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dub3's pixel tribute to Qaiku in 2009: a Modern-era social network
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page

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Qaiku (2009)

Have you tried turning it off and on?

Cost
6 RAM
Power
11
Rarity
Common
Family
Tech
Era
Modern (2009 on)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: -3 Power to the strongest enemy card here.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 6 RAM to play and brings 11 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Tech cards bend the rules: more RAM, cheaper cards and patches that weaken the other side.

The site, in 2009

A micro-blogging service like Twitter, where people posted short text or picture messages that others could comment on.

Every message was marked with its language and could be searched by it, which set it apart from Twitter and Jaiku. It shut down on 15 October 2012.

Modern era, 2009 on. Phones, feeds and cookie banners. The web got fast, flat and very sure about notifications.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2009, then plays a short scene. Want Qaiku in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.