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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
I love the characters, the environments, the writing, the lore, and the flow of battles. But I have concerns with the game’s pacing. By the end of the first chapter, I had leveled up 16 times. Each level offered marginal rewards, like being able to move slightly farther during the character’s turn in combat or having a higher parry chance when being attacked. A slow drip-feed system means each level feels less important, and even though I’m growing stronger, I don’t get that sense of long-term satisfaction.
It’s especially frustrating to hit a roadblock like the one at the end of Act 1, where an incredibly tough boss rolls out of nowhere and spanks my crew — and I can’t leave to go grind experience somewhere else. I eventually found out a way to cheese the fight by focusing on my melee fighters’ positioning, but it took far too long banging my head against the wall. The victory tasted like ash in my mouth after all that frustration.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
But I have concerns with the game’s pacing. By the end of the first chapter, I had leveled up 16 times. Each level offered marginal rewards, like being able to move slightly farther during the character’s turn in combat or having a higher parry chance when being attacked. A slow drip-feed system means each level feels less important, and even though I’m growing stronger, I don’t get that sense of long-term satisfaction.
It’s especially frustrating to hit a roadblock like the one at the end of Act 1, where an incredibly tough boss rolls out of nowhere and spanks my crew — and I can’t leave to go grind experience somewhere else. I eventually found out a way to cheese the fight by focusing on my melee fighters’ positioning, but it took far too long banging my head against the wall. The victory tasted like ash in my mouth after all that frustration.
Voidship combat is another aspect that feels clunky and frustrating.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
But I have concerns with the game’s pacing. By the end of the first chapter, I had leveled up 16 times. Each level offered marginal rewards, like being able to move slightly farther during the character’s turn in combat or having a higher parry chance when being attacked. A slow drip-feed system means each level feels less important, and even though I’m growing stronger, I don’t get that sense of long-term satisfaction.
It’s especially frustrating to hit a roadblock like the one at the end of Act 1, where an incredibly tough boss rolls out of nowhere and spanks my crew — and I can’t leave to go grind experience somewhere else. I eventually found out a way to cheese the fight by focusing on my melee fighters’ positioning, but it took far too long banging my head against the wall. The victory tasted like ash in my mouth after all that frustration.
Voidship combat is another aspect that feels clunky and frustrating. Like the squad-based skirmishes, naval encounters are also turn-based, where positioning is ultra important.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
Each level offered marginal rewards, like being able to move slightly farther during the character’s turn in combat or having a higher parry chance when being attacked. A slow drip-feed system means each level feels less important, and even though I’m growing stronger, I don’t get that sense of long-term satisfaction.
It’s especially frustrating to hit a roadblock like the one at the end of Act 1, where an incredibly tough boss rolls out of nowhere and spanks my crew — and I can’t leave to go grind experience somewhere else. I eventually found out a way to cheese the fight by focusing on my melee fighters’ positioning, but it took far too long banging my head against the wall. The victory tasted like ash in my mouth after all that frustration.
Voidship combat is another aspect that feels clunky and frustrating. Like the squad-based skirmishes, naval encounters are also turn-based, where positioning is ultra important. Space naval battles should feel tense, but instead, I’m mostly annoyed at having to continually rotate my ship and set up my zones of attack.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
A slow drip-feed system means each level feels less important, and even though I’m growing stronger, I don’t get that sense of long-term satisfaction.
It’s especially frustrating to hit a roadblock like the one at the end of Act 1, where an incredibly tough boss rolls out of nowhere and spanks my crew — and I can’t leave to go grind experience somewhere else. I eventually found out a way to cheese the fight by focusing on my melee fighters’ positioning, but it took far too long banging my head against the wall. The victory tasted like ash in my mouth after all that frustration.
Voidship combat is another aspect that feels clunky and frustrating. Like the squad-based skirmishes, naval encounters are also turn-based, where positioning is ultra important. Space naval battles should feel tense, but instead, I’m mostly annoyed at having to continually rotate my ship and set up my zones of attack. I wish I could delegate these annoyances to my Senechal — to delegate the duties of character leveling and ship combat, the better to appreciate all of the things Rogue Trader is doing so well.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
It’s especially frustrating to hit a roadblock like the one at the end of Act 1, where an incredibly tough boss rolls out of nowhere and spanks my crew — and I can’t leave to go grind experience somewhere else. I eventually found out a way to cheese the fight by focusing on my melee fighters’ positioning, but it took far too long banging my head against the wall. The victory tasted like ash in my mouth after all that frustration.
Voidship combat is another aspect that feels clunky and frustrating. Like the squad-based skirmishes, naval encounters are also turn-based, where positioning is ultra important. Space naval battles should feel tense, but instead, I’m mostly annoyed at having to continually rotate my ship and set up my zones of attack. I wish I could delegate these annoyances to my Senechal — to delegate the duties of character leveling and ship combat, the better to appreciate all of the things Rogue Trader is doing so well.
Rogue Trader is a dense, vast game, and much of it has clearly been crafted with love for the expansive lore of the 40K canon.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
I eventually found out a way to cheese the fight by focusing on my melee fighters’ positioning, but it took far too long banging my head against the wall. The victory tasted like ash in my mouth after all that frustration.
Voidship combat is another aspect that feels clunky and frustrating. Like the squad-based skirmishes, naval encounters are also turn-based, where positioning is ultra important. Space naval battles should feel tense, but instead, I’m mostly annoyed at having to continually rotate my ship and set up my zones of attack. I wish I could delegate these annoyances to my Senechal — to delegate the duties of character leveling and ship combat, the better to appreciate all of the things Rogue Trader is doing so well.
Rogue Trader is a dense, vast game, and much of it has clearly been crafted with love for the expansive lore of the 40K canon. While there are small annoyances and clunky features along the way, the political intrigue, cast of characters, and moral choices have me hooked.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
The victory tasted like ash in my mouth after all that frustration.
Voidship combat is another aspect that feels clunky and frustrating. Like the squad-based skirmishes, naval encounters are also turn-based, where positioning is ultra important. Space naval battles should feel tense, but instead, I’m mostly annoyed at having to continually rotate my ship and set up my zones of attack. I wish I could delegate these annoyances to my Senechal — to delegate the duties of character leveling and ship combat, the better to appreciate all of the things Rogue Trader is doing so well.
Rogue Trader is a dense, vast game, and much of it has clearly been crafted with love for the expansive lore of the 40K canon. While there are small annoyances and clunky features along the way, the political intrigue, cast of characters, and moral choices have me hooked. For 40K fans, this is a rare treat — a game that digs past the heroic facade of bolters and battles and taps into the grimdark dystopia that makes this particular sci-fi setting so damn compelling.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
Like the squad-based skirmishes, naval encounters are also turn-based, where positioning is ultra important. Space naval battles should feel tense, but instead, I’m mostly annoyed at having to continually rotate my ship and set up my zones of attack. I wish I could delegate these annoyances to my Senechal — to delegate the duties of character leveling and ship combat, the better to appreciate all of the things Rogue Trader is doing so well.
Rogue Trader is a dense, vast game, and much of it has clearly been crafted with love for the expansive lore of the 40K canon. While there are small annoyances and clunky features along the way, the political intrigue, cast of characters, and moral choices have me hooked. For 40K fans, this is a rare treat — a game that digs past the heroic facade of bolters and battles and taps into the grimdark dystopia that makes this particular sci-fi setting so damn compelling.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader will be released on Dec.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
Space naval battles should feel tense, but instead, I’m mostly annoyed at having to continually rotate my ship and set up my zones of attack. I wish I could delegate these annoyances to my Senechal — to delegate the duties of character leveling and ship combat, the better to appreciate all of the things Rogue Trader is doing so well.
Rogue Trader is a dense, vast game, and much of it has clearly been crafted with love for the expansive lore of the 40K canon. While there are small annoyances and clunky features along the way, the political intrigue, cast of characters, and moral choices have me hooked. For 40K fans, this is a rare treat — a game that digs past the heroic facade of bolters and battles and taps into the grimdark dystopia that makes this particular sci-fi setting so damn compelling.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader will be released on Dec. 7 on Windows PC.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
Space naval battles should feel tense, but instead, I’m mostly annoyed at having to continually rotate my ship and set up my zones of attack. I wish I could delegate these annoyances to my Senechal — to delegate the duties of character leveling and ship combat, the better to appreciate all of the things Rogue Trader is doing so well.
Rogue Trader is a dense, vast game, and much of it has clearly been crafted with love for the expansive lore of the 40K canon. While there are small annoyances and clunky features along the way, the political intrigue, cast of characters, and moral choices have me hooked. For 40K fans, this is a rare treat — a game that digs past the heroic facade of bolters and battles and taps into the grimdark dystopia that makes this particular sci-fi setting so damn compelling.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader will be released on Dec. 7 on Windows PC. The game was reviewed using a pre-release download code provided by Owlcat Games.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
I wish I could delegate these annoyances to my Senechal — to delegate the duties of character leveling and ship combat, the better to appreciate all of the things Rogue Trader is doing so well.
Rogue Trader is a dense, vast game, and much of it has clearly been crafted with love for the expansive lore of the 40K canon. While there are small annoyances and clunky features along the way, the political intrigue, cast of characters, and moral choices have me hooked. For 40K fans, this is a rare treat — a game that digs past the heroic facade of bolters and battles and taps into the grimdark dystopia that makes this particular sci-fi setting so damn compelling.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader will be released on Dec. 7 on Windows PC. The game was reviewed using a pre-release download code provided by Owlcat Games. Vox Media has affiliate partnerships.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
I wish I could delegate these annoyances to my Senechal — to delegate the duties of character leveling and ship combat, the better to appreciate all of the things Rogue Trader is doing so well.
