January 3, 2013
One of the greatest inventions ever made on the Internet, has to be without a doubt, Stumbleupon. Stumbleupon is responsible for people finding websites they wouldn't normally find, as well as destroying an entire day in front of the computer. You begin stumbling through a few sites and 6 hours later, you're sitting in a zombie-like state, glazed eyes, finger clicking automatically on the mouse key, droning "just one more site, just one more...."
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November 12, 2012
StumbleUpon hardly needs an introduction. But if you have just come back from Crusoe’s island, associate it with the term “serendipitous discovery”. What this article aims to do is take aim at StumbleUpon’s iOS app and see if it can be our own wheel of fortune when it comes to discovering cool websites and useful tidbits of information. Let’s stumble.
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October 26, 2012
Where do you get your fix of fun, interesting sites to look at? These days, it's probably Reddit, Twitter or Facebook. But do you remember the time when the best site to find new interesting content was StumbleUpon? You might be pleased to know that it never really went away. People have continued to Stumble cool content all this time, so with a few tweaks it's now actually better than ever.
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September 28, 2012
Is the new grid-like layout so popularized by Pinterest the new face of Web 2.0? StumbleUpon has changed its look and it has invited all users to try out the makeover in its beta page. This change follows in the wake of the recent launch of its completely revamped iOS app last week. And it is easy to make out the design points which have been adopted for the web version as well.
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September 22, 2012
Being widely popular several years ago, StumbleUpon is definitely down from its previous glory. This might change, however, with the release of a completely revamped StumbleUpon app for iPhone and iPad. The new design of the app leaves almost nothing untouched, and brings a lighter and more colorful interface that could entice you to start stumbling again.
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December 9, 2011
According to the online media research site, GigaOM, StumbleUpon has surpassed Facebook as "the biggest traffic driver among social media websites in the US". StumbleUpon has always been one of the go-to sites for discovering new and interesting stuff on the Web, and recently the site has done a significant makeover that gives it a lot more visual appeal.
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November 2, 2011
There's no denying that Stumbleupon is a very powerful social networking tool when it comes to promoting websites. Once a page gets into the Stumbleupon system (up to 2.2 million pages a month!), it can then be seen by hundreds, thousands, if not tens of thousands of people, all in a very short time.
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October 12, 2011
As of October 24th, StumbleUpon groups will also cease to exist. StumbleUpon is now offering export options for their blog and groups. If you own a blog with StumbleUpon and wish to continue writing it using HTML, you can use the export tool to export everything, including images and embedded videos, to WordPress.
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August 22, 2011
StumbleUpon is a service that creates a customized surfing experience, which is tailored to your exact liking by narrowing down on subjects and specific websites you like. With time, as many other services, it also became a social experience. Recently, StumbleUpon have released a new version of their iPad app. It is now more social and also looks much better. Have you taken it for a spin?
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July 13, 2011
The web discovery and bookmarking site, StumbleUpon, has launched its redesigned app for the iPad. The updated 1.4 version has the popular magazine style navigation, similar to apps like Zite, Flipboard, and Pulse. The new StumpleUpon app features were moved around, with larger menu bar buttons near the top of the home page.
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February 1, 2011
It’s a long afternoon at work – or a late evening alone – and you’re looking for an easy way to browse through some links you might find interesting. Where do you go? What if you want to limit your browsing to just links which were tweeted? Where do you go then? Well, if you’re [...]
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December 22, 2009
I have been using Google Chrome since it first came out and it has a lot of features to recommend itself (the speed and lower memory usage being the main sells). But there were lots of features that were lacking which prevented me from making the full switch from Firefox. With my heavy usage of [...]
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August 17, 2009
Of all the web based applications to come along in the last few years, StumbleUpon is easily the one I use the most. By clicking that little button, I have discovered so many great websites and even greater information that I would never have found by traditional searching methods. As a former web-developer, one of [...]
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June 28, 2009
Su.pr is a new URL shortener service created by the popular StumbleUpon team. In fact, Su.pr is more than just a URL shortener. It is also a one-stop hub for you to share and promote your content on Twitter, Facebook and StumbleUpon instantly. Su.pr is currently in private Beta mode. If you like to test [...]
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April 4, 2009
Since the emergence of social web, developers have been trying to make the search more social. Really, having people to suggest you results based on your search query is a great idea because the machine can’t understand many objective aspects of the great content like style and usefulness. By integrating social websites within Google search [...]
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