Seesmic

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Seesmic is a video micro blogging web application in pre-alpha stage being developed by French entrepreneur Loic Le Meur[1] to make video uploading easier for those using webcams.[2] Seesmic made its debut at the Demo tech conference where it was called the "Twitter of video", however conversations will not take place in real time. [3]. The service has 20,000 users to date, with 70,000 viewers per month and is taking a large step in removing the anonymity traditionally associated with blogs.[1]

LeMeur moved from Paris to San Francisco to launch Seesmic due to the perception that it would stand a better chance of success there. It is backed by a number of investors, the primary one being Atomico, a venture group that includes Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who sold Skype to eBay in 2005 for $2.6 billion.[4]

On April 3, 2008, Seesmic announced that it had purchased Twhirl, an Adobe AIR based Twitter client. [5]


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Victor Keegan (2008-01-24). Making the Global Village a Reality. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  2. ^ Don Clark (2008-02). Why Can't Computers (Fill in the Blank)?. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  3. ^ Edward C. Baig (2008-01-30). Demo Conference Intrigues, But Doesn't Electrify. USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  4. ^ Bobbie Johnson (2008-01-29). Silicon Valley 'Refuses to Take Europe Seriously'. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  5. ^ Mark Hendrickson (2008-04-03). Seesmic Acquires Popular Twitter AIR Client Twhirl. Tech Crunch. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.

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