Comments on: Get Web 2.0 Schwag from Valleyschwag http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:13:56 -0800 hourly 1 By: Things Are Looking Good At Startup Schwag http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-1918348 Things Are Looking Good At Startup Schwag Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:47:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-1918348 [...] you’ve wet your pants (target market) and act accordingly. The first attempt at the model by Valleyschwag didn’t scale and folded. Startup Schwag isn’t relying on the companies to produce the [...] [...] you’ve wet your pants (target market) and act accordingly. The first attempt at the model by Valleyschwag didn’t scale and folded. Startup Schwag isn’t relying on the companies to produce the [...]

]]> By: Oni http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-64705 Oni Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:14:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-64705 As promised I’ve posted my encounter with the schwag bag which arrived just this morning (on doomsday 06/06/06). Check out what I wrote and see what I received here http://www.techcastuk.co.uk/?p=88 An excerpt of what I wrote… //This morning I was awoken by mr postman. To my delight when opening the U.S Postal Service bag, inside contained the highly awaited Valleyschwag bag. I’ve posted pictures on my Flickr site as to what exactly I got. For those who ended up with the same or a similar package then I suggest you visit this link for an explanation. My initial reaction to what I saw was a little bit of disappointment but I think all can be forgiven considering the pressures that Valleyschwag were under to deliver to so many people…..// As promised I’ve posted my encounter with the schwag bag which arrived just this morning (on doomsday 06/06/06). Check out what I wrote and see what I received here http://www.tech...tuk.co.uk/?p=88

An excerpt of what I wrote…

//This morning I was awoken by mr postman. To my delight when opening the U.S Postal Service bag, inside contained the highly awaited Valleyschwag bag.

I’ve posted pictures on my Flickr site as to what exactly I got. For those who ended up with the same or a similar package then I suggest you visit this link for an explanation.

My initial reaction to what I saw was a little bit of disappointment but I think all can be forgiven considering the pressures that Valleyschwag were under to deliver to so many people…..//

]]> By: Gizbuzz » Valleyschwag experiment http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-61379 Gizbuzz » Valleyschwag experiment Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:25:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-61379 [...] I first read about Valleyschwag a while ago, on Techcrunch, and I came across them again this week, and this time I subscribed. Basically, for a monthly fee of $20 here in the UK or $15 in the US, they send some schwag (cool promotional giveaways) from Silicon Valley startups. I signed up this time for a couple of reasons. First of all, it seemed like lots of other people were, and so I thought it must be something good. The people behind it certainly seems to have a good ‘Web 2.0 attitude’ (whatever that is!), and I guess they are using the idea to make some money for their very own startup at rubyredlabs.com. The second reason is that they added an incentive, in the form of Valleybeta, a program designed to connect keen early adopters with people trying to run good betas. Apparently you get access to better betas if you subscribe to Valleyschwag, and so being the massive beta junky that I am, I had no choice but to subscribe. [...] [...] I first read about Valleyschwag a while ago, on Techcrunch, and I came across them again this week, and this time I subscribed. Basically, for a monthly fee of $20 here in the UK or $15 in the US, they send some schwag (cool promotional giveaways) from Silicon Valley startups. I signed up this time for a couple of reasons. First of all, it seemed like lots of other people were, and so I thought it must be something good. The people behind it certainly seems to have a good ‘Web 2.0 attitude’ (whatever that is!), and I guess they are using the idea to make some money for their very own startup at rubyredlabs.com. The second reason is that they added an incentive, in the form of Valleybeta, a program designed to connect keen early adopters with people trying to run good betas. Apparently you get access to better betas if you subscribe to Valleyschwag, and so being the massive beta junky that I am, I had no choice but to subscribe. [...]

]]> By: Stupid Complexities Redux http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-57756 Stupid Complexities Redux Tue, 30 May 2006 11:15:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-57756 <strong>Web 2.0 Schwag...</strong> this is when i want myself to be in the states… quote from Techcrunch When you live in Silicon Valley or go to a lot of conferences about startups, the schwag tends to pile up. T-shirts, stickers, pens, etc. with corporate logos litter my house, ... Web 2.0 Schwag…

this is when i want myself to be in the states…
quote from Techcrunch
When you live in Silicon Valley or go to a lot of conferences about startups, the schwag tends to pile up. T-shirts, stickers, pens, etc. with corporate logos litter my house, …

]]> By: Stupid Complexities Redux http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-57755 Stupid Complexities Redux Tue, 30 May 2006 11:15:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-57755 <strong>Web 2.0 Schwag...</strong> this is when i want myself to be in the states… quote from Techcrunch When you live in Silicon Valley or go to a lot of conferences about startups, the schwag tends to pile up. T-shirts, stickers, pens, etc. with corporate logos litter my house, ... Web 2.0 Schwag…

this is when i want myself to be in the states…
quote from Techcrunch
When you live in Silicon Valley or go to a lot of conferences about startups, the schwag tends to pile up. T-shirts, stickers, pens, etc. with corporate logos litter my house, …

]]> By: Jarin Udom’s Blog » Archives » Valleyschwag offers schwag for the masses http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-40466 Jarin Udom’s Blog » Archives » Valleyschwag offers schwag for the masses Thu, 11 May 2006 05:48:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-40466 [...] (Via Techcrunch) [...] [...] (Via Techcrunch) [...]

