Path

 Path  was a content hosting silo for private sharing of information among a small (limit 150) group of friends. On 2018-09-17, Path announced they would be closing 2018-10-18, with customer service open until 2018-11-15. Originally announced at https://path.com/about, now (2018-11-20) down or unresponsive.

How to export
Prior to [10.18.2018], you can restore retrieve a copy of your data (i.e. your images, text, videos) by following below steps:


 * 1) Visit https://path.com/settings/backups
 * 2) Log in with your Path account
 * 3) Click the button and enter email address that you wish to receive the backup files

OR


 * 1) Open your Path app and go to Setting
 * 2) Click the button and enter your email address that you would like to receive the backup files.
 * Please make sure that your Path app is the latest ver.

Please note that you will not be able to access the backup service site after [10.18.2018]. We may not retain copies of any of your data on and from that date. Accordingly, you are encouraged to download and keep copies of your data if you wish to have access from [10.18.2018].

https://path.com/about

UI
Random bits of UI from Path.com.

Limited Reacji
Path was perhaps the first content silo to expand beyond like to a limited set of reacji - emoji-like graphics - as a way to react to posts.
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Unsubscribe Confirmation Page
If you receive an email from "noreply@path.com", it likely has a line like: "If you do not wish to receive these emails, click here to unsubscribe." If you click the "click here" link, you get the following semi clever confirmation screen:



Filled rectangle used to redact email address.

The blue and red segments are actually animated, as if they're lightcycles from a birds eye view.

Reloading the page restarts the animation.

Mobile UI
Screenshots that took before the Android application went out of commission.

Action Selection
Path allowed for a quick access menu to select what kind of post the user'd like to make.

Media Selection
Path had a selection tool for picking something to watch or listen to.

Personalized User Stream
The main stream folded in all of the activities of all of the people that one was friends with in real time.

Individual Activity Viewing
Face pile with corresponding reactji

Discovery
Algorithmic discovery of content.

People Discovery
Importing contacts via phonebook or QR code.

Personal Feed (Header)
A look at one's personal page and history.

Targeted Message Sending
UI for selecting and sending messaging (no keyword popover).

User Hovercards
Hovercards for users other than yourself.

Compose Interface
The empty UX for drafting a new post on Path for Android.