Private company
about.me
Logo: About.me, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Personal web hosting service
about.me is a personal web hosting service co-founded by Ryan Freitas, Tony Conrad and Tim Young in October 2009. The site offers registered users a simple platform from which to link multiple online identities, relevant external sites, and popular social networking websites such as Facebook, Flickr, and Google+. AOL acquired the site in December 2010.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websiteabout.me
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about.me is a personal web hosting service co-founded by Ryan Freitas, Tony Conrad and Tim Young in October 2009. The site offers registered users a simple platform from which to link multiple online identities, relevant external sites, and popular social networking websites such as Facebook, Flickr, and Google+. AOL acquired the site in December 2010. The company remained at AOL for a little over twenty-five months.2
Subsidiaries and ownership
Former owners and parents
- AOL until 2013
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 2010Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiteabout.me1
- X (Twitter)x.com/aboutdotme1
- WikipediaAbout.me
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ3595053
Sources
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- 1Wikidataabout.me on Wikidata
- 2Wikipediaabout.me on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia Commonsabout.me logo by About.me, Inc., Public domain