Rogue Trader is a dense, vast game, and much of it has clearly been crafted with love for the expansive lore of the 40K canon. While there are small annoyances and clunky features along the way, the political intrigue, cast of characters, and moral choices have me hooked. For 40K fans, this is a rare treat — a game that digs past the heroic facade of bolters and battles and taps into the grimdark dystopia that makes this particular sci-fi setting so damn compelling.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader will be released on Dec. 7 on Windows PC. The game was reviewed using a pre-release download code provided by Owlcat Games. Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links.
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Rogue Trader’s role-playing embraces the brutality and freedom of Warhammer 40K
Rogue Trader is a dense, vast game, and much of it has clearly been crafted with love for the expansive lore of the 40K canon. While there are small annoyances and clunky features along the way, the political intrigue, cast of characters, and moral choices have me hooked. For 40K fans, this is a rare treat — a game that digs past the heroic facade of bolters and battles and taps into the grimdark dystopia that makes this particular sci-fi setting so damn compelling.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader will be released on Dec. 7 on Windows PC. The game was reviewed using a pre-release download code provided by Owlcat Games. Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. You can find additional information about Polygon’s ethics policy here .
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
The grip Twitter, now called X, has on the market may be stronger than some believed. Unfortunately, that’s led to the first casualty among Twitter alternatives, as the startup Pebble (formerly T2), is shutting down. The would-be X rival had grown a small but engaged community on its microblogging service that aimed to dupe Twitter’s features, from its verification systems to functionality like DMs. But the company says they’ve run out of time to make Pebble happen — the app maxed out at 3,000 daily active users, out of 20,000 registered users. That daily user figure fell to 1,000 daily users following its rebranding from T2.
In part, the sizable competition coming from other Twitter rivals was to blame, says co-founder and CEO Gabor Cselle, who had exits to Google and Twitter prior to starting Pebble.
“I think the competitive landscape evolved faster than we had thought,” he explains.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Unfortunately, that’s led to the first casualty among Twitter alternatives, as the startup Pebble (formerly T2), is shutting down. The would-be X rival had grown a small but engaged community on its microblogging service that aimed to dupe Twitter’s features, from its verification systems to functionality like DMs. But the company says they’ve run out of time to make Pebble happen — the app maxed out at 3,000 daily active users, out of 20,000 registered users. That daily user figure fell to 1,000 daily users following its rebranding from T2.
In part, the sizable competition coming from other Twitter rivals was to blame, says co-founder and CEO Gabor Cselle, who had exits to Google and Twitter prior to starting Pebble.
“I think the competitive landscape evolved faster than we had thought,” he explains. “I didn’t think that quite as many people — established organizations and newcomers — would try to do the same thing that we were doing and in very similar ways.”
Today, the market for Twitter alternatives is a crowded one, to say the least.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
But the company says they’ve run out of time to make Pebble happen — the app maxed out at 3,000 daily active users, out of 20,000 registered users. That daily user figure fell to 1,000 daily users following its rebranding from T2.
In part, the sizable competition coming from other Twitter rivals was to blame, says co-founder and CEO Gabor Cselle, who had exits to Google and Twitter prior to starting Pebble.
“I think the competitive landscape evolved faster than we had thought,” he explains. “I didn’t think that quite as many people — established organizations and newcomers — would try to do the same thing that we were doing and in very similar ways.”
Today, the market for Twitter alternatives is a crowded one, to say the least. There are numerous services for consumers to try, including the open source-based platform Mastodon, a soon-to-be decentralized system from Bluesky, plus smaller startups like Spill, Spoutible and Post, as well as a new app from Meta called Instagram Threads.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
That daily user figure fell to 1,000 daily users following its rebranding from T2.
In part, the sizable competition coming from other Twitter rivals was to blame, says co-founder and CEO Gabor Cselle, who had exits to Google and Twitter prior to starting Pebble.
“I think the competitive landscape evolved faster than we had thought,” he explains. “I didn’t think that quite as many people — established organizations and newcomers — would try to do the same thing that we were doing and in very similar ways.”
Today, the market for Twitter alternatives is a crowded one, to say the least. There are numerous services for consumers to try, including the open source-based platform Mastodon, a soon-to-be decentralized system from Bluesky, plus smaller startups like Spill, Spoutible and Post, as well as a new app from Meta called Instagram Threads.
Then, of course, there’s the X factor to consider.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
That daily user figure fell to 1,000 daily users following its rebranding from T2.
In part, the sizable competition coming from other Twitter rivals was to blame, says co-founder and CEO Gabor Cselle, who had exits to Google and Twitter prior to starting Pebble.
“I think the competitive landscape evolved faster than we had thought,” he explains. “I didn’t think that quite as many people — established organizations and newcomers — would try to do the same thing that we were doing and in very similar ways.”
Today, the market for Twitter alternatives is a crowded one, to say the least. There are numerous services for consumers to try, including the open source-based platform Mastodon, a soon-to-be decentralized system from Bluesky, plus smaller startups like Spill, Spoutible and Post, as well as a new app from Meta called Instagram Threads.
Then, of course, there’s the X factor to consider. The default platform for short posts retains some pull, despite — or perhaps because of — new owner Elon Musk’s antics.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
In part, the sizable competition coming from other Twitter rivals was to blame, says co-founder and CEO Gabor Cselle, who had exits to Google and Twitter prior to starting Pebble.
“I think the competitive landscape evolved faster than we had thought,” he explains. “I didn’t think that quite as many people — established organizations and newcomers — would try to do the same thing that we were doing and in very similar ways.”
Today, the market for Twitter alternatives is a crowded one, to say the least. There are numerous services for consumers to try, including the open source-based platform Mastodon, a soon-to-be decentralized system from Bluesky, plus smaller startups like Spill, Spoutible and Post, as well as a new app from Meta called Instagram Threads.
Then, of course, there’s the X factor to consider. The default platform for short posts retains some pull, despite — or perhaps because of — new owner Elon Musk’s antics. Though the company may not have yet succeeded from a business and financial perspective, it’s been hard for others to duplicate its function as a breaking news platform and place for spirited debates.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“I think the competitive landscape evolved faster than we had thought,” he explains. “I didn’t think that quite as many people — established organizations and newcomers — would try to do the same thing that we were doing and in very similar ways.”
Today, the market for Twitter alternatives is a crowded one, to say the least. There are numerous services for consumers to try, including the open source-based platform Mastodon, a soon-to-be decentralized system from Bluesky, plus smaller startups like Spill, Spoutible and Post, as well as a new app from Meta called Instagram Threads.
Then, of course, there’s the X factor to consider. The default platform for short posts retains some pull, despite — or perhaps because of — new owner Elon Musk’s antics. Though the company may not have yet succeeded from a business and financial perspective, it’s been hard for others to duplicate its function as a breaking news platform and place for spirited debates.
“I think Threads and others have encountered this as well,” adds Pebble co-founder and CTO Michael Greer, previously Discord engineering head.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
There are numerous services for consumers to try, including the open source-based platform Mastodon, a soon-to-be decentralized system from Bluesky, plus smaller startups like Spill, Spoutible and Post, as well as a new app from Meta called Instagram Threads.
Then, of course, there’s the X factor to consider. The default platform for short posts retains some pull, despite — or perhaps because of — new owner Elon Musk’s antics. Though the company may not have yet succeeded from a business and financial perspective, it’s been hard for others to duplicate its function as a breaking news platform and place for spirited debates.
“I think Threads and others have encountered this as well,” adds Pebble co-founder and CTO Michael Greer, previously Discord engineering head. “The durability of the network effect of Twitter is stronger than anticipated,” he says.
Despite these challenges, Pebble initially had decent retention. By week four, it was seeing retention rates of 30%, in fact.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Then, of course, there’s the X factor to consider. The default platform for short posts retains some pull, despite — or perhaps because of — new owner Elon Musk’s antics. Though the company may not have yet succeeded from a business and financial perspective, it’s been hard for others to duplicate its function as a breaking news platform and place for spirited debates.
“I think Threads and others have encountered this as well,” adds Pebble co-founder and CTO Michael Greer, previously Discord engineering head. “The durability of the network effect of Twitter is stronger than anticipated,” he says.
Despite these challenges, Pebble initially had decent retention. By week four, it was seeing retention rates of 30%, in fact. Its invite list was also working, as 60% of people who received a Pebble invite converted to become users.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Then, of course, there’s the X factor to consider. The default platform for short posts retains some pull, despite — or perhaps because of — new owner Elon Musk’s antics. Though the company may not have yet succeeded from a business and financial perspective, it’s been hard for others to duplicate its function as a breaking news platform and place for spirited debates.
“I think Threads and others have encountered this as well,” adds Pebble co-founder and CTO Michael Greer, previously Discord engineering head. “The durability of the network effect of Twitter is stronger than anticipated,” he says.
Despite these challenges, Pebble initially had decent retention. By week four, it was seeing retention rates of 30%, in fact. Its invite list was also working, as 60% of people who received a Pebble invite converted to become users. In addition, some 10,000 users arrived at that list from early press, like TechCrunch’s coverage of its first outside funding — a $1.1 million angel round that included investors like former Google VP Bradley Horowitz, Android co-founder Rich Miner and the former CEO of Wikipedia, Katherine Maher.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Though the company may not have yet succeeded from a business and financial perspective, it’s been hard for others to duplicate its function as a breaking news platform and place for spirited debates.
“I think Threads and others have encountered this as well,” adds Pebble co-founder and CTO Michael Greer, previously Discord engineering head. “The durability of the network effect of Twitter is stronger than anticipated,” he says.
