<s>
Skyrock.com	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
social	O
networking	O
site	O
based	O
in	O
France	O
that	O
offers	O
a	O
free	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
to	O
allow	O
its	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
blogs	O
,	O
add	O
profiles	O
,	O
and	O
exchange	O
messages	O
with	O
other	O
registered	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyrock.com	B-Protocol
began	O
as	O
a	O
blogging	O
site	O
,	O
Skyblog.com,	O
founded	O
by	O
Skyrock	B-Protocol
CEO	O
Pierre	O
Bellanger	O
in	O
December	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
after	O
abandoning	O
the	O
Skyblog.com	O
brand	O
,	O
Skyrock.com	B-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
full-scale	O
social	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2008	O
Skyrock	B-Protocol
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
seventh	O
largest	O
social	O
network	O
with	O
over	O
21	O
million	O
visitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyrock	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
high	O
penetration	O
rate	O
in	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
certain	O
American	O
newspapers	O
attempted	O
to	O
associate	O
the	O
breakout	O
of	O
the	O
2005	O
civil	O
unrest	O
in	O
France	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
Skyblogs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
institutions	O
of	O
the	O
French	O
state	O
never	O
filed	O
any	O
formal	O
complaint	O
indicting	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
Skyrock	B-Protocol
Blogs	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
prominent	O
French	O
institutions	O
created	O
a	O
Skyrock	B-Protocol
Blog	I-Protocol
as	O
a	O
preferred	O
tool	O
to	O
communicate	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
