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'There was almost a utopian feeling to it': How StumbleUpon pioneered the way we use the internet

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'There was almost a utopian feeling to it': How StumbleUpon pioneered the way we use the internet

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 15 days ago

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StumbleUpon, a tool that led users to random websites, had a stranglehold on millennials in the 2010s. Its influence echoes through everything we do online.

StumbleUpon, a tool that led users to random websites, had a stranglehold on millennials in the 2010s. Its influence echoes through everything we do online.

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