StumbleUpon: Discover Interesting Things on the Web
Channel: Robert Scoble's Building 43
Date: 2012-06-04

StumbleUpon is the easiest way to discover new and interesting things from across the Web. It is a discovery engine that finds and recommends web content to its users. StumbleUpon features allow users to discover and rate Web pages, photos, and videos that are personalized to their tastes and interests using peer-sourcing and social networking principles.

"The model that we have built at StumbleUpon is one of those things where you can really make a difference as a content creator and make a connection with somebody in a way that you never could before in a former medium," explains Jack Krawczyk, Paid Discovery & Partnerships with StumbleUpon.

 "We are focused on building a world class discovery engine. What that means is trying to help people cut through all the clutter of information that is constantly being generated as the barriers to content production has gone down. More and more stuff gets created every day and it gets harder and harder to find the things that you really care about," concludes Marc Leibowitz, Marketing & Partnerships at StumbleUpon.

More than 20 million users turn to StumbleUpon to be informed, entertained and surprised by content and information recommended just for them. In addition, more than 60,000 brands, publishers and other marketers have used StumbleUpon's Paid Discovery platform to promote their products and services. StumbleUpon has offices in San Francisco and New York City.

StumbleUpon Website:  http://www.stumbleupon.com/   
StumbleUpon on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/stumbleupon
StumbleUpon on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/StumbleUpon 
StumbleUpon on CrunchBase:  http://www.crunchbase.com/company/stumbleupon