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Type of site | micro-blogging andphoto sharing |
|---|---|
| Available in | English Finnish |
| Dissolved | October 15, 2012 |
| Owner | Rohea and Nemein |
| URL | Qaiku.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | March 2009 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Qaiku was amicro-blogging andlifestreaming service comparable toTwitter andJaiku.[1] It allowed users to post short text or picture messages that other users can then post comments on. In comparison to Twitter and Jaiku, Qaiku had a multilingual focus, with all messages marked and searchable based on theirlanguage. It was shut down on October 15, 2012.
Qaiku was developed in winter 2009, by Rohea to provide an evolving replacement for theJaiku service that had been seen as stagnating since it was bought byGoogle on October 9, 2007.[2]
The website launched on March 9, to an initially Finnish audience.[3] Later FinnishMidgard company Nemein joined the project.[4]
On July 29, 2009, translation of the website to new languages was opened to external contributors to enhance the multilingual appeal of the site.[5]
In September 2009, Qaiku team announced that there will be a version of Qaiku targeted at organizational microblogging provided assoftware as a service.[6]
On October 7, 2009, Qaiku expanded withItalian andPolish versions.[7]
On September 21, 2012, Qaiku announced that it would be shutting down on October 15, 2012, for a variety of reasons.[8]
Qaiku was awebsite that has been built on top of theMidgard content management framework. It provides an optimized view for both desktop browsers and mobile browsers.