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Hometalk is a social networking site focused on home improvement, gardening and DIY projects. With both expert and amateur users, the Hometalk network aims to create an online community where people share ideas, advice and experiences from personal home-related endeavors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.philly.com/philly/classifieds/real_estate/diy/HomeTalk_20130405_For_Fearful_Home_Improvers__Social_Media_Offers_Respite.html )〕 Members can follow topics based on their interests and search for ideas by project category. They can ask questions when in need of advice and receive answers from their online peers, as well as search for home and garden professionals to hire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.newspressnow.com/life/article_7fd45e1b-d814-5778-bbe8-4f42eea30288.html )〕 ==Business== Hometalk was founded by Yaron Ben Shaul and Celeste Kumelos in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/28/hometalk-aims-to-be-the-one-stop-site-for-home-improvement-info/ )〕 It was developed under the parent company Networx Systems, LLC., but now operates under its own corporation, Hometalk, LLC. In 2012, the company relaunched the Hometalk website with several new features and acquired more than 100,000 members and 400,000 Facebook fans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mashable.com/2012/06/20/hometalk/ )〕 Hometalk was listed amongst TheNextWeb's top ten best apps for home and work from 2012〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/12/21/10-home-and-work-apps-2012/#!vBAFu )〕 In December 2013, visits to the site increased from 2 million to over 4 million, and the company unveiled a new mobile site on February 3, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/article/227587/Michael-s-stores-hosting-live-Pinterest-parties )〕 In February 2014, Alexa Traffic Ranks listed Hometalk at 8,996 worldwide, and 1,973 in the United States. 84.3% of the site’s visitors originate in the U.S.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hometalk.com )〕 In April 2014 Hometalk was listed as a Webby Award honoree in the Web / Community category of the 18th annual Webby Awards〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.doityourself.com/stry/the-nuts-and-bolts-got-a-green-thumb-take-the-garden-quiz-and-prove-it#b )〕 In June 2014, Hometalk launched a series of Garden Trivia Plant ID quizzes aimed at educating users' and testing their "Garden IQ".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pv.webbyawards.com/2014/web/general-website/community/honorees )〕 Famous gardening and horticulture experts created quizzes surrounding specific gardening styles and plant types. Users are given a badge signifying how quickly they are able to correctly answer the quiz questions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hometalk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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