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by atto 4393 days ago
(I work on Kifi)

Right now the email limits are very loose. Legitimate usage won't run into anything. We're sending the emails ourselves, from a custom address for each link. When they reply, you get the reply instantly inside Kifi. When you send a link on Kifi, you'll be able to preview exactly what was emailed.

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So, right now I have to install the extension in order to use it, correct?

Is there a plan to create an embedded widget that I can use to share content without the full functionality of the extension?

I can see immediate applications as regards Pinterest, by the way. I just tested it out, and if you share a pin using Pinterest's system you get in your email a red button that you need to click to see whatever was shared.

Using your system, I can share whatever the hell I want and don't have to redirect people to Pinterest in order to see it. Plus, I can have a private email conversation with people about what I sent them without being redirected. Nice. There are a lot of content partner applications as well; I think you guys are on to something with this.

Yep, right now the extension is required. We're talking about future plans for people who like some of our features, but not everything — we want to be as unobtrusive as possible.

Our primary goal is to enable people to keep and collaborate content easier than before. In addition to discussions, we have a full-text search engine that incorporates into Google results, showing links you've kept if they're relevant to your search. From that standpoint, we're a "much better bookmarking platform". Over time, we'll be helping people discover interesting content, too.

This email-a-page feature is actually just our newest, and isn't the core of the product. However, it looks like many people really like this, stand alone. I'll bring this up with product, and see if we can come to something that will meet your needs. In a perfect world, would you like a more minimalistic extension that JUST did this, a bookmarklet, or something else? We want to be the easiest way to share and collaborate about content with others.