Gfycat integrates user-generated GIFs on Tango, Messenger, and Viber

EXCLUSIVE: Gfycat has integrated its user-generated GIF platform across three different messaging platforms. It now supports Viber, Tango, and Facebook — all in the name of enabling us to share silly images with our friends. The integrations have brought Gfycat’s content to millions of new users. The company sees the move as a way to […]

Damien Mahoney, Amazon, and how AI will affect user-generated content — VB Engage

This week, Travis and Stewart interview Damien Mahoney, who tells us everything we need to know about user-generated content, machine learning, AI, and what the future holds for consumer engagement. In the news, we discuss the marketing implications of Amazon’s intention to buy Whole Foods, a new study that offers hope for competing ecommerce vendors, […]

Minecraft is getting a new store for user-generated content

Soon you’ll be able to buy select user creations for real cash within Minecraft. Today developer Mojang announced the Minecraft Marketplace, which offers a curated range of maps, texture packs, mini-games, and other user-created content, which you can purchase using a new virtual currency called Minecraft Coins. The marketplace is coming to both the mobile […]

Chute raises $4.1 million to bring user-generated content into the enterprise

Visual marketing service Chute has raised a new round of funding, bringing in $ 4.1 million from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors. The additional capital will go towards developing applications that plug into enterprise solutions such as Salesforce, Adobe, and Oracle that gives brands the ability to surface user-generated content at the appropriate time. The […]