Colin Kroll, Co-Founder Of HQ Trivia And Vine, Dead At Age 34
app Vine in January 2013; less than two years and a $30 million acquisition by Twitter later, the service had over 200 million users. However, Kroll departed the company in 2014 following allegations of inappropriate behavior towards women. (Kroll denied the accusations but admitted, “I now realize that there are things I said and did that made some feel unappreciated or uncomfortable.”) Twitter shuttered Vine in 2016 despite the protests of its fervent users.” data-reactid=”31″ type=”text”>Kroll and HQ Trivia co-founders Rus Yusupov and Dom Hofmann launched the popular video looping app Vine in January 2013; less than two years and a $30 million acquisition by Twitter later, the service had over 200 million users. However, Kroll departed the company in 2014 following allegations of inappropriate behavior towards women (Kroll denied the accusations.) Twitter closed down Vine in 2016.
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