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Vidly: Twitvid.io (YC S08) Changes Names, Direction, And Gets Funding

32 pointsby drm237over 15 years ago

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jsteeleover 15 years ago
Definitely deserves props for persistence and constant iteration. Perhaps they have cracked the secret of getting TechCrunch coverage: Just keep changing your name!<p>Feb 25, 2009: Fliggo Launch <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/25/y-combinator-startup-fliggo-lets-you-build-your-own-youtube/" rel="nofollow">http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/25/y-combinator-startup-fl...</a><p>May 21, 2009: Fliggo -&#62; TwitVid.io <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/21/twitvid-wants-to-be-the-twitpic-of-video-sharing-on-twitter/" rel="nofollow">http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/21/twitvid-wants-to-be-the...</a><p>Aug 28, 2009: TwitVid.io -&#62; Vidly <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/28/vidly-twitvidio-changes-names-direction-and-gets-funding/" rel="nofollow">http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/28/vidly-twitvidio-changes...</a>
idlewordsover 15 years ago
If I were competing with vid.ly, bit.ly or any of the other ly's, I think my main strategy would be to post material guaranteed to offend Libyan national pride without offending American sensibilities, and see if I could provoke a ruckus. The reliance on geopolitically shaky TLDs is bound to bite someone eventually.
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jackowayedover 15 years ago
Why would anyone use them instead of Posterous? Posterous is dead simple, allows me to share <i>all</i> media, and autoposts way more places. It's basically a direct subset of Posterous's features.
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bhouselover 15 years ago
Interesting.. Today I just got an email that TweetLater is rebranding themselves as SocialOomph: <a href="http://www.socialoomphblog.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.socialoomphblog.com/</a><p>Personally, I think these new names are terrible. Are these signs that the honeymoon with Twitter is over?
adnamover 15 years ago
The new logo reminds me of something. Vidly for Vendetta?
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alaskamillerover 15 years ago
Leo Laporte is going around shooting people using the word twit? Wow, he sure lucked out with the advent of Twitter and its lexicon.<p>Edit: <i>Leo Laporte actually has rights to the trademark “TWiT” in relation to audio-visual performances. So, anything that’s outside of the realm of video are not a valid target for him.</i>