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By: Feel » Blog Archive » Microsoft Cries Foul At Stolen Interface

Feel » Blog Archive » Microsoft Cries Foul At Stolen Interface — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 09:31:02 +0000

[...] A quick note: I know Garry well and like what he’s done at Expo over the last year or so on the project. Our previous coverage is here, here and here. [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Microsoft Cries Foul At Stolen Interface

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Microsoft Cries Foul At Stolen Interface — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:53:10 +0000

[...] A quick note: I know Garry well and like what he’s done at Expo over the last year or so on the project. Our previous coverage is here, here and here. [...]

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By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:51:32 +0000

I’m very excited about Expo. I agree that this is a bold new move by Microsoft. Looks like this will be a major e-bay competitor if played right. One thing though I don’t notice any kind of payment mechanism between buyer and seller. PayPal would be a good choice but is owned by e-bay so probably not a good idea.

By: TechCrunch » Microsoft Expo Launches

TechCrunch » Microsoft Expo Launches — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:36:50 +0000

[...] See my previous posts on Expo for additional information and screen shots. Expo is centered on the idea that people will trust others within a group, and so is allowing classifieds networks within groups. Users can choose to search classifieds just within their immediate instant messaging buddies, or within an email group (such as anyone with a boeing.com email address), or “everyone”. No Tags Categories: Company & Product Profiles | Bookmark this post with del.icio.us [...]

By: Anders Midtgaard

Anders Midtgaard — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:24:40 +0000

The classifieds market has become a strange animal, funny to see Microsoft there. I just don’t think they can improve much on exisiting models. We still have to see a functional crossover between social networking and classifieds.

By: PeteCashmore

PeteCashmore — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:59:55 +0000

Interesting. I loved the Expo idea from the start – it’s surprising to see something this innovative coming out of Microsoft. With MS behind it, it’s likely to gain some traction, IMHO.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:58:41 +0000

The original concept of Tribe Networks was that classified advertising would work better within the trust circles of existing groups, or “Tribes”. This focus – which wasn’t something they publicly discussed – is why their investors included the Washington Post and Knight Ridder. While Tribe is still going, it’s fair to say that this concept didn’t work for them. Maybe Microsoft can do better, but I am not convinced. More on Onotech.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:50:25 +0000

Slava,

No insight… Just personal opinion.

They may be a little biased though, because my team and I are working on a project nearly identical to what Microsoft is releasing…

I wonder if Microsoft is going to advertise the hell out of it, or just let it play like it is.

By: fred krueger

fred krueger — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:10:08 +0000

The interface looks awesome — although predictably bland.

I think this is a very interesting move from MSFT. I cant wait to play with it

By: Bradley Twohig

Bradley Twohig — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:34:44 +0000

So I’ve spoken about this trend a few month before it happened and I’ve been trying to drill it into Yahoo! since I drank so much of their coolaid last summer while I was out there. This is an emerging space and I am impressed to see that MSN is out in front of the three with its understanding of social networks. Google is a close second with chat build into their Gmail, but thats a product feature not a wholly extensible new product.

By: Slava

Slava — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:31:26 +0000

Thanks for the insight Robert…

Mike, do they have a way to handle the financial transactions within Expo? Or do you have to contact the person by email/phone to arrange the sale?

By: Jim Mathies

Jim Mathies — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 02:36:12 +0000

I think if they’re smart, they’ll go grassroots and build up the user base by expanding out from Seattle over an extended period of time. Similar to Craigslist. ‘Going global’ out of the gate is one of the problems Google’s Base is experiencing – very little information as you drill down locally.

By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:21:12 +0000

Well, I have a few thoughts:

1. Its an extremely well done interface, and the ajax is perfect. It even works in firefox without any errors.

2. The idea of grouping people by email address so that I can search just within my university or company is brilliant. They’ve successfully created networks within networks.

3. The marketing power of microsoft and live.com will help a lot too.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:52:17 +0000

I’d like to hear the reviewer’s thoughts on Expo Live after all you have access to use it

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:26:08 +0000

It’s Microsoft… I already don’t like it.