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'''Furl''' (from '''F'''ile '''U'''niform '''R'''esource '''L'''ocators) was a free [[social bookmarking]] website that  allowed members to store searchable copies of [[webpage]]s and share them with others. Every member received 5 [[gigabyte]]s of storage space. The site was founded by Mike Giles in 2003 and purchased by [[LookSmart]] in September 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=3411601 |title=Looksmart Acquires Furl.net |author=Chris Sherman |accessdate=2008-03-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206125310/http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=3411601 |archivedate=2008-02-06 }}</ref> [[Diigo]] (a web [[annotation]], [[social bookmarking]] & research tool website) bought it from LookSmart in exchange for equity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/03/09/diigo-buys-web-page-clipping-service-furl-away-from-looksmart/|title=Diigo Buys Web Page Clipping Service Furl Away From LookSmart|website=TechCrunch|date=9 March 2009 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/diigo_acquires_furl.php |title=LookSmart Hands over Social Bookmarking Service Furl to Diigo - ReadWriteWeb |accessdate=2009-03-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312032353/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/diigo_acquires_furl.php |archivedate=2009-03-12 }}</ref>