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20243 events
December
  1. reported 2024-12Built
    Bump built Flock
    “That’s where we kicked off building our second app, called Flock.” 8:26
    Unverified1 source· Talk
November
  1. as of Nov 2024Capability
    Its name became a verb for bringing two phones together.
    “people literally call it bumping” 15:36
    Unverified1 source· Talk
August
  1. as of Aug 2024Capability
    Shared contact information and photos by bumping phones together
    “Bump let you share contact information and photos with other people by literally bumping your phones together.” 1:42
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20192 events
  1. reported 2019-04Acquired
    Google acquired Bump
    “we ... were ultimately acquired by Google.” 1:57
    Verified3 sources· Talk
  2. reported 2019-04Founded
    David Lieb founded Bump
    “you’re also a co-founder of Bump” 0:00
    Verified2 sources· Talk
20121 event
  1. 2012Capability
    Photo sharing became its biggest single use case.
    “sharing photos became Bump’s biggest single use case.” 13:01
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20096 events
March
  1. Mar 27, 2009Launch
    March 27, 2009
    “We launched on March 27, 2009.” 2:08
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  1. 2009Capability
    Apple Computer: Included Bump in an international 'There's an app for that' TV commercial.
    Included Bump in an international 'There's an app for that' TV commercial.
    “they put us in an international TV commercial.” 4:19
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. 2009Capability
    Users shared contact details by bumping their phones together.
    “You can bump your phones together and it does something.” 2:08
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  3. 2009Built
    David Lieb built Bump
    “We started hacking away, trying to build an app” 1:18
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  4. 2009Founded
    David Lee founded Bump
    “I did YC back in the summer of 2009 with my startup, Bump.” 1:42
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  5. 2009Launch
    App Store launch
    “The app went live at the end of March 2009.” 2:37
    Unverified1 source· Talk
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