Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed down. The site was a favorite of Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period on the Leaderboard. It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. - Seth Goldstein

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed down. The site was a favorite of Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period on the Leaderboard. It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. - Matthew Harman

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed down. The site was a favorite of Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period on the Leaderboard. It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Sponsor A similar site called Favstar launched in mid-09 (our review) and it appears to have taken the momentum from Favrd. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But according to a regular Favrd user we spoke to, "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from... - 梦游

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed down. The site was a favorite of Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period on the Leaderboard. It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Sponsor A similar site called Favstar launched in mid-09 (our review) and it appears to have taken the momentum from Favrd. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But according to a regular Favrd user we spoke to, "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from...

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed down. The site was a favorite of Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period on the Leaderboard. It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Sponsor A similar site called Favstar launched in mid-09 (our review) and it appears to have taken the momentum from Favrd. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But according to a regular Favrd user we spoke to, "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from...

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed its door. The site was popular among Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period (on the Leaderboard). It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Favstar followed after (our September review) and it appears to have taken the momentum. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Sponsor Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from Favstar because it only counted faves of people who were registered...

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed its door. The site was popular among Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period (on the Leaderboard). It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Favstar followed after (our September review) and it appears to have taken the momentum. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Sponsor Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from Favstar because it only counted faves of people who were registered...

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed its door. The site was popular among Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period (on the Leaderboard). It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Favstar followed after (our September review) and it appears to have taken the momentum. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Sponsor Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from Favstar because it only counted faves of people who were registered... - udekaf

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed its door. The site was popular among Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period (on the Leaderboard). It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Favstar followed after (our September review) and it appears to have taken the momentum. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Sponsor Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from Favstar because it only counted faves of people who were registered...

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed its door. The site was popular among Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period (on the Leaderboard). It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Favstar followed after (our September review) and it appears to have taken the momentum. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Sponsor Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from Favstar because it only counted faves of people who were registered... - Jay Niemann

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed its door. The site was popular among Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period (on the Leaderboard). It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Favstar followed after (our September review) and it appears to have taken the momentum. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Sponsor Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from Favstar because it only counted faves of people who were registered... - Technologist

Favrd, a site which aggregated the most popular starred tweets, has closed its door. The site was popular among Twitter humorists, people who use Twitter mainly to express their wit. Favrd was the first of its kind to repurpose Twitter favorites (stars) into an aggregation site, where users could see who had "faved" their tweets, view tweets with 3 or more faves as a real-time feed, and check the most faved tweets in a 24-hour period (on the Leaderboard). It was kind of like the Techmeme of funny tweets. Favstar followed after (our September review) and it appears to have taken the momentum. Favrd was the original though, so it's disappointing to see it throw in the towel. Sponsor Most people think of stars as a way to keep a personal library of favorites. But "Favrds" (people who used Favrd frequently) throw them like confetti and rarely look back at their own stream of favorites. Favrd was also different from Favstar because it only counted faves of people who were registered...

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