Category: Social Media
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Gowalla
What did Gowalla do? Gowalla was a location-based social networking platform that gained popularity during the early days of mobile app stores. Gowalla allowed users to share their locations and activities with their friends by checking in at various venues, similar to other platforms like Foursquare. Gowalla also served as a promotional tool, sometimes incentivizing […]
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Grooveshark
What did Grooveshark do? Grooveshark was an online music streaming service that gained popularity in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Grooveshark offered a vast library of music tracks that users could stream for free. Grooveshark operated under a model where users could upload their own music files to the platform. This approach allowed for […]
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Color Labs
What did Color Labs do? Color Labs was a technology start-up that focused on developing a mobile app for capturing and sharing photos and videos which allowed users to take photos and share them with nearby users in real-time. Color Labs received significant investment from high-profile investors such as Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, and Silicon […]