a detailed examination of stumbleupon.com. created in 2001 garrett campgeoff smith connects users to...
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Select and Stumble:A Detailed Examination of StumbleUpon.com
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Founding and Function:
Created in 2001
Garrett Camp Geoff Smith
• Connects users to sites that match a selected list of interests
•Community-based searching
Sites are recommended by users to others with similar interests
•Alternative to popular search engines
“Personalized browsing tool”
Joint Founders:•Garrett Camp, CEO
•Geoff Smith, CTO
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StumbleUpon.com connects you to sites based on a list similar to that found here
You never know where it might take you….
Simple setup makes it easy to use and navigate for all ages
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User Information:
Two Stumbling options:1. Not creating an account and selecting from a limited
selection of interests
2. Creating an account and having access to over 500 interests to better personalize results
No cost to create account •No sign-up or service charges at any time
Over 15 million users
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Works Cited:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/management/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/aboutus/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/