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Dev tools · August 9, 2016

Fomo

Online equivalent of a busy store.

Fomo launched on August 9, 2016 with 313 votes, #59 of 3,856 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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In plain words

Fomo is a social proof marketing platform that displays real-time notifications of customer activity on websites, mimicking the atmosphere of a busy physical store online. It targets entrepreneurs and businesses looking to build credibility and encourage conversions by showing genuine customer actions like purchases and signups. The platform helps create a sense of activity and trustworthiness through transparent, honest social proof elements.

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From the sources

the world's first social proof proof marketing platform, with a vision to give honest entrepreneurs the credibility they deserve.

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