Tinder doubles-down on video by acquiring LA startup Wheel
Feb16
Tinder today announced that it’s acquired L.A. startup Wheel for an undisclosed sum. The little-known Wheel was a social network for video stories – the type of which Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat all offer. According to TechCrunch, the idea behind Wheel (originally called Ferris) was to offer a way for people to create their own ‘easy, fun, and watchable’ mobile videos. The service also included a collaborative element that lets people work on videos with family and friends. When we first covered it, we were optimistic. Then-editor Martin Bryant suggested that it could “win where Facebook failed” when it comes to…
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