Comments on: The Hyperwords Plugin http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:08:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tinus http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6626 Tinus Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:07:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6626 This isn't original, everybody with a little knowledge of Firefox and XUL can make this, and if there's a businessmodel: They simply won't make any money.. This isn’t original, everybody with a little knowledge of Firefox and XUL can make this, and if there’s a businessmodel: They simply won’t make any money..

]]> By: Wai Yip Tung http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6582 Wai Yip Tung Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:41:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6582 Whenever a new Firefox feature is mentioned I seems to come up with the same comment -- I have already been using this in Opera for a long time! Whenever a new Firefox feature is mentioned I seems to come up with the same comment — I have already been using this in Opera for a long time!

]]> By: Wai Yip Tung http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6581 Wai Yip Tung Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:38:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6581 Whenever someone mention a new Firefox feature I seems to have the same comment -- I have been using this in Opera for a long time already. Whenever someone mention a new Firefox feature I seems to have the same comment — I have been using this in Opera for a long time already.

]]> By: stealbelow http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6484 stealbelow Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:08:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6484 I wrote to Hyperwords CEO 6 days before your original post with a suggestion which you can read on my blog. He wrote back this “Yes, would be cool…You are about 1 year ahead of us, we can’t really deal with ___________ yet, just ________, but yes, agree with your direction.” I wrote to Hyperwords CEO 6 days before your original post with a suggestion which you can read on my blog.

He wrote back this “Yes, would be cool…You are about 1 year ahead of us, we can’t really deal with ___________ yet, just ________, but yes, agree with your direction.”

]]> By: Pay Attention To Me! » SCOOP: Email Conversation with Hyperwords CEO on Future Direction http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6481 Pay Attention To Me! » SCOOP: Email Conversation with Hyperwords CEO on Future Direction Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:04:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6481 [...] I scooped Techcrunch by checking out Hyperwords 6 days previous to this post made on the 28th: “I generally don’t write about Firefox plugins, but Hyperwords is one that’s gotten my attention. Like Om says, it’s a must-have product to aid the browsing experience. And I see a business model here, too. … Options include searching various engines, looking up text in wikipedia and dictionary.com, emailing text, searching on Google Maps, translation, and searching on Amazon and other commerce sites. The search and commerce traffic will generate revenue (my guess is a dollar or so per year per active user). The translation service is incredibly useful.” [...] [...] I scooped Techcrunch by checking out Hyperwords 6 days previous to this post made on the 28th: “I generally don’t write about Firefox plugins, but Hyperwords is one that’s gotten my attention. Like Om says, it’s a must-have product to aid the browsing experience. And I see a business model here, too. … Options include searching various engines, looking up text in wikipedia and dictionary.com, emailing text, searching on Google Maps, translation, and searching on Amazon and other commerce sites. The search and commerce traffic will generate revenue (my guess is a dollar or so per year per active user). The translation service is incredibly useful.” [...]

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6322 Michael Arrington Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:26:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6322 Sorry about the email issue, everyone. I believe it is correct now. Sorry about the email issue, everyone. I believe it is correct now.

]]> By: JD http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6314 JD Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:39:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6314 From what I remember Hyperwords is pretty old. It failed as a server side idea back in the day. As a firefox extension I think this would be pretty useful. From what I remember Hyperwords is pretty old. It failed as a server side idea back in the day. As a firefox extension I think this would be pretty useful.

]]> By: Security http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6310 Security Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:43:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6310 <strong>Hyperwords, privacy and our nonchalance</strong> The blogosphere is sure going gaa-gaa over the new Hyperwords Firefox plugin, which is in limited private beta. Being a sucker for these elite-sounding limited beta tests, I too asked to be let in and surprise, I got an email with the plugin. However, ... Hyperwords, privacy and our nonchalance

The blogosphere is sure going gaa-gaa over the new Hyperwords Firefox plugin, which is in limited private beta. Being a sucker for these elite-sounding limited beta tests, I too asked to be let in and surprise, I got an email with the plugin.
However, …

]]> By: David Evans http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6307 David Evans Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:37:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6307 Wordstream did this five years ago and ran out of money just as major media partnerships were coming together. It was a Java app, which was slow, but it worked. Remember when Microsoft tried to do this everyone cried foul and they killed the project? Perhaps a benevolent company with a stellar advisory board will fare better. Ted Nelson, Doug Engelbart and Vint Cerf as advisors, to mention just a few. How long until Google, MS or Yahoo embed it into their toolbar? Definitely a build and flip, At a dollar a user, not much money there and how difficult to open-source? Today's DHTML and Greasemonkey should make this simple for Safari and other browsers. Hopefully they take a page from the Blummy playbook and let us add our own arbitrary services, especially translation links. Maybe I don't want to necessarily use a service you have a revenue sharing deal with that doesn't function as I want it to? Looking forward to checking out the beta. Wordstream did this five years ago and ran out of money just as major media partnerships were coming together. It was a Java app, which was slow, but it worked.

Remember when Microsoft tried to do this everyone cried foul and they killed the project? Perhaps a benevolent company with a stellar advisory board will fare better.

Ted Nelson, Doug Engelbart and Vint Cerf as advisors, to mention just a few. How long until Google, MS or Yahoo embed it into their toolbar? Definitely a build and flip, At a dollar a user, not much money there and how difficult to open-source? Today’s DHTML and Greasemonkey should make this simple for Safari and other browsers.

