March 7th, 2013

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Vine, Viddy, Socialcam… Social video-sharing apps are fun, but how popular are they really? Software firm RJMetrics has tried to find out, crunching data from Twitter's API to see which apps are being...

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September 5th, 2012

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Social video app Telly, which made a brief premature debut on the App Store last month, has now gone live on Google Play. The app, which comes from the video sharing site of the same name, allows users...

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July 18th, 2012

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Video-sharing app Socialcam has found its exit, selling to Autodesk for $60m. The four-person company’s app has 56m monthly active users. “Partnering with a bigger company allows us to address...

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May 23rd, 2012

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US social video apps Socialcam and Viddy are engaged in a battle for hearts and minds in the entertainment industry. Viddy has Bieber, but Socialcam has Britney – its new leaderboard reveals she’s...

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May 18th, 2012

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Viddy and Socialcam may be getting all the ‘Instagram for video’ buzz Stateside, but a brand new UK/US startup called Vyclone could potentially trump them both. Its iPhone app is live in the...

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May 9th, 2012

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Video-sharing app Viddy is not an overnight success, then, but the last couple of months have seen startling growth for the app, and its main rival Socialcam. TheNextWeb reports that Viddy is now past...

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October 31st, 2011

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Earlier this month, social videos app Socialcam (think Instagram but for videos) launched a new feature: visual filters. Yes, even more like Instagram, but for videos. The news came as Socialcam reached...

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October 6th, 2011

Socialcam is one of the better attempt to do an ‘Instagram for video’ so far on iPhone, and it seems to be getting some traction. The app has been downloaded more than two million times, according...

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August 30th, 2011

Justin.tv started life as one man livestreaming his daily life (yes: Justin). Then he turned his web fame into a company helping other people livestream from their webcams, which is Justin.tv. However,...

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