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Cisco Kills The Flip Cam, Restructures Consumer Business

Apr 12, 2011 9:35 AM

Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO) is closing down its Flip Cam business and is pulling back on certain areas on its consumer business. Instead, CEO and Chairman John Chambers says Cisco will concentrate more specifically on what it considers the basics: core routing, switching and services; collaboration; architectures; and video.

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Posted In: Gadgets, Marketing, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, cisco, flip

Video Bytes: Flip’s Video-Sharing; Joost/PS3; Prius Neighborhood

Jun 17, 2009 4:57 PM

—Flip’s new video channels: After shaking up the video camera market with the Flip, Pure Digital is moving into video-sharing with the launch of Flip Channels. The new feature lets Flip owners publish, host and share their videos with a free, personalized channel at FlipShare.com; the company will also release…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, flip, joost, playstation

Cisco Buys Flip Maker Pure Digital For $590 Million; Big Bet On Consumer Electronics

Mar 19, 2009 9:23 AM

Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO) is making an even bigger bet on consumer electronics in a direct way than it has ever done before: it is buying Pure Digital, the maker of the popular Flip video cameras, for about $590 million in an all-stock deal. In addition to the price, Cisco will…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, cisco, flip, pure digital

Conde Nast’s Flip Goes Flop: Teen Social Network To Be Shuttered

Dec 2, 2008 9:38 PM

When news came out that Conde Nast was launching its teen social media site Flip.com, back in 2006, Staci had a very pertinent question: “Can Conde Nast, which has been so good at matching demographics with ideas for print, create an online place appealing enough to catch and keep teen…

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Posted In: Social Media, Companies, Conde Nast, flip

CondeNet Reworks Flip.com As Social Net App Starting With Facebook; Site Will Remain

Jan 10, 2008 5:50 PM

CondeNet is remaking its teen-focused community site Flip.com into an app that will live on other social nets. The first to get the new Flip app is Facebook, with others to follow, CondeNet announced a few minutes ago. The company will continue to operate Flip’s website. However, moving forward, Flip’s…

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Posted In: Companies, Conde Nast, Facebook, flip

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