Comments on: Ma.gnolia: More Social Bookmarking http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:09:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: § http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-141876 § Thu, 17 Aug 2006 11:41:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-141876 Domains like this are called 'hacked' names... I think they are good if they are 2 letters with a 2 letter TLD, as then they 'work' and look like a proper (well intended) word. E.g. Recently, I came across www.re.st this name is ok because it's easy to remember, you can probably do cute things with the dot (to make a great logo) and it has some merit. Based on the names alone, i'd have to pass on Ma.gnolia.com and Del.icio.us! Domains like this are called ‘hacked’
names… I think they are good if they
are 2 letters with a 2 letter TLD, as
then they ‘work’ and look like a proper
(well intended) word.

E.g. Recently, I came across http://www.re.st
this name is ok because it’s easy to
remember, you can probably do cute
things with the dot (to make a great
logo) and it has some merit.

Based on the names alone, i’d have to
pass on Ma.gnolia.com and Del.icio.us!

]]> By: Todd Sieling http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-2137 Todd Sieling Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:57:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-2137 If the domain name lexical fun is outlawed, I hope we can keep ours under a grandfather clause :) The name does have a bit of a backstory, but it boiled down to wanting to give a nod to del.icio.us who kicked off social bookmarking and that we really, really wanted the name magnolia. But if you look at magnolia.com you'll see how we just weren't going to get it. Anyway, we get that the domain name style doesn't work for everyone. But I am glad to see interest in the features, where we definitely think we can impress, and maybe make the domain name easier to take. (And thanks for the post, Michael!) If the domain name lexical fun is outlawed, I hope we can keep ours under a grandfather clause :)

The name does have a bit of a backstory, but it boiled down to wanting to give a nod to del.icio.us who kicked off social bookmarking and that we really, really wanted the name magnolia. But if you look at magnolia.com you’ll see how we just weren’t going to get it.

Anyway, we get that the domain name style doesn’t work for everyone. But I am glad to see interest in the features, where we definitely think we can impress, and maybe make the domain name easier to take.

(And thanks for the post, Michael!)

]]> By: Pete Cashmore http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1917 Pete Cashmore Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:36:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1917 Mike, I agree - these ridiculous domain names should be outlawed. Hopefully magnolia (where does that darned dot go again?) will make up for it with a killer service. Mike,

I agree - these ridiculous domain names should be outlawed. Hopefully magnolia (where does that darned dot go again?) will make up for it with a killer service.

]]> By: folkmann.ca http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1909 folkmann.ca Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:49:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1909 <strong>Ab.ominations.com</strong> Michael Arrington at TechCrunch posts: I’m skeptical of companies that continue to launch with these domain name abominations (dropping vowels, using random ccTLDs and lots of extra dots), but if the service rocks, I will forgive all. Isn't the resu... Ab.ominations.com

Michael Arrington at TechCrunch posts: I’m skeptical of companies that continue to launch with these domain name abominations (dropping vowels, using random ccTLDs and lots of extra dots), but if the service rocks, I will forgive all. Isn’t the resu…

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1884 Michael Arrington Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:00:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1884 The first comment is spam, but in this case I'm not sure I mind. It's staying up. :-) The first comment is spam, but in this case I’m not sure I mind. It’s staying up. :-)

]]> By: atmaspheric | endeavors » Blog Archive » Ma.gnolia http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1874 atmaspheric | endeavors » Blog Archive » Ma.gnolia Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:16:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1874 [...] TechCrunch » Ma.gnolia: More Social Bookmarking [...] [...] TechCrunch » Ma.gnolia: More Social Bookmarking [...]

]]> By: Ed Dunn http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1873 Ed Dunn Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:11:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1873 Currently, a majority of people social bookmark the same way it's been done for nearly 10 years - email cc list or email forwarding. The email way I personally like because it allows me to see others on the cc list I can talk to directly. With that said, social bookmarking has been attempted by companies such as blink.com in the nineties as well as yahoo. I believed they didn't become popular because they failed to acknowledge social subcultures. I'm skeptical of these sites until they understand that people in SOHO think differently than a people in SOMA or people in SOBE, even if the keyword/tag is similiar. Currently, a majority of people social bookmark the same way it’s been done for nearly 10 years - email cc list or email forwarding. The email way I personally like because it allows me to see others on the cc list I can talk to directly.

With that said, social bookmarking has been attempted by companies such as blink.com in the nineties as well as yahoo. I believed they didn’t become popular because they failed to acknowledge social subcultures.

I’m skeptical of these sites until they understand that people in SOHO think differently than a people in SOMA or people in SOBE, even if the keyword/tag is similiar.

]]> By: Próxima utilidad http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1872 Próxima utilidad Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:17:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/10/22/magnolia-more-social-bookmarking/#comment-1872 [...] TechCrunch [...] [...] TechCrunch [...]

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