{"id":3045,"date":"2021-02-15T09:38:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T09:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1338904"},"modified":"2021-02-15T09:38:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T09:38:13","slug":"this-slack-bot-lets-you-relive-stumbleupons-glory-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=3045","title":{"rendered":"This Slack bot lets you relive StumbleUpon\u2019s glory days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In my early years on the internet, I came across StumbleUpon and it changed my life. Bored? Go to StumbleUpon. Want to find a weird video site? Go to&nbsp;StumbleUpon.<\/p>\n<p>For people who don\u2019t know, it was a site with a random button that could take you to <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/insider\/2011\/04\/04\/stumbleupon-800-million-monthly-stumbles-cant-be-wrong\/\">amusing sites on the internet<\/a>. It was perfect for finding content with just a click when social media wasn\u2019t yet at its peak.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1338912 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/stumbleupon-kt-796x493.jpg\" alt width=\"796\" height=\"493\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/stumbleupon-kt-796x493.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/stumbleupon-kt-280x173.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/stumbleupon-kt-436x270.jpg 436w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/stumbleupon-kt-218x135.jpg 218w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/stumbleupon-kt.jpg 1445w\"><figcaption>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingfundamentals.com\/stumbleupon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marketing Fundamentals<\/a><\/figcaption><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/02\/15\/slack-bot-stumbleupon-design-throwback\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F02%2F15%2Fslack-bot-stumbleupon-design-throwback%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Screenshot of StumbleUpon\" data-title=\"Share Screenshot of StumbleUpon on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Screenshot of StumbleUpon on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Screenshot of StumbleUpon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The site sadly <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/apps\/2018\/05\/24\/stumbleupon-is-calling-it-quits-after-16-years\/\">shut down in 2018<\/a> and some of its features have been ported to a new product called Mix.com. However, I came across <a href=\"https:\/\/bored.social\/?ref=producthunt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">a Slack app<\/a> earlier this month that lets me relive the glorious era of StumbleUpon.<\/p>\n<p><span>Bored\u2019s Slack app is designed to help you pass the time on slow days with your colleagues, through games of trivia, roasting, and&nbsp;<\/span><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Spot the Faker<\/i><span>. But my colleagues are super serious executives who don\u2019t have any time to mess around during work hours. So, I explored Bored\u2019s last option:&nbsp;<\/span><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">take a break<\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This one points you to fun sites you can spend some time watching videos or playing mini-games. While exploring these sites, I thought, \u201cWhere have I seen this before?\u201d, and StumbleUpon came to my mind. You can\u2019t select categories of exploring new things on the internet like the defunct site,<span>but I will be happy with what I\u2019ve got for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1338935 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-3.04.43-PM-796x411.png\" alt width=\"796\" height=\"411\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-3.04.43-PM-796x411.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-3.04.43-PM-280x144.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-3.04.43-PM-523x270.png 523w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-3.04.43-PM-262x135.png 262w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-15-at-3.04.43-PM.png 849w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/02\/15\/slack-bot-stumbleupon-design-throwback\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F02%2F15%2Fslack-bot-stumbleupon-design-throwback%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Slack app Bored\u2019s Take a break mode that lets you discover random sites \u2014 just like StumbleUpon\" data-title=\"Share Slack app Bored\u2019s Take a break mode that lets you discover random sites \u2014 just like StumbleUpon on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Slack app Bored\u2019s Take a break mode that lets you discover random sites \u2014 just like StumbleUpon on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Slack app Bored\u2019s Take a break mode that lets you discover random sites \u2014 just like StumbleUpon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Until now, I\u2019ve found a site to track <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">how many people are in space right now<\/a>, and one that lets you watch videos from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/neave.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u201cinterdimensional cable\u201d<\/a>. It\u2019s nice to have a set of sites you visit regularly. But from time to time, I also want a handy random button that could transport me to wonderland.<\/p>\n<p>You can download the Bored app from <a href=\"https:\/\/bored.social\/?ref=producthunt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/thenextweb\/plugged-in\">and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\"> Published February 15, 2021 \u2014 09:38 UTC <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/02\/15\/slack-bot-stumbleupon-design-throwback\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my early years on the internet, I came across StumbleUpon and it changed my life. Bored? Go to StumbleUpon. Want to find a weird video site? Go to&nbsp;StumbleUpon. 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