Acquired by X (formerly Twitter)
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Industries CommunitiesConsumer ReviewsSocialHeadquarters Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Founded Date 2007 Founders Andrew McClain, Ben Finkel Operating Status Active Last Funding Type Seed
Company Type For Profit
Contact Email ben@fluther.com Phone Number 13109562198
The Fluther team joined Twitter on December 21, 2010, but Fluther continues to exist as an independent product. It is a free Q&A collective that specializes in getting fast answers from the right people.
It accepts questions on any subject, and has a few key differences from other Q&A sites:
1. Technology: Fluther's matching
algorithm sends personalized questions to every user based on their expertise and site usage. It also features real-time interaction, so you can receive answers and follow-up live; each question feels like its own chat room.
2. Community: Fluther has a high bar for quality and community interaction. There is a team of volunteer moderators to enforce the guidelines, and there are no external incentives for submitting questions and answers (besides increasing your "lurve" score). This leads to a relatively high level of discourse, and a close-knit community. Each user can also follow their own "fluther" of interesting people, enabling more filtering and less noise.
3. Design: Fluther has a quirky and humorous voice, and an ornate design that has been carefully crafted.
Fluther also has an iPhone web application which allows users to get answers wherever they are.
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M&A Details
Transaction Name Fluther acquired by X (formerly Twitter)Acquired by X (formerly Twitter)Announced Date Dec 21, 2010