<s>
Are.na	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
online	O
social	O
networking	O
community	O
and	O
creative	O
research	O
platform	O
founded	O
by	O
Charles	O
Broskoski	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Pianetti	O
,	O
Chris	O
Barley	O
,	O
and	O
Chris	O
Sherron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Are.na	B-Algorithm
was	O
built	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
hypertext	O
projects	O
like	O
Ted	O
Nelson	O
's	O
Xanadu	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
ad-free	O
alternative	O
to	O
social	O
networks	O
like	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
forgoing	O
"	O
likes	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
favorites	O
,	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
shares	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Are.na	B-Algorithm
allows	O
users	O
to	O
compile	O
uploaded	O
and	O
web-clipped	O
"	O
blocks	O
"	O
into	O
different	O
"	O
channels	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
vehicle	O
for	O
conscious	O
Internet	O
browsing	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
playlists	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
ideas	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
toolkit	O
for	O
assembling	O
new	O
worlds.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Are.na	B-Algorithm
is	O
popular	O
amongst	O
designers	O
,	O
artists	O
,	O
and	O
architects	O
including	O
Cory	O
Arcangel	O
,	O
Michael	O
Bell-Smith	O
,	O
Margaret	O
Lee	O
,	O
Laurel	O
Schwulst	O
,	O
Emily	O
Segal	O
,	O
Martine	O
Syms	O
,	O
Allan	O
Yu	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
who	O
publicly	O
cite	O
Are.na	B-Algorithm
as	O
a	O
tool	O
in	O
their	O
creative	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
na	O
's	O
blog	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
curated	O
by	O
Meg	O
Miller	O
,	O
includes	O
essays	O
about	O
na	O
's	O
research	O
and	O
publishing	O
tools	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
noteworthy	O
or	O
"	O
featured	O
"	O
user	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Are.na-specific	O
terms	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Are.na	B-Algorithm
is	O
free	O
to	O
peruse	O
but	O
finances	O
itself	O
by	O
upselling	O
premium	O
accounts	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
an	O
unlimited	O
number	O
of	O
private	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Pinterest	B-Application
,	O
Are.na	B-Algorithm
does	O
not	O
finance	O
itself	O
through	O
advertising	O
or	O
user	O
data	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broskoski	O
,	O
Yago	O
,	O
and	O
Zucconi	O
eventually	O
split	O
off	O
to	O
found	O
Are.na,	O
soon	O
joined	O
by	O
co-founder	O
Chris	O
Sherron	O
(	O
also	O
of	O
K-HOLE	O
)	O
and	O
Dan	O
Brewster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broskoski	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
build	O
an	O
open-ended	O
community	O
tool	O
,	O
with	O
Ted	O
Nelson	O
's	O
Computer	O
Lib/Dream	O
Machines	O
and	O
hypertext	O
project	B-Protocol
Xanadu	I-Protocol
as	O
major	O
influences	O
on	O
na	O
's	O
founding	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Are.na	B-Algorithm
worked	O
with	O
the	O
Guggenheim	O
Museum	O
on	O
the	O
Åzone	O
Futures	O
Market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Are.na	B-Algorithm
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Architecture	O
Biennial	O
,	O
building	O
out	O
their	O
blog	O
alongside	O
ArchDaily	O
,	O
Archinect	O
,	O
and	O
Architizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Are.na	B-Algorithm
has	O
also	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Manhattan	O
Museum	O
of	O
Arts	O
and	O
Design	O
,	O
New	O
Inc	O
.	O
incubator	O
,	O
the	O
Vilém	O
Flusser	O
archives	O
,	O
and	O
artists	O
Carson	O
Salter	O
and	O
David	O
Hilmer	O
Rex	O
.	O
</s>
