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Vidme Shuts Down Because Google and Facebook

Vidme is shutting down, and it’s all the fault of Google and Facebook. The popular online video platform will go offline on December 15th, 2017, at which point all videos will be “permanently deleted from the Vidme servers”. And with that, Google and Facebook’s stranglehold tightens. A Brief History of Vidme Vidme was launched in… read more »

RIAA Finally Shuts Down Popular YouTube-MP3 Converter

YouTube-MP3, the world’s leading YouTube-ripping site has reached a deal with the RIAA and will finally pull the shutter down on its operation. The private settlement ends months of speculation after a major lawsuit was filed by several major record labels in 2016. YouTube Ripping Ripping videos straight from YouTube is big, big business. As… read more »

App.net Shuts Down But Its Code Lives On

App.net, the social network that promised to beat Twitter at its own game, is shutting down. App.net will cease to exist on March 15th, 2017. However, the code at the heart of the site will be open-sourced, enabling someone else to take on the challenge of battling Twitter. Maybe. In 2012, a social network called… read more »

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