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Re: A Quick Note on RateItAll's Funding

Hooman — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:42:55 -0000

Congrats man. All your hard work is paying off. Keep rockin.

Re: Lifestreaming Panel: A Recap

Hooman — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:29:49 -0000

How do you think widgets play into the lifestream? We are seeing a huge amount of widget views in FB feeds with the new design. Think SNL Palin/Fey skit.

Re: Lets Save Pandora !

Hooman — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:57:16 -0000

Thanks a million for your support. We put this up pretty fast so all ideas and support are welcome.

www.iheartpandora.com

Re: Discuss with disqus

Hooman — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:33:25 -0000

What do you think of disqus now?

Re: CIL2008: Widgets, Tools, & Doodads for Library Webmasters

Hooman — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:17:11 -0000

We have some pretty interesting sharing and tracking tools to throw into this mix. Great post. :)

www.clearspring.com/launchpad

Re: Clearspring Acquires AddThis

Hooman — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:48:08 -0000

Nick, thanks for the post buddy. Will keep you posted on our long term plans. Martin, @thorpus is correct . also, addthis is growing at 15-20% month over month. :)

Re: Clearsping Adds Facebook Distribution

Hooman — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:20:00 -0000

Nick, thanks for the mention. If you, or your readers hear anything from Facebook Devs, or other application developers on how we can improve this service let us know. We have some big stuff underway w/FB and we are excited to learn from their community!

Re: Facebook Apps or Widgets, Which Are Better?

Hooman — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:58:05 -0000

Nick, I recently posted on this as well - there is definitely a distinction between the two. That being said, the distinction is becoming murky.

I think that widgets are a more effective breadth strategy today given that only one platform really supports social applications - Facebook.

Social applications require a deeper investment than widgets in many cases, so my guess is that the two markets diverge and grow together. There will be many intersecting cases, but that's my thinking...

Re: Facebook Beacon Drama Continues

Hooman — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:02:56 -0000

PaidContent has a pretty interesting related post on how Coke and other advertisers are pulling out of the program. I think the jury is still out on the Facebook Ad Programs, but the road is definitely going to be rocky for a bit.

Re: How Is Facebook Worth $15 Billion?

Hooman — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:07:20 -0000

Nick, I like those thoughts as well. This is a fun topic. The e-commerce spin is something FB definitely could bring a unique advantage too as well. Like I said, I think there are a number of ways that they can move to serious revenue generation. Regardless of the strategy they ultimately follow though, it seems that time is of the essence. Hope all is well man.

Re: “Facebook Anthem” Says We’re Bored of Facebook

Hooman — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:32:29 -0000

Where did they video go? It says, no longer available! :)

Re: Where are all the video startups? Maybe Content=King, online and offline

Hooman — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:52:46 -0000

QDub has an interesting point. People only remember a couple brands for a given product. In the current model, people associate shows with a particular network. That being said, if most people map a website to a tv channel, then his argument makes sense. What it also tells you, however, is that other video sites could be in trouble if that is the positioning that users are comfortable with.

Re: 2006/12/14/bebo-widgets/

Hooman — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:31:04 -0000

This is an absolutely phenomenal move. My personal opinion is that this is indicative of a much larger trend. Many major destinations, be they social networks, blogs, or start pages, are starting to move towards a new information architecture - the aggregator.

Re: 2006/12/26/colts-myspace-slideshow/

Hooman — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:17:35 -0000

Ben, I think that there are definitely going to be ways to determine the effect associated with content syndication. At Clearspring, we are working with folks like the Colts to understand what the right metrics are to quantify that efficacy. Clearly it is a tough problem, but analytics such as views, locations, click through, and viral hub points can really help. Lots to do in this area, but my guess is that some meat and potatoes solutions can start to shed some light on things.

Re: 2007/07/27/clearspring-widgets/

Hooman — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:24:04 -0000

James, lots more under the hood and more coming. Keep checking in. :)

Re: 2007/09/03/clearspring/

Hooman — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:47:07 -0000

This is Clearspring's first step towards a broader FB integration. With our simple wizard, Flash widget creators can extend programs easily into Facebook without having to learn FBML. Widgets run through this process will also auto-magically have a page created to enable viral distribution through the social graph. Any suggestions on how to improve are welcome. Thanks!

Re: 2007/12/02/facebooks-zuckerburg-loses-court-case-over-documents/

Hooman — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:17:09 -0000

I wonder if Beacon is going to be Newsfeed 2.0. People hated and reviled it at first, but later it managed to gain acceptance and become part of the Facebook experience.

Re: 2008/08/17/pandora-extinction/

Hooman — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:30:14 -0000

I love Pandora. We put together a little project to show that love. Feel free to help - iheartpandora.com

Re: Coca-Cola Holding Out on Facebook Beacon Participation; Overstock and Travelocity As Well

Hooman — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:45:03 -0000

I wonder if the Beacon program is basically Newfeed 2.0. There was huge controversy and backlash when they released the feature. Now it is definitely one of the more popular features on Facebook. Only time will tell, but it should be interesting to see.