I Want Sandy shutting down 2

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I tried I Want Sandy some months ago and I thought it was only fun. I mean, a service where you can send emails to a virtual secretary with your appointments and to-do stuff, that’s for a very small audience. So I was not surprised today when I heard that they are shutting down.

The email I received says that the website and all email services will be discontinued as of December 8th. As usual, they provide the users with some tools to export their data. The work behind will not be lost:

While the company and services will be shutting down, Stikkit and Sandy’s DNA will live on; the intellectual property behind both has been acquired by Twitter, Inc. 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. (Source: Getsatisfaction)

It’s one of those moments when I remember how Mykinda.ro and the other country branches were shut down by Lee Wilkins. Quietly, behind the curtain, without any official explanation. This guy just pasted the same message on some top blogs, promising a personal letter to every member of the team and leaving debts behind. And now he’s back in business in Bucharest, trying to seem glowing and posh on Twitter and other networks and blogs.

I admire mature entrepreneurs.