NutshellMail is a social network aggregation

Social network aggregation

Social network aggregation is the process of collecting content from multiple social network services, such as MySpace or Facebook. The task is often performed by a social network aggregator, which pulls together information into a single location, or helps a user consolidate multiple social...

 service that allows users to manage and interact with updates from social networking services through a consolidated email digest. NutshellMail's mission according to its website is to keep users connected yet productive at the same time. NutshellMail supports Facebook

Facebook

Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...

, Twitter

Twitter

Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

, MySpace

MySpace

Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

, LinkedIn

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...

, and Ning

Ning

Ning is an online platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks, launched in October 2005. Ning offers customers the ability to create a community website with a customized appearance and feel, feature sets such as photos, videos, forums and blogs, and the service layers in...

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In March 2008, PC World

PC World (magazine)

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 wrote an article suggesting that NutshellMail could allow users to streamline their social network experience. LifeHacker called NutshellMail "The Sledgehammer" to filter and manage online social lives in a May 2009 article.

Background

NutshellMail was founded in October 2008 by David Lyman, Mark Schmulen, Scott Mury, and David Neubauer. NutshellMail initially launched with a focus on email consolidation; however, as social networks and social media such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter dramatically increased their user bases, NutshellMail released support for these services and made social network aggregation and interaction the primary focus of its development.

On May 24, 2010, NutshellMail was acquired by Constant Contact

Constant Contact

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In September 2010, NutshellMail discontinued their e-mail consolidation service altogether to focus on social media based features.

Recognition

On May 28, 2009, Facebook announced that NutshellMail was one of 20 winners of the fbFund 2009 competition out of a pool of over 400 applicants. NutshellMail is participating in the fbFund 2009 Rev incubator program and has received funding through the fbFund. fbFund is administered by Facebook and funded by Accel Partners

Accel Partners

Accel Partners is a global venture and growth equity firm funding companies from inception through the growth stage.The firm is based in Palo Alto, California with major offices in Bangalore, Beijing, London, and Shanghai....

 and The Founders Fund

The Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm which invests at all stages in companies with revolutionary technologies. The firm’s six partners, Peter Thiel, Sean Parker, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek, Bruce Gibney, and Brian Singerman have been founders of or early investors in numerous...

. On November 19, 2009, Ning

Ning

Ning is an online platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks, launched in October 2005. Ning offers customers the ability to create a community website with a customized appearance and feel, feature sets such as photos, videos, forums and blogs, and the service layers in...

announced that Nutshellmail won the Ning Appathon competition as a Best Ported App finalist.

External links

NutshellMail.com
Constant Contact website