"Twitpic" was closed in September 2014 and all photos and movies were deleted, the cause was the pressure from Twitter

A service that can share photos and movies on Twitter "Twitpic(Tweep) "announced that it will close the site on September 25, 2014 and terminate the service. It seems that the collision with Twitter is behind the sudden Twitpic closure this time.

Twitpic is shutting down | Twitpic Blog
http://blog.twitpic.com/2014/09/twitpic-is-shutting-down/


Twitpic announced on September 25th that the service will be terminated on the official blog. Twitpic is a service that allows you to share photos and movies on Twitter. For example, in the following article of GIGAZINE, you can clearly see the power of Twitpic, which enables you to record and share the confusing scene in real time.

While the railway stations in the metropolitan area are crowded and entrance is regulated, it is not possible to enter the home - GIGAZINE


Twitpic is "Photos and movies uploaded as the service ends can not be downloadedWe recommend downloading files promptly to users uploading files ".

According to Twitpic 's announcement, this closure is a bitter decision to fight against Twitter. On the blog, "A few weeks ago I was told to give up Twitpic's trademark from Twitter side, and I was informed that" If you do not comply, you risk being blocked from accessing Twitter's API " I confess.

Twitpic started service from 2008, and in 2009US Patent and Trademark OfficeWe registered trademarks and continued the service, so the notification from Twitter this time was that it was water in my ears.

Twitpic said, "We believe that trademark Twitpic as ourselves, unfortunately we do not have legally competing resources to defend our trademark against big companies like Twitter So I decided to close Twitpic. "

◆ October 27, 2014 09 hours 51 minutes 20 seconds added
By agreement with Twitter, it is announced that the service will be continued for the time being.

Twitpic announces the continuation of service again, but to this the real final chapter