Re:Kevin Rose Moves on from Silicon Valley to Watches
by goeric on Thursday June 11, 2015 @05:14PM
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That silly business concept you're referring is Scan.me, and it got acquired by Snapchat for $50M. That provided the base for what is now Snapcodes, which are extremely popular by Snapchat users.
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Re:Kevin Rose Moves on from Silicon Valley to Watches
by cookiecaper on Thursday June 11, 2015 @05:22PM
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Yes, Snapchat surely couldn't have figured out QR codes without that acquisition. If one lumbering, futureless behemoth of the tech industry eats another, what do we end up with? Investors goading other pieces of their portfolio to "acquire" their and/or each others' dying companies is fairly common.
In a serious tone, thanks for letting me know. I didn't know what had happened to them.