Extra Future[Apparently Maciej acquired it for $35,000][link]. Former Delicious community manager (and fellow [waferbaby][wafer] alumni) Britta Gustafson is running [the twitter account][twitter].
[link]: https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/12/15746916/pinboard-founder-maciej-ceglowski-interview-yahoo-delicious-fandom “The founder of Pinboard on why understanding fandom is good for business – The Verge”
[wafer]: https://waferbaby.com “waferbaby”
[twitter]: https://twitter.com/delicious “Delicious on Twitter”
[Didn’t see that one coming][link]. I use Instapaper every single day, and I hope this keeps Instapaper around for a long time and frees up Marco to make more new stuff. From his post:
>I’m happy to announce that I’ve sold a majority stake in Instapaper to Betaworks. We’ve structured the deal with Instapaper’s health and longevity as the top priority, with incentives to keep it going well into the future. I will continue advising the project indefinitely, while Betaworks will take over its operations, expand its staff, and develop it further.
I’ve been in a similar place before; having a successful project that can continue growing but needs a bigger team and more resources, but you don’t want to make it your entire career. Marco, it seems, felt similarly before he made the decision to sell.
[link]: http://www.marco.org/2013/04/25/instapaper-next-generation “The next generation of Instapaper – Marco.org”
[It was only a matter of time before Twitter started getting to the app game.][link] Here’s to hoping Twitter doesn’t wreck my favorite client.
[link]: http://blog.twitter.com/2010/04/twitter-for-iphone.html “Twitter Blog: Twitter for iPhone”
[A smart move by MSNBC, the EveryBlock guys are smart][link].
[link]: http://blog.everyblock.com/2009/aug/17/acquisition/ “MSNBC.com acquires EveryBlock / The EveryBlock Blog”
[Financial terms not disclosed, as usual][link]. The acquisition makes sense as Facebook has basically spent the last 6 months trying to emulate FriendFeed and Twitter.
[link]: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/10/facebook-acquires-friendfeed/ “Facebook Acquires FriendFeed”