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Hubski

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Hubski
Type of site
Social news
URLhubski.com
RegistrationOptional (required to submit, comment, or vote)
LaunchedDecember 2010[1]
Current statusActive
Written inArc[2]

Hubski is a social networking and discussion site, built by Mark Katakowski.[3][4][5] A month after creating the site, Katakowski was joined by Steve Clausnitzer, another Ann Arbor resident.[6][7]

Hubski has been designed as alternative to Reddit.[8] In addition to sharing content from around the web, users are encouraged to share their own original content.[9] Hubski started out as a clone of Hacker News, and is still written in Arc, the dialect of Lisp created by Paul Graham.[2]

Features

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Hubski has a variety of features to help users share content; some of them are commonly found on other aggregators, some not so often:

  • Mechanisms for filtering by tags, users, and domains[10]
  • Embedding magnet links[11]
  • RSS feeds for users, topics, and new posts[12]
  • Personal tags for posts[13]
  • Per-user configurable themes[14]
  • Responsive design to accommodate users of varying screen sizes

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome". December 6, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "How hubski works and how we plan to make it better". January 9, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Ann Arbor natives create new social media site". Interview. NPR. June 5, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Hubski Primer". Retrieved July 7, 2015. Hubski is a platform that encourages thoughtful dialog, and enables users to have complete control over the content they see.
  5. ^ "Hubski – the new Reddit?". The Red Ferret Journal. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Interview With The Founders Of Hubski, The Reddit For Intelligent Conversation". Interview. Urban Times. September 2, 2013. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Longtime redditor Mark Katakowski's Hubski rethinks Reddit's approach to news". The Daily Dot. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. ^ "9 Reddit Alternatives That Are Trying SO Hard". Popular Mechanics. Jul 6, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  9. ^ Personal Content Isn't A Sin
  10. ^ Hubski Update: Following and ignoring domains
  11. ^ Hubski Update: forwardslash brings magnet links
  12. ^ Available Hubski RSS Feeds
  13. ^ Hubski Update: Personal tags
  14. ^ Hubski Update: Spring is here
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