# Ted O'Neill

> Ted O'Neill is the creator of Ultimate Bulletin Board (UBB), co-founder of Social Strata, and Chief Product Officer at Crowdstack according to his public professional profile. His work spans downloadable forum software, hosted community platforms including Hoop.la and Crowdstack, and Narrative, a member-governed content network whose beta launched in April 2019 and which announced its closure that December. Based in the Charleston metropolitan area, he has built companies alongside his wife and co-founder Rosemary O'Neill.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Crowdstack (Social Strata)
- **Organizations:** Social Strata / Crowdstack, Infopop, Groupee, Narrative
- **Education:** William & Mary
- **Known for:** Created Ultimate Bulletin Board (UBB)., Associated with the creation of UBBCode/BBCode, identified in company history and a Narrative SEC-filed presentation., Built downloadable and hosted community software through Social Strata.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Described becoming fascinated with worldwide bulletin-board conversations and wanting to improve their cumbersome technology.
- **1997** — Social Strata dates the origins of Ultimate Bulletin Board to this year; CamaroZ28.com launched a UBB-powered message board on December 24.
- **1999** — The company moved to Seattle, according to the IT History Society.
- **2000** — Public professional profile lists Seattle Magazine’s 25 Brightest Cyberstars recognition in June.
- **2010** — Social Strata transferred UBB.threads to Mindraven on January 1 and announced unlimited paid leave on January 25.
- **2017** — Wrote the Narrative white paper during the summer; later served as a Narrative co-CEO.
- **2018** — Said Narrative raised approximately $5 million through a March token sale; this was a separate venture from bootstrapped Social Strata.
- **2019** — Narrative beta launched in April. O’Neill announced Hoop.la Card Mode in October. Narrative announced closure in December, with operations scheduled to cease December 30.

## Achievements

- Created Ultimate Bulletin Board (UBB).
- Associated with the creation of UBBCode/BBCode, identified in company history and a Narrative SEC-filed presentation.
- Built downloadable and hosted community software through Social Strata.
- Listed among Seattle Magazine’s 25 Brightest Cyberstars, June 2000, on his public professional profile.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crowdstack.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillted
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ted.oneill.104

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