Theybf.com

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Theybf.com
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Type of site
Celebrity news/gossip
Available inEnglish
OwnerNatasha Eubanks
URL http://www.theybf.com/
Launched2005

Theybf.com is an American celebrity gossip website which focuses on news regarding prominent African-American figures in Hollywood. Theybf.com, which is an abbreviation for the Young, Black and Fabulous, was launched in July 2005 by Natasha Eubanks.

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Background

New Orleans native Natasha Eubanks, a graduate of Texas A&M, was working as a hostess at Olive Garden when she decided to make her hobby of reading blogs into a career. [1] She felt there was a lack of stories about African Americans featured on gossip sites. [2] She had completed one year of law school at Loyola University New Orleans before dropping out to make Theybf.com her full-time career. [2]

Site statistics

In March 2016, the Alexa Internet web traffic analysis site gave Theybf.com a ranking, for usage in the United States, of 9,074. [3] According to Black Enterprise Magazine, the ybf.com averages approximately 15 million views per month earning a revenue of 1 million dollars per year, 90% being from advertising.[ citation needed ]

Media influence

Natasha Eubanks has been featured on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., [4] and in Black Enterprise magazine. [5]

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References

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