StumbleUpon goes indie

StumbleUpon has gone independent, parting company with eBay who acquired the social surfing startup two years ago for $75 million. The acquisition was lead by founders Garrett Camp and Geoff Smith, as well as Ram Shriram of ... continue

Digg copies StumbleUpon, Reddit with the DiggBar

Proving once more that the best ideas are often stolen, Digg has launched the DiggBar, an iframed toolbar that offers a range of features. At its core, the DiggBar is naturally a voting platform for Digg. Users can ... continue

StumbleUpon to relaunch, drops the need for a plugin

The eBay owned website discovery service StumbleUpon (well eBay owned for now, if the rumors of the site being on the market are true) is set to relaunch with a major overhaul that removes the need for ... continue

Why social browsing as a startup idea needs to die

Another day, another new social browsing service. Mashable reports on the launch of Socialbrowse, a Y Combinator funded service that offers social browsing. Despite Doriano "Paisano" Carta arguing (and I don't know how) that somehow this is ... continue

AIM Offers New Social Aggregation Tool

AIM is expanding its reach to include integration with other social-oriented services. The options come as part of the newly launched BuddyUpdates feature for AOL's instant messaging platform. The feature lets you link your buddy list to ... continue