Comments on: The Power of the A-List http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/24/the-power-of-the-a-list/ Where programming, the internet and social media collide. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:52:44 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/24/the-power-of-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-152 admin Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:36:57 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=42#comment-152 @Jansie I am not ready to compare services much, but your "comparison" is very valid. Profilactic has a lot to offer, but does not have ex-googlers and a highly publicized $5 million in funding. Good to hear from you and thanks for reading. @Jansie
I am not ready to compare services much, but your “comparison” is very valid. Profilactic has a lot to offer, but does not have ex-googlers and a highly publicized $5 million in funding.

Good to hear from you and thanks for reading.

]]> By: Jansie Blom http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/24/the-power-of-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Jansie Blom Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:44:42 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=42#comment-151 i really could not understand the hype with friendfeed. profilactic seems like a much better service, if you're into that sort of thing. i'm stumped. and you're right. it's exposure that gives the edge. that's it. one has to wonder what would have happened if twitter took off before profilactic. cos ultimately, twitter played a big part in the success of friendfeed. that, and the fact that ex-googlers are in charge of friendfeed. i really could not understand the hype with friendfeed. profilactic seems like a much better service, if you’re into that sort of thing.

i’m stumped. and you’re right. it’s exposure that gives the edge. that’s it. one has to wonder what would have happened if twitter took off before profilactic. cos ultimately, twitter played a big part in the success of friendfeed. that, and the fact that ex-googlers are in charge of friendfeed.

]]> By: admin http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/24/the-power-of-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-149 admin Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:52:04 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=42#comment-149 @smorty71 I have no problem mentioning Profilactic. I totally agree about the "winner" idea. The services are evolving so quickly that judging now is very difficult. I figured that Twitter would be the "short attention span" application though, and I was just a bit off on that prediction :) I think lifestreaming does have a future mainly because there are too many services to follow. So, we just wait and see what happens. @smorty71
I have no problem mentioning Profilactic. I totally agree about the “winner” idea. The services are evolving so quickly that judging now is very difficult. I figured that Twitter would be the “short attention span” application though, and I was just a bit off on that prediction :)

I think lifestreaming does have a future mainly because there are too many services to follow. So, we just wait and see what happens.

]]> By: smorty71 http://regulargeek.com/2008/04/24/the-power-of-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-148 smorty71 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:18:50 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=42#comment-148 First, thanks for mentioning Profilactic. We really appreciate it. Second, I agree that "A-listers" have the ability to move a lot of people toward a web service initially; however, that attention is often short-lived. Sites have to be able to deliver once the hype dies down. I think it is great that FriendFeed is out there raising awareness of the lifestreaming space. It helps all of us right now as we try and establish lifestreaming as a viable business model. There is a tendency to want to quickly declare a "winner" in any new market; however, there will be room for more than one lifestreaming service. The challenge will be moving it beyond the inner circle of web 2.0 early adopters. Thanks again for the mention. First, thanks for mentioning Profilactic. We really appreciate it.

Second, I agree that “A-listers” have the ability to move a lot of people toward a web service initially; however, that attention is often short-lived. Sites have to be able to deliver once the hype dies down.

I think it is great that FriendFeed is out there raising awareness of the lifestreaming space. It helps all of us right now as we try and establish lifestreaming as a viable business model.

There is a tendency to want to quickly declare a “winner” in any new market; however, there will be room for more than one lifestreaming service. The challenge will be moving it beyond the inner circle of web 2.0 early adopters.

Thanks again for the mention.

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