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Re: Rate Your 3D Experience With Beowulf...

Olivier — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:35:42 -0000

I saw a few 3D movies (Superman, Harry Potter) in IMAX 3D at the Bridge in LA and did not like some of the 3D effects (the image was not always synchronized and it made me feel uncomfortable). This time, I purposely went to a simple digital 3D theater (Pacific Culver) to see Beowulf, and it was much much better. Actually, the best part of the 3D experience was the teaser for Coraline in 3D - I can't wait to see that one next year...

Re: Email Marketing Company Plagiarized My Work!

Olivier — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:49:33 -0000

Dugg!

Re: Apple Finally Emailed Me A Relevant iTunes Promotion

Olivier — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:49:59 -0000

If only Apple was 10% as smart than anyone else! I received that "relevant" email too, although I am not a parent and never listened, downloaded or even searched any podcast about parenting. Maybe it's my age. Maybe it's the voice of my conscience, Apple giving me a life tip! Anyway, I am still desperate about how iTunes sucks at behavioral targeting. They know everything I hear, everything I buy from them, and still they send me those lame newsletter with country music, hip hop and other mainstream artists. Steve Jobs still needs to read the Long Tail.

Re: I Joined A Startup To Help Bring Some Simplicity To Our Complex World

Olivier — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:42:31 -0000

Congratulations, and good luck with this new venture. Very exciting!

Re: Facebook Status: Twitter Rival. Could it? Should it?

Olivier — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:48:23 -0000

Because of Fb status's restricting syntax, I only use it for action, places and moods, while I can use Twitter for random thoughts and mini-blogs.

Re: 2006/05/22/asmallworld-the-socialites-social-network/

Olivier — Mon, 22 May 2006 20:22:31 -0000

You can't compare aSW to LinkedIn. aSW works like the VIP area of an exlusive nightclub. A club with a lot of bankers maybe, but the network is about lifestyle, not work... Like most VIP areas, those who want to get in would do anything to get in, even if it's dull inside. Just being one of the happy few to get in is a reward in itself. I had many opportunities in the past to see that aSW is a real community, and that the exclusive selection process works. If you have never tried to get in an exclusive private party in NY, Paris, St Tropez or Hollywood, you will probably miss the point. The site is not very sophisticated, but who cares? Its users are not computer geeks, and the goal is not create new connections or flirt online... How to make money out of aSW is another question, though. Clubs charge cover charge and (more importantly) bottles, while everything is free on aSW. If aSW manages to find premium services for its members (and if you don't buy, you are not welcome), it will become a highly profitable community. If advertising remains the only revenue, I am not sure of the potential...

Re: 2006/07/26/sportsmates-launches-sports-themed-myspace/

Olivier — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:33:44 -0000

Hi Peter,

Great blog. You should check Play Not Watch. It doesn't look web 2.0 at all, and actually it was probably launched more than a year ago, but it is working as a social network to meet people to join a soccer team or play tennis. I joined a year ago and receive invitations to join teams all the time (I am busy or too lazy to use the site to its full potential)

Re: 2006/08/01/look-out-dell-sutori-is-coming/

Olivier — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:41:58 -0000

"Iâ€™d like to see something similar for the blogosphere - compare the mentions of â€œDell sucksâ€ to â€œDell rocksâ€ and aggregate all this data in a goodwill meter for brands"

I think that Opinmind has created what you are looking for:

Bloggers like:dell

Re: 2007/08/06/online-polling/

Olivier — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:56:58 -0000

"Poll Me Now" is a lot of fun too: http://www.pollmenow.com

Re: 2007/12/03/internet-video-producers-have-a-plan/

Olivier — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:49:03 -0000

With 2-3 million views per month (that's what? 500,000 viewers per episode for a five-minute episode), Ask a Ninja is getting an audience close to some of the small shows on cable TV, which benefit from the networks' massive advertising sales teams. I would be curious to compare the difference in advertising revenues per user between a small cable TV show and a major video podcast. Does anyone happen to have the data?

Re: 2008/03/28/google-earth-hour/

Olivier — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:59:52 -0000

So, Mark, will Mashable turn off the lights tonight during MashMeetLA?

Re: RSS readers versus “Live” news website

Olivier — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:21:51 -0000

I also use Newsgator. I much prefer to read the feed-reader: it saves me a lot of time. I only open the posts themselves if I want to read the comments or if there is a video embedded...

Re: Has the MySpace Downturn Begun?

Olivier — Fri, 26 May 2006 17:06:05 -0000

I am very reluctant to make any comments on statistics provided by Alexa. If you pay attention to how Alexa gets statistics, you will realize that their data is not that reliable. In market research terms, let's just say that Alexa's representativeness is at best questionable (personnaly, I believe that there is a lot of manipulation of Alexa statistics since panellists are self-selected). I hope that Hitwise, which has much more reliable data, will release some stats about MySpace in the near future.

That being said, MySpace may have reached its peak, at least in the US. Analysts should keep in mind though that International markets are just starting to be unsing social networks, which might change the game.

Re: Defining Tagging

Olivier — Thu, 25 May 2006 04:18:01 -0000

Thanks for the great advice. I have just tried to tag a few posts following your instructions and it works. However, is it me or this is really a pain in the neck on Blogger? Should I move to another blogging platform if I want to be serious about blogging?