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Bolt (website)

Bolt was a social networking and video website active from 1996 to 2007 before reopening in April 2008. It was shut down for a period of one year due to copyright violations leading to bankruptcy. It was acquired by new owners on January 4, 2008 and operated successfully for several months before announcing plans to go offline in October 2008.

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1996–2006

Dan PelsonConcrete MediaHoroscopesChat roomsMessage boards
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2006–2009

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Owner
Fundbolt, LLC
Available in
English
Commercial
Yes
Created by
Dan Pelson Jane Mount
Current status
Inactive
Launched
1996

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2006–2009

Bolt and American Idol

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Bolt (website)

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples16
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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Bolt (website)

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Available in · 1
Bolt (website) → English
Commercial · 1
Bolt (website) → Yes
Created by · 1
Bolt (website) → Dan Pelson Jane Mount
Current status · 1
Bolt (website) → Inactive
Launched · 1
Bolt (website) → 1996
Owner · 1
Bolt (website) → Fundbolt, LLC
Registration · 1
Bolt (website) → Required for most services
Type of site · 1
Bolt (website) → Social network service
URL · 1
Bolt (website) → www.bolt.com

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Bolt (website)Available inEnglish1.00infobox
Bolt (website)CommercialYes1.00infobox
Bolt (website)Created byDan Pelson Jane Mount1.00infobox
Bolt (website)Current statusInactive1.00infobox
Bolt (website)Launched19961.00infobox
Bolt (website)OwnerFundbolt, LLC1.00infobox
Bolt (website)RegistrationRequired for most services1.00infobox
Bolt (website)Type of siteSocial network service1.00infobox
Bolt (website)URLwww.bolt.com1.00infobox
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Google providing between 1instance ofbut it was discontinued due to email companies0.80text
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