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== History == |
== History == |
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Blingee was 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. |
Blingee was 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. |
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=== Closure and re-opening announcement === |
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On August 14, 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/08/rip-blingee/|title=Blingee Is Dead, Long Live Blingee|last=McHugh|first=Molly|work=WIRED|access-date=2017-07-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcodesign.com/3050036/rip-blingee-here-are-the-best-worst-blingees-of-all-time|title=RIP Blingee: Here Are The Best, Worst Blingees of All Time|date=2015-08-19|work=Co.Design|access-date=2017-07-04|language=en-US}}</ref> However, a massive fan outcry ensued, leading to the site securing the funding to continue operations, which it announced August 19, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blingee.com/group/1/topic/108996-Blingee-Lives-On|title=Blingee Lives On! - Forum Topic [p. 1 of 32] #1,108996 {{!}} Blingee.com|website=blingee.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-04}}</ref> The forum post also announced that several previously premium features would now be free for users.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/reehines/2015/08/19/blingees-back-on-glittery-gif-generator-is-reanimated-by-fan-demand/#308a612348fd|title=Blingee's Back On! Glittery GIF Generator Is Reanimated By Fan Demand|last=Hines|first=Ree|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-07-04}}</ref> |
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== Use in art and pop culture == |
== Use in art and pop culture == |
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Revision as of 02:50, 6 September 2019
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."
History
Blingee was 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 14, 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.[1][2] However, a massive fan outcry ensued, leading to the site securing the funding to continue operations, which it announced August 19, 2015.[3] The forum post also announced that several previously premium features would now be free for users.[4]
Use in art and pop culture
Several prominent practitioners of internet art use Blingee as part of their practice or as an object of study, including Olia Lialina[5], Lorna Mills[6], and Mike Tyka[7].
The album art for M.I.A.'s single "XXXO" is meant to be a visual reference to Blingee, and the music video for the song features several headshots of the rapper pictured among glittering floral graphics like those common on the site.
References
- ^ McHugh, Molly. "Blingee Is Dead, Long Live Blingee". WIRED. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ "RIP Blingee: Here Are The Best, Worst Blingees of All Time". Co.Design. 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ "Blingee Lives On! - Forum Topic [p. 1 of 32] #1,108996 | Blingee.com". blingee.com. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ Hines, Ree. "Blingee's Back On! Glittery GIF Generator Is Reanimated By Fan Demand". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ Estes, Adam Clark. "How To Rule On Blingee, According The 50-Year-Old Queen Of Blingee". Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ "prosthetic knowledge — La petite mort du blingee Net Art event hosted at..." prosthetic knowledge. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (2017-04-24). "At Seven on Seven Conference, Artists and Technologists Unite to Ponder Politics, Sexting, Fake News, and More". ARTnews. Retrieved 2017-07-04.