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== Technology ==
== Technology ==
Airtime's technology stack was built upon the global open-source platform WebRTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@airtime/millennials-want-genuine-interaction-with-and-around-businesses-enter-webrtc-video-chat-29a1876cc0dd|title=Millennials Want Genuine Interaction With, and Around, Businesses: Enter WebRTC Video Chat|last=Airtime|date=2017-02-24|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> The core video chat infrastructure comes from a technology company called vLine, which Airtime officially acquired in May 2016 for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2016/05/05/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/|title=Sean Parker’s Airtime acquires WebRTC video chat wizards vLine|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webrtcworld.com/topics/webrtc-world/articles/420962-parkers-airtime-aims-improve-with-help-from-vline.htm|title=Parker's Airtime Aims to Improve with Help from vLine Acquisition|website=www.webrtcworld.com|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.airtime.com/airtime-vline-4d417e1e1fe4|title=Airtime + vLine|last=Airtime|date=2016-06-28|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.vline.com/post/143878881303/vline-has-joined-airtime|title=vLine has joined Airtime|last=Vidani|first=Peter|website=vLine Blog - WebRTC Video Chat|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> vLine, founded in 2010, was originally backed with $1.5 million from Kleiner Perkins and Harrison Metal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/sean-parkers-airtime-acquires-video-chat-tool-vline-1462573130|title=Sean Parker’s Airtime Acquires Video Chat Tool vLine|date=2016-05-06|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2019-10-11|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Airtime has integrated vLine's video chat infrastructure into its “Real-Time Delivery Network” which enables users to watch media while they video chat, accounting for the broad range of devices users own and the diverse networks they're connected to.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2012/06/05/airtime-video-chat/|title=Airtime Launches A Video Chat Network That’s The New Place To Hangout Online|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>
Airtime's technology stack was built upon the global open-source platform WebRTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@airtime/millennials-want-genuine-interaction-with-and-around-businesses-enter-webrtc-video-chat-29a1876cc0dd|title=Millennials Want Genuine Interaction With, and Around, Businesses: Enter WebRTC Video Chat|last=Airtime|date=2017-02-24|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> The core video chat infrastructure comes from a technology company called vLine, which Airtime officially acquired in May 2016 for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2016/05/05/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/|title=Sean Parker’s Airtime acquires WebRTC video chat wizards vLine|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webrtcworld.com/topics/webrtc-world/articles/420962-parkers-airtime-aims-improve-with-help-from-vline.htm|title=Parker's Airtime Aims to Improve with Help from vLine Acquisition|website=www.webrtcworld.com|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.airtime.com/airtime-vline-4d417e1e1fe4|title=Airtime + vLine|last=Airtime|date=2016-06-28|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.vline.com/post/143878881303/vline-has-joined-airtime|title=vLine has joined Airtime|last=Vidani|first=Peter|website=vLine Blog - WebRTC Video Chat|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> vLine, founded in 2010, was originally backed with $1.5 million from Kleiner Perkins and Harrison Metal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/sean-parkers-airtime-acquires-video-chat-tool-vline-1462573130|title=Sean Parker’s Airtime Acquires Video Chat Tool vLine|date=2016-05-06|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2019-10-11|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Airtime has integrated ''vLine's'' video chat infrastructure into its “Real-Time Delivery Network” which enables users to watch media while they video chat, accounting for the broad range of devices users own and the diverse networks they're connected to.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2012/06/05/airtime-video-chat/|title=Airtime Launches A Video Chat Network That’s The New Place To Hangout Online|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 09:02, 17 December 2019

Airtime.com
Developer(s)Shawn Fanning, Sean Parker
Initial releaseJune 5, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-05)
Available inEnglish
TypeVideo chat, real time media
Websiteairtime.com

Airtime is a video chat platform[1] where users share videos and respond to them in real-time.[2] The website also incorporates a social network to enable users to connect with one another. It launched to the public on June 5, 2012.[3] Similar video chat platform services are House Party and Kast.[4][5]

Overview

Airtime is a joint venture between Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning, creators of the music-sharing service Napster.[6] An investment of over 8 million dollars was secured to get the new service started. Initial investors included actor Ashton Kutcher, talent agent Scooter Braun and musician will.i.am. Other Airtime investors include Founders Fund, where Parker serves as managing director; Accel Partners; Andreessen Horowitz; Yuri Milner of Digital Sky Technologies; Ron Conway; and Yahoo!'s Marissa Mayer.

