Spreecast, Inc. was an Internet application and free social video broadcasting platform.
| Type of business | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | November 2011 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California , United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Current status | Inactive |
The company was founded in 2011 by Jeff Fluhr, founder and former CEO of online ticketing marketplace StubHub, and is based in San Francisco, California[1] . According to Fluhr, spreecast seeks "to bring face-to-face interactions to the Internet in a far-reaching way".[2]
The company tweeted out on June 15, 2016, that their site would be shutting down on July 14.
History
editSpreecast was launched as a public beta on November 10, 2011.[3] In December 2011, spreecast received $4 million in seed venture funding from Frank Biondi, Gordon Crawford, and Edward W. Scott. In September 2012, they raised an additional $7 million.[4] The company added social media author Gary Vaynerchuk as an advisor in February 2012.[citation needed] They closed their website on July 14, 2016[5]
Celebrity Guests
editReese Witherspoon, American actress and film producer[6]
Randi Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur and former marketing director of Facebook[7]
One Direction, a British-Irish boy band[8]
Jennifer Grassman, American journalist, pianist, and singer[9]
Scott Baker (journalist), American journalist for TheBlaze[10]
Britney Spears, American recording artist and entertainer[6]
Miley Cyrus, American recording artist and entertainer.[11]
Anderson Cooper American Journalist[6]
Neil Patrick Harris, American actor, producer, and director.[12]
References
edit- ^ Rao, Leena, “Social Video Broadcasting Platform Spreecast Raises $4 Million”, Techcrunch, 21 December 2011
- ^ Couts, Andrew, “StubHub founder launches social video broadcast site, Spreecast” Digital Trends, 10 November 2011
- ^ Titlow, John Paul, “Spreecast, a More Social Answer to Google+ Hangouts, Goes Live Today”, Read Write Web, 10 November 2011
- ^ Rao, Leena, “Spreecast Raises $7M For Social Video Broadcasting Platform”, Techcrunch, 7 September 2012
- ^ "So Long, Spreecast: Video Chat Platform Will Shut Down July 14". Small Business Trends. June 21, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c Billboard staff, “Spreecast Signs Video Deal with Viacom's VH1, Logo” Billboard, 10 October 2012
- ^ Weber, Harison, “Spreecast quietly continues redesign to hone its video broadcasting niche” TNW, 6 June 2012
- ^ Miot, Stephanie, “Q&A StubHub Founder Mixes Social Meida, Video, Celebs on Spreecast” PC Magazine, 13 May 2013
- ^ Grassman, Jennifter, “Michelle Cowan on American Idol, Will Smith, and true love”, Washington Times, 29 April, 2012
- ^ Levy, Ari, “Spreecast Gains an Audience With Easy, Free Webcasting”, Bloomberg, 15 January 2013
- ^ Delevett, Peter, “Exclusive: Miley Cyrus barnstorms Silicon Valley to tout single ‘We Can’t Stop”, Siliconbeat, 3 June 2013
- ^ "Chat with actor Neil Patrick Harris"