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June 27, 2007

Thoof Now in Public Beta

Nick Gonzalez

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Social news site Thoof, privately launched nearly two weeks ago by invitation only, is now open to anyone. Our launch post is here.

Thoof is about personalized news and incorporates elements of Wikis, Digg/del.icio.us voting features. Users submit stories to the service as a link to the news item, along with a title, description and tags. Other users start to see the news item if Thoof determines they will like it. However, submissions can be easily be edited by other users who think there is something lacking.

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  1. Joe B.

    June 27th, 2007 at 11:48 pm

    I think I am learning to hate the word “social” since I started reading TechCrunch.

  2. Louis-Eric

    June 28th, 2007 at 12:08 am

    As anyone from a French-speaking country (French Canada, France, Belgium, etc.) will tell you, they have just named their startup… “pubic hair”.

  3. Andrew

    June 28th, 2007 at 12:16 am

    funny if true

  4. TechCrunch

    June 28th, 2007 at 12:18 am

    Absolutely brilliant.

  5. Andy

    June 28th, 2007 at 12:58 am

    Just wait until they start using the words “social” and “iPhone” together, Joe B.

  6. Ian

    June 28th, 2007 at 2:53 am

    Someone should mention the internal error upon using the search feature. So I did :D otherwise, I guess its kind of a wiki thing. I don’t know why, but I find it a little bit annoying the way I can never scroll to the end of the page. Though that may suggest something about my current mental state.

  7. Sanity

    June 28th, 2007 at 3:15 am

    re: pubic hair, definitely funny if true, unfortunately its not.

  8. Rudy

    June 28th, 2007 at 3:41 am

    Checked with a French co-worker, Thoof doesn’t mean “public hair” in French - funny though, just obscure enough to be plausible.

  9. tech povera

    June 28th, 2007 at 4:19 am

    The problem with thoof is the digg model. It’s getting spammed right now.

  10. Ravi

    June 28th, 2007 at 5:04 am

    How very true, seems like we are gonna be governed by social sites! Yuk

  11. Corbak

    June 28th, 2007 at 6:47 am

    The French word Louis-Eric is referring in fact to is pronounced “TOOF” - not thoof - & it does not necessarily mean what he said to every French speaking person. I had to sit back & think one minute before, AHA!, right, well, what, not a big deal…

  12. Concrete Stain

    June 28th, 2007 at 6:52 am

    Thoof -

    - How does it beat Topix? who is already a major player with a better look UI ?

  13. Rudy

    June 28th, 2007 at 7:15 am

    tech povera, Thoof is not getting spammed, I think if the author of that blog entry were to check their preferences, they would see that they have switched off their adult filter - which is why they are seeing adult themed stories.

  14. Louis-Eric

    June 28th, 2007 at 7:38 am

    What ? I’m French, and work in two French countries. Ask better people. Thoof = Touffe = Bush.

  15. bdb

    June 28th, 2007 at 11:37 am

    Thoof, now in Pubic beta?

  16. Dave

    June 28th, 2007 at 1:00 pm

    Whack

  17. David Mackey

    June 30th, 2007 at 5:34 pm

    I like this idea (surfing over to sign up now).

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