Dom Hofmann Explained

Dom Hofmann
Birth Name:Dominik Hofmann
Birth Date:September 27, 1986
Birth Place:New York, U.S.
Years Active:2012–present
Co-founder of Vine
Known:Co-founding Vine and founding Peach and Byte

Dominik Hofmann[1] (born September 27, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and programmer. He is best known for being one of the co-founders of Vine as well as being the creator of Peach, Byte and Loot.[2]

Career

Vine

See main article: Vine (service). In June 2012, Hofmann co-founded Vine, which was a 6-second video service with Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll.[3] Twitter acquired the app in 2012 for $30 million[4] and the app was shut down by Twitter in 2016.[5] [6] During the shutdown process, Hofmann went public with his disagreement on how Vine was handled.[7]

Peach

See main article: Peach (social network). In January 2016, Hofmann introduced Peach at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.[8] The app received major media attention until Hofmann began to focus less on the app and more on other projects.[9] [10]

Byte

See main article: Byte (app). Byte (formerly dubbed v2) is a 16-second looping video app.[11] [12] The app's purpose is to be the successor app to Vine after its original shutdown. Hofmann was public with his disagreement on how Vine was handled.[13] He has stated the project will be "personally funded"[14] and was released for iOS and Android on January 24, 2020.[15]

Personal life

Hofmann was born in 1986. He has a younger brother and met Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll while working at Jetsetter.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dominik Hofmann. www.bloomberg.com. 2019-01-04.
  2. Web site: Hofmann . Dom . LOOT – randomized adventurer gear – no images or stats. intentionally omitted for others to interpret – no fee, just gas – 8000 bags total opensea available via contract only. not audited. mint at your own risk . Twitter.
  3. Web site: 5 Reasons Why Vine Failed. DMNews.com. en. 2019-01-04.
  4. Web site: Twitter Just Shut Down Vine 4 Years After Buying It for $30 Million. Heine. Christopher. October 27, 2016. www.adweek.com. en-US. 2019-01-04.
  5. Web site: The Incredible Success of Vine. Lantz. Janessa. 2016-10-28. ThinkGrowth.org. 2019-01-04.
  6. Web site: The career of Colin Kroll, the cofounder of Vine and HQ Trivia, who has died at age 34. 2018-12-16. nordic.businessinsider.com. 2019-01-04.
  7. Web site: Why Vine died. Newton. Casey. 2016-10-28. The Verge. 2019-01-04.
  8. News: Peach Is a Great New App You Definitely Don't Need. Bloomberg. 10 February 2016 . 2019-01-04.
  9. Web site: Peach Is A Slick New Messaging App From The Founder Of Vine. TechCrunch. 8 January 2016 . en-US. 2019-01-04.
  10. Web site: How a forgotten app became the internet's secret clubhouse. 2016-12-20. The Daily Dot. en. 2019-01-04.
  11. Web site: Vine's cofounder just announced a new video looping app. Weissman. Cale Guthrie. 2018-11-09. Fast Company. en-US. 2019-01-04.
  12. Web site: Byte's creator culture will make or break Vine 2. Alexander. Julia. 2018-12-18. The Verge. 2019-01-04.
  13. Web site: Upcoming Vine descendent opens Creator Programme ahead of launch – Tech News. www.thestar.com.my. 2019-01-04.
  14. Web site: Vine founder Dom Hofmann's 'personally funded' new project just came to a screeching halt. Canales. Katie. Business Insider. 2019-01-04.
  15. Web site: Vine successor Byte is available now on iOS and Android. Statt. Nick. 2020-01-24. The Verge. 2020-01-25.
  16. Web site: The career of Colin Kroll, the cofounder of Vine and HQ Trivia, who has died at age 34. Hartmans. Avery. Business Insider. 2019-01-04.

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