Branch Launches Potluck, a Stress-Free Social Network

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Every social network seems to have a way of quantifying how well the posts you share perform among other users, but one new site is doing away with all that in the hopes of eliminating performance anxiety online.

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Potluck, which launched to the public Tuesday, is a pared down social network that simply asks users to share links — no witty comments, no back-and-forth banter, just links. Once the link is shared, it appears in a notifications dashboard on the left side of the page, but unlike traditional news feeds, Potluck won't show the name of original sharer. Instead, it only displays the name of the link and the number of friends who have left comments on that link.