#bending-spoons — Public Fediverse posts

Now that #Meetup is going all in on dark patterns, with #BendingSpoons having rewritten its mobile app to cram people into extra groups and pitch them unnecessary paid subscriptions, I’m looking to move a 500+ person group off. What do others use for free social group event organizing?

Now that #Meetup is going all in on dark patterns, with #BendingSpoons having rewritten its mobile app to cram people into extra groups and pitch them unnecessary paid subscriptions, I’m looking to move a 500+ person group off. What do others use for free social group event organizing?

Bending Spoons acquisisce #airtable con un deal in contanti da 1,285 miliardi di dollari. L'operazione, che si concluderà entro fine 2026, rappresenta il primo passo post-IPO della società. #bendingspoons #tech

Bending Spoons acquisisce #airtable con un deal in contanti da 1,285 miliardi di dollari. L'operazione, che si concluderà entro fine 2026, rappresenta il primo passo post-IPO della società. #bendingspoons #tech

Airtable was just acquired by Bending Spoons. Goodbye to Airtable.
https://www.revenuerulebreaker.com/airtable-was-just-acquired-by-bending-spoons-goodbye-to-airtable/

#Airtable #BendingSpoons

Airtable was just acquired by Bending Spoons. Goodbye to Airtable.
https://www.revenuerulebreaker.com/airtable-was-just-acquired-by-bending-spoons-goodbye-to-airtable/

#Airtable #BendingSpoons

Bye,bye, #Airtable … 🤷🏻‍♂️

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/bending-spoons-makes-first-post-ipo-acquisition-with-13-billion-airtable-deal-2026-08-04/

#BendingSpoons

Bye,bye, #Airtable … 🤷🏻‍♂️

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/bending-spoons-makes-first-post-ipo-acquisition-with-13-billion-airtable-deal-2026-08-04/

#BendingSpoons

Business Wire:

Business Wire:

🚀 Bending Spoons is now flexing its financial muscles by buying $1.3B worth of... spreadsheets? 😂 Because when you're a tech company, nothing screams innovation like acquiring digital LEGOs for grown-ups. 🧩💼
https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/bending-spoons-makes-first-post-ipo-acquisition-13-billion-airtable-deal #BendingSpoons #FinancialInnovation #TechAcquisition #DigitalLegos #SpreadsheetHumor #BusinessMoves #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Bending Spoons is now flexing its financial muscles by buying $1.3B worth of... spreadsheets? 😂 Because when you're a tech company, nothing screams innovation like acquiring digital LEGOs for grown-ups. 🧩💼
https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/bending-spoons-makes-first-post-ipo-acquisition-13-billion-airtable-deal #BendingSpoons #FinancialInnovation #TechAcquisition #DigitalLegos #SpreadsheetHumor #BusinessMoves #HackerNews #ngated

Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3B Airtable deal

https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/bending-spoons-makes-first-post-ipo-acquisition-13-billion-airtable-deal

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49166182

#HackerNews #BendingSpoons #Airtable #Acquisition #IPO #TechNews #BusinessDeals

Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3B Airtable deal

https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/bending-spoons-makes-first-post-ipo-acquisition-13-billion-airtable-deal

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49166182

#HackerNews #BendingSpoons #Airtable #Acquisition #IPO #TechNews #BusinessDeals

Deleted my #komoot account today. I have not used it for some time and with #bendingspoons as the new owner... #byebye

Deleted my #komoot account today. I have not used it for some time and with #bendingspoons as the new owner... #byebye

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A $23 billion company with 1,000 employees that has never built a product you use. Bending Spoons just IPO'd. The machine behind it explains the extraction economy.

