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Type of site | Community Weblog |
|---|---|
| Owner | MetaFilter LLC |
| Created by | Matthew Haughey[1] |
| Key people | Jessamyn West |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Required to contribute |
| Users | 47,691 active users[2] |
| Launched | July 14, 1999 |
| Current status | Active |
MetaFilter, known as MeFi to its members,[3][4][5] is a general-interest community weblog, founded in 1999 and based in the United States, featuring links to content that users have discovered on the web. Since 2003, it has included the popular question-and-answer subsite Ask MetaFilter. The site has eight paid staff members as of December 2021, including the owner.[6] MetaFilter has about 47,691 active members as of May 2024.[7]
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