Vizify acquired by Yahoo

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Post by dswiese » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 5:33 PM UTC

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Post by Dakuan » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 6:07 PM UTC

And there was me hoping that Vizify could magically transform any text into something that could have been out of Viz magazine.

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Post by noelwelsh » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 6:09 PM UTC

A great result for Todd and team! Having worked with the people at Vizify I know they'll do some great stuff at Yahoo!

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Post by djyaz1200 » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 6:10 PM UTC

Congrats! Go PDX!

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Post by austinhutch » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 6:17 PM UTC

I've had a Vizify profile for a while and have been underwhelmed with the product. I'd like to hear from someone who really likes it and/or gets value from it.

Re: Vizify acquired by Yahoo

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Post by hydralist » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 6:18 PM UTC

"Since last summer, we’ve been engaged in a conversation with some of the incredible folks at Yahoo about the ways this more visual approach to data can inspire and entertain. As our conversations progressed, we realized we’d found a partner who shared our passion for user experience, design, and visualizing information."

This shit makes me cringe, such bullshit. They offered the right price, we wanted money. That is all

Re: Vizify acquired by Yahoo

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Post by cubes » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 6:20 PM UTC

Congratulations Todd and team!

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Post by emilsundberg » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 6:23 PM UTC

Sad to hear that their company and product failed. Did anyone use their paid service?

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Post by untog » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 6:24 PM UTC

Sad. Another company failing and shutting down with its employees going to work at Yahoo.

Sorry, I mean they got acqui-hired.

EDIT: There are other comments saying that people are being unnecessarily negative. Maybe so. But this is a company with customers that is shutting down without a single apology to people that depend on their service. Overall, the post just feels like doublespeak, talking about "your transition" (to what?), and:

"we realized we’d found a partner who shared our passion for user experience, design, and visualizing information."

...which is why they've told us to shut down all the work we've been doing for the last few years and start something different!

Re: Vizify acquired by Yahoo

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Post by yawgmoth » Wed, Mar 05, 2014, 6:31 PM UTC

There are only a handful of comments in this thread and they're already seething with vitriol. Can anyone give context? Or is this just general "Yahoo, blech," sentiment?