Frictionless, taking the friction out of Facebook social news apps

Frictionless, taking the friction out of Facebook social news apps launched on December 4, 2011 with 5 votes, #94 of 254 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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LaunchedDec 4, 2011

Launch day▲ 5 votestop 37% of 254 that month

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#94
of 254 launches in December 2011: 50%
of 2011's launches got fewer votes: 6
launches landed the same day: 11%
of launches posted at 22:00 UTC reach 10 votes: 1st
earlier than 8 of its 8 closest products

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