<s>
Flud	B-Application
was	O
a	O
social	O
news	O
reader	O
application	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Flud	B-Application
,	O
articles	O
and	O
stories	O
could	O
be	O
stored	O
for	O
later	O
reading	O
with	O
the	O
Reading	O
List	O
,	O
shared	O
as	O
a	O
favorite	O
read	O
with	O
the	O
Flud	B-Application
button	O
,	O
and	O
shared	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
email	O
,	O
Tumblr	B-Application
,	O
Instapaper	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ReadItLater	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flud	B-Application
was	O
headquartered	O
in	O
the	O
historic	O
Spreckels	O
Theater	O
Building	O
in	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
with	O
remote	O
offices	O
in	O
Detroit	B-Application
and	O
Chicago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flud	B-Application
had	O
been	O
tagged	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
social	O
news	O
reader	O
"	O
where	O
users	O
could	O
create	O
a	O
personal	O
profile	O
,	O
follow	O
others	O
who	O
share	O
their	O
interests	O
,	O
and	O
become	O
influencers	O
to	O
their	O
followers	O
by	O
sharing	O
content	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Fluding	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Flud	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flud	B-Application
favorite	O
articles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connect	O
to	O
Tumblr	B-Application
,	O
Google	O
Reader	O
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Read	B-Operating_System
It	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
,	O
Instapaper	B-Application
and	O
email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flud	B-Application
started	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2010	O
between	O
and	O
,	O
cofounders	O
of	O
Made	O
By	O
Rabbit	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
startup	O
out	O
of	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flud	B-Application
1.0	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
hit	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2010	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
in	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
launch	O
of	O
Flud	B-Application
1.0	O
,	O
Fast	O
Company	O
distinguished	O
Flud	B-Application
's	O
iPad	B-Device
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
UI	O
Design	O
of	O
2010	O
"	O
,	O
NBC	O
called	O
Flud	B-Application
the	O
“	O
future	O
of	O
news	O
”	O
and	O
Mashable	O
distinguished	O
Flud	B-Application
as	O
1	O
of	O
3	O
news	O
readers	O
actively	O
changing	O
and	O
innovating	O
the	O
news	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flud	B-Application
received	O
$1	O
million	O
in	O
seed	O
funding	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
and	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Flud	B-Application
2.0	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
social	O
news	O
reader	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
and	O
become	O
a	O
trusted	O
source	O
on	O
topical	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
changes	O
included	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
design	O
,	O
and	O
Tumblr	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flud	B-Application
2.0	O
launched	O
on	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Flud	B-Application
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
