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{{Infobox website
| name             = Ping.fm
| type             = [[Social network service]] and [[Micro-blogging]]
| screenshot       = 
| caption          = Ping.fm screenshot
| url              = 
| commercial       = Yes
| language         = English
| registration     = Required
| owner            = Seesmic
| author           = Sean McCullough, Adam Duffy, Ryan Merket
| launch_date      = {{Start date|2008|03|07|df=yes}}
| dissolved        = {{End date|2012|07|05|df=yes}}
| current_status   = Closed
| revenue          = Private Funding
}}
'''Ping.fm''' was an advertising-supported [[social networking]] and [[micro-blogging]] [[web service]] that enabled users to post to multiple social networks simultaneously.

Making an update on Ping.fm pushed the update to a number of different social websites at once. This allowed individuals using multiple social networks to update their status only once, without having to update it in all their social media individually. Ping.fm grouped services into three categories &ndash; status updates, blogs, and micro-blogs &ndash; and updates could be sent to each group separately.

Ping.fm was shut down on 5 July 2012, to be replaced by [[Seesmic]] Ping. Seesmic was later acquired by [[HootSuite]].

== History ==
Ping.fm was created with the intent of making it as easy as possible to post updates to multiple [[social networking]] sites simultaneously for free. This service has been discontinued.

===Open Beta===
After six months of being in closed beta, an announcement was made on 2 September 2008 that would no longer require private invite beta codes to be used to register and use the service. The launch into Open Beta was covered by outlets like ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url= http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/09/pingfm-opens-up.html| publisher=Epicenter from Wired.com|title=Ping.fm is 'Open for Business' |accessdate=2008-09-03|first=Chris|last=Snyder|date=2 September 2008}}</ref> and ''[[Mashable]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mashable.com/2008/09/02/pingfm-open-beta/|title=Status Updating Service Ping.fm Now in Open Beta|website=[[Mashable]]|date=2 September 2008}}</ref>

==Comparisons with similar websites==
Ping.fm has been{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} compared favorably to other websites with similar functionality like HelloTxt, which shut down in August 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mojocreator.com/social-media/hellotxt-closes-their-doors-and-shuts-down/ |title=HelloTXT Closes Their Doors and Shuts Down |website=www.mojocreator.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812011701/http://www.mojocreator.com/social-media/hellotxt-closes-their-doors-and-shuts-down |archive-date=2012-08-12}}</ref>

==Technology==
Ping.fm is powered by [[LAMP (software bundle)|LAMP]] ([[Linux]], [[Apache HTTP Server|Apache]], [[MySQL]], [[PHP]]) with some [[.NET Framework|.NET]] used in the core software. An [[API]] allows programmers to apply for an application key in order to develop third party applications. Users must apply for an [[Application programming interface key|API key]] through their user profile.

==Supported services==
A user can configure his or her Ping.fm account to aggregate content to the following services:

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* [[Bebo]]
* [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]]
* [[Brightkite]]
* [[Google Buzz]]{{notetag|Discontinued by Google on December 15, 2011.}}
* custom [[URL]]
* [[Delicious (website)|Delicious]]
* [[Facebook]]
* [[FriendFeed]]
* [[Friendster]]
* [[hi5 (website)|hi5]]
* [[Identi.ca]]
* [[Jaiku]]{{notetag|Now owned by [[Google]].}}
* [[Kwippy]]
* Koornk
* [[StatusNet]]
* [[LinkedIn]]
* [[LiveJournal]]
* [[Mashable]]
* [[MySpace]]
* [[Plaxo]]
* [[Plurk]]
* [[Pownce]]
* Rejaw
* [[Tumblr]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[WordPress.com]]
* [[Xanga]]
* [[Yahoo 360]]
* [[Multiply (website)|Multiply]]
* [[YouAre]]
{{div col end}}

==Acquisition by Seesmic==
On 4 January 2010, [[Seesmic]] announced that it would be acquiring Ping.fm.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} In May 2012, Seesmic announced in its blog that Ping.fm would be closed in June 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.seesmic.com/ping-fm-and-seesmic-ping.html#.T8czmbDlOCk |title=Ping.fm and Seesmic Ping &#124; Seesmic Blog |access-date=2012-05-31 |archive-date=2012-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909192248/http://blog.seesmic.com/ping-fm-and-seesmic-ping.html#.T8czmbDlOCk |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In September 2012, Seesmic was acquired by [[HootSuite]].<ref>[http://blog.hootsuite.com/welcomes-seesmic-users/ HootSuite Acquires Seesmic] - HootSuite Blog, 6 September 2012</ref><ref>[http://blog.seesmic.com/seesmic-has-been-acquired-by-hootsuite.html Seesmic has been acquired by HootSuite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923085605/http://blog.seesmic.com/seesmic-has-been-acquired-by-hootsuite.html |date=2013-09-23 }} - Seesmic Blog, 6 September 2012</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [https://ping.fm/ PING] (closed down site)

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