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In mid-2009 Qik received another round of funding under $5.5 million with Quest Venture Partners, Venture Partners and some private investors.<ref>{{cite news |first= Tameka |last= Kee |authorlink= |title= |url= Qik Nabs $5.5 Million In Funding For Mobile Video Streaming|work= |publisher= paidcontent.org |date= July 8, 2009 |page = |accessdate=2009-07-30}}
In mid-2009 Qik received another round of funding under $5.5 million with Quest Venture Partners, Venture Partners and some private investors.<ref>{{cite news |first= Tameka |last= Kee |authorlink= |title= |url= Qik Nabs $5.5 Million In Funding For Mobile Video Streaming|work= |publisher= paidcontent.org |date= July 8, 2009 |page = |accessdate=2009-07-30}}
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==Comparison to Kyte and Flixwagon==
In a comparison of Qik with [[Kyte (software)|Kyte]] and [[Flixwagon]] in mid 2008,
techcrunch.com found that Kyte had slightly better video and audio quality than Qik, and
both were clearly better than Flixwagon.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Mobile Livecasting Faces Off: Qik vs Kyte vs Flixwagon
| accessdate = 2009-08-18
| url = http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/mobile-livecasting-faces-off-qik-vs-kyte-vs-flixwagon/
}}</ref>


==Integration Links==
==Integration Links==

Revision as of 16:31, 24 August 2009

For the airline application, see QIK.
Qik, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Founded2007
FounderRamu Sunkara, CEO
Bhaskar Roy, VP Product Management
Nikolay Abkairov, CTO
HeadquartersRedwood City, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
WebsiteQik.com

Qik is a mobile live streaming web application that allows users to stream live video from their cell phones to the internet[1] Qik enables users to record and upload video directly from supported cell phones. Qik, a Silicon Valley startup, launched its alpha version in December 2007 and went into public beta in July 2008.[2]

As of April 2009, Qik supports about 128 cell phones for its software.[3] Qik videos can be shared via Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and many other online web 2.0 sites.

On April 2009, Qik was the first mobile video service to support Facebook Connect.[4]. It allows Qik users to automatically post videos directly to their video collection or wall and does not require them to install additional Facebook applications.[5]

The Company's headquarters is located in Redwood City,California. Qik has another office in Moscow, Russia.

History

Qik was founded by Ramu Sunkara, Bhaskar Roy and Nikolay Abkairov in 2007.

In April 2008, Qik received $3 million in Series B funding from Marc Benioff (Salesforce.com), Arjun Gupta (Telesoft Partners) and George Garrick (Jingle Networks). [6]. In September 2008, a month after its beta release, Qik received an undisclosed amount of investments from Netscape veterans Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. Both have agreed to serve as board advisers on Qik.[7]

In mid-2009 Qik received another round of funding under $5.5 million with Quest Venture Partners, Venture Partners and some private investors.[8]

Integration Links

Qik enables the user to upload videos immediately on Ovi Share, Facebook, Twitter, LiveStream, 12seconds.tv, Youtube, Blogger, Seesmic, Tumblr and WordPress .

It also enables users to share their videos manually to websites like Digg it, Stumble It!, Del.icio.us, MySpace, Technocrati, Facebook, Ovi by Nokia and WordPress. Qik videos do have embedded links which allows users to embed Qik videos onto their personal website. Qik has a feature to embed the channel on a user's website so that the user will be streaming real time on his website as well.

Android Phone

Qik announced their first Android client in June 2009. It is the first mobile live streaming software for the Android. [9]

24 Hours @ Sundance

On 17 January 2009, Qik and Katalyst Media, an original content production company co-founded by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, announced “24 Hours @ Sundance”. “24 Hours @ Sundance” is an online reality show competition, broadcast live from the Sundance Film Festival via Qik and shot using the Nokia N95 8GB and Nokia N85 handsets. The contest will pit four social media personalities against one another in a time-based race to complete a number of challenging tasks. [10]