Despite these challenges, Pebble initially had decent retention. By week four, it was seeing retention rates of 30%, in fact. Its invite list was also working, as 60% of people who received a Pebble invite converted to become users. In addition, some 10,000 users arrived at that list from early press, like TechCrunch’s coverage of its first outside funding — a $1.1 million angel round that included investors like former Google VP Bradley Horowitz, Android co-founder Rich Miner and the former CEO of Wikipedia, Katherine Maher. Data from Similarweb indicates the Pebble website topped 99,300 visits last month, indicating repeat usage.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“I think Threads and others have encountered this as well,” adds Pebble co-founder and CTO Michael Greer, previously Discord engineering head. “The durability of the network effect of Twitter is stronger than anticipated,” he says.
Despite these challenges, Pebble initially had decent retention. By week four, it was seeing retention rates of 30%, in fact. Its invite list was also working, as 60% of people who received a Pebble invite converted to become users. In addition, some 10,000 users arrived at that list from early press, like TechCrunch’s coverage of its first outside funding — a $1.1 million angel round that included investors like former Google VP Bradley Horowitz, Android co-founder Rich Miner and the former CEO of Wikipedia, Katherine Maher. Data from Similarweb indicates the Pebble website topped 99,300 visits last month, indicating repeat usage.
The company’s hypothesis was that consumers were hungry for a Twitter alternative that prioritized trust, safety and moderation from the start.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“The durability of the network effect of Twitter is stronger than anticipated,” he says.
Despite these challenges, Pebble initially had decent retention. By week four, it was seeing retention rates of 30%, in fact. Its invite list was also working, as 60% of people who received a Pebble invite converted to become users. In addition, some 10,000 users arrived at that list from early press, like TechCrunch’s coverage of its first outside funding — a $1.1 million angel round that included investors like former Google VP Bradley Horowitz, Android co-founder Rich Miner and the former CEO of Wikipedia, Katherine Maher. Data from Similarweb indicates the Pebble website topped 99,300 visits last month, indicating repeat usage.
The company’s hypothesis was that consumers were hungry for a Twitter alternative that prioritized trust, safety and moderation from the start. To that end, Pebble’s founding team included co-founder Sarah Oh, Twitter’s former human rights advisor.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Despite these challenges, Pebble initially had decent retention. By week four, it was seeing retention rates of 30%, in fact. Its invite list was also working, as 60% of people who received a Pebble invite converted to become users. In addition, some 10,000 users arrived at that list from early press, like TechCrunch’s coverage of its first outside funding — a $1.1 million angel round that included investors like former Google VP Bradley Horowitz, Android co-founder Rich Miner and the former CEO of Wikipedia, Katherine Maher. Data from Similarweb indicates the Pebble website topped 99,300 visits last month, indicating repeat usage.
The company’s hypothesis was that consumers were hungry for a Twitter alternative that prioritized trust, safety and moderation from the start. To that end, Pebble’s founding team included co-founder Sarah Oh, Twitter’s former human rights advisor.
Pebble continues to believe its approach to moderation was correct, even if it was not ultimately a factor in driving growth.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Its invite list was also working, as 60% of people who received a Pebble invite converted to become users. In addition, some 10,000 users arrived at that list from early press, like TechCrunch’s coverage of its first outside funding — a $1.1 million angel round that included investors like former Google VP Bradley Horowitz, Android co-founder Rich Miner and the former CEO of Wikipedia, Katherine Maher. Data from Similarweb indicates the Pebble website topped 99,300 visits last month, indicating repeat usage.
The company’s hypothesis was that consumers were hungry for a Twitter alternative that prioritized trust, safety and moderation from the start. To that end, Pebble’s founding team included co-founder Sarah Oh, Twitter’s former human rights advisor.
Pebble continues to believe its approach to moderation was correct, even if it was not ultimately a factor in driving growth.
“We came in with a particular angle: kinder, safer. Trust and safety.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
In addition, some 10,000 users arrived at that list from early press, like TechCrunch’s coverage of its first outside funding — a $1.1 million angel round that included investors like former Google VP Bradley Horowitz, Android co-founder Rich Miner and the former CEO of Wikipedia, Katherine Maher. Data from Similarweb indicates the Pebble website topped 99,300 visits last month, indicating repeat usage.
The company’s hypothesis was that consumers were hungry for a Twitter alternative that prioritized trust, safety and moderation from the start. To that end, Pebble’s founding team included co-founder Sarah Oh, Twitter’s former human rights advisor.
Pebble continues to believe its approach to moderation was correct, even if it was not ultimately a factor in driving growth.
“We came in with a particular angle: kinder, safer. Trust and safety. And I think our approach to moderation that we did have on the site did work,” says Cselle, adding that Pebble didn’t have some of the issues other federated platforms faced.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Data from Similarweb indicates the Pebble website topped 99,300 visits last month, indicating repeat usage.
The company’s hypothesis was that consumers were hungry for a Twitter alternative that prioritized trust, safety and moderation from the start. To that end, Pebble’s founding team included co-founder Sarah Oh, Twitter’s former human rights advisor.
Pebble continues to believe its approach to moderation was correct, even if it was not ultimately a factor in driving growth.
“We came in with a particular angle: kinder, safer. Trust and safety. And I think our approach to moderation that we did have on the site did work,” says Cselle, adding that Pebble didn’t have some of the issues other federated platforms faced. For example, TechCrunch reported that Bluesky earlier this year had strained its relationship with Black users, as it failed to crack down on bigotry on the site.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Data from Similarweb indicates the Pebble website topped 99,300 visits last month, indicating repeat usage.
The company’s hypothesis was that consumers were hungry for a Twitter alternative that prioritized trust, safety and moderation from the start. To that end, Pebble’s founding team included co-founder Sarah Oh, Twitter’s former human rights advisor.
Pebble continues to believe its approach to moderation was correct, even if it was not ultimately a factor in driving growth.
“We came in with a particular angle: kinder, safer. Trust and safety. And I think our approach to moderation that we did have on the site did work,” says Cselle, adding that Pebble didn’t have some of the issues other federated platforms faced. For example, TechCrunch reported that Bluesky earlier this year had strained its relationship with Black users, as it failed to crack down on bigotry on the site. Later, users on Bluesky were even creating usernames with racial slurs, and yet the platform didn’t issue a public apology.
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The company’s hypothesis was that consumers were hungry for a Twitter alternative that prioritized trust, safety and moderation from the start. To that end, Pebble’s founding team included co-founder Sarah Oh, Twitter’s former human rights advisor.
Pebble continues to believe its approach to moderation was correct, even if it was not ultimately a factor in driving growth.
“We came in with a particular angle: kinder, safer. Trust and safety. And I think our approach to moderation that we did have on the site did work,” says Cselle, adding that Pebble didn’t have some of the issues other federated platforms faced. For example, TechCrunch reported that Bluesky earlier this year had strained its relationship with Black users, as it failed to crack down on bigotry on the site. Later, users on Bluesky were even creating usernames with racial slurs, and yet the platform didn’t issue a public apology. Pebble never faced any such controversies.
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To that end, Pebble’s founding team included co-founder Sarah Oh, Twitter’s former human rights advisor.
Pebble continues to believe its approach to moderation was correct, even if it was not ultimately a factor in driving growth.
“We came in with a particular angle: kinder, safer. Trust and safety. And I think our approach to moderation that we did have on the site did work,” says Cselle, adding that Pebble didn’t have some of the issues other federated platforms faced. For example, TechCrunch reported that Bluesky earlier this year had strained its relationship with Black users, as it failed to crack down on bigotry on the site. Later, users on Bluesky were even creating usernames with racial slurs, and yet the platform didn’t issue a public apology. Pebble never faced any such controversies.
But it may have positioned itself a little too far into the “kindness” territory, the founders now believe.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
To that end, Pebble’s founding team included co-founder Sarah Oh, Twitter’s former human rights advisor.
Pebble continues to believe its approach to moderation was correct, even if it was not ultimately a factor in driving growth.
“We came in with a particular angle: kinder, safer. Trust and safety. And I think our approach to moderation that we did have on the site did work,” says Cselle, adding that Pebble didn’t have some of the issues other federated platforms faced. For example, TechCrunch reported that Bluesky earlier this year had strained its relationship with Black users, as it failed to crack down on bigotry on the site. Later, users on Bluesky were even creating usernames with racial slurs, and yet the platform didn’t issue a public apology. Pebble never faced any such controversies.
But it may have positioned itself a little too far into the “kindness” territory, the founders now believe.
“We were really seized by people saying they wanted something that felt safer, where they could speak openly without dogpiling,” says Oh.
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“We came in with a particular angle: kinder, safer. Trust and safety. And I think our approach to moderation that we did have on the site did work,” says Cselle, adding that Pebble didn’t have some of the issues other federated platforms faced. For example, TechCrunch reported that Bluesky earlier this year had strained its relationship with Black users, as it failed to crack down on bigotry on the site. Later, users on Bluesky were even creating usernames with racial slurs, and yet the platform didn’t issue a public apology. Pebble never faced any such controversies.
But it may have positioned itself a little too far into the “kindness” territory, the founders now believe.
“We were really seized by people saying they wanted something that felt safer, where they could speak openly without dogpiling,” says Oh. “And so we were confident that was an important thing to hit. Are there other things that are equally important and a great user experience?
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Trust and safety. And I think our approach to moderation that we did have on the site did work,” says Cselle, adding that Pebble didn’t have some of the issues other federated platforms faced. For example, TechCrunch reported that Bluesky earlier this year had strained its relationship with Black users, as it failed to crack down on bigotry on the site. Later, users on Bluesky were even creating usernames with racial slurs, and yet the platform didn’t issue a public apology. Pebble never faced any such controversies.
But it may have positioned itself a little too far into the “kindness” territory, the founders now believe.
