Polyvore acquired by SSENSE and is immediately shut down (blog.polyvore.com)

This is a truly sad day for the individual... and +1 for Mega corporations.

Years ago when Polyvore launched - they TRULY innovated and brought REAL power to the single user. Enabling them automagically to BECOME a creator/designer/curator.

This technological leap fwd, generated a wellspring of creativity for those millions of users struggling to communicate their unique sense of style and design-sensibilities.

Fast fwd, we now see the typical cycle of indie-platform being absorbed by MEGA Corp ( YAHOO ) -- but promising only BETTER evolution :

  Going forward, Polyvore will still be the same Polyvore that you love, but we’ll have more resources to make it even bigger & better. Our mission of empowering people to feel good about their style will stay the same. We’ll continue to add cool new product features and roll out new perks for top members. We’ve accomplished a lot on our own, but together with Yahoo we can take Polyvore to its fullest potential. [1]

then tossed over once again to another buyer..and laid dead to rest in the interwebs..

What does this 'evolution' yield one may ask in all due earnest?? How about the EXACT anti-thesis of why Polyvore started in the first place: Mass Produced. Mass Consumption. Mass FEED of Mass Produced Clothes.

yay.

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/31/yahoo-acquires-polyvore/

I'm so pissed right now!!! I was on Polyvore for over 4 years and now... Everything is gone!!!

I'm so upset by this. I had many friends on Polyvore, and now they're gone. And I have no idea who they are, so I'll never see them again. They helped me through so much in my life. I created characters from things I loved, made so many friends, expressed myself. Now, it's all gone thanks to greedy corporate companies.