Awards and Recognition

  • Winner of Laptop Magazine Mobile Maverick Award [11]
  • Winner of the Webby Award in the Best Use of Mobile Video category for the 13th Annual Webby Awards.[12]
  • Qik recognized as #2 Most Innovative Startup at Telecom Council. [13]
  • Qik is selected as the 10 Web Sites That Will Matter in 2009. [14]
  • Qik is voted #2 Mobile Application in Mashable's Bloggers Choice Open Web Awards. [15]
  • Top 10 Consumer Web Apps of 2008. [16]
  • Voted No. 2 Startup in Launch Pad. [17]
  • Listed as top 15 most Fierce Online Video Movers and Shakers. [18]
  • Featured as a must have applications For Nokia N95 and Other Nokia Smartphones. [19]
  • Qik - Application of the week on Forum Nokia. [20]
  • 10 Best Free S60 Applications For Your Symbian Device. [21]
  • Qik is listed as the Top Ten startups to watch by Technology Review. [22]
  • Qik selected amongst the Top 15 Mobile Applications by Venture Beats. [23]
  • Qik Named Amongst the Top 100 AlwaysOn OnHolllywood 100.[24]
  • Qik was named as the top 10 apps to have for your Symbian S60 phone. [25]

References

  1. ^ Kincaid, Jason (July 20, 2008). "Start Streaming: Qik Opens To The Public". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  2. ^ Nicholas, Deleon (April 28, 2009). "Qik goes into public Beta". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  3. ^ Official Qik website (April 27, 2009). "Supported Phones for Qik". qik.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  4. ^ Official Qik Blog (April 27, 2009). "Qik - the FIRST mobile video service to utilize Facebook Connect for video uploads". qik.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  5. ^ MobileCrunch (April 27, 2009). "Qik Launches Facebook Connect Support". mobilecrunch.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  6. ^ Liz Gannes (April 27, 2009). "Qik confirms funding, Shares plans". newteevee.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  7. ^ Dawn Kawamoto (April 27, 2009). "Qik attracts Andreessen-Horowitz investment". cnet.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  8. ^ Kee, Tameka (July 8, 2009). paidcontent.org [Qik Nabs $5.5 Million In Funding For Mobile Video Streaming Qik Nabs $5.5 Million In Funding For Mobile Video Streaming]. Retrieved 2009-07-30. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ Official Qik Blog (June 23, 2009). "Qik on the Android". qik.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  10. ^ Mark Hefflinger (April 30, 2009). "Kevin Rose, Ashton Kutcher Plan Web Reality Show at Sundance". www.dmwmedia.com. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  11. ^ "Mobile Maverick Awards 2009". www.laptopmag.com. May 8th, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "13TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS". www.webbyawards.com. May 5th, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Second Annual SPIFFY Award Winners Announced - Global Telecom Service Providers Recognize Telecom Startups;". www.prweb.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  14. ^ "10 Web Sites That Will Matter in 2009;". www.pcworld.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  15. ^ "Announcing Blogger's Choice Open Web Awards Winners!;". www.mashable.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  16. ^ "Top 10 Consumer Web Apps of 2008;". www.readwriteweb.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  17. ^ "Launch Pad Fourth Edition: Web Meets World;". www.web2summit.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  18. ^ "Fierce 15 Online Video Movers and Shakers;". www.fierceonlinevideo.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  19. ^ "Must Have Applications For Nokia N95 and Other Nokia Smartphones;". http://techie-buzz.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ Blog, Qik (April 29, 2009). "Qik - Application of the week on Forum Nokia". Qik.com. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  21. ^ Blog, The S60 (April 29, 2009). "10 Best Free S60 Applications For Your Symbian Device". s60blog.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ Review, Technology (April 29, 2009). "Ten Web Startups to Watch". www.technologyreview.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  23. ^ Beat 2008, Mobile (April 29, 2009). "Ten Web Startups to Watch". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Insider's Network, Always On (April 29, 2009). "The 2008 OnHollywood 100". alwayson.goingon.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  25. ^ "10 Apps To Have For Your Symbian S60 Phone;". Gigaom.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.

External links

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