The death of Tickle
May 5th, 2008
I spent the week in San Francisco, and attended a farewell to Tickle party, and saw a lot of old friends which was great. Monster has decided that Tickle is not worth the expense anymore, and is moving the site over to Affinity Labs. Ringo (a top 3000 site) and LoveHappens (my baby) are just being shut down. Read the coverage on Techcrunch for more information.
It's a real shame about Ringo and LoveHappens, because both are great services and even (I think) profitable. But their profit is a drop in the bucket to a big company like Monster, so they are not even going to sell them. They're just gonna pull the plug! All Ticklers past and present are feeling nostalgic about the products - but its good the everyone at the company now has a resolution and can plan their future.
I learned everything I know about the internet at Tickle. I got a 6 year education in building successful consumer facing websites. Tickle was special because of the people that were there. I haven't worked at many other companies, but even I understand that we had a special culture. It is a culture I will strive to build for Goodreads and any other place I work. So here's a heartfelt thank you and good luck to all the Ticklers!
Below is the death notice for LoveHappens.
Save Ringo!
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May 7th, 2008 at 12:27 AM Sorry to see it go. I remember all the late nights you put into getting LoveHappens up. Take A LOT of screenshots / screencasts of the working product before it goes!