Lightbox
 Viewing a posted photo in Lightbox Android app | |
| Developer(s) | Lightbox |
|---|---|
| Initial release | June 5, 2011[1] |
| Operating system | Android2.1or later |
| Size | 2.3MB |
| Type | Photobloging |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | lightbox |
Lightboxwas a website,Android app,[2]andphoto bloggingplatform that allowed users to post images, text, links, and more to their personal photo blog.[3]
History[edit]
Founded by Thai Tran[4](formerly a product manager atGoogleandYouTube) and Nilesh Patel,[5]Lightbox received $1.1 million in seed funding from Index, Accel, SV Angel,500 Startups,and others.[2][5]
On December 12, 2011, Lightbox launched its Version 2.0.[6]At this time, Tran announced that the Android app was approaching 1 million downloads.[4]
On May 15, 2012, the Lightbox team was acquired byFacebookThis had caused Lightbox to be fully closed on June 15, 2012.[7]
On November 14, 2015, in spite of the prior entity's closure, owner registration of the "lightbox" internet domain name was renewed for 10 additional years, through 2025.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^Parsons, Chris (15 June 2011)."Lightbox Photos now available in the Android Market".Android Central.Retrieved6 April2012.
- ^abPerez, Sarah (12 December 2011)."Lightbox App Debuts New Photo Journal: It's A Lazy Man's Tumblr".Techcrunch.Retrieved15 December2011.
- ^Bonner, Julie (12 December 2011)."New Lightbox App Feature – Your Photo Journal".Blogworld.Retrieved15 December2011.
- ^abHardawar, Devindra (12 December 2011)."Lightbox leaps beyond Instagram with Tumblr-like photo journals".VentureBeat.Retrieved15 December2011.
- ^abButcher, Mike (13 March 2011)."Lightbox wants to be Android's new camera app, raises $1.1 million from Valley players".Techcrunch Europe.Retrieved15 December2011.
- ^"Introducing Lightbox 2.0: Your personal photo journal".Lightbox. 12 December 2011.Retrieved6 April2012.
- ^Constine, Josh (15 May 2012)."Facebook Hires Team From Android Photosharing App Dev Lightbox To Quiet Mobile Fears".TechCrunch.Retrieved16 May2012.
- ^"Network Solutions, LLC WHOIS".Network Solutions.14 November 2015.Retrieved12 November2016.
- ^"100 Best Products of 2011".PC World.31 October 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 31 August 2012.Retrieved6 April2012.
- ^"Lightbox Photos for Android".PC World.Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2012.Retrieved6 April2012.
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