{"id":1569,"date":"2009-07-16T21:59:07","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T20:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/16\/popfly-is-shutting-down-on-the-24th-of-august-2009\/"},"modified":"2009-07-16T21:59:07","modified_gmt":"2009-07-16T20:59:07","slug":"popfly-is-shutting-down-on-the-24th-of-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/16\/popfly-is-shutting-down-on-the-24th-of-august-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Popfly is shutting down on the 24th of August 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0John Montgomery from the Microsoft Popfly Team has confirmed <a href=\"http:\/\/popflyteam.spaces.live.com\/blog\/cns!51018025071FD37F!336.entry\">via a blog post<\/a> on the Microsoft Popfly Blog and via email that as of the 24th of August 2009, Popfly (Beta) is closing down. Popfly is\/was\u00a0a fun, easy way to build and share mashups, games, gadgets, Web pages, and applications. Popfly consists of a set of online visual tools for building Web pages and mashups, and a social network of creators where you can host, share, rate, comment and even remix creations from other Popfly users.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I\u2019m writing to thank you for registering and using Microsoft Popfly. I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to see all the innovative mashups, Web pages, and games created by the Popfly community since we launched Popfly two years ago. It has truly been a pleasure to watch the spirit of creativity flow through a growing Popfly community over the life of the product.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s with a heavy heart that I share some news with you today: on August 24, 2009, the Popfly service will be discontinued and all sites, references, and resources will be taken down.<\/p>\n<p>After August 24<sup>th<\/sup>, your access to your Popfly account, including any games and mashups that you\u2019ve created, will be discontinued. However, Microsoft is still very much dedicated to helping you express your creativity and pursuing a path to software development. If you\u2019re interested in refining your skills in Web applications, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Web Platform Installer<\/a>. For those interested in programming on the Xbox, then please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/xna\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft XNA<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/projects\/kodu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Kodu<\/a>. And for those who are interested in Windows programming, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/express\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again for your support and please don\u2019t hesitate to contact us at <a href=\"mailto:popfly@microsoft.com\">popfly@microsoft.com<\/a> if you have any questions.<\/p>\n<p>Regards,<br \/>\nJohn Montgomery<br \/>\nfor the Popfly Team<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0John Montgomery from the Microsoft Popfly Team has confirmed via a blog post on the Microsoft Popfly Blog and via email that as of the 24th of August 2009, Popfly (Beta) is closing down. Popfly is\/was\u00a0a fun, easy way to build and share mashups, games, gadgets, Web pages, and applications. 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