Comments on: I Want Sandy and Stikkit to Close on December 8

By: If Your Content is Profitable, You Might Have a Shot at the Free Model - Thoughts on social media, the web and technology - jungleG

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:54:48 +0000

[...] problem was that “I Want Sandy” was completly free. It closed shop on December of last year. Rael Dornfest, the creator of the application, accepted a fulltime job with Twitter. So, it was [...]

By: NatalieMac

NatalieMac — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:49:44 +0000

Well, I guess Sandy forgot to mention that in the emails she sends me every morning. :-( Everything I have to remember is with Sandy. I feel like my personal assistant just quit.

By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive Time to Think Twice About Free «

WebWorkerDaily » Archive Time to Think Twice About Free « — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:00:09 +0000

[...] 1st, 2008 (11:00am) Mike Gunderloy No Comments As we covered last week, free services I Want Sandy and Stikkit are closing shortly, joining a growing list of [...]

By: You Are Paid » 5 Applications and Services For Which I Am Thankful-Entpreprenuers, Small Business Ideas, Make Money Online

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:34:38 +0000

[...] thankful he is a Web Worker. With the announcement that popular apps I Want Sandy and Stikkit are to… This entry was written by admin, posted on December 1, 2008 at 3:22 am, filed under affiliate [...]

By: Podcast Zeitgeist, Nov. 28 « Palafo

Podcast Zeitgeist, Nov. 28 « Palafo — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:59:24 +0000

[...] Obscure bug. Don’t run your MacBook without its battery. Twitter hires the developer behind I Want Sandy and Stikkit, free services that will now die. A mercifully brief Audible ad. The week’s picks: Besides the new version of Andy’s [...]

By: freelance samurai

freelance samurai — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:29:57 +0000

There’s right now effort in bringing back a service similar to Sandy.

you can check the blog: http://sandysback.blogspot.com/

and the twitter account: http://twitter.com/mysandy

if you guys would like to see new features added just send a twit or comment on the blog.

oh, it will also be open source, so you’ll be able to run your own Sandy. :)

By: Sandy Quits « Nazley’s Weblog

Sandy Quits « Nazley’s Weblog — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:55:27 +0000

[...] The creator of Sandy explained why he’s pulling the plug on iwantsandy.com here, but I guess by the 8th December, the link will be switched off as well. More about the end of Sandy’s career at WebWorkerDaily.com. [...]

By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive 5 Applications and Services For Which I Am Thankful «

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:01:03 +0000

[...] thankful he is a Web Worker. With the announcement that popular apps I Want Sandy and Stikkit are to close, I thought I would take a moment to list the acknowledge the tools or services that I am most [...]

By: Raymond Brigleb

Raymond Brigleb — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:10:38 +0000

Lame. Disappointing.

By: JD

JD — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:09:23 +0000

It’s sad to just leave users high and dry like that. However, the Sandy functionality is easily covered by RTM, Gmail/gCal, or Jott. I am sure there are other services like Stikkit out there, but it is interesting to see in the comments that most people use Sandy.

By: Anthony Russo

Anthony Russo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:57:31 +0000

Stikkit I used in the past, but have since moved on to Evernote.

By: Anthony Russo

Anthony Russo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:56:38 +0000

I am a Remember The Milk/Google Calendar user myself. The combination pretty much does all I need. I know RTM is a small company so might make me more apprehensive about relying on it too much.

Anthony Russo
Conferencing Consultant
Great America Networks Conferencing

By: alexismichelle

alexismichelle — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:26:47 +0000

I used Sandy an awful lot, what a shame. I like Troy’s idea– could someone keep it going?

By: Troy Peterson

Troy Peterson — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:40:07 +0000

At least put the site up on Ebay or Sitepoint. Maybe someone could keep it going.

By: Judi Sohn

Judi Sohn — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:37:58 +0000

Keith, true, but I don’t think we’ll ever see either product looking much like they are now. And I’m sure each had plenty of users who do not have Twitter accounts and had no plans to get one. Right now, I don’t think the knowledge that a little bit of Sandy may pop up here and there is much comfort to those that relied on the service.

From the closing post:

While Twitter has no immediate plans to incorporate Sandy or Stikkit’s feature sets into its core product, those who know our apps well may notice familiar-feeling bits and bobs appearing in your Twitter experience.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:27:56 +0000

Technically, Values of n was purchased by Twitter, mostly to get Rael on board. Twitter has stated they may integrate one or both of those products into Twitter sometime in the future.