“We were really seized by people saying they wanted something that felt safer, where they could speak openly without dogpiling,” says Oh. “And so we were confident that was an important thing to hit. Are there other things that are equally important and a great user experience? Yes.”
“Twitter is you have real people…saying real things,” Oh continues.
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For example, TechCrunch reported that Bluesky earlier this year had strained its relationship with Black users, as it failed to crack down on bigotry on the site. Later, users on Bluesky were even creating usernames with racial slurs, and yet the platform didn’t issue a public apology. Pebble never faced any such controversies.
But it may have positioned itself a little too far into the “kindness” territory, the founders now believe.
“We were really seized by people saying they wanted something that felt safer, where they could speak openly without dogpiling,” says Oh. “And so we were confident that was an important thing to hit. Are there other things that are equally important and a great user experience? Yes.”
“Twitter is you have real people…saying real things,” Oh continues. “At the expense of using a word that’s overused, ‘authentic.’ And our theory was always if you can create a space where people really feel like they can let down their hair, then you would get that authentic content.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Later, users on Bluesky were even creating usernames with racial slurs, and yet the platform didn’t issue a public apology. Pebble never faced any such controversies.
But it may have positioned itself a little too far into the “kindness” territory, the founders now believe.
“We were really seized by people saying they wanted something that felt safer, where they could speak openly without dogpiling,” says Oh. “And so we were confident that was an important thing to hit. Are there other things that are equally important and a great user experience? Yes.”
“Twitter is you have real people…saying real things,” Oh continues. “At the expense of using a word that’s overused, ‘authentic.’ And our theory was always if you can create a space where people really feel like they can let down their hair, then you would get that authentic content. We didn’t quite get there,” she admits.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Later, users on Bluesky were even creating usernames with racial slurs, and yet the platform didn’t issue a public apology. Pebble never faced any such controversies.
But it may have positioned itself a little too far into the “kindness” territory, the founders now believe.
“We were really seized by people saying they wanted something that felt safer, where they could speak openly without dogpiling,” says Oh. “And so we were confident that was an important thing to hit. Are there other things that are equally important and a great user experience? Yes.”
“Twitter is you have real people…saying real things,” Oh continues. “At the expense of using a word that’s overused, ‘authentic.’ And our theory was always if you can create a space where people really feel like they can let down their hair, then you would get that authentic content. We didn’t quite get there,” she admits.
Cselle agrees, noting that, perhaps, Pebble should have opened up enough space for disagreement to happen, while still drawing a hard line on the most disagreeable parts of running a Twitter-like platform.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
But it may have positioned itself a little too far into the “kindness” territory, the founders now believe.
“We were really seized by people saying they wanted something that felt safer, where they could speak openly without dogpiling,” says Oh. “And so we were confident that was an important thing to hit. Are there other things that are equally important and a great user experience? Yes.”
“Twitter is you have real people…saying real things,” Oh continues. “At the expense of using a word that’s overused, ‘authentic.’ And our theory was always if you can create a space where people really feel like they can let down their hair, then you would get that authentic content. We didn’t quite get there,” she admits.
Cselle agrees, noting that, perhaps, Pebble should have opened up enough space for disagreement to happen, while still drawing a hard line on the most disagreeable parts of running a Twitter-like platform.
“I think we could have maybe moved a little bit further towards that,” he says.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“We were really seized by people saying they wanted something that felt safer, where they could speak openly without dogpiling,” says Oh. “And so we were confident that was an important thing to hit. Are there other things that are equally important and a great user experience? Yes.”
“Twitter is you have real people…saying real things,” Oh continues. “At the expense of using a word that’s overused, ‘authentic.’ And our theory was always if you can create a space where people really feel like they can let down their hair, then you would get that authentic content. We didn’t quite get there,” she admits.
Cselle agrees, noting that, perhaps, Pebble should have opened up enough space for disagreement to happen, while still drawing a hard line on the most disagreeable parts of running a Twitter-like platform.
“I think we could have maybe moved a little bit further towards that,” he says. “There’s a lot of nice things that are said on Pebble, but maybe not enough breaking news.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“And so we were confident that was an important thing to hit. Are there other things that are equally important and a great user experience? Yes.”
“Twitter is you have real people…saying real things,” Oh continues. “At the expense of using a word that’s overused, ‘authentic.’ And our theory was always if you can create a space where people really feel like they can let down their hair, then you would get that authentic content. We didn’t quite get there,” she admits.
Cselle agrees, noting that, perhaps, Pebble should have opened up enough space for disagreement to happen, while still drawing a hard line on the most disagreeable parts of running a Twitter-like platform.
“I think we could have maybe moved a little bit further towards that,” he says. “There’s a lot of nice things that are said on Pebble, but maybe not enough breaking news. Not enough conversation.”
There were other things that may have hurt Pebble’s traction, too, including its lack of a native mobile app.
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Yes.”
“Twitter is you have real people…saying real things,” Oh continues. “At the expense of using a word that’s overused, ‘authentic.’ And our theory was always if you can create a space where people really feel like they can let down their hair, then you would get that authentic content. We didn’t quite get there,” she admits.
Cselle agrees, noting that, perhaps, Pebble should have opened up enough space for disagreement to happen, while still drawing a hard line on the most disagreeable parts of running a Twitter-like platform.
“I think we could have maybe moved a little bit further towards that,” he says. “There’s a lot of nice things that are said on Pebble, but maybe not enough breaking news. Not enough conversation.”
There were other things that may have hurt Pebble’s traction, too, including its lack of a native mobile app. As T2, the startup prioritized building for the web to be agile and more flexible, but lost out on the opportunities for discovery driven by the app stores.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
We didn’t quite get there,” she admits.
Cselle agrees, noting that, perhaps, Pebble should have opened up enough space for disagreement to happen, while still drawing a hard line on the most disagreeable parts of running a Twitter-like platform.
“I think we could have maybe moved a little bit further towards that,” he says. “There’s a lot of nice things that are said on Pebble, but maybe not enough breaking news. Not enough conversation.”
There were other things that may have hurt Pebble’s traction, too, including its lack of a native mobile app. As T2, the startup prioritized building for the web to be agile and more flexible, but lost out on the opportunities for discovery driven by the app stores. Notes Greer, “that might have been a mistake.”
In retrospect, Cselle also questions if the rebranding from T2 to Pebble may have been an issue.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
We didn’t quite get there,” she admits.
Cselle agrees, noting that, perhaps, Pebble should have opened up enough space for disagreement to happen, while still drawing a hard line on the most disagreeable parts of running a Twitter-like platform.
“I think we could have maybe moved a little bit further towards that,” he says. “There’s a lot of nice things that are said on Pebble, but maybe not enough breaking news. Not enough conversation.”
There were other things that may have hurt Pebble’s traction, too, including its lack of a native mobile app. As T2, the startup prioritized building for the web to be agile and more flexible, but lost out on the opportunities for discovery driven by the app stores. Notes Greer, “that might have been a mistake.”
In retrospect, Cselle also questions if the rebranding from T2 to Pebble may have been an issue.
“I’m wondering if the Pebble rebrand had actually softened the value prop[position] because T2 just encapsulated it so much — that it was really duplicative [of Twitter],” he says.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“I think we could have maybe moved a little bit further towards that,” he says. “There’s a lot of nice things that are said on Pebble, but maybe not enough breaking news. Not enough conversation.”
There were other things that may have hurt Pebble’s traction, too, including its lack of a native mobile app. As T2, the startup prioritized building for the web to be agile and more flexible, but lost out on the opportunities for discovery driven by the app stores. Notes Greer, “that might have been a mistake.”
In retrospect, Cselle also questions if the rebranding from T2 to Pebble may have been an issue.
“I’m wondering if the Pebble rebrand had actually softened the value prop[position] because T2 just encapsulated it so much — that it was really duplicative [of Twitter],” he says.
Like most startup shutdowns, the answer as to “why” is not any one thing but a combination of factors.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“There’s a lot of nice things that are said on Pebble, but maybe not enough breaking news. Not enough conversation.”
There were other things that may have hurt Pebble’s traction, too, including its lack of a native mobile app. As T2, the startup prioritized building for the web to be agile and more flexible, but lost out on the opportunities for discovery driven by the app stores. Notes Greer, “that might have been a mistake.”
In retrospect, Cselle also questions if the rebranding from T2 to Pebble may have been an issue.
“I’m wondering if the Pebble rebrand had actually softened the value prop[position] because T2 just encapsulated it so much — that it was really duplicative [of Twitter],” he says.
Like most startup shutdowns, the answer as to “why” is not any one thing but a combination of factors. For Pebble, that’s certainly true.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“There’s a lot of nice things that are said on Pebble, but maybe not enough breaking news. Not enough conversation.”
There were other things that may have hurt Pebble’s traction, too, including its lack of a native mobile app. As T2, the startup prioritized building for the web to be agile and more flexible, but lost out on the opportunities for discovery driven by the app stores. Notes Greer, “that might have been a mistake.”
In retrospect, Cselle also questions if the rebranding from T2 to Pebble may have been an issue.
“I’m wondering if the Pebble rebrand had actually softened the value prop[position] because T2 just encapsulated it so much — that it was really duplicative [of Twitter],” he says.
Like most startup shutdowns, the answer as to “why” is not any one thing but a combination of factors. For Pebble, that’s certainly true. It was a perfect storm of competition, X’s continued traction, the lack of a native app, a brand that didn’t resonate and a space that was maybe a little too safe to be as addictive and as fun as the original.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
As T2, the startup prioritized building for the web to be agile and more flexible, but lost out on the opportunities for discovery driven by the app stores. Notes Greer, “that might have been a mistake.”
