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Coub is a video sharing website and iOS app. It allows users to create and share looping videos up to ten seconds long, using existing video from YouTube, Vimeo, or their own files.[1][2] Founded in 2012 by brothers Anton and Igor Gladkoborodov, the company is based in Moscow.[3]

History

Coub was founded in 2012 by Anton and Igor Gladkoborodov and developer Mikhail Tabunov.[4][5] The name "Coub" comes from Cobb, the protagonist of the film Inception.[6] In June 2013, Coub raised $1 million in additional funding from venture capital firms Brothers Ventures and Phenomen Ventures, and announced plans to open a U.S. office.[7] The iOS app was launched in December 2013 and included the ability to record and upload a coub directly from an iPhone camera, as well as filters similar to those on Instagram.[8] As of April 2014, over 400,000 coubs have been created.[9]

Function

Using Coub's web-based editor, users can extract a snippet up to 10 seconds long from a video already hosted on YouTube or Vimeo, or one that they've uploaded, and add a full-length audio track to play along with the clip.[6][10] The video can be set to reverse.

Each user has a "feed" consisting of coubs created and "recoubed" by that user.

Coubs can be shared on social media and embedded via embed.ly.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "What is a coub?". Coub.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Coub, Create Catchy, 10-Second Looping Videos Using Content From YouTube and Vimeo". Laughingsquid.com. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. ↑ "Coub’s Gif-Like Looping Musical Videos Start To Pick Up Real Traction". TechCrunch. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  4. ↑ Strategic partner: (2013-10-17). "Coubism: can a Russian start-up go viral with its video app?". The Calvert Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  5. ↑ "Look At Me — Интернет-сайт о креативных индустриях.". Lookatme.ru. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mosendz, Polly (2012-10-22). "Meet Coub, the New GIF in Town". The Wire. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Coub Raises $1M For Its Gif-Like Looping Music Videos Service". TechCrunch. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  8. ↑ Paul Sawers (2013-12-10). "Coub: Create GIF-like Looping Videos Set to Music". Thenextweb.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  9. ↑ "Coub Blog â€" Wow". Blog.coub.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  10. ↑ Holmes, David. "A raccoon plays a sprinkler harp, and other hilarious memes made with Coub | PandoDaily". Pando.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  11. ↑ "Coub Embed Provider". Embedly. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  12. ↑ "Coub Blog — HOWTO: Embed a coub It’s great to get loads of". Blog.coub.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

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