#BendingSpoons #IPO #PrivateEquity

🚀 Oh, the tech world finally meets its savior – a company named after... kitchen utensils? 🍴 Bending Spoons, the grandiose puppet master behind the powerhouse duo of AOL and Vimeo, has graced the public market, leaving us all wondering if their #IPO will be as unforgettable as their name. 🤔
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/ #technews #BendingSpoons #innovation #startup #kitchenutensils #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Oh, the tech world finally meets its savior – a company named after... kitchen utensils? 🍴 Bending Spoons, the grandiose puppet master behind the powerhouse duo of AOL and Vimeo, has graced the public market, leaving us all wondering if their #IPO will be as unforgettable as their name. 🤔
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/ #technews #BendingSpoons #innovation #startup #kitchenutensils #HackerNews #ngated

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that's now public

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48799966

#HackerNews #BendingSpoons #AOL #Vimeo #public #technews #businessinsights

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that's now public

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48799966

#HackerNews #BendingSpoons #AOL #Vimeo #public #technews #businessinsights

Bending Spoons goes public, spotlighting its aggressive digital brand acquisition strategy

📰 Original title: What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that’s now public

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/bending-spoons-goes-public-spotlighting-its-aggressive-digital-brand-acquisition-strategy.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#business #bendingspoons...

AOL Returns To Wall Street Spotlight With IPO Of New Corporate Parent Bending Spoons
#News #AOL #BendingSpoons #Digital #IPO

https://deadline.com/2026/07/aol-returns-to-wall-street-spotlight-ipo-bending-spoons-1236972765/

AOL Returns To Wall Street Spotlight With IPO Of New Corporate Parent Bending Spoons
#News #AOL #BendingSpoons #Digital #IPO

https://deadline.com/2026/07/aol-returns-to-wall-street-spotlight-ipo-bending-spoons-1236972765/

@jerzone I used to like Komoot very much, but they sold out to #bendingspoons who fired almost all employees so not using it anymore, better explaind here:

https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/

@jerzone I used to like Komoot very much, but they sold out to #bendingspoons who fired almost all employees so not using it anymore, better explaind here:

https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/

#BendingSpoons, an Italian #software company, is pricing its US #IPO at $26 to $28 per share, aiming to raise up to $1.62 billion and achieve a $19 billion valuation. The company, known for its aggressive #acquisitionstrategy, has seen rapid revenue growth and recently turned #profitable. This IPO is one of the largest by a European company this year and highlights the trend of European tech companies choosing US exchanges for their IPOs. https://thenextweb.com/news/bending-spoons-ipo-pricing-19-billion-valuation-nasdaq?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#BendingSpoons, an Italian #software company, is pricing its US #IPO at $26 to $28 per share, aiming to raise up to $1.62 billion and achieve a $19 billion valuation. The company, known for its aggressive #acquisitionstrategy, has seen rapid revenue growth and recently turned #profitable. This IPO is one of the largest by a European company this year and highlights the trend of European tech companies choosing US exchanges for their IPOs. https://thenextweb.com/news/bending-spoons-ipo-pricing-19-billion-valuation-nasdaq?eicker.news #tech #media #news

War meetup.com schon immer so überladen mit Popups, flash deal etc oder ist das erst seit #bendingspoons übernommen hat?

War meetup.com schon immer so überladen mit Popups, flash deal etc oder ist das erst seit #bendingspoons übernommen hat?

Klingt nach Enshittification als Geschäftsmodell

https://www.golem.de/news/einblick-in-unterlagen-was-der-boersengang-ueber-bending-spoons-verraet-2606-209578.html

#BendingSpoons

Klingt nach Enshittification als Geschäftsmodell

https://www.golem.de/news/einblick-in-unterlagen-was-der-boersengang-ueber-bending-spoons-verraet-2606-209578.html

#BendingSpoons

Vimeo, WeTransfer, and Filmic Owner Bending Spoons is Going Public https://petapixel.com/2026/06/09/vimeo-wetransfer-and-filmic-owner-bending-spoons-is-going-public/ #bendingspoons #wetransfer #filmicpro #Industry #public #stock #vimeo #News #ipo

Vimeo, WeTransfer, and Filmic Owner Bending Spoons is Going Public https://petapixel.com/2026/06/09/vimeo-wetransfer-and-filmic-owner-bending-spoons-is-going-public/ #bendingspoons #wetransfer #filmicpro #Industry #public #stock #vimeo #News #ipo

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War noch nie bei #Strava, aber seit #BendingSpoons #Komoot übernommen hat, erwarte ich da auch früher oder später Einschnitte und/oder Kostensteigerungen.

