So.cl
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| Owner | Microsoft |
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| Website | so |
| Alexa rank |
 13,800 |
| Registration | Required, Ages 18+ ONLY (currently in testing phase) |
So.cl (pronounced "social") was a social networking service and social search engine operated by Microsoft FUSE Labs. Microsoft FUSE Labs announced on March 7, 2017 that it would be closing down So.cl on March 15, 2017.
So.cl appears similar to Google+ and borrows concepts from Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. It occupies a niche role and is intended to augment rather than replace these services. Users are able to post a collage of pictures pertaining to a specific topic and share it with friends or "followers". Users are also able to post visual comments under these posts by sending "riffs". Riffs are a separate collage of graphic media that relate to the topic of the post. By using riffs, users are able to communicate with other users with media that are related to the interests.
Signup and login require a Microsoft account or So.cl-connected Facebook account. Currently, registration is only open to users 18 and older.
The site has integrated search features using the Bing API. Searches are public by default and can be marked private.
Users can follow other users or categorical interest pages. Users can share content they view on the Internet with other users by installing the So.cl's Bookmarklet application which adds a “Share on So.cl” button to the browser's bookmark bar.
Video Parties are collections of live YouTube video shared and edited by users.
Topic pages can be subscribed to populate the user's interest feeds.
So.cl launched in December 2011 and was first available through a partnership to students of the University of Washington, Syracuse University, and New York University. While still experimental, the site opened up to all users on 20 May 2012. The web address is a domain hack using the .cl top level domain.
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