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Life & fun · September 20, 2012

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Lookmark, read what your friends are reading (for Chrome)

Lookmark, read what your friends are reading (for Chrome) launched on September 20, 2012 with 27 votes, #72 of 455 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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In plain words

Lookmark was a Chrome browser extension that allowed users to see what their friends were reading online. Designed for casual web browsers who wanted social reading discovery, the extension integrated reading activity into a shared feed format. The service launched in 2012 but is no longer active, with the creators suggesting alternatives like Reading.am or Kippt for similar functionality.

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From the sources

We'd like to thank you, our users, and our investors again for giving Lookmark a chance. Please feel free to email us with any questions or comments. If you'd like to use a similar service, you can try Reading.am or Kippt . P.S. Looking for a job at a startup? Check the list of startup jobs on AngelListfrom lookmark.com

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