KILTR

KILTR was a social networking site focusing on Scottish content. It was founded in 2009 by Brian Hughes and Stewart Fraser as a startup company using venture capital and investment from angel investors.[1][2]

KILTR
The KILTR Logo surrounded by the company's motto
Available inEnglish
Founded2009
HeadquartersGlasgow
Area servedGlasgow
Founder(s)Stewart Fraser, Brian Hughes
CEOBrian Hughes
IndustryInternet
ServicesSocial Network, New Media
URLkiltr.com
Current statusActive
Written inC#, JS

The company was featured alongside Path and Foursquare in Rory Cellan-Jones's BBC Radio 4 series, The Secret History of Social Networking, as one of a number of smaller social networking sites which are offering an alternative to Facebook.[3]

KILTR was built in Glasgow, Scotland[4] by its sister technology company, CollectivWorks.[5]

On 5 June 2018 the site closed;[6] all registered users were sent an email explaining that the service had ceased and it was "all About Swipe to Connect " from CollectivWorks

History

Public beta of KILTR was established[7] in 2010, followed by the first version of the platform in April 2012, with a focus on being a professional networking site,[8] connecting Scottish businessmen and women around the world. Version 2 of KILTR was launched[9] in August 2013 with a different focus - moving from being a professional network to a cultural, social, political platform.

Version 3 of KILTR will be launched in 2016, with an emphasis on blogging and citizen journalism, focussing on radical politics, art and culture, exemplified by the platform's new branding, designed by artist Jim Lambie.[10]

References
  1. "KILTR chief Brian Hughes launches latest version". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  2. "20 Things you Should Know About KILTR". thedrum.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. "The future of friends: Who can topple Facebook?". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. "The Daily Record".
  5. "Collectivworks".
  6. "KILTR WiFi is now CollectivWorks". Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. "The Penguin Blog". Archived from the original on 15 May 2015.
  8. "The Next Web".
  9. "The Next Web".
  10. "Jim Lambie Re-designs". KILTR. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

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