Hopefully they take a page from the Blummy playbook and let us add our own arbitrary services, especially translation links. Maybe I don’t want to necessarily use a service you have a revenue sharing deal with that doesn’t function as I want it to?

Looking forward to checking out the beta.

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6304 David Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:59:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6304 Greetings, Mr. Arrington. I am a long time reader, big time fan, first time writer. I believe that... "If you’d like to beta test Hyperwords, email beta@gethyperwords.net." should read..... "If you’d like to beta test Hyperwords, email beta@gethyperwords.com." CHEERS! David Greetings, Mr. Arrington. I am a long time reader, big time fan, first time writer.

I believe that…

“If you’d like to beta test Hyperwords, email beta@gethyperwords.net.”

should read…..

“If you’d like to beta test Hyperwords, email beta@gethyperwords.com.”

CHEERS!

David

]]> By: Don http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6261 Don Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:58:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6261 Using Hyperwords right now. Frode & Patricia are obviously responsive, considering they already have a second release out to users with an improved UI. I think of it as a plugin aggregator for a lot of the things I do with other plugins for/features of Firefox, ala the search bar plugins, greasemonkey, right-click context menus, etc. Using Hyperwords right now. Frode & Patricia are obviously responsive, considering they already have a second release out to users with an improved UI.

I think of it as a plugin aggregator for a lot of the things I do with other plugins for/features of Firefox, ala the search bar plugins, greasemonkey, right-click context menus, etc.

]]> By: Mukul Kumar http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6259 Mukul Kumar Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:06:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6259 The email address that you have specified for beta testing hyperwords is incorrect (beta@gethyperwords.net). The correct email address is beta@gethyperwords.com . Thanks, Mukul. The email address that you have specified for beta testing hyperwords is incorrect (beta@gethyperwords.net). The correct email address is beta@gethyperwords.com .

Thanks,
Mukul.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6258 Stacy Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:49:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6258 Hmmm. I tried to comment earlier but it didn't go through (sorry if this ends up as a double post). In any case, the e-mail address you provided bounced when I tried it. Hmmm. I tried to comment earlier but it didn’t go through (sorry if this ends up as a double post). In any case, the e-mail address you provided bounced when I tried it.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6257 Stacy Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:41:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6257 Hi there, I tried to write the e-mail address you supplied but it bounced back. Hi there,
I tried to write the e-mail address you supplied but it bounced back.

]]> By: Scott http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6253 Scott Tue, 27 Dec 2005 04:53:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6253 Bad email address. Not your fault; the same "beta request" email address is on their website, too (hyperwords.net). Bad email address. Not your fault; the same “beta request” email address is on their website, too (hyperwords.net).

]]> By: Scott http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6252 Scott Tue, 27 Dec 2005 04:47:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6252 Looks promising, and the picture on Hyperwords.net looks good, too, but sending a Beta Request email returns D.O.A.: "PERM_FAILURE: DNS Error: Domain name not found" Looks promising, and the picture on Hyperwords.net looks good, too, but sending a Beta Request email returns D.O.A.: “PERM_FAILURE: DNS Error: Domain name not found”

]]> By: Smithee http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6248 Smithee Tue, 27 Dec 2005 04:33:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6248 What business model do you see for a plug-in to a browser with a growing, but minor share of the market? Most of this functionality already exists in extensions and if they come up with something new it won't be difficult to duplicate. It looks like another cool power tool for cool power users, but it doesn't look like a business. What business model do you see for a plug-in to a browser with a growing, but minor share of the market? Most of this functionality already exists in extensions and if they come up with something new it won’t be difficult to duplicate.

It looks like another cool power tool for cool power users, but it doesn’t look like a business.

]]> By: google guy http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6246 google guy Tue, 27 Dec 2005 04:27:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6246 beta@gethyperwords.net. doesnt work and every1 is jus barfing .. they r showin a menu for each word - who cares This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: beta@gethyperwords.net Technical details of permanent failure: PERM_FAILURE: DNS Error: Domain name not found beta@gethyperwords.net.

doesnt work
and every1 is jus barfing .. they r showin a menu for each word - who cares
This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification

Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:

beta@gethyperwords.net

Technical details of permanent failure:
PERM_FAILURE: DNS Error: Domain name not found

]]> By: Cadence http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6243 Cadence Tue, 27 Dec 2005 04:22:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6243 So forgive my ignorance but what is so good about HyperWords? So forgive my ignorance but what is so good about HyperWords?

]]> By: AdminID http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6240 AdminID Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:56:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6240 Correction... email beta@gethyperwords.COM The site is hyperwords.NET, but the email for the beta is GEThyperwords.COM Correction… email beta@gethyperwords.COM

The site is hyperwords.NET, but the email for the beta is GEThyperwords.COM

]]> By: Tablet PC Blogs : Hyperwords: A plugin for Firefox http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6217 Tablet PC Blogs : Hyperwords: A plugin for Firefox Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:52:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/26/the-hyperwords-plugin/#comment-6217 [...] Hyperwords: A plugin for Firefox Om Malik writes a brief note about Hyperwords. Michael Arrington agrees with the assessment that Hyperwords adds more functionality to the right click within Firefox. Published Monday, December 26, 2005 4:51 PM by LPH [...] [...] Hyperwords: A plugin for Firefox Om Malik writes a brief note about Hyperwords. Michael Arrington agrees with the assessment that Hyperwords adds more functionality to the right click within Firefox. Published Monday, December 26, 2005 4:51 PM by LPH [...]

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