Hometalk is now a VerticalScope Company
Updated: Oct 27, 2022
We're excited to announce that Hometalk, Inc. is now a VerticalScope company!
Over the past decade, Hometalk, Inc. has become a leading DIY destination for people looking for ideas, inspiration, and tutorials. Together, as a community, we empower millions of people to create a home they love with Hometalk, cook delicious recipes for their families with Foodtalk, and enhance their wardrobe and personal style with Upstyle.
VerticalScope is a leading community platform and destination for hundreds of millions, bringing people together through products and passions that inspire them. The VerticalScope communities are a place to read reviews, ask questions and get answers from engaged subject matter experts and enthusiasts.
Looking ahead, as part of the VerticalScope family of websites, we look forward to continuing to fulfill our mission of empowering people to create. Hometalk's entire team will be continuing with the business and we look forward to sharing the future together!
Thank you for being part of the wonderful Hometalk community and as always -- Happy Hometalking!



Foodtalk and Upstyle sharing a parent company doesn’t solve the constraint my repair group has: we meet in a church basement with no Wi-Fi and one shared laptop, so accounts and notifications are irrelevant. We print steps and keep a paper roster. That’s where a few of the best AI tools for drafting clear worksheets could help offline, if exports stay printable. Would VerticalScope ever build for groups that never log in?
Oct. 21, 2022: Foodtalk and Upstyle under one roof, but no migration checklist for saved posts. Before any account merge, export your drafts, check notification defaults, and download a grow-a-garden value list if you keep one in a profile doc for seed swaps. Otherwise a username collision can bury years of step photos after the switch. Does VerticalScope preserve old tutorial URLs and comment threads?
Oct 21, 2022, plus Foodtalk and Upstyle under one VerticalScope roof, assumes members are already online and logged in. My small repair group meets in a basement with one shared tablet and no reliable signal, so we still run on paper sign-up sheets and printed steps. A blank worksheet template for planning DIY tutorials would help us map projects before anyone gets a connection. Does the new structure plan for offline-first community groups?
A se lekar Gya tak hindi varnmala mein kitne akshar hote hain ko samajhna ab easy lag raha hai. Beginners ke liye achha article hai.
It is interesting to see Hometalk joining the VerticalScope family. I wonder if this transition will lead to new creative tools for the community, perhaps even integrating something like a Flowlio video generator to help users share their DIY tutorials more effectively.