TextAmerica

TextAmerica
TextAmerica's homepage in 2005
Type of site
Mobile blogging
Founded2002
Dissolved2007
HeadquartersSan Diego
FounderChris Hoar
URLtextamerica.com
Current statusDefunct

TextAmerica (TA) was one of the first online photo album or moblog sites that allowed users to upload pictures directly from a digital camera or camera phone or images manipulated with photo editing software to a personal page. Users could also send their videos directly from their mobile phones.

TextAmerica launched as a moblogging site in 2002, after spinning off from a telecommunications marketing company.[1] Chris Hoar was the founder and vice president for marketing of TextAmerica.[2][3] The company was based out of San Diego.[2] By 2003, around 100 images were being uploaded per day.[2] By 2004, TextAmerica had some 100,000 moblogs and 500,000 users,[1][4] and by 2005 was the largest moblog company in the United States.[5] A group of users calling themselves the "TA Mafia" would tag accounts of underage members.[6]

Originally a free site, TextAmerica began charging membership fees in July 2006, and deleting content uploaded to old free accounts some months after that. It closed in December 2007.[7] The domain name is now being used by a different company and service.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Graves, Brad (May 24, 2004). "Camera Phone Technology Spurs Growth of 'Moblogs". San Diego Business Journal. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b c Berman, A.S. (July 15, 2003). "Snap-happy". Herald-Times-Reporter. Gannett News Service. pp. B6. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  3. ^ Bedell, Doug (April 18, 2004). "Have cell will moblog". Sun-Journal. pp. F5. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  4. ^ Tynan, Dan (August 2004). "Photo Sharing Gone Wild". PC World. p. 136.
  5. ^ "Textamerica adopts Tribes for easier blogging". New Media Age. June 10, 2005. p. 3.
  6. ^ Hunter, Adam (March 7, 2006). "The good, the bad and the ugly". NBC News. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  7. ^ a b P, Mark (July 21, 2021). "Moblogs - the Precursor to Instagram". Spiffle!. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
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