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http://www.babbelirc.com/

Disabarg/link. I'm not advertising or a user, but when this gets out of alpha it may get to be noteworthy of article level.

This company is not related to Babbel.com or Lesson Nine GmbH Staylorbabbel (talk) 10:47, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It most definitely reads like advertising, and not even for the company for this article, which already reads like advertising itself. JohndanR (talk) 04:37, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Updates to facts and figure[edit]

Hi – I work for Babbel and I'd like to address a few inaccurate/out-of-date facts and figures in this article. I believe that in order to remain within Wikipedia's guidelines, I should avoid making changes directly, and rather flag them here. If I'm mistaken, please let me know.

In order of occurrence...

· We wouldn't describe our industry as e-learning. I believe "online learning" is more appropriate and redirects to the same article. This one is at the discretion of the editor, of course.

· The company has grown since this article was updated – we now employ 400 people ^[1]

· The 20,000,000 user figure is no longer accurate. We don't disclose a total user number any more, but recently announced that we had reached 1,000,000 active paying subscribers. This is the current figure. ^[2]

· The Babbel app is no longer available for Windows phone or Windows 8. iOS, Android, and Apple Watch versions currently exist alongside the web offering ^[3]^[4]

· Pronunciation help is not given via multimedia content as stated in the article, but rather via a speech-recognition system ^[5]

· The inter-user communication features have largely been removed from the product. There is still a message board at Babbel.com but it no longer forms a key part of our approach to language learning. Whilst the precise changes are not detailed, this interview with CEO Markus Witte explains the reasons for a shift away from community features^[6]

· The awards and recognition section is quite out of date. Since the last update we've received several more, including Best Education Startup at the Europas in 2014 and best Didactic Multimedia Product at Comenius EduMedia in 2015 ^[7]. In 2016, Fast Company recognised Babbel as the most innovative company in education^[8] and placed it among the top 50 most innovative companies in all categories ^[9]

· The "Development" section lists our $10 million Series B round, but omits last year's $22 million Series C ^[10]

Thanks for reading. Any questions or requests for more information may be directed to the company's press dept. FAO S. Taylor – ^[11]

Staylorbabbel (talk) 10:45, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This reads like an ad.[edit]

I've actually never read such a tendentious wiki page. This is 'native advertising', and should be revised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.57.50.224 (talk) 10:25, 11 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I tend to agree. For instance, how does an app qualify as “premium?” And the lengthy quotation under “Campaigns” does not convey a lot of objective information. I acknowledge that some promotional content was removed in May 2017. -- Renardo la vulpo (talk) 18:05, 20 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Second that agreement; moreover the section above reads less like the normal content for article improvement and more like blurby, upbeat, feature-update prose for a product. JohndanR (talk) 04:30, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the maintenance template. After reading the article, it seems to be resolved. Feel free to add it again if you disagree. Evasglory (talk) 21:29, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://jobs.babbel.com/en/

[2] ttp://press.babbel.com/en/releases/2016-02-17-Language-Learning-App-Babbel-Hits-One-Million-Customers.html

[3] ttp://blog.babbel.com/babbel-launches-on-apple-watch/

[4] ttp://mspoweruser.com/babbel-language-tuition-app-unpublished-from-the-windows-phone-store/

[5] ttp://blog.babbel.com/tech-background-babbel-speech-recognition/

[6] ttp://www.forbes.com/sites/avaseave/2014/12/12/product-innovation-where-community-is-disaster-but-game-mechanics-essential/#5544256a1d4f

[7] ttp://about.babbel.com/en/

[8] ttp://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/sectors/education

[9] ttp://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies

[10] ttp://uk.businessinsider.com/language-learning-app-babbel-has-raised-22-million-in-series-c-funding-2015-7?IR=T

[11] ttp://press.babbel.com/en/contact/

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