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Here’s a thought: Would you sell your own data if you could make $$$? 🤔

Delphia, a new Toronto-based (and Y Cominator-backed) fintech startup that lets people invest in the stock market using only their data, thinks you would.

How it works: Delphia was founded on the idea of collective action. Users connect their personal information — location data, social media accounts, shopping data — to Delphia and answer daily questions about their behavior for the company to analyze. All data is consensually shared and Delphia then makes strategic picks in the stock market on behalf of its users. The company will collect fees and then redistribute half of those back to users sharing their data in exchange for investments, but users don’t have to actually contribute any money to participate.

But in order for the idea to work, there needs to be a critical mass of users sharing their data, and Delphia is aiming for 100,000 folks before “officially” launching their app. 👀

So how much money could you theoretically make through Delphia? The answer depends on a combination of the uniqueness of the data you contribute as well as the quantity.

While current financial systems rewards having valuable information that others do not and those who have more capital, Delphia believes they’re exploiting a “glitch” in the system.

“The entire system is built on predicting the future. On betting whether a company will rise or fall, or whether we will or won’t buy. It’s built on betting where the money will flow nextWhich is interesting when you consider that GDP – the measure of a country’s economic growth – is mostly (68%) made up of consumer spending. Said another way, the things that you and I do with our money, are the questions of greatest importance to those in power.- Delphia CEO Andrew Peek 

 A brief history of Craigslist:

• Launches first email distribution list in 1995 
• Launches mobile app in 2019 

That’s right — as of yesterday, Craigslist is finally (finally!) a mobile experience.

“Wow. I never though I'd see the day.” - Evan

Staying true to its no-frills form, the Craigslist app is superrrr minimalist but as useful as Craigslist itself. Even the color scheme is the same as the web version.

“I like how they maintained the Craigslist ‘look.’ The app UI seems familiar even though it's brand new for the company." - Gabriel

While there are a number of third-party apps for Craigslist out there already, they’re bloated with ads and trackers. Pro tip: It’s not that easy to find the new app in the App Store yet because of all of these alternatives with better SEO. The App Store link on this page will point you in the right direction. 👈

What’s new: with the new Craigslist app, users can set up alerts, save posts and searches, place and edit ads, favorite things and browse for items. It basically replicates the simple experience that is...using Craigslist.

Earlier this year, it was speculated that Craigslist’s annual revenue could be over $1 billion, which is saying a lot since the product hasn’t really changed over the years. 🙌

“As a yogi, I'm excited by Zenia for the real-time feedback it gives on your yoga posturing. This will be essential for an improved practice and preventing injuries.“ - Tristan

Yoga got an AI upgrade yesterday; the first AI-powered yoga assistant launched on Product Hunt. The assistant, called Zenia, works by using motion tracking and data from thousands of yoga lessons to analyze your movements, monitoring your positions and giving you feedback. 💯

As any yogi knows, real-time position adjustments are key to improving your practice, and Zenia effectively mimics the experience of having a personal yoga instructor.

How it really works:

“Zenia’s core technology is based on algorithms of computer vision and neural networks. Through the front camera, the app recognizes movements of 16 major joints and within seconds gives feedback.” - Zenia founder Aleksei Kurov.

Before you jump to “using the front camera is kinda creepy,” rest assured that Zenia’s tech doesn’t store images or record any video format. It also doesn’t save anything to a server.

To start, the app is launching with four guided courses and 14 yoga sequences of different intensity and length. 🙏

Some initial reactions from yogis in the PH community:

“Pose tracking technology finally allows to do yoga right.” - Alexander

“Real time feedback is very important for a yoga novice like me.” - Ivan

“This app is a great solution for those who don't always have time for a full 1-1.5 hour practice.” - Anya

Over the past year, we’ve seen over two dozen meditation apps launch on Product Hunt, along with a myriad of yoga-centric products. There’s minimalist yoga apps, yoga headphones, a database of yoga retreats in India, yoga sessions for runners, and two-way video interactive yoga.

