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MyToons was a free online community for animation that supported content sharing and social networking.〔(About the MyToons Online Animation Community ) Mytoons.com〕 MyToons.com was headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.〔(MyToons.com Invited Animators and Artists to Share Their Wares ), Business Wire, March 14, 2007〕 The site was founded in 2006 by Paul Ford, Stacey Ford and Dan Kraus as a spinoff of Bauhaus Software.〔(MyToons.com lays off some staff ) San Antonio Express-News online, January 29, 2009〕 The Texas Emerging Technology Fund supported it with a $500,000 grant.〔 After four months of private beta, the site launched publicly in March 2007 during the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, and began distributing member-created animation videos to Internet audiences worldwide. Three weeks after its launch, MyToons had received more than 1.5 million unique visitors.〔(Streamingmedia.com: Limelight Networks Tapped By MyToons.com To Provide Flash Delivery Of Animations )〕 == Milestones == In June 2008, MyToons.com became the first global animation community to offer users the ability to upload and view animations in High Definition.〔(New HD Animation Technology Provides Highest Quality Experience For Animators And Fans Around the World On MyToons.com )〕 At this time, the HD animation contest Get With the Times! was also launched.〔(MyToons.com to Deliver High Definition Online Animation Contest ), Business Wire, June 24, 2008 〕 In January 2009, MyToons laid off a large part of its staff. In April 2009, MyToons closed down completely after venture capital funding ceased. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MyToons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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