Spreecast, Inc. was an Internet application and free social video broadcasting platform.
The company was founded in 2011 by Jeff Fluhr, founder and former CEO of online ticketing marketplace StubHub, and was based in San Francisco, California.Rao, Leena, "Social Video Broadcasting Platform Spreecast Raises $4 Million", Techcrunch, 21 December 2011 According to Fluhr, spreecast sought "to bring face-to-face interactions to the Internet in a far-reaching way".Couts, Andrew, "StubHub founder launches social video broadcast site, Spreecast" Digital Trends, 10 November 2011
The company tweeted out on June 15, 2016, that their site would be shutting down on July 14.
History Spreecast was launched as a public beta on November 10, 2011.Titlow, John Paul, "Spreecast, a More Social Answer to Google+ Hangouts, Goes Live Today", Read Write Web, 10 November 2011 In December 2011, Spreecast received $4 million in seed venture funding from Frank Biondi, Gordon Crawford, and Edward W. Scott. In September 2012, they raised an additional $7 million.Rao, Leena, "Spreecast Raises $7M For Social Video Broadcasting Platform", Techcrunch, 7 September 2012 The company added social media author Gary Vaynerchuk as an advisor in February 2012. They closed their website on July 14, 2016.
Celebrity guests Reese Witherspoon, American actress and film producerBillboard staff, "Spreecast Signs Video Deal with Viacom's VH1, Logo" Billboard, 10 October 2012 Randi Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur and former marketing director of FacebookWeber, Harison, "Spreecast quietly continues redesign to hone its video broadcasting niche" TNW, 6 June 2012 One Direction, British-Irish boy bandMiot, Stephanie, "Q&A StubHub Founder Mixes Social Meida, Video, Celebs on Spreecast" PC Magazine, 13 May 2013 Jennifer Grassman, American journalist, pianist, and singerGrassman, Jennifter, “Michelle Cowan on American Idol, Will Smith, and true love”, Washington Times, 29 April, 2012 Scott Baker, American journalist for TheBlazeLevy, Ari, "Spreecast Gains an Audience With Easy, Free Webcasting", Bloomberg, 15 January 2013 Britney Spears, American recording artist and entertainer Miley Cyrus, American recording artist and entertainerDelevett, Peter, "Exclusive: Miley Cyrus barnstorms Silicon Valley to tout single 'We Can't Stop", Siliconbeat, 3 June 2013 Anderson Cooper American journalist Neil Patrick Harris, American actor, producer, and director"Chat with actor Neil Patrick Harris"
References
External links Spreecast website Spreecast official blog