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2011-07-06 by Andrew
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Namesake For iPhone Has Arrived

And we guarantee it’s the fastest, most alive experience you’ve ever seen on a mobile phone. Wherever you are, you can have live conversations about the concert you’re at right now, breaking news stories, or simply getting answers to the questions about something you need to solve, now. New comments in every conversation appear on-screen [...]

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2011-07-05 by Andrew
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Start conversations anywhere via Twitter

It’s now easier than ever to start a conversation on Namesake. If you can access Twitter, you can start a conversation on Namesake—no matter where you are. How? By using the hashtag #namesake at the end of your tweet. Here’s how it works… 1) Send out a tweet that ends in #namesake. The body of [...]

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2011-05-22 by Namesake Team
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Namesake vs. the World

We’re often asked “What is the difference between Namesake and ‘X’?” So here’s a quick primer on the differences between Namesake and some of the most popular social sites out there. Namesake vs. Quora Quora is a social question and answer site. Their ‘thing’ is to find the definitive answer for any question posed by [...]

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2011-05-18 by Namesake Team
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Are you who you say you are?

In the online world there’s a continuum from hyper-transparency/real identity all the way to obfuscation/anonymity. The poles are represented by Facebook and 4Chan. In this infographic, we take a look at these opposing philosophies and some of the space in between. Are you who you say you are? (click image to enlarge)

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2011-05-10 by Clint
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Publish Better, Publish Media

There were two product releases within the last week that are worth noting: The Publisher The publisher is this thing: It used to be the only step in starting a conversation; say something and optionally attach a video. But then you had to perform an extra click or three to go to the conversation and [...]

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2011-04-25 by Namesake Team
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Site Updates – April 25, 2011

Over the weekend we shipped some new features and tweaked a few things to make Namesake even better. Conversation Summaries We added the ability to create a conversation summary for Conversations with more than 10 comments. Scroll to the top of any Conversation with more than 10 comments and if it doesn’t already have a [...]

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2011-04-20 by Namesake Team
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OMG! We Hired Someone!

We are stoked to announce that Andrew Skotzko has joined the Namesake team! I could blather on about Andrew’s accomplishments and C.V. He graduated from USC’s entrepreneur school, ran customer development at the advertising startup CitizenNet…blah blah blah. Fine, you want more? Go check his About Me page on his blog. Way more interesting is [...]

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2011-02-21 by Namesake Team
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Namesake Conversation Types: Public, Private & Invite-only

All conversations are not created equal. Everyday, in real life, we experience a myriad of conversation types. Some are private. Some are public. Some are long. Some are short.  The fact is: conversations are dependent on those whom you are communicating with and the context in which information is shared. We’re doing our best to [...]

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2011-02-16 by Namesake Team
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A Conversation Community

Welcome to the Namesake blog. We’re happy you’ve decided to stop by. We know you live a busy life; the fact that you’ve taken a minute to learn about the Namesake product and culture makes us happy. Thank you. Our mission it simple at Namesake: build trust through conversation. Meaningful conversation is an incredibly powerful tool.  [...]

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