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Blingee (founded 2006) is an online animated GIF creator that allows users to create layered images using original photographs and artwork combined with user-generated ornamentation, referred to as "stamps."[1]
History
Blingee was originally founded as part of a website network Bauer Teen Network, and marketed towards young people who wished to add personalized imagery to their Myspace pages. The site, however, was different from other web-based GIF editors, allowing users to make their own profiles and other social network-like functionality. Users could also rate the Blingee compositions of others (referred to as "Blingees") and upload new artwork to use as stamps.
Closure and Re-opening Announcement
On August 14th, 2015, Blingee announced that due to infrastructural and business model-related issues, the site would be closing down. The management offered users a way to download their work from the site, while many publications offered eulogies.[2][3] However, a massive fan outcry ensued, leading to the site securing the funding to continue operations, which it announced August 19th, 2015.[4] The forum post also announced that several previously premium features would now be free for users.[5]
Use in Artwork
Several prominent practitioners of internet art use Blingee as part of their practice or as an object of study, including Olia Lialina[6], Lorna Mills[7], and Mike Tyka[8].
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