| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. (2006) |
| Founder | Peyton Fouts |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Peyton Fouts |
| Website | www.ouibox.com |
Ouibox was a website headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. It features a social network aggregator, a writing tool called OuiWrite which auto-cites sources, and an affiliate shopping tool called OuiShop which generates donations to charities without affecting a user's purchase price. [1]
Ouibox signed up 8000 users on the week it launched. [2] It was one of the first investments of the Bluegrass Angels Venture Fund II. [3]
History
Ouibox was founded in 2006 by Peyton Fouts, a graduate of the English and Communications programs at the University of Kentucky. [4] [5]
Archived records indicate that its website showed no changes on its homepage between June 2014 [6] and July 2019. [7] The site had disappeared completely by August 2019. [8]
References
- ^ Curtin, Chris (December 17, 2010). "'Tis the Season to Give Back -- Digitally". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ Davis, Alex (2010-12-01). "We say 'oui' to Ouibox: A revolution in networking". my.hsj.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ Miller, Kacie (2010-10-27). "Young Lexington Entrepreneur Launches OuiBox (Editors Note)". University of Kentucky EconDev News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ Eblen, Tom (October 27, 2010). "Young Lexington entrepreneur launches OuiBox". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ Holaday, Erin (November 10, 2010). "Oui! UK Alum Launches Life-Changing Web Tool". University of Kentucky UKNOW. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ "OuiWrite". OuiBox. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "OuiWrite". OuiBox. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "OuiWrite". OuiBox. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
External links
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. (2006) |
| Founder | Peyton Fouts |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Peyton Fouts |
| Website | www.ouibox.com |
Ouibox was a website headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. It features a social network aggregator, a writing tool called OuiWrite which auto-cites sources, and an affiliate shopping tool called OuiShop which generates donations to charities without affecting a user's purchase price. [1]
Ouibox signed up 8000 users on the week it launched. [2] It was one of the first investments of the Bluegrass Angels Venture Fund II. [3]
History
Ouibox was founded in 2006 by Peyton Fouts, a graduate of the English and Communications programs at the University of Kentucky. [4] [5]
Archived records indicate that its website showed no changes on its homepage between June 2014 [6] and July 2019. [7] The site had disappeared completely by August 2019. [8]
References
- ^ Curtin, Chris (December 17, 2010). "'Tis the Season to Give Back -- Digitally". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ Davis, Alex (2010-12-01). "We say 'oui' to Ouibox: A revolution in networking". my.hsj.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ Miller, Kacie (2010-10-27). "Young Lexington Entrepreneur Launches OuiBox (Editors Note)". University of Kentucky EconDev News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ Eblen, Tom (October 27, 2010). "Young Lexington entrepreneur launches OuiBox". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ Holaday, Erin (November 10, 2010). "Oui! UK Alum Launches Life-Changing Web Tool". University of Kentucky UKNOW. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ "OuiWrite". OuiBox. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "OuiWrite". OuiBox. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "OuiWrite". OuiBox. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.