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I usually get some 300-400 views on my posts. There were some exceptions, though. A couple of times, I had a few thousand views out of nowhere. Or, at least, that’s what it looked like. After a brief examination, I realized the extra visitors had come courtesy of StumbleUpon.
Which is why I was sad to hear that, after 16 years, StumbleUpon shut down on June 30, 2018.
Before posts and tweets, before snaps and pins, StumbleUpon was providing endless internet entertainment with just the push of a button. In its 16 years, it served up nearly 60 billion stumbles to over 40 million Stumblers, and infinite hours of “woah, cool” moments.
Welcome Mix
However, there is a silver lining. The people behind StumbleUpon, have started up Mix! On Mix, people can build shareable collections of their favorite finds across the internet: articles, videos, podcasts, and more. As you curate the web, your saves will turn into meaningful recommendations for others in Mix.
And for those of us feeling nostalgic, we can always take a journey back in time with StumbleUpon Time Machine on Mix!
D.E. Haggerty said:
I don’t know what I did wrong but stumble upon didn’t work for me. Not sure if I will try Mix. I find it hard to keep up with the gazillion things everyone tells us we need.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol-tell me about it 😀
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bridgittelesley said:
Reblogged this on 🦉Pizzazz Book Promotions.
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The Story Reading Ape said:
I was also sorry to see StumbleUpon go and I’m now on Mix, Nicholas – however, Mix seems to be just another version of Flipboard, so I’m not holding out any hopes of additional views of my posts. 😎
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Charles Yallowitz said:
I remember when Stumbleupon was big and everywhere. Then, it kind of cooled off and I rarely saw it as a sharing option. I keep thinking most of the social media things we’re seeing now are flashes in the pan. They come in strong, everyone flocks to them, and then they go the way of Myspace and Livejournal.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
True enough. It’s a rare beast indeed which survives the post-flash phase.
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gibsonauthor said:
Reblogged this on s a gibson.
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rijanjks said:
Sad to hear Stumble Upon is going away. Thanks for sharing.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you, Jan 🙂
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
I know. At least, it looks like they’ll keep going with Mix.
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Vashti Q said:
Thanks for the news, Nicholas. I had no idea. It’s also good to know that they’re starting another site but it reads a lot like Pinterest. I guess we’ll see. Sharing! 😀 xx
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
It does look like Pinterest, doesn’t it? Thank you, Vashti!
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kimwrtr said:
Reblogged this on Kim's Author Support Blog.
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wellcolourmeyellow said:
Sad that the wagon got destroyed before i could jump on it, sounds like it was a great app!
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
True. You can still join Mix, I guess 🙂
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wellcolourmeyellow said:
Eh, might as well join SOME bloody wagon hahah
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D. Wallace Peach said:
Well, that’s too bad. It was a fun site. I guess I can remove the share button. 🙂
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Darn, I forgot to do that 😀
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Michelle Morrison said:
I didn’t use StumbleUpon, but the social media sites do change over time. There are so many sites to keep up with….too many for me anyway.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
I only have time for a handful. But it’s nice that there’s something for everyone 🙂
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