LibraryThing on NPR 20 March 2008

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LibraryThing on NPR 20 March 2008

1kensor
Mar 20, 2008, 9:15 pm

Here is a link to today's (20 March 2008) web page with a story featuring LibraryThing:

http://tinyurl.com/2njkxf

2uncleop22
Mar 21, 2008, 10:57 am

They gave Tim & LT credit with starting the trend, too. Always cool to hear on the radio about something you use and enjoy.

3timspalding
Mar 21, 2008, 4:46 pm

That's tough. There were some sites before, notable SingleFile (now dead) and Bibliophil (http://www.bibliophil.org). Neither really took off, and they didn't quite have the idea LT and others ran with. I didn't know about either when I started LT. Certainly when I started LT the general opinion was that it was a fun hobby project, but a complete joke as a company. Only success changed that, eventually leading to millions of dollars being doled out to very imitative companies.

4petersfamily
Mar 22, 2008, 3:58 pm

I heard it while I was on the road. I called my wife (on my handsfree) and said: "Hey... LibraryThing is on NPR!" but she didn't get a radio tuned in on time. Thanks for the link, kensor!