Sean Parker, ex-president of Facebook and founder of Airtime said in an interview that “Airtime is creating a virtual space where a group of people of any size can have a shared experience which feels as close to being physically together as is virtually possible."[7]

History

Airtime was founded in 2011 by Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning and was made public in 2012.[8][9] It provided a desktop-based video chatting service, similar to Chatroulette and Omegle in that it connected new users with each other.[10][11] The company similarly in 2013, launched a related app OKHello,[12] which made its way to top 10 social media apps in the App Store.[12] This app had around 4.5 million users.[11] In 2016, Airtime relaunched as a mobile video chatting app for small groups to listen music and watch videos together.[13][14]

Investors of Airtime

Airtime has raised several rounds of seed money in the past. The original list of investors included actor Ashton Kutcher,[15] talent agent Scooter Braun[16][17] and musician Will.i.am.[18] Other Airtime investors include Founders Fund, where Parker serves as managing director; Accel Partners; Andreessen Horowitz; Yuri Milner of Digital Sky Technologies; Ron Conway; Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian; and Yahoo!'s Marissa Mayer.[18][16]

Features

Airtime is used to video chat and watch/listen to media (e.g. YouTube, SoundCloud) at the same time. Users organize themselves into groups called “rooms” where they can control who to connect and video chat with. On this platform up to 10 individuals can chat at once. Airtime is iOS/Android compatible and is available on the Apple and Google Play store.[19]

Technology

Airtime's technology stack was built upon the global open-source platform WebRTC.[20] The core video chat infrastructure comes from a technology company called vLine, which Airtime officially acquired in May 2016 for an undisclosed sum.[21][22][23][24] vLine, founded in 2010, was originally backed with $1.5 million from Kleiner Perkins and Harrison Metal.[25] Airtime has integrated vLine's video chat infrastructure into its “Real-Time Delivery Network” which enables users to watch media while they video chat, accounting for the broad range of devices users own and the diverse networks they're connected to.[26]

References

  1. ^ Shields, Mike. "Sean Parker's Airtime — a notorious flop 5 years ago — says it now has millions of users video chatting together". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  2. ^ "Sean Parker is bringing his failed video chat startup back from the dead". VOX Recode.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Airtime - FAQ". Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  4. ^ "Badoo". Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  5. ^ "Social Discovery Meets Gaming Discovery: Tagged Buys WeGame". Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  6. ^ Steven Bertoni (June 5, 2012). "Sneak Peek At Parker And Fanning's New Start Up Airtime". Forbes. forbes.com. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  7. ^ Murphy, By David; April 21, 2016 8:19PM EST; April 21, 2016. "Airtime App Returns, Lets You Hang with Friends in Giant, Digital Rooms". PCMAG. Retrieved 2019-10-11. {{cite web}}: |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Hogan, Michael (2012-06-05). "Sean Parker's Big Fail". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  9. ^ Shontell, Alyson. "Sean Parker And Shawn Fanning Talk To Us About Airtime, The Facebook IPO, And A Lot More". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  10. ^ Braiker, Brian (2012-06-05). "Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning's Airtime: check back in three months". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  11. ^ a b Statt, Nick (2016-04-21). "Sean Parker's group chat app Airtime relaunches on iOS and Android". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  12. ^ a b "Exclusive: Sean Parker's Airtime has quietly relaunched as OkHello (and it's actually working)". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  13. ^ "Airtime Group Video Chat Launched With Mobile App". Small Business Trends. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  14. ^ Wagner, Kurt (2016-04-21). "Sean Parker is bringing his failed video chat startup back from the dead". Vox. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  15. ^ "Video-Chat Start-Up Airtime Struggles Despite Celebrity Support (Report)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  16. ^ a b Bertoni, Steven. "Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning's Airtime Scores Another All Star Backer". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  17. ^ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "Justin Bieber's Manager: The Facebook Billionaire That Almost Was". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  18. ^ a b "Sean Parker's Stealth Video Startup Airtime Ready For Launch At June 5th Press Event". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  19. ^ Wong, Jim (2019-03-26). "An Introduction to the Airtime Media Architecture". Medium. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  20. ^ Airtime (2017-02-24). "Millennials Want Genuine Interaction With, and Around, Businesses: Enter WebRTC Video Chat". Medium. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  21. ^ "Sean Parker's Airtime acquires WebRTC video chat wizards vLine". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  22. ^ "Parker's Airtime Aims to Improve with Help from vLine Acquisition". www.webrtcworld.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  23. ^ Airtime (2016-06-28). "Airtime + vLine". Medium. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  24. ^ Vidani, Peter. "vLine has joined Airtime". vLine Blog - WebRTC Video Chat. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  25. ^ "Sean Parker's Airtime Acquires Video Chat Tool vLine". Wall Street Journal. 2016-05-06. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  26. ^ "Airtime Launches A Video Chat Network That's The New Place To Hangout Online". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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