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DailyBooth 
Dailybooth Version 3 Logo URL http://dailybooth.com Slogan Your Life in Pictures Commercial? No Type of site Image hosting service, social networking, photoblog Registration Yes Created by Jon Wheatley Launched February 13, 2009[1] Current status Active DailyBooth is a photoblogging website designed for users to take a photo of themselves every day with a caption, in order to document and share their life with others, thus the slogan "your life in pictures." It is similar to social-networking websites such as Twitter in that you can follow other users and allow them to follow you in turn and get real-time updates on what other people are doing. The user base is geared towards teens.[2]
In August, 2009, the site was reported to have over 3 million unique visitors a month with a growth rate of about 35% a month.[2]
DailyBooth is funded by the startup funding firm, Y Combinator.[3]
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History
DailyBooth was founded and opened in February 2009[1] by Jon Wheatley and lead developer Ryan Amos, gaining popularity[3] after several YouTube stars and Internet celebrities , such as Ashton Kutcher and his wife Demi Moore[4] joined and encouraged their viewers and readers to join.[citation needed] The site recently[as of?] passed the 1,000,000 photo mark and the user who posted the 1,000,000th photo won a Throwboy pillow.[5] In early 2010, the website reached 3,000,000 photos and 10,000,000 comments.
Rumors have been stated that many venture capital firms want to fund DailyBooth.[3]
Y Combinator stated that they had once considered a name change for DailyBooth, but were afraid it would cause a revolt with the community.[2]
Features
A typical DailyBooth user's photo with text and image comments
The Live Feed is a feature which displays a real-time stream of recent photos and activity from all public members on the site.
The Live Map displays real-time updates on a map.[6]
DailyBooth allows users to automatically post a link to their Twitter account when they take new photos.[7] DailyBooth also offers short URLs for users to link to their photos.
Versions
There have been three versions of DailyBooth, the original and two complete re-writes:
- 1.0 - This version was the original version from which the community grew its roots.
- 2.0 - This was a complete re-write. This version included live comment feeds, the ability to upload images for picture comments, and also made a use of @ replies, as well as an update to the iPhone App. This version was well received by most of the community, but with it came various bugs and problems. Not all of them have been fixed and troubles include problems saving photos and glitches that make it say users are following unrealistic numbers of people.
- 3.0 - Once again, a re-write. This time "Favorite" changed to "Like", notifications were added, and the logo changed.
Dailybooth Mobile Apps
Dailybooth released an iPhone Application that was very popular. With the release of Dailybooth V.3 came the launch of the all new Dailybooth application which now includes live feed, and the ability to message other users. The application is available in Apple App Store.
References
- ^ a b The DailyBooth Story
- ^ a b c MG Siegler (2009-08-18). "140 Characters? That’s A Lot Of Writing. Just Post A Picture On DailyBooth". http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/18/140-characters-thats-a-lot-of-writing-just-post-a-picture-on-dailybooth/.
- ^ a b c DailyBooth grabs VC attention
- ^ Guynn, Jessica (2010-07-04). "DailyBooth.com builds communities". The Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dailybooth-20100704,0,2224678.story.
- ^ DailyBooth Throwboy Competition
- ^ "DailyBooth Live Map". http://dailybooth.com/map.
- ^ Pete Cashmore (2009-02-14). "DailyBooth: Microblogging Through Photos". Mashable. http://mashable.com/2009/02/14/dailybooth/.
External links
Categories:- Photoblogs
- Photography websites
- Social networking services
- Online companies
- Web 2.0
- Photo sharing
- Internet properties established in 2009
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