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Thing Labs

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Thing Labs builds web-based software that makes it easy to create, share, explore and enjoy content.

Founded by Jason Shellen, a former Googler who worked on Blogger and co-created Google Reader, Thing Labs is the company behind Brizzly and Plinky.

Recent Milestones

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  Thing Labs was acquired by AOL. (9/28/10)
  Posted 9/28/10 at 3:35pm via techcrunch.com
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  Thing Labs — Thing Labs announced that our friends at Automattic, makers of WordPress.com, are the new owners of Plinky. (6/25/10)
  Posted 6/25/10 at 1:42pm via thinglabs.com
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  Thing Labs received $600k in Series A funding. (11/1/09)
  Posted 11/6/09 at 11:02am via techcrunch.com
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  Thing Labs added Chris Wetherell as VP of Technology. (6/1/09)
  Posted 6/11/09 at 8:32pm
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  Thing Labs received $1.6M in Series A funding. (6/9/08)
  Posted 11/18/08 at 2:13pm via paidcontent.org
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  Thing Labs added Simeon Simeonov as Co-Founder & CTO. (6/1/08)
  Posted 1/22/09 at 2:23pm
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  Thing Labs added Jason Shellen as CEO & Founder. (5/1/08)
  Posted 8/18/08 at 8:54pm
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  Thing Labs added Ryan Freitas as Director of Product Design.
  Posted 1/22/09 at 2:23pm
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  Thing Labs added Michael Hirshland as Investor & Board Member.
  Posted 8/27/09 at 8:08am

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Brizzly

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Sources

1. Our New Parent, AOL, Confirms Our Scoop On Them Buying Thing Labs (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Ex-Googler’s Plinky Raises $1.5 Million (paidcontent.org) [edit]
3. techcrunch.com [edit]
Plinky sold to Automattic (blog.thinglabs.com) [edit]