- Ping.fm
Infobox Website
name = Ping.fm
type =Social network service
caption = Ping.fm screenshot
url = http://www.ping.fm
commercial = Yes
type =Micro-blogging
language = English
registration = Required
owner = Standard Antics, LLC
author = Sean McCullough, Adam Duffy, Ryan Merket
launch date =March 7 ,2008
current status = Open Beta
revenue = Private FundingPing.fm is a free
social networking andmicro-blogging web service that enables users to post to multiple social networks simultaneously.Making an update on Ping.fm pushes the update to a number of different social websites at once. This allows individuals using multiple social networks to update their status only once, without having to update it in all their social mediums individually. Ping.fm groups services into three categories – status updates, blogs, and micro-blogs – and updates can be sent to each group separately.
History
Ping.fm was created with the intent of making it as easy as possible to post updates to multiple
social networking sites simultaneously. The idea came about when creators were updating status messages withmicro-blogging sitesTwitter andTumblr . The idea of posting the exact same information in two places seemed a bit tedious, so Ping.fm was born.Open Beta
After 6 months of being in closed beta, an announcement was made on [http://ping.fm/blog/hey-everyone-open-beta/]
Sep 2 ,2008 that would no longer require private invite beta codes to be used to register and use the service. The launch into Open Beta was covered by outlets like "Wired", [cite web |url= http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/09/pingfm-opens-up.html| Epicenter from Wired.com|title=Ping.fm is 'Open for Business' |accessdate=2008-09-3] and "Mashable " [cite web |url=http://www.mashable.com/2008/09/02/pingfm-open-beta/|title=Status Updating Service Ping.fm Now in Open Beta]Comparisons with similar websites
Ping.fm has been compared favorably to other websites with similar functionality like
HelloTxt .Technology
Ping.fm is powered by LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) with some .NET used in the core software. An API allows programmers to apply for an application key in order to develop third party applications. Users must apply for an API key through their user profile.
upported services
A user can configure his or her Ping.fm account to aggregate content to the following services:
*
Bebo
* Blogger
*Brightkite
* Custom URL
* Delicious
*Facebook
*FriendFeed
*Friendster
* hi5
*Identi.ca
*Jaiku
*Kwippy
*Koornk
*LinkedIn
*LiveJournal
*Mashable
*MySpace
*Plaxo
*Plurk
*Pownce
*Rejaw
*Tumblr
*Twitter
*WordPress.com
*Xanga
*Yahoo360
*Diigo
* Multiply
*YouAre 3rd Party Applications
Notes
References
* [http://www.inquisitr.com/1500/pingfm-helps-platform-overkill-invites/ Ping.fm helps platform overkill + Invites]
* [http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/31/pingfm-centralizes-status-updates-but-is-it-enough/ Ping.fm centralizes status updates]
* [http://www.mashable.com/2008/03/18/pingfm/ Ping.fm: Update All Your Lifestreams from One Site]
* [http://www.crunchbase.com/company/ping-fm/ Ping.fm: Company Profile]External links
* [http://ping.fm Ping.fm]
* [http://ping.fm/blog Ping.fm Blog]
* [http://www.getsatisfaction.com/pingfm Customer service & support for Ping.fm]
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