during the era of Facebook. [6]
In 2009, Tagged was criticized for sending deceptive bulk email [7] [8] [9] and paid $1.4 million in legal settlements regarding those practices. [10] The company has since adopted privacy reforms and changed its invitation processes. [11] [12]
Owned by Ifwe, Inc., it is an Inc. 500 company ranking #476 on the 2010 Inc. list of fastest-growing independent U.S. private companies [13] and #80 on Forbes ' 2011 list of America's Most Promising Companies. [14]
