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Former Facebook exec backs BlipSnips social video service
Despite the hoopla about how everything on the Web is becoming increasingly social, BlipSnips chief executive John Bliss said that online video remains a remarkably un-social experience — and that’s a...
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Twitvid relaunches as a social video network, adds support for channels
Social video sharing service Twitvid is launching an update to its website today that will transform it into a full-fledged social network. Previously, the site was used as little more than a place to...
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Viddy adds 5.5M users in 11 days, signs on celebrity investors and partners
Fresh after receiving a vote of confidence from Silicon Valley venture firms and rocketing to fame through Facebook, social video application Viddy is getting the red-carpet treatment from Hollywood....
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Autodesk to buy hot video app Socialcam for $60M
Software company Autodesk has agreed to buy quickly growing video app Socialcam for $60 million, the company announced Tuesday. Socialcam, along with video sharing rivals Viddy and Klip, aims to be...
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Viddy rolls out an API for its white-hot social video service
Capitalizing on a successful past few months, Viddy has launched a public API that will allow developers to use the social video service within third-party apps, the company announced today. Viddy...
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Keek snags $7M for social video service
Keek has eked out an additional $7 million in funding to support the promising growth of its web and mobile service for sharing 36-second video clips. Keek plays in the crowded but still nebulous...
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Relive your top 2012 moments with this nostalgic instant video tool
What did you do in 2012? Chances are your Facebook Timeline remembers more than you do. But when end-of-year nostalgia strikes, and it will, skip the endless status-update sifting and turn to startup...
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Showyou gets simpler, making it the best iPad video discovery app
The tsunami of video available online is both a blessing and a curse. While there’s a ton of free content out there, it’s tough to just sit back and enjoy online video as you would a traditional TV...
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Split-screen video app Streamweaver picks up $1.3M from former Facebooker &...
Mobile video recording service Streamweaver closed a $1.3 million round of funding today, the startup confirmed to VentureBeat. Streamweaver is a free iOS app that lets multiple iPhone owners record a...
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Social video startup Viddy lays off a third of its staff
Social video startup Viddy has certainly seen better days. Viddy is apparently planning to reduce its operations and marketing workforce by cutting 12 positions (or a third of its total employees),...
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Former Zynga guy gets $1M for his new live broadcast app
Minglei Xu, a San Francisco developer who sold his last company to Zynga, is back on the horse! The dev just filed a Form D with the SEC, disclosing a $1 million seed funding round for his new...
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Instagram’s video move is a ‘mistake,’ says social video pioneer
Sol Lipman [pictured] knows social video services better than most entrepreneurs. He helped pioneer early social video experiences in 2008 with his startup 12seconds, and after a stint of popularity...
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85+ brands to converge at [a]list Mobile + Social Video summit on August 19
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced by [a]list. The [a]list summit, now in its 7th year and a major calendar event for brand marketers, is coming up again on August 19. The event turns its focus...
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Former Facebook Live product manager launches Alively for private video...
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are just some of the services encouraging us to broadcast what we’re doing at this very moment. Whether your content is live or recorded, these social networks are eager...
View ArticleLights, camera, Klip: Social video startup raises $8M
As people’s pockets fill with camera-enabled smartphones the rush is on to be the top dog in social video sharing. Palo Alto video startup Klip announced today that it has raised $8 million in a second...
View ArticleSocial video chat app ooVoo now adding 1M users every 14 days
Social video-chat company ooVoo has added 7 million subscribers in the past 100 days, an impressive increase of 1 million users every two weeks, the company announced today. New York City-based ooVoo...
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Why video marketing has to be a top priority (VB Live)
VB LIVE: Social video generates 1,200 percent more shares than text and images combined, so if video marketing isn’t even on your radar, you’re leaving money on the table. Don’t get left behind — join...
View ArticleNapster founders launch social video startup Airtime with parade of...
Airtime, the social video chat startup created by Napster founders Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning, unveiled itself today after a long period of poorly-kept secrets and barely-muted hype. Think of it as...
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Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning’s new social video startup Airtime launched today with a celebrity-studded event, but no matter how many times Jim Carrey praised the service it was clear that it...
View Article40M users later, Viddy arrives on Android
Video-sharing application Viddy landed on Android devices today after long being available only on the iPhone. Los Angeles-based Viddy makes a mobile application for shooting 15-second clips that can...
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