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Slack Confidentially Filed Proposed Public Listing

Slack announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed public listing of its Class A common stock. It is expected that the public listing will take place after the SEC completes its review process. Reuters reported in December of 2018 that Slack hired investment bank Goldman Sachs

Slack Apologized and Restored Access to Some Blocked Accounts

Slack posted an apology and an update after its controversial decision to block accounts of users who had visited and logged on from Iran. Slack acknowledges that it did not handle communication well in regards to their decision to block some users. The problem appears to have happened when Slack updated its system for applying location information to comply with

Instapaper Relaunched Instapaper Premium

Instapaper announced that they are relaunching Instapaper Premium. They also are bringing Instapaper to European Union users. In July of 2018, Instapaper announced that they had gone independent after entering into an agreement to transfer ownership of Instapaper to Instant Paper, Inc. InstaPaper Premium is a subscription for $2.99/month or $29.99/year that offers the following features: Full-text search for all

Instapaper is Going Independent

Instapaper announced that they are going independent. As you may recall, Instapaper joined Pinterest in 2016. A few years before that, betaworks acquired Instapaper from Marco Arment. Today, we're announcing that Pinterest has entered into an agreement to transfer ownership of Instapaper to Instant Paper, Inc., a new company owned and operated by the same people who've been working on

Wikispaces Says Farewell

Wikispaces has been around since 2005. It is used by educators, companies, and individuals across the globe. Those who are currently using Wikispaces need to find an alternative soon. Wikispaces has announced that it is time for them to say farewell. Over the last twelve months we have been carrying out a complete technical review of the infrastructure and software

Storify is Reaching its “End-Of-Life”

Storify was designed to help the voices online that matter, and to make the web tell a story. It was co-founded by Burt Herman and Xavier Damman. Storify has announced that it is reaching its “End-of-Life”, and will no longer be available after May 16, 2018. As of December 12, 2017, no new Storify.com accounts can be created. It will

Flattr will Launch a New Version Soon

Flattr was designed to help people sustainably fund the content that they love. It lets people reward their favorite creators, and it gives creators an easy way to make money from their work. Flattr will launch a new version on October 24, 2017. The Flattr button is history. It is being replaced with a privacy-friendly algorithm. Instead of clicking a