Instapaper

Instapaper
An example of an article being read in the website
Type of site
Online bookmarking, saving articles for later reading
OwnerInstant Paper, Inc. (previously Pinterest)
Created byMarco Arment
URLwww.instapaper.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationYes
LaunchedJanuary 28, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01-28)
Current statusActive

Instapaper is a social bookmarking service that allows web content to be saved so it can be "read later" on a different device, such as an e-reader, smartphone, or tablet. The service was founded in 2008 by Marco Arment.[1] In April 2013, Arment sold a majority stake to Betaworks[2] and by mid 2016 Pinterest acquired the company.[3] In July 2018, ownership of Instapaper was transferred from Pinterest to a newly formed company Instant Paper, Inc. The transition was completed on August 6, 2018.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Instapaper: Press and Media Kit". Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference verge-betaworks was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PinterestAcquisition was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ LeFebvre, Rob (July 16, 2018). "Instapaper buys itself back from Pinterest". Engadget. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Instapaper is going independent". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.