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ClusterShot sold

ClusterShot will not be shutting down on the 21st of February as previously stated. The group that won the ClusterShot auction intends to keep it in business.

Source: Clustershot blog

ClusterShot shutting down

ClustesShot started two years ago as an experiment, and now it seems that its life is over. The main reason for its death is "it wasn't quite successful enough".

On February 21st the site will be turned off.

If you want to save ClusterShot you can make an offer to buy it. They are open to selling the entire site, brand, and system to someone who wants to take it to the next level.

What is for sale:
They are selling the assets of ClusterShot.com. Specifically this includes:

  • The Brand
  • The domain name
  • Code (exclusive rights to the proprietary code). This includes all front end and back-end code that is not also released as open source.
  • The website
  • The website administrator tool – there is a powerful web based back end system used by us.
  • All content (user submitted and created by us)
  • The database
  • Integration information for ClusterShot.com (including Flickr API key, PayPal, and our Amazon EC2 and S3 setup )
  • Reputation: The good & bad
  • Twitter account (700+ followers!)
  • Facebook page (191 people like it!)
  • Access to historical Google analytics data

What is not for sale:

  • Silverorange or any of our team members.
  • Customization of ClusterShot to your specific needs. You are getting it as is.
  • Technical Support. If required we will give you access to our engineers at a discounted rate.
  • Hardware of any sort.
  • Anything that is not specifically listed above.
Source: ClusterShot blog