Pillowfort.io: A Better Social Media Platform

A project in Austin, TX by Pillowfort.io
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A blogging platform providing users with better tools for communication and control over how their content is accessed and shared.
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Backers: 4476
Average Pledge Per Backer: $13

Funded: $57,045 of $39,900
Dates: Jul 25th -> Aug 24th (30 days)
Project By: Pillowfort.io
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Latest News

Press & Interviews

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
As the Kickstarter is starting to wrap up, Pillowfort's founder Julia Baritz talked to some outlets recently about the project! Stand Up Magazine wrote an overall positive article about Pillowfort and what we offer our users! Check it out for some... (Read More)

100% Funded & Stretch Goals!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Last night we reached our funding goal!! Our first stretch goal aims to allow us to increase our compensation for at least one of our part-time developers. Essentially all of the additional funding that we bring in from here until the end of the... (Read More)

75 Percent!

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Our Kickstarter is over 75% funded! We’re doing so great, and at this rate we’re on track to reach our goal around a week before the end of our campaign! Thanks to all of you who have supported us!  (Read More)

33% funded & The Daily Dot wrote about us!

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of you who have supported us so far, Pillowfort.io is now 33% funded! Our contribution rate is still going strong, averaging about $2000 in contributions per day, in defiance of the drop-off in donations that most Kickstarters usually... (Read More)

Pillowfort wants to revive the art of blogging

July 31st - via: dailydot.com
In the early 2000s, restless writers could exhale on their LiveJournal. Then Tumblr burst onto the scene as an efficient form of pinned content, and as a reaction to the age of social media. Pillowfort, a new platform molded after its forebearers, wants to make blogging personal yet community-driven again. Pillowfort is commonly described as a hybrid between LiveJournal and Tumblr by those on Twitter, and it (Read More)

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