Zoopy
Zoopy was an online and mobile social media community, hosting user generated videos, photos and audio.
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Type of site | Private |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Dissolved | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Key people | Jason Elk, CEO Gerry da Silva, Sales Director Pat Elk, Operations Director |
History
Zoopy launched into closed beta in late 2006 and moved into live beta with public access on 5 March 2007.
In December 2007, Nokia selected Zoopy as its regional imaging partner for South and West Africa.[1]
On June 26, 2008, Vodacom purchased a 40% share stake in Zoopy[2] and increased its stake to 75% in February 2009, and acquired the remainder of the company in August 2010.[3]
On 1 February 2011, Zoopy repositioned itself as a mobile video entertainment platform, delivering videos of the latest news, sport and entertainment in 90 seconds or less.
The platform was shut down in late 2012.[4]
References
- "Nokia, Zoopy partner for online imaging". AllAfrica. December 11, 2007.
- Muller, Rudolph (26 June 2008). "Vodacom invests in Zoopy". MyBroadband.
- Muller, Rudolph (11 July 2012). "Vodacom planning to sell stake in Zoopy". businesstech.co.za.
- "Closed for business: 2012's victims". businesstech.co.za. 28 December 2012.
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