Airtime.com
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Website type | Video chat, real time (media) |
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| Available in | English, Spanish |
| Owners | Shawn Fanning, Sean Parker |
| Website | www |
| Launched | June 5, 2012[1] |
Airtime was a group video, audio and text chat app available on iOS, Android, and desktop. Users had the ability to communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in public or private group chats called "rooms". It originally launched to the public as a web product on June 5, 2012.[2] It relaunched in April 2016.[3]
Overview
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Airtime is a joint digital media venture between Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning that launched in June 2012.[1][4]
History
[edit]Airtime.com went live for general use on June 5, 2012. The site was launched after a press conference in New York City, which featured a number of major celebrities Snoop Dogg, Olivia Munn and Martha Stewart.[5] As of October 2013[update], the site appeared to have few active users.[6]
Before the launch in 2012, the startup landed a $25 million investment led by Kleiner Perkins in a second round of funding. This added to a list of investors that included Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, Google Ventures and Social + Capital.[7]
Airtime relaunched in 2016 as a mobile-first experience for iOS and Android.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Segall, Laurie (June 5, 2012). "Napster founders launch new venture: Airtime". CNN. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Airtime - FAQ". Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ ""Sean Parker's group chat app Airtime relaunches on iOS and Android"". The Verge. April 21, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Shawn Fanning And Sean Parker Talk About Airtime And "Smashing People Together"". TechCrunch. October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Startup Launch As Celebrity Bonanza: Airtime's Ritzy, Glitzy, Glitchy Debut". June 5, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ "There is literally no one left on Sean Parker's Airtime – Milo Yiannopoulos – The Kernel". www.kernelmag.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013.
- ↑ Hardawar, Devindra (May 23, 2012). "Airtime nabs $25M weeks before launch, snaps up social experience startup Erly". Reuters. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
- ↑ Constine, Josh (April 21, 2016). "Sean Parker relaunches Airtime, a video chat room for watching – together". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Airtime.com (official website)