December 28th, 2010

Fancy Is A Social Shopping List For The Design-Obsessed

We recently wrote about thingd, the ambitious startup that wants to build a “database of every thing in the world.” The startup, which has raised funding from a group of impressive investors, recently rolled out Fancy, a social shopping/blogging platform to list products.

The idea behind Fancy is fairly simple. Via a bookmarklet, you can flag and import pictures of pretty much anything from other… → Read More

November 10th, 2010

thingd: The Super Ambitious, Low-Profile But Red Hot Startup You've Never Heard Of

The New York Observer has shined a light on thingd, a stealthy New York-based startup that is currently attracting a lot of high-profile attention – and funds – in tech circles. Turns out it’s a pretty ambitious venture run by some really smart people that has attracted some seriously big-name backers. Which is more than enough to spark our interest.

I just talked to thingd (short for “thing… → Read More