In retrospect, Cselle also questions if the rebranding from T2 to Pebble may have been an issue.
“I’m wondering if the Pebble rebrand had actually softened the value prop[position] because T2 just encapsulated it so much — that it was really duplicative [of Twitter],” he says.
Like most startup shutdowns, the answer as to “why” is not any one thing but a combination of factors. For Pebble, that’s certainly true. It was a perfect storm of competition, X’s continued traction, the lack of a native app, a brand that didn’t resonate and a space that was maybe a little too safe to be as addictive and as fun as the original.
With Pebble’s winddown, being announced to users today at 9 AM PT, early adopters will have the option of exporting their Pebble archive as a zip file that loads a mini web page showcasing all their old posts.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“I’m wondering if the Pebble rebrand had actually softened the value prop[position] because T2 just encapsulated it so much — that it was really duplicative [of Twitter],” he says.
Like most startup shutdowns, the answer as to “why” is not any one thing but a combination of factors. For Pebble, that’s certainly true. It was a perfect storm of competition, X’s continued traction, the lack of a native app, a brand that didn’t resonate and a space that was maybe a little too safe to be as addictive and as fun as the original.
With Pebble’s winddown, being announced to users today at 9 AM PT, early adopters will have the option of exporting their Pebble archive as a zip file that loads a mini web page showcasing all their old posts. Pebble won’t be directing users back to X however, or any other social network.
As for where the founders will now hang out?
“I don’t know.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Like most startup shutdowns, the answer as to “why” is not any one thing but a combination of factors. For Pebble, that’s certainly true. It was a perfect storm of competition, X’s continued traction, the lack of a native app, a brand that didn’t resonate and a space that was maybe a little too safe to be as addictive and as fun as the original.
With Pebble’s winddown, being announced to users today at 9 AM PT, early adopters will have the option of exporting their Pebble archive as a zip file that loads a mini web page showcasing all their old posts. Pebble won’t be directing users back to X however, or any other social network.
As for where the founders will now hang out?
“I don’t know. Maybe LinkedIn,” Cselle jokes.
Pebble is also returning a small amount of the funds left over to its investors, more as a courtesy to show financial responsibility.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Like most startup shutdowns, the answer as to “why” is not any one thing but a combination of factors. For Pebble, that’s certainly true. It was a perfect storm of competition, X’s continued traction, the lack of a native app, a brand that didn’t resonate and a space that was maybe a little too safe to be as addictive and as fun as the original.
With Pebble’s winddown, being announced to users today at 9 AM PT, early adopters will have the option of exporting their Pebble archive as a zip file that loads a mini web page showcasing all their old posts. Pebble won’t be directing users back to X however, or any other social network.
As for where the founders will now hang out?
“I don’t know. Maybe LinkedIn,” Cselle jokes.
Pebble is also returning a small amount of the funds left over to its investors, more as a courtesy to show financial responsibility. The Pebble website will be shut down on November 1st and there aren’t further plans for the IP at this time.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
It was a perfect storm of competition, X’s continued traction, the lack of a native app, a brand that didn’t resonate and a space that was maybe a little too safe to be as addictive and as fun as the original.
With Pebble’s winddown, being announced to users today at 9 AM PT, early adopters will have the option of exporting their Pebble archive as a zip file that loads a mini web page showcasing all their old posts. Pebble won’t be directing users back to X however, or any other social network.
As for where the founders will now hang out?
“I don’t know. Maybe LinkedIn,” Cselle jokes.
Pebble is also returning a small amount of the funds left over to its investors, more as a courtesy to show financial responsibility. The Pebble website will be shut down on November 1st and there aren’t further plans for the IP at this time.
The founders don’t regret their experience building Pebble, even though it didn’t turn out as they hoped, they said.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
With Pebble’s winddown, being announced to users today at 9 AM PT, early adopters will have the option of exporting their Pebble archive as a zip file that loads a mini web page showcasing all their old posts. Pebble won’t be directing users back to X however, or any other social network.
As for where the founders will now hang out?
“I don’t know. Maybe LinkedIn,” Cselle jokes.
Pebble is also returning a small amount of the funds left over to its investors, more as a courtesy to show financial responsibility. The Pebble website will be shut down on November 1st and there aren’t further plans for the IP at this time.
The founders don’t regret their experience building Pebble, even though it didn’t turn out as they hoped, they said.
Says Cselle, “One thing that I learned is that there’s absolutely an audience that wants to see a new kind of Twitter-like platform built and will ask for the features that Twitter has.” He suspects the team might stay together to work on something new after Pebble wraps, taking the learnings from Pebble with them.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Pebble won’t be directing users back to X however, or any other social network.
As for where the founders will now hang out?
“I don’t know. Maybe LinkedIn,” Cselle jokes.
Pebble is also returning a small amount of the funds left over to its investors, more as a courtesy to show financial responsibility. The Pebble website will be shut down on November 1st and there aren’t further plans for the IP at this time.
The founders don’t regret their experience building Pebble, even though it didn’t turn out as they hoped, they said.
Says Cselle, “One thing that I learned is that there’s absolutely an audience that wants to see a new kind of Twitter-like platform built and will ask for the features that Twitter has.” He suspects the team might stay together to work on something new after Pebble wraps, taking the learnings from Pebble with them. That includes better communicating to users what great content should look like on a platform, and how they can win.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
As for where the founders will now hang out?
“I don’t know. Maybe LinkedIn,” Cselle jokes.
Pebble is also returning a small amount of the funds left over to its investors, more as a courtesy to show financial responsibility. The Pebble website will be shut down on November 1st and there aren’t further plans for the IP at this time.
The founders don’t regret their experience building Pebble, even though it didn’t turn out as they hoped, they said.
Says Cselle, “One thing that I learned is that there’s absolutely an audience that wants to see a new kind of Twitter-like platform built and will ask for the features that Twitter has.” He suspects the team might stay together to work on something new after Pebble wraps, taking the learnings from Pebble with them. That includes better communicating to users what great content should look like on a platform, and how they can win.
“We’re at an inflection point in social media,” says Oh.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
“I don’t know. Maybe LinkedIn,” Cselle jokes.
Pebble is also returning a small amount of the funds left over to its investors, more as a courtesy to show financial responsibility. The Pebble website will be shut down on November 1st and there aren’t further plans for the IP at this time.
The founders don’t regret their experience building Pebble, even though it didn’t turn out as they hoped, they said.
Says Cselle, “One thing that I learned is that there’s absolutely an audience that wants to see a new kind of Twitter-like platform built and will ask for the features that Twitter has.” He suspects the team might stay together to work on something new after Pebble wraps, taking the learnings from Pebble with them. That includes better communicating to users what great content should look like on a platform, and how they can win.
“We’re at an inflection point in social media,” says Oh. “We had one hypothesis with T2 and Pebble.
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Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
Pebble is also returning a small amount of the funds left over to its investors, more as a courtesy to show financial responsibility. The Pebble website will be shut down on November 1st and there aren’t further plans for the IP at this time.
The founders don’t regret their experience building Pebble, even though it didn’t turn out as they hoped, they said.
Says Cselle, “One thing that I learned is that there’s absolutely an audience that wants to see a new kind of Twitter-like platform built and will ask for the features that Twitter has.” He suspects the team might stay together to work on something new after Pebble wraps, taking the learnings from Pebble with them. That includes better communicating to users what great content should look like on a platform, and how they can win.
“We’re at an inflection point in social media,” says Oh. “We had one hypothesis with T2 and Pebble. It obviously didn’t pan out the way that we wanted it to.
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The Pebble website will be shut down on November 1st and there aren’t further plans for the IP at this time.
The founders don’t regret their experience building Pebble, even though it didn’t turn out as they hoped, they said.
Says Cselle, “One thing that I learned is that there’s absolutely an audience that wants to see a new kind of Twitter-like platform built and will ask for the features that Twitter has.” He suspects the team might stay together to work on something new after Pebble wraps, taking the learnings from Pebble with them. That includes better communicating to users what great content should look like on a platform, and how they can win.
“We’re at an inflection point in social media,” says Oh. “We had one hypothesis with T2 and Pebble. It obviously didn’t pan out the way that we wanted it to. But I think we’ll look back and see this past year is a really important turning point for the role that social media plays in our lives,” she adds.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
A Pittsburgh boy with a rare liver disease is fighting for his life — and his family is hoping for a second miracle to save him.
Lucas Goeller, now 10, was born with a rare, life-threatening condition called biliary atresia, which is a blockage that prevents bile from traveling from the liver to the gallbladder.
Eight years after he received his first transplant as a toddler, his transplanted organ is now failing again — and his life depends on receiving another donation.
ONE FAMILY DONATES FOUR KIDNEYS TO SAVE A NEW YORK MAN’S LIFE: ‘DEFIED ALL ODDS’
In 2015, when he was just a toddler, the child's health declined rapidly.
He spent 18 months on the liver transplant list, getting sicker each week, and did not receive a single organ donation offer.
"He was on the brink of death, unable to walk or talk," said his mother, Jessica Goeller, in an interview with Fox News Digital.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
Lucas Goeller, now 10, was born with a rare, life-threatening condition called biliary atresia, which is a blockage that prevents bile from traveling from the liver to the gallbladder.
Eight years after he received his first transplant as a toddler, his transplanted organ is now failing again — and his life depends on receiving another donation.
ONE FAMILY DONATES FOUR KIDNEYS TO SAVE A NEW YORK MAN’S LIFE: ‘DEFIED ALL ODDS’
In 2015, when he was just a toddler, the child's health declined rapidly.
He spent 18 months on the liver transplant list, getting sicker each week, and did not receive a single organ donation offer.
"He was on the brink of death, unable to walk or talk," said his mother, Jessica Goeller, in an interview with Fox News Digital.