Eventbrite got Komooted.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/bending-spoons-cuts-eventbrite-staff-rolls-out-product-changes-after-takeover-2026-04-13/

#enshittification #BendingSpoons

Eventbrite got Komooted.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/bending-spoons-cuts-eventbrite-staff-rolls-out-product-changes-after-takeover-2026-04-13/

#enshittification #BendingSpoons

Rushes Is a New Creator-Focused Vimeo Alternative https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/rushes-is-a-new-creator-focused-vimeo-alternative/ #bendingspoons #Websites #rushes #video #vimeo #News

Rushes Is a New Creator-Focused Vimeo Alternative https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/rushes-is-a-new-creator-focused-vimeo-alternative/ #bendingspoons #Websites #rushes #video #vimeo #News

Das #FuckYou des Monats geht raus an #BendingSpoons, den Software Entwicklern des #KI Support Bots und ans Management und die Investoren, die #Komoot gegen die Wand gefahren haben. Und jetzt alle miteinander 🎵 https://youtube.com/watch?v=yFE6qQ3ySXE

Das #FuckYou des Monats geht raus an #BendingSpoons, den Software Entwicklern des #KI Support Bots und ans Management und die Investoren, die #Komoot gegen die Wand gefahren haben. Und jetzt alle miteinander 🎵 https://youtube.com/watch?v=yFE6qQ3ySXE

@kiki #BendingSpoons - die Heuschrecken der „netten“ Apps.

Was immer die in ihre gicht-verkrümmten Krallen bekommen wird ausgesaugt und bis zur Unnutzbarkeit verstümmelt.

#komoot erging es genau so.

Und natürlich werden Mitarbeitende „dem Arbeitsmarkt zugeführt“.

@kiki #BendingSpoons - die Heuschrecken der „netten“ Apps.

Was immer die in ihre gicht-verkrümmten Krallen bekommen wird ausgesaugt und bis zur Unnutzbarkeit verstümmelt.

#komoot erging es genau so.

Und natürlich werden Mitarbeitende „dem Arbeitsmarkt zugeführt“.

@finnmyrstad @pluralistic There is at least one company name to remember and run if they touch one of your products: bending spoons.
There may be more vulture funds trashing our beloved tools, but #BendingSpoons has a master plan and acquires services with lots of users to maximise the damage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bending_Spoons#Acquisitions
#Enshittification

@finnmyrstad @pluralistic There is at least one company name to remember and run if they touch one of your products: bending spoons.
There may be more vulture funds trashing our beloved tools, but #BendingSpoons has a master plan and acquires services with lots of users to maximise the damage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bending_Spoons#Acquisitions
#Enshittification

Why is Komoot acquisition by Bending Spoons presented to be soooo bad?

Sure, they fired a lot of people. But if they managed to do that AND finally did a modern redesign and started finally adding new features AND they do it at much faster pace than before, then my question is, what those people were doing there in the first place?

Sure, asking to subscribe all the time might be a bit annoying, but what's more?

#komoot #bendingspoons #outdoor #hiking #justarandomthought

Why is Komoot acquisition by Bending Spoons presented to be soooo bad?

Sure, they fired a lot of people. But if they managed to do that AND finally did a modern redesign and started finally adding new features AND they do it at much faster pace than before, then my question is, what those people were doing there in the first place?

Sure, asking to subscribe all the time might be a bit annoying, but what's more?

#komoot #bendingspoons #outdoor #hiking #justarandomthought

Das neuste Opfer dieser Strategie ist die Videostreaming-Plattform Vimeo. Wenige Monate nach der Übernahme durch #BendingSpoons wurden weltweit Mitarbeiter entlassen. Wie Slashdot schreibt, handelt es sich dabei um grosse Teile des Unternehmens. Unter anderem soll das gesamte Video-Team abgebaut worden sein, auch in der IT-Entwicklungsabteilung wurden viele entlassen. Was dies für die Zukunft des Produkts an sich heisst, kann man sich leicht selber ausmalen.
https://www.businessinsider.com/vimeo-laying-off-staff-after-billion-sale-to-bending-spoons-2026-1