DailyBooth
Type of site | Image hosting service, social networking, photoblog |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jon Wheatley |
| URL | http://dailybooth.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Yes |
DailyBooth is a photoblogging website designed for users to take a photo of themselves every day with a caption, in order to document and share their life with others, thus the slogan "your life in pictures." It is similar to social-networking websites such as Twitter in that you can follow other users and allow them to follow you in turn and get real-time updates on what other people are doing. The user base is geared towards teens.[2]
In August, 2009, the site was reported to have over 3 million unique visitors a month with a growth rate of about 35% a month[2].
Dailybooth is funded by the startup funding firm, Y Combinator.[3].
History
DailyBooth was founded and opened in February 2009[1] by Jon Wheatley and lead developer Ryan Amos, gaining popularity[3] after several YouTube stars and Internet celebrities joined and encouraged their viewers and readers to join.[citation needed] The site recently[as of?] passed the 1,000,000 photo mark and the user who posted the 1,000,000th photo won a Throwboy pillow[4]. In early 2010, the website reached 3,000,000 photos and 10,000,000 comments.
Rumors have been stated that many venture capital firms want to fund Dailybooth.[3]
Y Combinator stated that they had once considered a name change for DailyBooth, but were afraid it would cause a revolt with the community.[2]
Features
The Live Feed is a feature which displays a real-time stream of recent photos and activity from all members on the site. The Live Map displays real-time updates on a map.[5]
Dailybooth allows users to automatically post a link to their Twitter account when they take new photos[6]. Dailybooth also offers short URLs for users to link to their photos.
Events
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Versions
There have been two versions of DailyBooth, the original and a complete re-write:
- 1.0 - This version was the original version from which the community grew its roots.
- 2.0 - This is the complete re-write. This version included live comment feeds, the ability to upload images for picture comments, and also made a use of @ replies. This version was well received by most of the community, but with it came various bugs and problems.[citation needed] Not all of them have been fixed and troubles include problems saving photos and glitches that make it say users are following unrealistic numbers of people.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b The DailyBooth Story
- ^ a b c MG Siegler (2009-08-18). "140 Characters? That's A Lot Of Writing. Just Post A Picture On DailyBooth".
- ^ a b c DailyBooth grabs VC attention
- ^ DailyBooth Throwboy Competition
- ^ "DailyBooth Live Map".
- ^ Pete Cashmore (2009-02-14). "DailyBooth: Microblogging Through Photos". Mashable.