Wretch () was a Taiwanese community website. In Chinese, its name means ''Nameless Little Site''. Wretch provided free photo

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hosting services. Four languages, including English, were available. A more extensive VIP version was offered. The domain ''wretch.cc'' attracted at least 4 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a

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survey. In July 2007, Yahoo acquired Wretch for $22 million; this became the biggest acquisition of Yahoo in Taiwan since Kimo. Wretch.cc has been blocked by the

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since August 2007. On 30 August 2013, Yahoo announced Wretch would be closed on 26 December, along with Yahoo! Blog.

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for Wretch.

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