tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915018894001098396.post4723307481492890250..comments2023-08-06T07:09:51.099-04:00Comments on News after Newspapers: Circulate enters the fray: holistic, user-centric content discovery toolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915018894001098396.post-45546230348220069942009-07-22T02:46:16.363-04:002009-07-22T02:46:16.363-04:00welcome to the viewers of news anytime.
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Fr...welcome to the viewers of news anytime.<br /><br />night<br /><br /><a href="http://www.directstartv.com/jump.html?referID=Oa-1700-149074" rel="nofollow">Free Satellite TV</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915018894001098396.post-24387851846536990242009-06-27T02:28:29.910-04:002009-06-27T02:28:29.910-04:00I'm not so skeptical about the idea of chargin...I'm not so skeptical about the idea of charging for news and other content -- I think there's definitely untapped potential there and a technical solution might be what's needed.<br /><br />I'm actually more concerned about the "holistic" and "intelligent" descriptors. In order to get widespread acceptance of this, you'd have to convince people that it's their interest, i.e., significantly more convenient, to have a computer or intelligent agent or helper learn about them in ways that may or may not be totally transparent.<br /><br />I don't particularly want some database following me everywhere on the Web. And even if I weren't concerned about the privacy and autonomy implications of more invasive tracking (in what is now perceived, rightly or wrongly as anonymous surfing), what if I visit a site that isn't representative of what I want the system to help guide me to? Can I edit my profile in a way I can understand? Can I control Circulate, or does Circulate control me? I'm not at all sure that online liberation through artificial intelligence search butlers is what most people really want.<br /><br />It's kind of creepy, and that, more than anything, will be a barrier to adoption. Assuming that it even works as advertised.Michael Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583980513711235229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915018894001098396.post-52553724563738883442009-06-24T16:40:56.399-04:002009-06-24T16:40:56.399-04:00Well, thanks, anon, some people consider "tec...Well, thanks, anon, some people consider "techie nerds" a compliment. We're sure Circulate is not for everyone; we're equally sure there's a big market out there looking for exactly this concept.Martin Langeveldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745134335677178737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915018894001098396.post-23079043311656558312009-06-24T15:06:26.503-04:002009-06-24T15:06:26.503-04:00Yawn!!! Too many techie nerds with too much time...Yawn!!! Too many techie nerds with too much time on their hands. Talk about a solution in search of a problem!!!! BO-ring, and pointless!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915018894001098396.post-33818993645921216272009-06-22T12:23:05.987-04:002009-06-22T12:23:05.987-04:00Interesting concept, guys - although I have to adm...Interesting concept, guys - although I have to admit that reading through the first few graphs, my stomach sank when I read "charging for online content." Way too many collective clock cycles are being devoted to coming up with arcane ways to try to extract some kind of revenue stream from online readers. Most tend to be veneers over the failed strategy of erecting paywalls over existing content, without really given a thought to how the core product has to be radically different for the consumer to be willing to yank out the wallet. <br /><br />Reading further, it became evident that what you're doing is a variation on the "Find Engine" concept - that is, that the app/site/widget/whatever will take over for the Almighty Google, and serve you up the information that you need, when, where & how you need it. <br /><br />OK, that's interesting. <br /><br />You also addressed the core problem with a Find Engine - that is, if the app/whatever knows enough about you to be able to accurately (and if it isn't accurate, what use would it be?) know what you want, then isn't that a treasure trove of information about you that could be hacked/exploited/sold? Well, yeah. We all start to feel a bit creepy about the thought that something in the machine knows us & is ratting us out. Despite the fact that it happens all the time ... <br /><br />Well, to a certain extent, it does. Big online ad agencies get quiet & change the subject when people bring up the idea of a "Universal Cookie." Which would be far easier to implement if Circulate takes off. <br /><br />Anyway - one suggestion. You talk about mobile, and indicate that one of the first moves might be to develop an iPhone app. While I applaud your willingness to engage with this new platform, you might want to check the numbers. At a recent Online News Association event I helped organize, Nick Montes of Viva Vision laid out the numbers involved with selling content - I'm posting the video and a description in the next day or so. <br /><br />Briefly: the iPhone has market penetration of 9M handsets in a US market of 250M+ handsets. Nice, but not staggering. <br /><br />But the real eye-opener was that Verizon makes about $20 billion a year from selling/licensing/streaming content. The much-touted iPhone App Store is likely to make Apple about $300 million. <br /><br />Basically, you'd be pouring sweat equity into constructing something for a platform that comprises about 1.5% of the money on the table... <br /><br />Anyway - I look forward to seeing what Circulate looks & feels like. At least you're trying.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790002907275266162noreply@blogger.com