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104 pointscemerick8y ago51 comments

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30 comments · 11 top-level

zschuessler8y ago· 5 in thread

I'm not sure what Storify is/was. I attempted to find out by clicking the "About" link in their footer, and got redirected to Adobe. Looks like maybe they got a buyout!

turbinemonkey8y ago

Storify was acquired by Livefyre ~4 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6354835

Livefyre was acquired by Adobe last year.

Whatever the route they've taken, the upshot is a helluva lot of content going poof (per usual).

username2238y ago

At least they seem not to have blocked the Internet Archive bot, so some history may have been preserved: http://archive.is/storify.com

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smelendez8y ago

It was a tool for putting together decent looking, embeddable lists of social media posts.

As far as I know, mostly news sites used it to capture online opinion about a topic without having a big number of separate embedded tweets, Instagram posts, etc.

Chaebixi8y ago

> As far as I know, mostly news sites used it to capture online opinion about a topic without having a big number of separate embedded tweets, Instagram posts, etc.

So, will a lot of these stories break (unless a lot of effort is taken to save them by exporting the storify content)?

> After May 16, 2018, Storify.com accounts and their content will no longer be accessible

jwilk8y ago

Storify is a social network service that lets the user create stories or timelines using social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storify

jjawssd8y ago· 4 in thread

Mandatory: https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/

sushid8y ago

It's a no nonsense page with simple account related questions and answers. No incredible journey bs on there at all.

dang8y ago

Please don't do stock comments here, especially when their best-before date was so long ago.

Apocryphon8y ago

It's a lazy comment, but that blog is the closest thing we have to a modern day Fucked Company site.

jjawssd8y ago

Please delete my comment

teraflop8y ago· 3 in thread

This is going to cause an awful lot of dead links. I don't suppose anyone has a plan to archive the content?

xmmrm8y ago

https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/940627577059778560

aw3c28y ago

Keep an eye on http://archiveteam.org/ on how to participate in archiving it.

whois8y ago

Maybe something with the internet archive?

wordpressdev8y ago· 3 in thread

Storify was a good product, used it in the early days. Shame to see it going down.

distilpost8y ago

Distilpost, my own startup is a more than adequate alternative. It is all machine curated at the moment and super accurate. Beats twitter moments easily. https://distilpost.com/

spraak8y ago

I think you could have been a bit more tactful there.

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distilpost8y ago

Pardon me if i am unfamiliar with the ways of the community but the down votes are simply far removed from what i expected as i only sougth to offer those deeply affected a possible alternative and something to cheer for.

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benrmatthews8y ago· 2 in thread

Think Twitter Moments was the beginning of the end for Storify - testament to how well Moments has worked for Twitter, despite its early critics.

tptacek8y ago

I still don't understand how to use Twitter Moments. How do they compare to Storify?

hsod8y ago

You can create a Moment and string together any number of tweets from any number of accounts into a cohesive narrative. Similar to Storify.

Domenic_S8y ago· 2 in thread

slezakattack8y ago

I understand the rationale behind your comment but I think it expresses a form of emotion when including something like "unfortunately" to an already negative statement. It feels like an expression of regret. Personally, saying something like "unfortunately, my grandmother passed away this year" instead of just saying "my grandmother passed away" feels a bit more emotional.

mlevental8y ago

it's a common colloquialism that means "I'm sad that ..."

ricardobeat8y ago

Twitter just released 'native' threads an hour ago: https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/...

tokyokawasemi8y ago

Storify was pretty useful as a curation tool, and I remember using it to sort through the information/disinformation around the Japan quake (https://storify.com/boheekim/collaborating-to-storify-japan) back in 2011. There is a definite need for an embeddable/centralized stream of updates during times of disaster or crisis. Folks often whip up a collaborative Google Doc on the fly, but a lighter weight mobile friendly solution would be awesome.

jedc8y ago

If you want a laugh, check out what I think is the funniest Storify story ever - https://storify.com/ahchrissawyer/the-peanut-factory-sex-bur... (The Peanut Factory Sex Burglars)

mbid8y ago

Website is essentially plain html with firefox tracking protection. Nice.

Sir_Cmpwn8y ago

This is pretty well executed. Straightforward presentation of the impact and plan, ample time to deal with it, and no BS.

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51 comments

30 comments · 11 top-level

zschuessler8y ago· 5 in thread

I'm not sure what Storify is/was. I attempted to find out by clicking the "About" link in their footer, and got redirected to Adobe. Looks like maybe they got a buyout!

turbinemonkey8y ago

Storify was acquired by Livefyre ~4 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6354835

Livefyre was acquired by Adobe last year.

Whatever the route they've taken, the upshot is a helluva lot of content going poof (per usual).

username2238y ago

At least they seem not to have blocked the Internet Archive bot, so some history may have been preserved: http://archive.is/storify.com

1 more reply

smelendez8y ago

It was a tool for putting together decent looking, embeddable lists of social media posts.

As far as I know, mostly news sites used it to capture online opinion about a topic without having a big number of separate embedded tweets, Instagram posts, etc.

Chaebixi8y ago

> As far as I know, mostly news sites used it to capture online opinion about a topic without having a big number of separate embedded tweets, Instagram posts, etc.

So, will a lot of these stories break (unless a lot of effort is taken to save them by exporting the storify content)?

> After May 16, 2018, Storify.com accounts and their content will no longer be accessible

jwilk8y ago

Storify is a social network service that lets the user create stories or timelines using social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storify

jjawssd8y ago· 4 in thread

Mandatory: https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/

sushid8y ago

It's a no nonsense page with simple account related questions and answers. No incredible journey bs on there at all.

dang8y ago

Please don't do stock comments here, especially when their best-before date was so long ago.

Apocryphon8y ago

It's a lazy comment, but that blog is the closest thing we have to a modern day Fucked Company site.

jjawssd8y ago

Please delete my comment

teraflop8y ago· 3 in thread

This is going to cause an awful lot of dead links. I don't suppose anyone has a plan to archive the content?

xmmrm8y ago

https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/940627577059778560

aw3c28y ago

Keep an eye on http://archiveteam.org/ on how to participate in archiving it.

whois8y ago

Maybe something with the internet archive?

wordpressdev8y ago· 3 in thread

Storify was a good product, used it in the early days. Shame to see it going down.

distilpost8y ago

Distilpost, my own startup is a more than adequate alternative. It is all machine curated at the moment and super accurate. Beats twitter moments easily. https://distilpost.com/

spraak8y ago

I think you could have been a bit more tactful there.

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distilpost8y ago

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benrmatthews8y ago· 2 in thread

Think Twitter Moments was the beginning of the end for Storify - testament to how well Moments has worked for Twitter, despite its early critics.

tptacek8y ago

I still don't understand how to use Twitter Moments. How do they compare to Storify?

hsod8y ago

You can create a Moment and string together any number of tweets from any number of accounts into a cohesive narrative. Similar to Storify.

Domenic_S8y ago· 2 in thread

slezakattack8y ago

mlevental8y ago

it's a common colloquialism that means "I'm sad that ..."

ricardobeat8y ago

Twitter just released 'native' threads an hour ago: https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/...

tokyokawasemi8y ago

jedc8y ago

If you want a laugh, check out what I think is the funniest Storify story ever - https://storify.com/ahchrissawyer/the-peanut-factory-sex-bur... (The Peanut Factory Sex Burglars)

mbid8y ago

Website is essentially plain html with firefox tracking protection. Nice.

Sir_Cmpwn8y ago

This is pretty well executed. Straightforward presentation of the impact and plan, ample time to deal with it, and no BS.

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