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Re: http://rightnowsocial.tumblr.com/post/595751226

thompsa6 — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:20:24 -0000

For some reason I really like the Tivo example in this talk.

Re: Comments - A Follow Up

thompsa6 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:32:24 -0000

I like the sound of this approach. I'm not a NYT reader but crowdsourcing the relevance/value of your comments seems to make sense, ratings system(ish).

If blog = community AND comments = discussion, then it seems reasonable that the community would police it's own discussions for what should bubble up. Thoughts?

Re: If You've Got Suggestions For Boxee ....

thompsa6 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:50:46 -0000

Just wanted to let you know that the Get Satisfaction page is basically unusable when rendered on my G1. It also claims I don't have javascript enabled. I will leave my Boxee feedback from my PC when I get in to the office. Would have been nice to do during my hour bus commute in to Boulder though.

Re: Help Needed with the WordPress Groups Plugin

thompsa6 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:07:19 -0000

I'm not sure about our license costs. I can look into that though. I'd love to meet up when you get back and see if we could work something out.

I totally understand the desire for an open source software solution. I'm an open source guy myself and have experienced both the joys and pains of OSS. If you feel like a more in depth read from me on that check this out: (a quick read)

http://thompsa6.blogspot.co...

The benefit of a solution like HiveLive is that as this space evolves there is a very tangible concept of open source design. With this new mental model the software/code falls into the background and what becomes open source are the design patterns being created by the community for different types of blogs, wikis, product idea centers, support forums, event management hives, etc. Pretty exciting stuff actually.

Re: Boxee Survey Results

thompsa6 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:28:03 -0000

If you have any more invites you're willing to share I'd love one. Thanks!

Re: Help Needed with the WordPress Groups Plugin

thompsa6 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:24:52 -0000

Have you considered looking into alternatives to Word Press? Seems like plugin management could turn into a headache and a bit of a hackish way to accomplish what you want to achieve.

I work for the Boulder startup HiveLive and our platform sounds perfect for what you are trying to accomplish. Instead of point solutions: blogs, wikis, calendars, etc. our platform provides building blocks or legos to allow you to build what you need. We also provide pre-packaged solutions/patterns so that if you want a simple blog, wiki, forum, etc. it is easy to plug and play. But as you outgrow the needs of the pre-packaged stuff you can peal back the layers and customize it to your hearts content.

Let me know if you are interested and I can get you a demo space to play around with.

Cheers.

Re: You Get What You Give

thompsa6 — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:16:45 -0000

Couldn't agree more. Our recent experience with this at Addada and blogging our startup as "anti-stealth" via www.wekarma.com had a nice side affect on the people in our community. That side affect being that people we know (and even some we don't) who are not in a position to take the time and/or the risks that we are taking as a startup feel that they can give to our business and service by providing valuable feedback. What they get in return is the feeling of excitement of being involved in a startup and the feeling of "that was my idea" when a comment turns into a feature request and then gets added into the service.