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Re: Another Google service bites the dust: Shared Stuff

hooman — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:05:31 -0000

This is an interesting story. I wonder what plans Google has in this space.

Re: You Might Not Love the New Facebook, But Brands Should

hooman — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:57:29 -0000

Do you think that folks will start to drive people to pages OUTSIDE facebook that are enabled with FB Connect? I think the idea of streams is novel, but is it really the best thing for a brand to have their creative capacity limited by the functionality of a fan page. Don't have the answer, but am curious...

Re: Widgets: Back from the Dead?

hooman — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:59:22 -0000

Thanks dude!

Re: Data: Iranians mostly using Facebook to share information during crisis

hooman — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:02:46 -0000

I have read that Perfspot is the most popular network in Iran. Have to find that report...

Re: The Influentials

hooman — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:52:30 -0000

Really interesting article. I wish Facebook was more open so these types of studies could be conducted there as well..

Re: Hulu to Launch Subscription Service [RUMOR]

hooman — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:19:36 -0000

I absolutely think that people would be willing to pay for this. This puts this them up against itunes and netflix. I think that this would be an amazing and smart move for the company.

Re: APIs In The Late Afternoon

hooman — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:56:26 -0000

APIs are definitely key. You don't have a true platform unless your service can be exposed via APIs.

Re: Shocker: Surprised Kitten More Popular Than Michael Jackson [STATS]

hooman — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:50:35 -0000

We were as shocked as you guys were about the results. Although we do not cover the entire web, we are on over 600K domains that reach over 607MM unique users per Comscore - so it's not a bad sample. Basically, the only thing I have learned is that people like to share fun things more than serious things. :)

Re: Would Facebook + Email = Gmail + Google Me?

hooman — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:22:36 -0000

Liz, great to see you at AllThingsD. Facebook's email service will undoubtedly eliminate the final mental barrier people have when they discuss 'email' and 'social networking.' The reality is that Facebook is a communication platform at heart and so is GMail. They have always competed to some degree, but now it will be head on. I actually believe that both companies will do great things and am glad to see this happening.

Re: Nearly Every Single Topic On Quora Now Has A Twitter Account

hooman — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:56:13 -0000

No design expertise? Their lead designer was one of the main designers of Facebook. I am pretty sure that a number of folks (620MM) people enjoy the results of her work.

Re: 1 Billion Peoples' Interests Now Tracked by AddThis

hooman — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:50:36 -0000

Marshall, our new Implicit Graph Technology gives us the ability to surface more granular interests to publishers in real-time. For now, we are starting with high-level interests via a browser-based reporting interface. That said, we will surface more and more information via various mechanisms (widgets, apis, reports). Using this release as a baseline, we plan to work with publishers on the best way to do so while benefiting users in a privacy-friendly way. We will do big things with our data in 2011 to drive value back to our 7.2MM publishers. Thanks for the post!

Re: What AOL Got When it Bought About.me

hooman — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:06:30 -0000

Think it was a talent acquisition in area they need to double-down on to support their communication efforts. Was a good grab by AOL.

Re: Summer 2011 – Rise of the Nerd (Movies)

hooman — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:01:30 -0000

Will, I take that as a compliment!

Re: Good Morning America Features Clearspring

hooman — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:58:16 -0000

You complete me.

Re: How Betaworks Works: R&D Lab For the Web

hooman — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:33:36 -0000

Good story by Richard and good interview by Sean. Hope you guys are well!

Re: Sharing widgets comparison: ShareThis and AddThis

hooman — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:50:29 -0000

Hey, thanks for the great write-up. We really appreciate the analysis. Let us know how we can improve!

Re: Facebook Automatically Changes User Settings For New Email Feature Test

hooman — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:08:13 -0000

I am glad that they're trying to reduce email spam. It's definitely an issue with these growing social services. The dirty little secret is that email is the best way for them to grow :)

Re: Path is where the A list hangs out, don’t tell anyone.

hooman — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:21:26 -0000

Like this article and think the idea that Path could become the 'client' for social posting is an interesting one. Given your perspective with your product, it's definitely worth thinking about!

Re: Path is where the A list hangs out, don’t tell anyone.

hooman — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:24:13 -0000

Do you think that the mass market will eventually want tools that enable them to cross-post?

Re: Protected: My Parents and Dogs Survived a Fire

hooman — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:13:08 -0000

Jeff, your family is in our prayers. Please let us know how we can help. Love you man.

Re: 20 Things I’m Thankful for as an Entrepreneur

hooman — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:30:22 -0000

Yep. :) Speaking of which, you'd better email me so we can catch up. Am going to be around your neck of the woods next week, so let's get a beer.

Re: The Return of the Capital Intensive Startup

hooman — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:37:57 -0000

I think the capital required for a start-up is completely contingent on the market and model. Some markets (ex: hardware-enabled - payments) simply require capital to win. That said, I think that the lean start-up movement popularized low-budget start-ups with both venture folks and entrepreneurs alike. Some smart entrepreneurs are recognizing the fact that most of the other talent is overly focused on low-cost opportunities. They will use this as air cover to run for higher-risk high-investment opportunities that their peers are avoiding due to some irrational stigma. It's not unlike how Box and others ran after enterprise when everyone was running after consumer social, or how b2b social platforms emerged when everyone was pouring money into consumer social.

Re: 20 Things I’m Thankful for as an Entrepreneur

hooman — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:58:08 -0000

Raj, miss you too man. Thanks for the kind words. Really glad you reached out. Let's catch up. Will ping you to follow-up.

Re: Online Targeting: Perhaps Privacy Isn’t the Problem

hooman — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:20:47 -0000

I love this article. You hit the nail on the head. The average profile created by online data companies still can be quite erroneous. For example, I am an older woman according to Yahoo. :)The state of the industry is lagging relative to the public perception. Hi Russell! :)

Re: Sharing Trends in 2012 – Pinterest Sharing Explodes 379,559%

hooman — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:34:54 -0000

OMG, it feels like yesterday. Data as a marketing platform has become pretty standard now in AddThis now. Thanks for all the amazing work that led up to it, Justin. Hope you and Lauren have a wonderful holiday.