Svpply to retire on August 31st • Hacker News Board

whence wrote: post #7

benatkin wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

and if you were there for the name, http://svbtle.com/ is a good alternative

Well, just make sure you're witty and intelligent enough.

www.luvocracy.com another alternative

Re: Svpply to retire on August 31st

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Post by jewel » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 9:14 PM UTC

frandroid wrote: post #13

Another addition for http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/

I'm not so sure. "We regret to announce...", "We appreciate", a factual paragraph about what the team has been doing at ebay, and a way to export your data.

That's far better than the typical "We're excited to announce that we've been acquired, and are immediately shutting down the product", at least in my opinion.

Re: Svpply to retire on August 31st

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Post by chollier » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 9:15 PM UTC

Brrr I'll miss my everyday notification from Want, that's a bummer !

Re: Svpply to retire on August 31st

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 9:18 PM UTC

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Re: Svpply to retire on August 31st

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Post by bobthree » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 9:18 PM UTC

jewel wrote: post #15

frandroid wrote: post #13

Another addition for http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/

I'm not so sure. "We regret to announce...", "We appreciate", a factual paragraph about what the team has been doing at ebay, and a way to export your data. That's far better than the typical "We're excited to announce that we've been acquired, and are immediately shutting down the product", at least in my opinion.

http://blog.svpply.com/post/31008753911/ebay-inc-acquires-sv...

"One thing we do want to make clear: Svpply is not going away"

Sadly that's exactly what Our Incredible Journey is designed for.

Re: Svpply to retire on August 31st

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Post by Judson » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 9:31 PM UTC

It's a strange feeling to see Svpply finally setting into the sun. Most of us have moved on from ebay and the site has been semi-running itself for the past 6 months.

It's going to be weird saying "I worked on Svpply, a site that used to be about letting people curate and discover products".

Re: Svpply to retire on August 31st

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Post by jewel » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 9:37 PM UTC

bobthree wrote: post #18

jewel wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not so sure. "We regret to announce...", "We appreciate", a factual paragraph about what the team has been doing at ebay, and a way to export your data. That's far better than the typical "We're excited to announce that we've been acquired, and are immediately shutting down the product", at least in my opinion.

http://blog.svpply.com/post/31008753911/ebay-inc-acquires-sv... "One thing we do want to make clear: Svpply is not going away" Sadly that's exactly what Our Incredible Journey is designed for.

Fair enough. I was just looking at the post in question without knowing the context.

If they had ran it a few more years before they shut it down it'd feel less deceptive, since conditions can change and a product might not make sense to continue for financial reasons.