Growing SocialCam Is The Latest Alum Startup Returning To YC(techcrunch.com)
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Growing SocialCam Is The Latest Alum Startup Returning To YC
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/30/socialcamyc/
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Why did SocialCam split off from JustinTV? Did JustinTV turn into TwitchTV and then divest SocialCam since it wasn't directly related to the direction the company was going in?
That's pretty much the reason, yes.
Justin.tv and TwitchTV are very similar, both technically and in terms of UI.
Socialcam, while related, doesn't really share so much. It made more sense as a separate company.
Justin.tv and TwitchTV are very similar, both technically and in terms of UI.
Socialcam, while related, doesn't really share so much. It made more sense as a separate company.
This seems in line with YC's expressed desire to 'kill Hollywood'. Keeping peoples' attention off of Hollywood-owned content is the first step.
Sorry, I don't think that videos filmed with Socialcam are going to compete with big-budget Hollywood flicks. Socialcam is much more about telling your own personal story and recording your life, not entertainment.
Of course SocialCam isn't designed for people to create movies to compete head on with Hollywood-- that's a rediculous statement and not what I intended to convey above.
However, one can only focus attention on one thing at a time, so when you are filming snippets or watching snippets created by friends then that is time that you aren't, for the sake of arguement, watching Hollywood-produced content on a phone or tablet.
However, one can only focus attention on one thing at a time, so when you are filming snippets or watching snippets created by friends then that is time that you aren't, for the sake of arguement, watching Hollywood-produced content on a phone or tablet.