Lightbox.com
{{Infobox software
| name = Lightbox.com
| logo =
| screenshot = Lightbox Screenshot.png
| caption = Viewing a posted photo in Lightbox Android app
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = Lightbox
| released = {{Start date and age|2011|06|05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.androidcentral.com/lightbox-photos-now-available-android-market|publisher=Android Central|accessdate=6 April 2012|title=Lightbox Photos now available in the Android Market|first=Chris|last=Parsons|date=15 June 2011}}
| discontinued = yes
| programming language =
| operating system = Android 2.1 or later
| platform =
| size = 2.3 MB
| language =
| genre = Photobloging
| license = Freeware
| website = {{URL|lightbox.com}}
}}
Lightbox.com was a website, Android app, and photo blogging platform that allowed users to post images, text, links, and more to their personal photo blog.{{cite web|url=http://www.blogworld.com/2011/12/12/new-lightbox-app-feature-your-photo-journal/|publisher=Blogworld|accessdate=15 December 2011|title=New Lightbox App Feature – Your Photo Journal|first=Julie|last=Bonner|date=12 December 2011}}
History
Founded by Thai Tran{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2011/12/12/lightbox-takes-mobile-pic-sharing-a-step-further-with-tumblr-like-photo-journals/|title=Lightbox leaps beyond Instagram with Tumblr-like photo journals|accessdate=15 December 2011|date=12 December 2011|first=Devindra|last=Hardawar|publisher=VentureBeat}} (formerly a product manager at Google and YouTube) and Nilesh Patel,{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/13/lightbox-wants-to-be-androids-new-camera-raises-1-1-million-from-valley-players/|title=Lightbox wants to be Android's new camera app, raises $1.1 million from Valley players|accessdate=15 December 2011|publisher=Techcrunch Europe|first=Mike|last=Butcher|date=13 March 2011}} Lightbox received $1.1 million in seed funding from Index, Accel, SV Angel, 500 Startups, and others.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/12/lightbox-app-debuts-new-photo-journal-its-a-lazy-mans-tumblr/|title=Lightbox App Debuts New Photo Journal: It's A Lazy Man's Tumblr|accessdate=15 December 2011|publisher=Techcrunch|first=Sarah|last=Perez|date=12 December 2011}}
On December 12, 2011, Lightbox launched its Version 2.0.{{Cite web|url=http://blog.lightbox.com/post/14121970720/introducing-lightbox-2-0-your-personal-photo-journal|title=Introducing Lightbox 2.0: Your personal photo journal|accessdate=6 April 2012|date=12 December 2011|first=|last=|publisher=Lightbox.com}} At this time, Tran announced that the Android app was approaching 1 million downloads.
On May 15, 2012, the Lightbox.com team was acquired by Facebook This had caused Lightbox to be fully closed on June 15, 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/15/facebook-lightbox/|title=Facebook Hires Team From Android Photosharing App Dev Lightbox To Quiet Mobile Fears|accessdate=16 May 2012|date=15 May 2012|first=Josh|last=Constine|publisher=TechCrunch}}
On November 14, 2015, in spite of the prior entity's closure, owner registration of the "lightbox.com" internet domain name was renewed for 10 additional years, through 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results-res.jsp?domain=lightbox.com|title=Network Solutions, LLC WHOIS|accessdate=12 November 2016|date=14 November 2015|first=|last=|publisher=Network Solutions}}
Awards
- In October 2011, PC World listed Lightbox.com at number 72 in PC World 100 Best Products of 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/collection/9806/2011_best_tech.html#|title=100 Best Products of 2011|accessdate=6 April 2012|date=31 October 2011|publisher=PC World|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831213915/http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/collection/9806/2011_best_tech.html|archivedate=31 August 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/product/1147655/lightbox_photos_for_android.html |title=Lightbox Photos for Android |accessdate=6 April 2012 |publisher=PC World |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419222625/http://www.pcworld.com/product/1147655/lightbox_photos_for_android.html |archivedate=19 April 2012 }}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.lightbox.com/}}
Category:Android (operating system) software
Category:Image-sharing websites
Category:Meta Platforms acquisitions
Category:2012 mergers and acquisitions
Category:Internet properties established in 2011
Category:Internet properties disestablished in 2012
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