Moblyng

Moblyng, based in Redwood City, California, was a developer and publisher of HTML5 social games.[2]

Moblyng
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
social networking
Founded2008
HeadquartersRedwood City, California
Key peopleStewart Putney, Founder and CEO
Alexa rank 6,053,601 (April 2014)[1]
Current statusdefunct (January 2012)

History

Moblyng was a venture-backed startup founded in 2008. The company was based in Redwood City, CA. Moblyng began as a slide show creation service and has since changed its focus toward becoming a developer and publisher of cross-platform HTML5 social games. The company had two HTML5 titles live on the Facebook Mobile Platform and mobile web. In January 2012, the company shut down and laid off all 20 of its employees. According to founder Stewart Putney, "We did not monetize enough to stay in business."[3]

Business model

Moblyng’s business model included revenue earned from the sale of virtual currency from Moblyng Games’ web and mobile titles.

Games

  • Social Poker Live
  • Word Racer Live

References

  1. "Moblyng.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. Dean Takahashi (May 6, 2009). "Moblyng launches cross-platform web and mobile games". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  3. Dean Takahashi (January 7, 2012). "HTML5 cross-platform game company Moblyng shuts down (exclusive)". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
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