" God told me to start a Facebook page for him, and at the time I really wasn't into social media."
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
Eight years after he received his first transplant as a toddler, his transplanted organ is now failing again — and his life depends on receiving another donation.
ONE FAMILY DONATES FOUR KIDNEYS TO SAVE A NEW YORK MAN’S LIFE: ‘DEFIED ALL ODDS’
In 2015, when he was just a toddler, the child's health declined rapidly.
He spent 18 months on the liver transplant list, getting sicker each week, and did not receive a single organ donation offer.
"He was on the brink of death, unable to walk or talk," said his mother, Jessica Goeller, in an interview with Fox News Digital.
" God told me to start a Facebook page for him, and at the time I really wasn't into social media."
That page led to a viral national campaign — complete with local news stories and donated billboards — that attracted the attention of a Nebraska family.
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Eight years after he received his first transplant as a toddler, his transplanted organ is now failing again — and his life depends on receiving another donation.
ONE FAMILY DONATES FOUR KIDNEYS TO SAVE A NEW YORK MAN’S LIFE: ‘DEFIED ALL ODDS’
In 2015, when he was just a toddler, the child's health declined rapidly.
He spent 18 months on the liver transplant list, getting sicker each week, and did not receive a single organ donation offer.
"He was on the brink of death, unable to walk or talk," said his mother, Jessica Goeller, in an interview with Fox News Digital.
" God told me to start a Facebook page for him, and at the time I really wasn't into social media."
That page led to a viral national campaign — complete with local news stories and donated billboards — that attracted the attention of a Nebraska family.
ARKANSAS MILITARY VETERAN RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST WHOLE-EYE AND PARTIAL-FACE TRANSPLANT
And in July of that year, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, little 2-year-old Lucas received the liver of 3-year-old Olivia Swedberg, who had passed away a day earlier of brain cancer .
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
He spent 18 months on the liver transplant list, getting sicker each week, and did not receive a single organ donation offer.
"He was on the brink of death, unable to walk or talk," said his mother, Jessica Goeller, in an interview with Fox News Digital.
" God told me to start a Facebook page for him, and at the time I really wasn't into social media."
That page led to a viral national campaign — complete with local news stories and donated billboards — that attracted the attention of a Nebraska family.
ARKANSAS MILITARY VETERAN RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST WHOLE-EYE AND PARTIAL-FACE TRANSPLANT
And in July of that year, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, little 2-year-old Lucas received the liver of 3-year-old Olivia Swedberg, who had passed away a day earlier of brain cancer .
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance," said Goeller.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
"He was on the brink of death, unable to walk or talk," said his mother, Jessica Goeller, in an interview with Fox News Digital.
" God told me to start a Facebook page for him, and at the time I really wasn't into social media."
That page led to a viral national campaign — complete with local news stories and donated billboards — that attracted the attention of a Nebraska family.
ARKANSAS MILITARY VETERAN RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST WHOLE-EYE AND PARTIAL-FACE TRANSPLANT
And in July of that year, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, little 2-year-old Lucas received the liver of 3-year-old Olivia Swedberg, who had passed away a day earlier of brain cancer .
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance," said Goeller.
After that first transplant, her young son made a "miraculous recovery," Goeller said.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
God told me to start a Facebook page for him, and at the time I really wasn't into social media."
That page led to a viral national campaign — complete with local news stories and donated billboards — that attracted the attention of a Nebraska family.
ARKANSAS MILITARY VETERAN RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST WHOLE-EYE AND PARTIAL-FACE TRANSPLANT
And in July of that year, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, little 2-year-old Lucas received the liver of 3-year-old Olivia Swedberg, who had passed away a day earlier of brain cancer .
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance," said Goeller.
After that first transplant, her young son made a "miraculous recovery," Goeller said.
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For "eight beautiful years," Goeller said, Lucas experienced a normal life as a happy, healthy boy .
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That page led to a viral national campaign — complete with local news stories and donated billboards — that attracted the attention of a Nebraska family.
ARKANSAS MILITARY VETERAN RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST WHOLE-EYE AND PARTIAL-FACE TRANSPLANT
And in July of that year, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, little 2-year-old Lucas received the liver of 3-year-old Olivia Swedberg, who had passed away a day earlier of brain cancer .
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance," said Goeller.
After that first transplant, her young son made a "miraculous recovery," Goeller said.
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For "eight beautiful years," Goeller said, Lucas experienced a normal life as a happy, healthy boy .
"He was able to do things that he never could do before," she said.
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ARKANSAS MILITARY VETERAN RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST WHOLE-EYE AND PARTIAL-FACE TRANSPLANT
And in July of that year, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, little 2-year-old Lucas received the liver of 3-year-old Olivia Swedberg, who had passed away a day earlier of brain cancer .
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance," said Goeller.
After that first transplant, her young son made a "miraculous recovery," Goeller said.
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For "eight beautiful years," Goeller said, Lucas experienced a normal life as a happy, healthy boy .
"He was able to do things that he never could do before," she said. "He went from watching out of windows to being an active participant in life."
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ARKANSAS MILITARY VETERAN RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST WHOLE-EYE AND PARTIAL-FACE TRANSPLANT
And in July of that year, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, little 2-year-old Lucas received the liver of 3-year-old Olivia Swedberg, who had passed away a day earlier of brain cancer .
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance," said Goeller.
After that first transplant, her young son made a "miraculous recovery," Goeller said.
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For "eight beautiful years," Goeller said, Lucas experienced a normal life as a happy, healthy boy .
"He was able to do things that he never could do before," she said. "He went from watching out of windows to being an active participant in life."
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance."
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance," said Goeller.
After that first transplant, her young son made a "miraculous recovery," Goeller said.
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For "eight beautiful years," Goeller said, Lucas experienced a normal life as a happy, healthy boy .
"He was able to do things that he never could do before," she said. "He went from watching out of windows to being an active participant in life."
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance."
But all of that changed this year, when his routine medical scans and blood work indicated that his liver had begun to fail.
"His failing liver is affecting his lung function and his ammonia levels," Goeller told Fox News Digital.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance," said Goeller.
After that first transplant, her young son made a "miraculous recovery," Goeller said.
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For "eight beautiful years," Goeller said, Lucas experienced a normal life as a happy, healthy boy .
"He was able to do things that he never could do before," she said. "He went from watching out of windows to being an active participant in life."
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance."
But all of that changed this year, when his routine medical scans and blood work indicated that his liver had begun to fail.
"His failing liver is affecting his lung function and his ammonia levels," Goeller told Fox News Digital.
"That would be drastic for anyone, but for a child who's growing and cognitively developing, it is devastating to [his] development."
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
After that first transplant, her young son made a "miraculous recovery," Goeller said.
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For "eight beautiful years," Goeller said, Lucas experienced a normal life as a happy, healthy boy .
"He was able to do things that he never could do before," she said. "He went from watching out of windows to being an active participant in life."
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance."
But all of that changed this year, when his routine medical scans and blood work indicated that his liver had begun to fail.
"His failing liver is affecting his lung function and his ammonia levels," Goeller told Fox News Digital.
"That would be drastic for anyone, but for a child who's growing and cognitively developing, it is devastating to [his] development."
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After that first transplant, her young son made a "miraculous recovery," Goeller said.
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For "eight beautiful years," Goeller said, Lucas experienced a normal life as a happy, healthy boy .
"He was able to do things that he never could do before," she said. "He went from watching out of windows to being an active participant in life."
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance."
But all of that changed this year, when his routine medical scans and blood work indicated that his liver had begun to fail.
"His failing liver is affecting his lung function and his ammonia levels," Goeller told Fox News Digital.
"That would be drastic for anyone, but for a child who's growing and cognitively developing, it is devastating to [his] development."
Dr. George Mazariegos, chief of pediatric transplantation at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, said Lucas is experiencing some of the more subtle changes of liver failure.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
"He was able to do things that he never could do before," she said. "He went from watching out of windows to being an active participant in life."
"I'm in awe when someone can take their suffering and turn it into something beautiful by donating and giving someone a second chance."
But all of that changed this year, when his routine medical scans and blood work indicated that his liver had begun to fail.
"His failing liver is affecting his lung function and his ammonia levels," Goeller told Fox News Digital.
"That would be drastic for anyone, but for a child who's growing and cognitively developing, it is devastating to [his] development."
Dr. George Mazariegos, chief of pediatric transplantation at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, said Lucas is experiencing some of the more subtle changes of liver failure.
PIG HEART RECIPIENT'S ‘LAST WISH’ WAS TO HELP DOCTORS LEARN FROM PROCEDURE, DYING MAN SAID: ‘WE WILL MISS HIM'
"Those include not being able to grow normally and not getting the proper levels of oxygen to his body and brain, because the blood is being shunted away from the liver," he told Fox News Digital.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
But all of that changed this year, when his routine medical scans and blood work indicated that his liver had begun to fail.
"His failing liver is affecting his lung function and his ammonia levels," Goeller told Fox News Digital.
"That would be drastic for anyone, but for a child who's growing and cognitively developing, it is devastating to [his] development."
Dr. George Mazariegos, chief of pediatric transplantation at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, said Lucas is experiencing some of the more subtle changes of liver failure.
PIG HEART RECIPIENT'S ‘LAST WISH’ WAS TO HELP DOCTORS LEARN FROM PROCEDURE, DYING MAN SAID: ‘WE WILL MISS HIM'
"Those include not being able to grow normally and not getting the proper levels of oxygen to his body and brain, because the blood is being shunted away from the liver," he told Fox News Digital.
"Those are important and potentially life-threatening complications."