Deutsche Telekom (aka T-Mobile’s parent company) likes the color magenta. In fact, the company’s lawyers have sent Lemonade, the AI insurance startup, a letter ordering them to stop using the color magenta (which Lemonade uses in their brand and product). 😬

For context, Deutsche Telekom has a trademark on “magenta” and has gone after others (like AT&T, Engadget and aspiring watchmakers on Indiegogo) over the pink shade before (TechCrunch called them “trademark trolls“).

“Sounds like something a Disney villain would do, so you can imagine how c-r-a-z-y it was to discover this is real life.” - Lemonade Software Engineer Itamar Kestenbaum

In retaliation, Itamar decided to make sure the web at large stays Deutsche Telekom compliant. Yesterday, Pink-Out launched to “un-pink” the web against the company.

The Product Hunt community took to the comments to echo the sentiment #Freethepink.

“No one have the rights to own a certain color. Not even T-Mobile.” - Yuval

“Love it when people actually take their time to play the game!” - Dominik

“While I don't object to McDonalds owning the trademark to a big yellow M, I really don't want them to be able to block other restaurants from using yellow or red at all. I'm not sure how a company can have the rights to do it. This extension is such a cool way to deliver them this message.” - Christine

Today’s Digest was crafted by Product Hunt and sponsored by our friends at HP. 

For those of you who didn’t manage to beat the lines or couldn’t face a 4 a.m. start to bag a Black Friday bargain, we have some goodies for you this Cyber Monday. The best part is that you can shop in your undies and no one will know.

Kit out your home office, treat your bestie to a new gaming rig, or finally snag a fancy new touchscreen desk display. HP’s offering up to $1,000 off on items like:

💻The HP Pavilion Laptop 15t Touch

🖨The worlds first smart home printer

💻HP EliteBook x360 830 G6 - save up to

🖥HP ProDesk 400 G5 Mini

💻HP ENVY Laptop 15t touch

🖱HP X3000 Wireless Mouse

💻OMEN Laptop - 17T

🕹OMEN Desktop PC 880 -160se

⌨️OMEN by HP Accessory bundle

Check out the entire Cyber Monday collection. Deals end soon!

Today’s Digest was crafted by Product Hunt and sponsored by our friends at AppSumo.

Some people are truly Black Friday people. They wake up at 4 a.m., brave the shopping crowds, and score ridiculous 98 inch TVs. But regardless of whether you’re “into” Black Friday or not, it would be a shame to overlook some of the exclusive deals over at AppSumo.

Here’s a quick intro for the uninitiated: AppSumo is a software deal site for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and freelancers. The company is committed to the idea that the tools you need to run your business should never put you out of business. 

The cool part: AppSumo offers lifetime deals on these tools (no subscription necessary). Pay once, get access forever.

Pro tip: If these deals aren't enough, members of the Product Hunt community can get an extra 10% off your entire order on top of any of AppSumo discounts. These deals will only be around for 24 hours, so hop to it. 

This year’s AppSumo Black Friday lifetime deals:

📸 Depositphotos gets you access to millions of stock photos

🙌 Quuu automates your social media content curation

🔎 FindThatLead uncovers lead contact info and schedules email campaigns

📊 Sociamonials  tracks your social media metrics and automates posting

🔑 Book Like A Boss lets you sell your services and book appointment

🤖 Continually provides chatbots and live chat to capture leads

📷 LiveWebinar lets you host fully-tailored webinars from anywhere 

📢 HeySummit is everything you need to launch an online conference

🛠 HelpShelf reduces your support tickets with a customer support widget

🗂 Clinked is a white-label client portal for managing projects

🔒 WebARX secures WordPress sites for you

These deals go fast, so don’t wait around too long. Happy shopping.

Happy holiday!

We thought today would be a good day to surface this question from our Makers Discussions: Who is a person (or team) that opened doors for you in your career this year? Share your responses (and tag your person!) with us here or on Twitter.

On behalf of the Product Hunt team, we're thankful for...

