Ripl Receives $4.25 Million

More pressing, I think, than the question of how much wood a woodchuck can chuck is the matter of how many social networks the World Wide Web can withstand.  It seems we’re rapidly approaching the point at which there’ll be one per person.  And with a fresh $4.25 million in its pocket, Ripl may soon be ready to contribute to the crowding.

“We’ve been running lean for a long time, and with the proceeds we’re putting the company on a growth footing with the kind of talent that can deliver on a super-scalable proposition with room to run for years,” Ripl’s founder and CEO, Bill Messing, told