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I'm always thrilled when I come across another Xerpi user describing their feelings on the web. And it's even more interesting when it's not just a single blog post — but an entire conversation.

MIT's Technology Review had posted an article about some technology news from 2007. (Microsoft had released a new application which let users create...lists of their favorite videos, images, web sites — whatever.) Xerpi's founder, Con Way Ling, turned up in the comments to point out that Xerpi has a similar goal — "to make the internet personally relevant." He touts Xerpi's "intuitive drag and drop features," and points out that there's lots of ways to share favorite links, ultimately creating a community of users.

But soon another voice joined the conversation — and it turned out to be a happy Xerpi user! ("I really appreciate it's organic layout," wrote a use named "Mollymeghanmiller.") Molly emphasized everything Con Way was saying — that Xerpi is not only easy to use, but a great way to discover new sites. "Unlike most of the competitors, it isn't in a list...form," she points out, adding that Xerpi is great for "finding new interesting sites through the public views and through my social network — the friend blocks that I have set up on new tabs." And her favorite feature is the "Post to" Xerpi buttons — because they make it so easy to snag cool web sites for your favorites blocks.

It's nice to know there's people out there who love Xerpi just as much as I do. It was a wonderful moment of web zen, with Xerpi's founder randomly meeting a satisfied Xerpi user. But I think my favorite part is it took place in the comments of another article — so the discussion of Xerpi appeared under a magically appropriate title.

"How to Organize the Web."