🐱 Cats on the Internet
🐶 Dog on the Internet
😂 “GIF”s and “JIF”s
🌍 Makers all over the world
👀 Real-life stories from those makers 
🗞 Learning about tech every morning 
🐥 Twitter
😲 AI-generated models
🍑 Buttsss
👂 Apple’s greatest invention this year
🔼 The most upvoted products this month (so far)

And of course, YOU. 🙏

Important question: What was the best meme of the decade? 🤔

As the 2010s draw to a close, Maker Armand Saramout was inspired to reflect on an amazing decade for meme culture.

“I want to find the best meme that's blessed our feeds and warmed our hearts. It's like a playoff style voting approach, decided by you, the people. I would've called it meme madness but I didn't want the NCAA to sue me.” 

Armand sorted through over 500 memes, and then narrowed the list down to ~120. You can vote for your favorite here, and there’s even a “wild card” round if your favorite meme is missing.

“This needed to exist, thank you.“ - Jordan

For other meme content, check out these canvas prints of memes, the best memes from Reddit, the ‘Google Trends of memes,’  a coloring book of memes and this marketplace to buy, sell and collect “rare, dank memes.”

Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen hundreds of Makers from all over the world take part in the Product Hunt Makers Festival to create awesome products with Snap Kit.

Our showcase had a myriad of creative products, ranging from social apps for sports to trippy video experiences.

So without further ado, here are the winners and runners up across the festival’s categories.

Thank you to all of our community members who voted, and to our good friends over at Snap. 

Category: Creative Tools 🎨

Winner: Swipe Site lets you preview stickers for Snapchat attachments. Made by Thanasi Stratigakis.

Runner Up: GEMI is a video app that lets you shoot videos with your front and back camera at the same time. Made by Jerry Luk.

Category: Snap Kit Combo 👻

Winner: Adventure lets Snap friends share quick, organized travel recommendations. Made by Daniel Noskin.

Runner Up: Meme Match lets you make new Snapchat friends with memes. Made by Jacob Catalano.

Category: User Experience 👀

Winner: Brb is a chat app that lets you send messages, listen to crazy stories and meet new friends. Made by Justin Mitchell.

Runner Up: Stadium Live is a social app to enjoy sports with your friends. Made by Kevin D.H Kim.

Category: Bitmoji 👋

Winner: Surfboard is a crypto portfolio tracker that’s all about you. Made by Vicc Alexander.

Category: Anything Else 🙌

Winner: Wavechat lets you create fun and easy mini podcasts to share to your Snapchat story. Made by Dennis Stücken.

Maker in Chief 🎉

This Festival’s Maker in Chief prize goes to Daniel Noskin for Adventure!

You can see all of the finalists here. Congratulations to all the Makers in the Festival, and thank you to everyone who participated. We hope to see you all at our next one — stay tuned!

A few weeks ago, Instagram announced that it was going to start removing likes on certain accounts in attempts to “depressurize” the app. Some people (like Nicki Minaj) say they’ll stop posting to Instagram if likes go away, and the Product Hunt community had mixed feelings. 🤔

“Honestly, I will post even more now. I tested this feature during my vacation in Brazil and not having this ‘like’ count as an instrument for validation was actually very refreshing.” - Samuel

“Instagram without likes is basically a shared Dropbox” - Allan

“I think it's a good move keeping anxiety and other mental aspects that was associated with like counts.” - Akash

While the removal of likes may make the Instagram experience healthier for the average users, the influencer marketing industry, meme accounts and small businesses — all of which rely on the “likes” engagement metric — could take a hit. 👀

But what would the internet look like without “likes“ at all? We’re talking Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.

Over the weekend, a browser extension called ‘Hide Likes Everywhere’ launched on Product Hunt to hide likes and “other vanity metrics” in order to help users focus more on authenticity (versus approval) online.

“By hiding others' likes and followers, you can avoid comparing yourself to others and become a more independent thinker by using your own judgment rather than defaulting to what everyone else thinks. In the beginning, the absence of all those metrics may feel strange and inconvenient. You'll notice just how much we've come to rely on them. But stick with it, and you'll discover that you're better off without them.“ -Maker DK the Human 

Would you use this?

And for those who want to take an even bigger step towards fighting social media anxiety, we recommend trying out Feedless or Forest.