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Qik

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Qik enables live video casting over any cell network or wifi connection. Currently based in Redwood City, Qik went into private alpha in December 2007 and launched into public beta on July 21, 2008. Unlike sites where you have to wait for the video to be uploaded, Qik streams the video straight into the site with a delay of as little as half a second to two seconds.

To use Qik, you download and install the client software onto one of the 130+ supported handsets (including Android, iPhones (original, 3G, and 3GS - jailbroken), BlackBerry, Nokia Symbian, many Windows Mobile devices, and J2ME devices. You can sign up via Qik.com or directly from your device by visiting d.qik.com from your phone’s browser. Click on the icon on the phone and then start streaming video with one more click. Once finished, the live stream turns into an archived video, which can be embedded on any website or blog by copying and pasting a YouTube-like embed code. You can also stream directly to Facebook, MySpace, Brightcove, Tumblr, Ning, and other social networks; send notifications via email, SMS, or to your Twitter followers that you are streaming live; configure Qik so that your videos upload directly to YouTube after you have finished streaming, and upload directly to Livestream, Justin.tv, Seesmic and other sites.

Competitors include Kyte and Flixwagon.

Milestones

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• Qik — Phone-to-phone video streaming (7/10/09)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:17pm
• Qik — Push APIs launched (7/10/09)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:14pm
• Qik — New round of funding closed (7/9/09)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:13pm
• Received $5.5M in Series C funding. (7/8/09)
  Posted 7/8/09 at 5:54pm
• Qik — Brightcove integration (6/23/09)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:11pm
• Qik — Android client launch (6/23/09)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:12pm
• Qik — Pre-loaded on Nokia N97, to be pre-loaded on all Nokia Symbian devices (6/9/09)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:10pm
• Qik — First mobile video service to utilize Facebook Connect for video uploads (4/20/09)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:10pm
• Qik — Qik Roam SIM cards launched (4/13/09)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:06pm
• Qik — Qik announced as primary app on Nokia Ovi Store (2/16/09)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 1:58pm
• Qik — Qik and Boingo Wireless to announce partnership (2/11/09)
  Posted 2/11/09 at 12:01pm
• Qik — Support for Palm, Amoi, and 20+ additional Windows Mobile devices (12/24/08)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 1:56pm
• Qik — View Qik videos from iPhone (11/22/08)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 1:50pm
• Qik — On-device registration (11/11/08)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 1:51pm
• Qik — BlackBerry support (10/26/08)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 1:48pm
• Qik — Qik on non-smartphone devices (10/16/08)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 1:53pm
• Received in Unattributed funding. (8/26/08)
  Posted 8/26/08 at 3:42am
• Qik — iPhone 3G Support (8/13/08)
  Posted 8/14/08 at 11:58am
• Qik — Open Beta (7/21/08)
  Posted 8/14/08 at 11:57am
• Qik — iPhone 2G support (7/15/08)
  Posted 8/14/08 at 11:57am
• Qik — Windows Mobile support (6/6/08)
  Posted 8/14/08 at 11:57am
• Received $3M in Series B funding. (4/9/08)
  Posted 4/9/08 at 5:03pm
• Qik — Location awareness added to all clients (3/27/08)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:02pm
• Qik — Integration with Nokia Ovi Share (3/11/08)
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:01pm
• Qik — Private Alpha (12/17/07)
  Posted 8/14/08 at 11:56am
• Received $1M in Unattributed funding.
  Posted 4/9/08 at 5:04pm
• Ramu Sunkara, CEO added.
  Posted 5/15/08 at 5:29am
• Marc Andreessen, Investor added.
  Posted 10/3/08 at 11:40pm
• Bhaskar Roy, Co-Founder, VP of Product Development added.
  Posted 12/12/08 at 4:12pm
• Rishi Mallik, Business Development & Product Marketing Manager added.
  Posted 7/14/09 at 2:23pm
• Daniel Brusilovsky, Product Evangelist added.
  Posted 7/14/09 at 8:39pm

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1. Qik Raises $3M for Live Mobile Streaming (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Qik Nabs $5.5 Million In Funding For Mobile Video Streaming (paidcontent.org) [edit]
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10. Qik and Boingo Wireless to announce partnership (techcrunch.com) [edit]
11. Qik live on BlackBerry (qik.com) [edit]
12. Watch Qik videos and more from iPhone (qik.com) [edit]
13. Sign up for Qik directly from your phone (qik.com) [edit]
14. Qik on mass market J2ME phones (qik.com) [edit]
15. First Qik clients for Palm and 20+ other WinMo phones (qik.com) [edit]
16. Qik a featured app on Nokia's new on-device marketplace (qik.com) [edit]
17. Qik integrates with Nokia Ovi Share (qik.com) [edit]
18. Share your location while you Qik (qik.com) [edit]
19. Go mobile, not broke with Qik Roam (qik.com) [edit]
20. Upload videos directly from device to Facebook (qik.com) [edit]
21. Qik partnership with Nokia progresses to pre-load (qik.com) [edit]
22. Qik partners with Brightcove for mobile video publishing (qik.com) [edit]
23. Qik for Android now on Android Marketplace (qik.com) [edit]
24. Qik announces new financing (qik.com) [edit]
25. Get real-time data with Qik Push APIs (qik.com) [edit]
26. Qik launches mobile-to-mobile video streaming (techcrunch.com) [edit]