Dictionary Definition
crackle adj : having the surface decorated with a
network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"
Noun
1 the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn:
crackling, crepitation]
2 glazed china with a network of fine cracks on
the surface [syn: crackleware, crackle
china]
Verb
1 make a crackling sound; "My Rice Crispies
crackled in the bowl" [syn: crepitate]
3 to become, or to cause to become, covered with
a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert
sand"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ækəl
Translations
- Finnish: rasahdus
- Spanish: crujido , chisporroteo
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
- For the Bauhaus album, see Crackle - The Best of Bauhaus
In January 2004, Grouper Networks, Inc., was
founded in San
Francisco, by Josh Felser, Aviv Eyal, Dave Samuel and Mike
Sitrin. The company was created to create a new way for friends to
share personal media files on the internet using p2p networking
technology, so that was the launch of Grouper. Grouper was released
as a desktop application for the Windows platform in May 2005. The
application allowed users to create groups for their friends and
family members and share personal files such as photos, videos and
documents with their groups. Grouper used p2p technology to create
trusted social network of friends and to enable sharing of an
unlimited number of files in small groups.
Grouper was one of the first major
Internet-enabled desktop applications that was developed using the
.NET platform. It was written in the C# language.
In 2005, Grouper changed its strategy to focus on
a web-based application for user generated video sharing. Grouper
experienced growth as Internet user generated video became very
popular throughout 2005 and 2006.
Grouper was one of the first Internet video
sharing sites to embrace the media rss format to syndicate its
video content to Internet video search engines and other sites and
to offer mobile video players downloads.
In August 2006,
SPE acquired Grouper Networks, Inc., under the terms of the $65
million deal.
Under Sony, Grouper released a screensaver that
allows watching of Internet video on Sony Vaio computers,
developed a service that allows for direct video downloads to the
PlayStation Portable PSP and a service that
allows watching of Internet video on Internet-enabled Sony BRAVIA TVs. Grouper
also provides sharing software for Sony net-sharing camera Sony
NSC-GC1. Camera owners can share video online using PC software
that is built into the camera flash memory. The software starts
when the camera is connected to the PC via USB.
In July 2007,
SPE announced that Grouper would be re-branded and re-purposed
as Crackle, a "multi-platform video entertainment network and
studio that distributes the hottest emerging talent on the web and
beyond."
Crackle is one of the few Internet video
companies that has searchable video content on Google
video.
See also
Extra Links
- Crackle
- href="http://www.grouper.com">http://www.grouper.com Grouper.com at the Internet Archive
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abrasion, blemish, break, burn, chafe, check, chip, clack, click, concussion, crack, cracking, crackling, craze, crepitate, crepitation, cut, decrepitate, decrepitation, flash burn,
fracture, fray, frazzle, gall, gash, hurt, incision, injury, laceration, lesion, mortal wound, mutilation, puncture, rent, rip, run, rupture, scald, scorch, scrape, scratch, scuff, second-degree burn,
sizzling, slash, snap, snapping, sore, spit, spitting, stab, stab wound, tear, third-degree burn, trauma, wound, wounds immedicable,
wrench