Spool_(software_company)

Spool (software company)

Spool (software company)

Social bookmarking program and social network

Spool was a free social bookmarking program and social network that was launched in October 2011 at TechCrunch Disrupt.[1] The service allowed users to cache a webpage, including any media on the page, for offline consumption on any mobile device. Spool raised over $1 million from angel investors in January 2012.[2] Facebook, Inc. acquired Spool in July 2012,[3] in what was rumored to be a very competitive process.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Spool is Instapaper on Steroids".
  2. [2]
    "Spool Raises Funding to Help You Take the Web Offline".
  3. [3]
    "Facebook Buys Mobile Bookmarking Service Spool".
  4. [4]
    "Why Did Facebook Buy Spool? What Did Twitter Miss".
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