Airtime.com
Airtime is a live video website with real-time sharing and communication, where users post videos and respond to them in real-time. Similar in concept to the random video chat service Chatroulette, the website also incorporates a social network to enable users to connect with one another. It launched to the public on June 5, 2012.[3] Similar social discovery services are Tagged.com and Badoo.com.[4][5]
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Type of site | Video chat, real time (media) |
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| Available in | English, Spanish |
| Owner | Shawn Fanning, Sean Parker |
| URL | www |
| Alexa rank |  |
| Launched | June 5, 2012[2] |
Overview
Airtime is a joint venture between Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning.[2]
History
Airtime went live for general use on June 5, 2012. The site was launched after a press conference in New York City, which featured a number of major celebrities, including Charli D'Amelio, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Snoop Dogg, Olivia Munn and Martha Stewart.[6]
As of October 2013, the site appeared to have few active users.[7] The site is currently inactive with just a placeholder homepage.
Airtime relaunched in 2016 as a mobile first experience for iOS and Android.[8]
References
- "Airtime.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- Segall, Laurie (June 5, 2012). "Napster founders launch new venture: Airtime". CNN. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- "Airtime - FAQ". Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- "Badoo". Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- "Social Discovery Meets Gaming gDiscovery: Tagged Buys WeGame". Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- "Startup Launch As Celebrity Bonanza: Airtime's Ritzy, Glitzy, Glitchy Debut". Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- http://www.kernelmag.com/features/report/6428/there-is-literally-no-one-left-on-sean-parkers-airtime/
- Constine, Josh. "Sean Parker relaunches Airtime, a video chat room for watching – together". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
External links
- Airtime.com (official website)
- Tech Crunch Article: from Tech Crunch (October 10, 2011)