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Life & fun · January 4, 2014

Pinboard

Social bookmarking for introverts

Pinboard launched on January 4, 2014 with 111 votes, #87 of 1,173 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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What it does

Founded in 2009, Pinboard is a fast, independently run, no-nonsense bookmarking site for people who value privacy and speed. There are no ads and no trackers of any kind. Users pay a modest yearly fee. Pinboard lets you bookmark from any browser, connect up Twitter accounts (and favorites), and sync with popular services like Instapaper or Pocket. For a few more bucks a year, Pinboard offers an archiving service which saves a copy of everything you bookmark, gives you full-text search, and automatically checks your account for dead links. “A one-man operation can compete against million dollar corporations and thrive.” “Pinboard is a very effective service… Sometimes, you don't need glitz;…from pinboard.in

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