![]() “We had been working on a simplification of the core experience in preparation for a relaunch because we were really excited about our ability to deliver the experience we always wanted with the custom keyboards of iOS 8,” explains co-founder David King, a serial entrepreneur who sold his social gaming company Green Patch to Playdom (which sold to Disney) prior to starting the new Blippy. In September 2014, the company pulled Blippy from the App Store in anticipation of creating a new experience for iOS 8, which was then just arriving. Ultimately, that may have limited its growth. However, it arrived at a time before iOS 8, meaning it was a standalone experience. ![]() That app, which also made it possible to find and make animated GIFs, eventually grew to over 10,000 users. But in 2013, a different group of entrepreneurs launched a new Blippy after acquiring the Blippy domain from its prior owners. Those with long Internet memories may remember the name Blippy as being associated with that startup that tried and failed to “ socialize” consumer shopping data. The app serves to replace the earlier, also GIF-focused, Blippy iOS app, that was pulled from the App Store back in September. ![]() Ready for another GIF keyboard for iOS 8? Blippy has returned today with a new app that lets you create, save and discover new GIFs to use when messaging with your friends on your iPhone. ![]()
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