October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
StumbleUpon
INFOGRAPHIC: The Lifespan Of A Web Page On StumbleUpon
When a Web page is added to StumbleUpon, it may start to receive a ton of traffic. In fact, StumbleUpon is responsible for as much as half of all social media traffic referrals to websites in the U.S., far more than the likes of Facebook, Reddit and Twitter. However, how does the amount of engagement that StumbleUpon provides Web pages with change over time? An... Read more » StumbleUpon Hits 20 Million Users
Social discovery service StumbleUpon has hit a new milestone with the news that it now has more than 20 million users. The service's user base has doubled in size since May 2010, with more than 1,000 stumbles per second occurring at peak times of the day. StumbleUpon now serves as many stumbles in one hour as it did in its first year. Since last year, the company... Read more » StumbleUpon Updates iPhone And iPad Apps, Adds Explore Box And Other Features
Social discovery engine StumbleUpon has updated its iPhone and iPad apps, with the addition of the Explore Box, faster page loading and more. The Explore Box feature, which was added to the company's website and browser toolbar in August, lets you stumble through just about any topic you can think of. Both the iPhone and iPad apps now have the Explore Box feature,... Read more » StumbleUpon Adds ‘Explore Box’ Feature, Discover Cool Stuff Based On Specific Interests
StumbleUpon has rolled out a new feature that lets you discover cool content on the Web related to your specific interests. Previously, you were only able to stumble through content on the Web related to more than 500 broad categories but the new Explore Box lets you stumble through just about any topic you can think of. For instance, rather than stumbling through... Read more » StumbleUpon Rolls Out Audience Tools Page, Helps Website Owners Get Content Discovered
When it comes to discovering cool content on the Web, StumbleUpon is one of the best ways to find interesting articles, videos, memes and more. If you own a website or run a blog, it is a great way to share content and increase engagement with more than 15 million Stumblers. After all, it is the second largest source of social media traffic to websites, after... Read more » StumbleUpon Celebrates Mother’s Day, Offers $100 Amazon Gift Card To “Coolest Mom”
Social recommendation service StumbleUpon is celebrating Mother's Day by offering the chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card for being the Coolest Mom on StumbleUpon. To nominate your mom for the prize (she can also enter the contest herself), you can tweet a link to the Stumbler Mom's profile using the #StumbleUponMoms hashtag or comment on the "Coolest Moms on... Read more » StumbleUpon Now Receiving 1 Billion Stumbles Per Month
Social content discovery service StumbleUpon has surpassed a monumental milestone after users hit that big ol' Stumble button more than 1 billion times in March. That's a whole lot of procrastinating. I mean, finding interesting content. The news was announced on Twitter Wednesday by StumbleUpon founder and CEO Garrett Camp. Taking a look at a graph which displays... Read more » StumbleUpon Completes $17M Funding Round
Good news, Stumblers: Social discovery engine StumbleUpon has completed a $17 million Series B funding round, which will be used to invest in the company's technology, expand the service to new platforms and hire more employees. Firms which have invested in the company in this round include DAG Ventures and First Round Capital, along with companies who led the... Read more » StumbleUpon Mobile Hits Record High During Super Bowl
With most homes having a plethora of gadgets and gizmos available, sitting down to watch the biggest sporting event of the year with complete concentration is becoming increasingly difficult. Case in point: StumbleUpon saw its heaviest-ever usage on its mobile apps during Sunday's game. Roberto Sanabria, the company's "StumbleStats Ninja", compiled some stats... Read more » 
