Favrd, a beloved Twitter favorites tracker, shuts down
Favrd, a site created in 2008 by Dean Allen to track the funniest posts on Twitter, has shut down today. More than just a pointer in the direction of Twitter's most-favorited fart jokes, Favrd was the center of a vibrant community of wisecrackers. Its passing has been mourned in tweets and blogs by web luminaries including Jeffrey Zeldman.
Why did Dean decide to shut down Favrd? Well, it seems ...
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