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WHERE ARE
GOING?
@jw * Josh Wiiams
We
The Preface
In the BEGINNING
Where did we come om?
What follows is a brief history of our
bizarre journey from a web + UI boutique
to a social networking service.
Iconfactory circa 1999
Firewhîl Design
Inspired by Iconfactory’s Pixelpalooza,
I got into pixel art, drew hundreds of icons,
and met my first two co-workers.
Blinksale
•
Frustrated with our billing solution,
we wrote our own and decided to
make it fun. And useful.
•
Thank You Notes were an
unusual selling point that resonated
with those who used the service.
Blinksale
IconBuffet
•
50,000 people came to collect
icons and trade them with friends.
•
Fewer than 15 percent of those