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
But all of that changed this year, when his routine medical scans and blood work indicated that his liver had begun to fail.
"His failing liver is affecting his lung function and his ammonia levels," Goeller told Fox News Digital.
"That would be drastic for anyone, but for a child who's growing and cognitively developing, it is devastating to [his] development."
Dr. George Mazariegos, chief of pediatric transplantation at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, said Lucas is experiencing some of the more subtle changes of liver failure.
PIG HEART RECIPIENT'S ‘LAST WISH’ WAS TO HELP DOCTORS LEARN FROM PROCEDURE, DYING MAN SAID: ‘WE WILL MISS HIM'
"Those include not being able to grow normally and not getting the proper levels of oxygen to his body and brain, because the blood is being shunted away from the liver," he told Fox News Digital.
"Those are important and potentially life-threatening complications."
As of now, Lucas is still at home and "managing his symptoms," Mazeriegos said, but the doctor emphasized the importance of his receiving a timely transplant before further complications occur.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
"That would be drastic for anyone, but for a child who's growing and cognitively developing, it is devastating to [his] development."
Dr. George Mazariegos, chief of pediatric transplantation at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, said Lucas is experiencing some of the more subtle changes of liver failure.
PIG HEART RECIPIENT'S ‘LAST WISH’ WAS TO HELP DOCTORS LEARN FROM PROCEDURE, DYING MAN SAID: ‘WE WILL MISS HIM'
"Those include not being able to grow normally and not getting the proper levels of oxygen to his body and brain, because the blood is being shunted away from the liver," he told Fox News Digital.
"Those are important and potentially life-threatening complications."
As of now, Lucas is still at home and "managing his symptoms," Mazeriegos said, but the doctor emphasized the importance of his receiving a timely transplant before further complications occur.
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The Goellers are now seeking support again, launching the "Save Lucas" campaign across social media.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
Dr. George Mazariegos, chief of pediatric transplantation at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, said Lucas is experiencing some of the more subtle changes of liver failure.
PIG HEART RECIPIENT'S ‘LAST WISH’ WAS TO HELP DOCTORS LEARN FROM PROCEDURE, DYING MAN SAID: ‘WE WILL MISS HIM'
"Those include not being able to grow normally and not getting the proper levels of oxygen to his body and brain, because the blood is being shunted away from the liver," he told Fox News Digital.
"Those are important and potentially life-threatening complications."
As of now, Lucas is still at home and "managing his symptoms," Mazeriegos said, but the doctor emphasized the importance of his receiving a timely transplant before further complications occur.
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The Goellers are now seeking support again, launching the "Save Lucas" campaign across social media.
And the city of Pittsburgh has rallied once more behind the family, with newly donated billboards and media campaigns.
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PIG HEART RECIPIENT'S ‘LAST WISH’ WAS TO HELP DOCTORS LEARN FROM PROCEDURE, DYING MAN SAID: ‘WE WILL MISS HIM'
"Those include not being able to grow normally and not getting the proper levels of oxygen to his body and brain, because the blood is being shunted away from the liver," he told Fox News Digital.
"Those are important and potentially life-threatening complications."
As of now, Lucas is still at home and "managing his symptoms," Mazeriegos said, but the doctor emphasized the importance of his receiving a timely transplant before further complications occur.
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The Goellers are now seeking support again, launching the "Save Lucas" campaign across social media.
And the city of Pittsburgh has rallied once more behind the family, with newly donated billboards and media campaigns.
"We're trying to not only save Lucas, but also to build organ donation awareness for both deceased and living donors," said Goeller.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
"Those are important and potentially life-threatening complications."
As of now, Lucas is still at home and "managing his symptoms," Mazeriegos said, but the doctor emphasized the importance of his receiving a timely transplant before further complications occur.
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The Goellers are now seeking support again, launching the "Save Lucas" campaign across social media.
And the city of Pittsburgh has rallied once more behind the family, with newly donated billboards and media campaigns.
"We're trying to not only save Lucas, but also to build organ donation awareness for both deceased and living donors," said Goeller.
ULTIMATE FATHER’S DAY GIFT: SON DONATES KIDNEY TO SAVE HIS DAD’S LIFE
"We want it to really sink into hearts around the world because it's so important."
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
"Those are important and potentially life-threatening complications."
As of now, Lucas is still at home and "managing his symptoms," Mazeriegos said, but the doctor emphasized the importance of his receiving a timely transplant before further complications occur.
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The Goellers are now seeking support again, launching the "Save Lucas" campaign across social media.
And the city of Pittsburgh has rallied once more behind the family, with newly donated billboards and media campaigns.
"We're trying to not only save Lucas, but also to build organ donation awareness for both deceased and living donors," said Goeller.
ULTIMATE FATHER’S DAY GIFT: SON DONATES KIDNEY TO SAVE HIS DAD’S LIFE
"We want it to really sink into hearts around the world because it's so important."
Despite his challenges, young Lucas Goeller remains positive, active and upbeat, continuing to enjoy his love of the outdoors and hunting with his father and his three brothers, aged 12, 8, and 4.
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The Goellers are now seeking support again, launching the "Save Lucas" campaign across social media.
And the city of Pittsburgh has rallied once more behind the family, with newly donated billboards and media campaigns.
"We're trying to not only save Lucas, but also to build organ donation awareness for both deceased and living donors," said Goeller.
ULTIMATE FATHER’S DAY GIFT: SON DONATES KIDNEY TO SAVE HIS DAD’S LIFE
"We want it to really sink into hearts around the world because it's so important."
Despite his challenges, young Lucas Goeller remains positive, active and upbeat, continuing to enjoy his love of the outdoors and hunting with his father and his three brothers, aged 12, 8, and 4.
"He's always filled with so much joy," his mother said. "We get our strength from him.
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The Goellers are now seeking support again, launching the "Save Lucas" campaign across social media.
And the city of Pittsburgh has rallied once more behind the family, with newly donated billboards and media campaigns.
"We're trying to not only save Lucas, but also to build organ donation awareness for both deceased and living donors," said Goeller.
ULTIMATE FATHER’S DAY GIFT: SON DONATES KIDNEY TO SAVE HIS DAD’S LIFE
"We want it to really sink into hearts around the world because it's so important."
Despite his challenges, young Lucas Goeller remains positive, active and upbeat, continuing to enjoy his love of the outdoors and hunting with his father and his three brothers, aged 12, 8, and 4.
"He's always filled with so much joy," his mother said. "We get our strength from him. He encourages all of us to continue to look at the positives in life."
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And the city of Pittsburgh has rallied once more behind the family, with newly donated billboards and media campaigns.
"We're trying to not only save Lucas, but also to build organ donation awareness for both deceased and living donors," said Goeller.
ULTIMATE FATHER’S DAY GIFT: SON DONATES KIDNEY TO SAVE HIS DAD’S LIFE
"We want it to really sink into hearts around the world because it's so important."
Despite his challenges, young Lucas Goeller remains positive, active and upbeat, continuing to enjoy his love of the outdoors and hunting with his father and his three brothers, aged 12, 8, and 4.
"He's always filled with so much joy," his mother said. "We get our strength from him. He encourages all of us to continue to look at the positives in life."
The ideal living donor for Lucas is someone with type O blood, aged 20 to 49, with a BMI below 30.
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And the city of Pittsburgh has rallied once more behind the family, with newly donated billboards and media campaigns.
"We're trying to not only save Lucas, but also to build organ donation awareness for both deceased and living donors," said Goeller.
ULTIMATE FATHER’S DAY GIFT: SON DONATES KIDNEY TO SAVE HIS DAD’S LIFE
"We want it to really sink into hearts around the world because it's so important."
Despite his challenges, young Lucas Goeller remains positive, active and upbeat, continuing to enjoy his love of the outdoors and hunting with his father and his three brothers, aged 12, 8, and 4.
"He's always filled with so much joy," his mother said. "We get our strength from him. He encourages all of us to continue to look at the positives in life."
The ideal living donor for Lucas is someone with type O blood, aged 20 to 49, with a BMI below 30.
Challenges facing pediatric transplants
Beyond seeking a liver for their son, the Goellers are looking to raise awareness about the critical need for donors to help the more than 100,000 individuals on the organ donor list.
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ULTIMATE FATHER’S DAY GIFT: SON DONATES KIDNEY TO SAVE HIS DAD’S LIFE
"We want it to really sink into hearts around the world because it's so important."
Despite his challenges, young Lucas Goeller remains positive, active and upbeat, continuing to enjoy his love of the outdoors and hunting with his father and his three brothers, aged 12, 8, and 4.
"He's always filled with so much joy," his mother said. "We get our strength from him. He encourages all of us to continue to look at the positives in life."
The ideal living donor for Lucas is someone with type O blood, aged 20 to 49, with a BMI below 30.
Challenges facing pediatric transplants
Beyond seeking a liver for their son, the Goellers are looking to raise awareness about the critical need for donors to help the more than 100,000 individuals on the organ donor list.
Children on transplant lists in the U.S.
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Despite his challenges, young Lucas Goeller remains positive, active and upbeat, continuing to enjoy his love of the outdoors and hunting with his father and his three brothers, aged 12, 8, and 4.
"He's always filled with so much joy," his mother said. "We get our strength from him. He encourages all of us to continue to look at the positives in life."
The ideal living donor for Lucas is someone with type O blood, aged 20 to 49, with a BMI below 30.
Challenges facing pediatric transplants
Beyond seeking a liver for their son, the Goellers are looking to raise awareness about the critical need for donors to help the more than 100,000 individuals on the organ donor list.
Children on transplant lists in the U.S. face three key challenges, Mazariegos said.
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Despite his challenges, young Lucas Goeller remains positive, active and upbeat, continuing to enjoy his love of the outdoors and hunting with his father and his three brothers, aged 12, 8, and 4.
