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The line between 'competitor' and 'clone' is right here: the site layout and elements are startlingly similar to Etsy.
by tmcw 15y ago
The line between 'competitor' and 'clone' is right here: the site layout and elements are startlingly similar to Etsy.
- e2daipi 15y agoReminds me of shiply and uship http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=312997 http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=312997
- guimarin 15y agoI honestly had that thought as well going into this piece. But now that I've visited the site, I can say that I disagree. This is not a clone or a competitor, this is the same business idea executed in a different market, with a ( slightly )different focus, and yes with similar design stylings. A clone for me is a site that is pixel for pixel copied. Saying this is a clone is like saying Mountain Mikes Pizza is a clone of Round Table. and personally, I'd rather have Folksy in the US then etsy, Folksy was everything Etsy should have been.
- antr 15y agoYou can clone a site, you can't clone execution. Last time I check having a site in the US does not give you the right to own the same business model elsewhere. Folksy has done a terrific job in attracting UK shops and buyers. Good for them.