Formspring Question Service Gets Funding Boost and Adds New Features

Formspring has shown that it is a force to be reckoned with. With impressive traffic numbers, new venture capital and the launch of new features, Formspring could be the Twitter of 2011.

Formspring, a social network that allows you to pose questions to your social networks, has raised $11.5 million in funding and is steadily rising to become one the highest trafficked web sites in the U.S., currently sitting at #157 according to Quantcast. Since launching in November of 2009, it has amassed a high of nearly 40 million unique visitors per month.

Q&A sites have been on the rise in recent months. Companies like Quora, LinkedIn Answers and AnswerBag have been successful in humanizing the search for real answers to questions.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in