"He's always filled with so much joy," his mother said. "We get our strength from him. He encourages all of us to continue to look at the positives in life."
The ideal living donor for Lucas is someone with type O blood, aged 20 to 49, with a BMI below 30.
Challenges facing pediatric transplants
Beyond seeking a liver for their son, the Goellers are looking to raise awareness about the critical need for donors to help the more than 100,000 individuals on the organ donor list.
Children on transplant lists in the U.S. face three key challenges, Mazariegos said.
TINA TURNER SUFFERED FROM KIDNEY DISEASE BEFORE HER DEATH: 'I HAVE PUT MYSELF IN GREAT DANGER'
"First, there is a great demand for life-saving transplants, and there are 10 times the number of adults on the liver transplant list as there are children," he told Fox News Digital.
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"He's always filled with so much joy," his mother said. "We get our strength from him. He encourages all of us to continue to look at the positives in life."
The ideal living donor for Lucas is someone with type O blood, aged 20 to 49, with a BMI below 30.
Challenges facing pediatric transplants
Beyond seeking a liver for their son, the Goellers are looking to raise awareness about the critical need for donors to help the more than 100,000 individuals on the organ donor list.
Children on transplant lists in the U.S. face three key challenges, Mazariegos said.
TINA TURNER SUFFERED FROM KIDNEY DISEASE BEFORE HER DEATH: 'I HAVE PUT MYSELF IN GREAT DANGER'
"First, there is a great demand for life-saving transplants, and there are 10 times the number of adults on the liver transplant list as there are children," he told Fox News Digital.
"This creates a challenge to allocate the right or the best organ for the children who are waiting on the list."
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He encourages all of us to continue to look at the positives in life."
The ideal living donor for Lucas is someone with type O blood, aged 20 to 49, with a BMI below 30.
Challenges facing pediatric transplants
Beyond seeking a liver for their son, the Goellers are looking to raise awareness about the critical need for donors to help the more than 100,000 individuals on the organ donor list.
Children on transplant lists in the U.S. face three key challenges, Mazariegos said.
TINA TURNER SUFFERED FROM KIDNEY DISEASE BEFORE HER DEATH: 'I HAVE PUT MYSELF IN GREAT DANGER'
"First, there is a great demand for life-saving transplants, and there are 10 times the number of adults on the liver transplant list as there are children," he told Fox News Digital.
"This creates a challenge to allocate the right or the best organ for the children who are waiting on the list."
While Mazariegos noted that the allocation policy is slowly improving, it's still imperfect and doesn't always prioritize children appropriately.
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Challenges facing pediatric transplants
Beyond seeking a liver for their son, the Goellers are looking to raise awareness about the critical need for donors to help the more than 100,000 individuals on the organ donor list.
Children on transplant lists in the U.S. face three key challenges, Mazariegos said.
TINA TURNER SUFFERED FROM KIDNEY DISEASE BEFORE HER DEATH: 'I HAVE PUT MYSELF IN GREAT DANGER'
"First, there is a great demand for life-saving transplants, and there are 10 times the number of adults on the liver transplant list as there are children," he told Fox News Digital.
"This creates a challenge to allocate the right or the best organ for the children who are waiting on the list."
While Mazariegos noted that the allocation policy is slowly improving, it's still imperfect and doesn't always prioritize children appropriately.
Each year, dozens of children in the U.S. die while awaiting a new liver.
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Children on transplant lists in the U.S. face three key challenges, Mazariegos said.
TINA TURNER SUFFERED FROM KIDNEY DISEASE BEFORE HER DEATH: 'I HAVE PUT MYSELF IN GREAT DANGER'
"First, there is a great demand for life-saving transplants, and there are 10 times the number of adults on the liver transplant list as there are children," he told Fox News Digital.
"This creates a challenge to allocate the right or the best organ for the children who are waiting on the list."
While Mazariegos noted that the allocation policy is slowly improving, it's still imperfect and doesn't always prioritize children appropriately.
Each year, dozens of children in the U.S. die while awaiting a new liver.
Mazariegos is determined to eliminate this "wait list mortality" through the use of partial liver transplants. That's when either a living or deceased donor’s liver is donated to two different recipients.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
Children on transplant lists in the U.S. face three key challenges, Mazariegos said.
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"First, there is a great demand for life-saving transplants, and there are 10 times the number of adults on the liver transplant list as there are children," he told Fox News Digital.
"This creates a challenge to allocate the right or the best organ for the children who are waiting on the list."
While Mazariegos noted that the allocation policy is slowly improving, it's still imperfect and doesn't always prioritize children appropriately.
Each year, dozens of children in the U.S. die while awaiting a new liver.
Mazariegos is determined to eliminate this "wait list mortality" through the use of partial liver transplants. That's when either a living or deceased donor’s liver is donated to two different recipients.
"Saving lives is not about competition — it’s about collaboration."
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
TINA TURNER SUFFERED FROM KIDNEY DISEASE BEFORE HER DEATH: 'I HAVE PUT MYSELF IN GREAT DANGER'
"First, there is a great demand for life-saving transplants, and there are 10 times the number of adults on the liver transplant list as there are children," he told Fox News Digital.
"This creates a challenge to allocate the right or the best organ for the children who are waiting on the list."
While Mazariegos noted that the allocation policy is slowly improving, it's still imperfect and doesn't always prioritize children appropriately.
Each year, dozens of children in the U.S. die while awaiting a new liver.
Mazariegos is determined to eliminate this "wait list mortality" through the use of partial liver transplants. That's when either a living or deceased donor’s liver is donated to two different recipients.
"Saving lives is not about competition — it’s about collaboration."
Another challenge is that not all the centers in the country have the capacity to perform highly complex transplants like the one Lucas needs.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
"This creates a challenge to allocate the right or the best organ for the children who are waiting on the list."
While Mazariegos noted that the allocation policy is slowly improving, it's still imperfect and doesn't always prioritize children appropriately.
Each year, dozens of children in the U.S. die while awaiting a new liver.
Mazariegos is determined to eliminate this "wait list mortality" through the use of partial liver transplants. That's when either a living or deceased donor’s liver is donated to two different recipients.
"Saving lives is not about competition — it’s about collaboration."
Another challenge is that not all the centers in the country have the capacity to perform highly complex transplants like the one Lucas needs.
"We need to train centers across the country on the techniques that will allow them to transplant these children," Mazariegos said.
Both the Goeller family and the UPMC doctors stressed the importance of raising organ donor awareness so that more families register as organ donors.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
While Mazariegos noted that the allocation policy is slowly improving, it's still imperfect and doesn't always prioritize children appropriately.
Each year, dozens of children in the U.S. die while awaiting a new liver.
Mazariegos is determined to eliminate this "wait list mortality" through the use of partial liver transplants. That's when either a living or deceased donor’s liver is donated to two different recipients.
"Saving lives is not about competition — it’s about collaboration."
Another challenge is that not all the centers in the country have the capacity to perform highly complex transplants like the one Lucas needs.
"We need to train centers across the country on the techniques that will allow them to transplant these children," Mazariegos said.
Both the Goeller family and the UPMC doctors stressed the importance of raising organ donor awareness so that more families register as organ donors.
Mazariegos noted that people need to be made aware of living donation, which is when donors give part of their liver to a recipient.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
Each year, dozens of children in the U.S. die while awaiting a new liver.
Mazariegos is determined to eliminate this "wait list mortality" through the use of partial liver transplants. That's when either a living or deceased donor’s liver is donated to two different recipients.
"Saving lives is not about competition — it’s about collaboration."
Another challenge is that not all the centers in the country have the capacity to perform highly complex transplants like the one Lucas needs.
"We need to train centers across the country on the techniques that will allow them to transplant these children," Mazariegos said.
Both the Goeller family and the UPMC doctors stressed the importance of raising organ donor awareness so that more families register as organ donors.
Mazariegos noted that people need to be made aware of living donation, which is when donors give part of their liver to a recipient.
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In 2018, UPMC started a learning network, the Starzl Network for Excellence in Pediatric Transplantation, in honor of Dr.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
That's when either a living or deceased donor’s liver is donated to two different recipients.
"Saving lives is not about competition — it’s about collaboration."
Another challenge is that not all the centers in the country have the capacity to perform highly complex transplants like the one Lucas needs.
"We need to train centers across the country on the techniques that will allow them to transplant these children," Mazariegos said.
Both the Goeller family and the UPMC doctors stressed the importance of raising organ donor awareness so that more families register as organ donors.
Mazariegos noted that people need to be made aware of living donation, which is when donors give part of their liver to a recipient.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER
In 2018, UPMC started a learning network, the Starzl Network for Excellence in Pediatric Transplantation, in honor of Dr. Thomas Starzl, who is recognized as the father of transplantation.
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Pittsburgh boy, 10, needs second liver transplant to save his life: ‘Only possible through love’
That's when either a living or deceased donor’s liver is donated to two different recipients.
"Saving lives is not about competition — it’s about collaboration."
Another challenge is that not all the centers in the country have the capacity to perform highly complex transplants like the one Lucas needs.
"We need to train centers across the country on the techniques that will allow them to transplant these children," Mazariegos said.
Both the Goeller family and the UPMC doctors stressed the importance of raising organ donor awareness so that more families register as organ donors.
Mazariegos noted that people need to be made aware of living donation, which is when donors give part of their liver to a recipient.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER
In 2018, UPMC started a learning network, the Starzl Network for Excellence in Pediatric Transplantation, in honor of Dr. Thomas Starzl, who is recognized as the father of transplantation.
"This is an effort to level the playing field and extend the expertise to centers that want to provide the same level of care their patients deserve."
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