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dub3's pixel tribute to Venmo in 2009: a Modern-era money site
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2009 page

dub3 card · venmo.com

Venmo (2009)

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Cost
5 RAM
Power
9
Rarity
Common
Family
Commerce
Era
Modern (2009 on)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

Each round end: +1 Power to this card.

Each round end fires as every round finishes.

It costs 5 RAM to play and brings 9 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Commerce cards grow every round and make your opponent pay more to play.

The site, in 2009

A US mobile payment app for splitting bills and paying friends or businesses.

Payments appear in a feed with a note and emoji, though not the amount, which made it a small social network. PayPal has owned it since 2013. In 2021 it handled $230 billion in transactions.

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 Venmo in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.