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qeep is a social network for mobile phones. A license-free application, qeep was first released in beta in 2006.〔Vivek. (“Qeep- German mobile IM+Social+Gaming startup gets funded ), StartupSquad.com, June 7, 2007. Accessed March 11, 2008.〕 Initially meant for Java mobile owners only, in 2011 the mobile social network launched an Android version.〔http://www.it-online.co.za/2011/04/15/qeep-turns-to-android/ Accessed May 17, 2012〕 As of fall 2015 there is also a client for the iPhone available.〔http://www.bluelionmobile.com/en/qeep-available-for-iphone/〕 qeep can be downloaded free via the website. In addition, qeep’s Android version is available for free at the Google Play Store (formerly known as Android Market). Any internet-ready mobile phone that supports Java MIDP 2.0 or at least Android 2.3 or iOS 8 is qeep -compatible. The application can work on over 1,000 different model phones and is available in 7 different languages: English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian and Turkish since July 2012. ==History== BLUE LION mobile GmbH, qeep’s parent company, was founded in the summer of 2006 for the specific purpose of developing and marketing qeep.〔(“Mobile Social Messenger “Qeep” Receives Series A Funding from Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments” ), Marketwire, June 7, 2007. Accessed March 25, 2008.〕 In June 2007, BLUE LION received a seven-figure Series-A funding package from Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments to further develop and distribute the product.〔(“Bertelsmann invests in Mobile Social Netowrking QEEP site” ), Internet Dating Conference, June 7, 2007. Accessed April 1, 2008.〕〔Pearce, James Quintana. (“Bertelsmann Invests in Mobile Social Company Qeep” ), moconews.net, June 5, 2007. Accessed April 1, 2008.〕 Funding was also earmarked for increasing the number of handsets on which the program functions and to launch in additional key European markets.〔 Bertelsmann’s support of qeep is an example of their efforts to compete with social networking giants, such as News Corp’s MySpace.〔Lesnick, Mark. (“Bertelsmann invests in Mobile Social Networking QEEP site ), Internet Dating Conference, June 9, 2007. Accessed March 25, 2008.〕 In January 2014 qeep has hit the 25 million user mark.〔BLUE LION mobile GmbH. (“Qeep Facts&Stats”, BLUE LION mobile GmbH, May 17, 2012. ) Accessed May 17, 2012〕 In February this number already increased to 26 million with an estimated 30,000 new users joining every day. In May 2012 Qeep was awarded 3rd prize in the Emotional Closeness category of Nokia's (Create for Millions 2012 ) developer contest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qeep」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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