Amen (website)

Amen.
Type of business Private
Type of site
 Social networking service
Founded Berlin, Germany
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Area served World
Founder(s) Felix Petersen
Caitlin Winner
Florian Weber
Key people Felix Peterson (Co-Founder & CEO)
Caitlin Winner (Co-Founder & CPO)
Florian Weber (Co-Founder & CTO)
Employees 8
Slogan(s) The Best and Worst of Everything
Website getamen.com
Alexa rank 63,880[1]
Registration Required to post
Launched September 2011
Current status Discontinued

Amen was a social networking service.

About

Noted for its addictive, mad lib-like feel [2] and ability to create structured data,[3] Amen has received attention, having been selected as one of Venturebeat's top 5 favorites from TechCrunch Disrupt 2011.[4]

"You fire up the app on the iPhone or web browser and say a person, place or thing is “the best” or “the worst” ever, like like, the Best Dubstep track ever...You can agree with this statement with an “Amen”. But with a “Hell no” you have to suggest an alternative answer. It’s a rigid structure, but you can post whatever you want." .[3]

History

Amen was started in February 2011 by Felix Petersen, Florian Weber and Caitlin Winner.[5] Seed round investors include Index and A Grade.[6]

In August 2013, Amen was bought by tape.tv.[7]

In February 2015 tape.tv announced the shut down of the platform.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alexa traffic rank".
  2. ↑ Gannes, Liz. "Down with Wishy-Washy Mediocrity: Amen Only Wants Strong Opinions". Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  3. 1 2 Butcher, Mike. "Amen Aims to Find the Best of Everything with a Smart Interface". Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  4. ↑ Lynley, Matthew. / "Here are our 5 favorite companies from TechCrunch Disrupt" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  5. ↑ Kincaid, Jason. "Plazes Founder And First Twitter Engineer Team Up for Mysterious Startup". Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  6. ↑ Kolawole, Emi. "Ashton Kutcher, Madonna's manager back mysterious 'Amen' project". Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  7. ↑ http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/berlins-startups-consolidate-as-the-much-hyped-amen-is-acquired-by-tape-tv/

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