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ThingLink Inc. (Thinglink Oy in Finland) is a Finnish-American provider of in-image interaction tools. ThingLink, launched in 2010 and led by Ulla Engeström and Janne Jalkanen, develops tools for image interaction that allow content sharing via online images. The purpose of ThingLink, according to its developers, is to allow photos and other images to be made into web links, mainly for the purpose of advertising. == Company history == ThingLink was developed by Social Objects Oy (a Helsinki-based incubator owned by Ulla and Jyri Engeström) in 2006. ThingLink was first incorporated in Palo Alto, California in 2008 by Ulla Engeström. A closed test version of the service was launched in 2009, followed by the public release in 2010. Thinglink Oy did initial fundraising and found financial backers in Helsinki. In 2011, ThingLink launched Rich Media Tags, an initial form for linking images to websites and social media. Rich Media Tags have so far been developed for several social content platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Spotify, Vimeo, Wikipedia, SoundCloud and Twitter. ThingLink and SoundCloud launched the first use of a sound/music player inside a digital image. Atlantic Records launched Simple Plan's Get Your Heart On CD using ThingLink, the first major record company to tap into the engagement potential of interactive images. ThingLink hired Neil Vineberg, former head of Vineberg Communications, as CMO, to open up U.S. market to relationships with key companies in music, entertainment, publishing and digital marketing. 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「Thinglink」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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