Twine (marketplace)
| Type of business | Private Company |
|---|---|
Type of site | Marketplace & Social Network Platform |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Slogan(s) | Be a better creative. |
| Website | Twine.fm |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | January 2016 |
Twine is an online marketplace and network that connects creative freelancers in music, design and film to buyers. Twine rebranded from Clowdy in January 2016 with a marketplace focus.[1]
Twine allows creative freelancers to tag collaborators on a creative project, enabling all those who worked on it to receive credit and build a portfolio.[2] Twine also has portfolio feature that has no file upload limits and removes the common restriction of only allowing one media type on the site by encouraging quality creative content regardless of format. It has been described as the LinkedIn of the creative industries.[3]
The site serves the same interface and platform for both of its users, namely artists (musicians, filmmakers, designers, animators), and buyers who commission the users services. Twine users can post project briefs that creatives can work on.[4] They also can follow[5] other users of the site and this forms the backbone of the sharing element of the site.
Twine's office is located in Manchester's Northern Quarter.
Twine also have an app for Apple iOS users but do not have an Android app currently.
In July 2014, Twine, was voted as Winner of the UK Creative Business Cup.[6]
References
- ↑ "Manchester entrepreneurs secure £350,000 for tech start-up Twine". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "A Professional Hub for Creators and their Crew". The Next Web. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Could Clowdy Be The LinkedIn Of The Creative Industry?". HypeBot. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "How do I post a project brief?". Twine help. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "How to become a recommended follower". Clowdy Blog. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Interview: Creative Business Cup UK Winner and Clowdy.com Co-Founder Stuart Logan". Creative England. Retrieved 15 August 2014.