Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Potluck, a social network with Twitter DNA, hopes to start conversations with links

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Branch, the New York-based startup backed by Twitter cofounders Ev Williams and Biz Stone, launched a link-sharing site today called Potluck. Both sites are aimed at getting the silent 86 percent — the majority of internet users who never tweet, blog, or publish videos — to speak. But while Branch is built for publishers that use it to stage online panels where experts talk about a specific topic, Potluck is intended to be a place where average internet users swap links with their friends. The company is calling it "a house party on the internet."


On Potluck, you'll see a stream of links to articles, videos, music, and photos posted by your friends. But unlike on Facebook and Twitter, you won't immediately see who posted what. The...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/25/4460726/branch-media-launches-potluck-a-social-network-based-around-links

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