]]> By: Adam Caudill’s Blog » Valleyschwag http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-40275 Adam Caudill’s Blog » Valleyschwag Thu, 11 May 2006 02:05:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-40275 [...] A few days ago, one of my favorite blogs mentioned this interesting service, Valleyschwag. For $15 a month, will bundle up a package of the best schwag being handed out in silicon valley, and deliver it right to your doorstep. This really is a great idea, for a few reasons. [...] [...] A few days ago, one of my favorite blogs mentioned this interesting service, Valleyschwag. For $15 a month, will bundle up a package of the best schwag being handed out in silicon valley, and deliver it right to your doorstep. This really is a great idea, for a few reasons. [...]

]]> By: Ditchme - Blog » Schwag http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-40051 Ditchme - Blog » Schwag Wed, 10 May 2006 20:28:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-40051 [...] This article on techcrunch.com is how I came accross the topic. Google-ing a bit a found this: SCHWAG. IT SOUNDS YIDDISH. THE word actually traces back to 14th century Norwegian, but schwag’s potential for beauty, lyricism and the power to move people is as forgotten as the Yiddish language’s potential for the very same. [...] [...] This article on techcrunch.com is how I came accross the topic. Google-ing a bit a found this: SCHWAG. IT SOUNDS YIDDISH. THE word actually traces back to 14th century Norwegian, but schwag’s potential for beauty, lyricism and the power to move people is as forgotten as the Yiddish language’s potential for the very same. [...]

]]> By: Jarin Udom's Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-37494 Jarin Udom's Blog Mon, 08 May 2006 06:42:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-37494 <strong>Valleyschwag offers schwag for the masses...</strong> I love startup company schwag, and for $15 I can finally get my hands on some every month http://www.valleyschwag.com/ (Via Techcrunch) ...... Valleyschwag offers schwag for the masses…

I love startup company schwag, and for $15 I can finally get my hands on some every month

http://www.valleyschwag.com/
(Via Techcrunch)

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]]> By: Josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-36981 Josh Sun, 07 May 2006 18:21:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-36981 Chris: Except that both uses are common... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=schwag Chris: Except that both uses are common…

http://www.urba...php?term=schwag

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-36925 Jimmy Sun, 07 May 2006 16:45:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-36925 Pretty cool example of very direct marketing; people paying to be deliberately advertised to. I've heard of a couple services like this, just clicked through to a site called <a href="http://www.schwackages.com" rel="nofollow">www.schwackages.com</a>, which looks to be more 'band schwag' oriented. For some reason the word <i>schwag</i> really annoys me. Pretty cool example of very direct marketing; people paying to be deliberately advertised to.

I’ve heard of a couple services like this, just clicked through to a site called http://www.schwackages.com, which looks to be more ‘band schwag’ oriented.

For some reason the word schwag really annoys me.

]]> By: Chris Coyier http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-36871 Chris Coyier Sun, 07 May 2006 14:47:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-36871 Schwag is bad pot... Swag is the appropriate word here: bounty accquired through looting. Schwag is bad pot…

Swag is the appropriate word here: bounty accquired through looting.

]]> By: Josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-36729 Josh Sun, 07 May 2006 05:51:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-36729 I signed up this morning... now if I could ever get a website up and running maybe I could send out some schwag myself. ;) I signed up this morning… now if I could ever get a website up and running maybe I could send out some schwag myself. ;)

]]> By: Tech tips fixes and whitepapers http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-36684 Tech tips fixes and whitepapers Sun, 07 May 2006 03:51:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-36684 <strong>Schwag...</strong> I just ran across an article from earlier this week at TechCrunch. A company called ValleySchwag has started a program that for 14.95 per month will get you Schwag delivered straight to your door. What the hell is this you...... Schwag…

I just ran across an article from earlier this week at TechCrunch. A company called ValleySchwag has started a program that for 14.95 per month will get you Schwag delivered straight to your door. What the hell is this you……

]]> By: Jonathan Grubb http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-36654 Jonathan Grubb Sun, 07 May 2006 00:02:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-36654 Mitch, I agree that we should all help the people of Darfur, and that all of our pursuits are pretty frivolous when compared to saving starving children. That's why, even as a small company, we're dedicated to charitable giving and pro-bono projects. You can email us if you want more info. That said, doesn't this comment really belong on the post about billionaires trading drive time in their race cars? ;) Mitch, I agree that we should all help the people of Darfur, and that all of our pursuits are pretty frivolous when compared to saving starving children. That’s why, even as a small company, we’re dedicated to charitable giving and pro-bono projects. You can email us if you want more info.

That said, doesn’t this comment really belong on the post about billionaires trading drive time in their race cars? ;)

]]> By: Mitch http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-36333 Mitch Sat, 06 May 2006 16:19:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-36333 Nothing personal, but--- Once I stopped laughing, I started thinking that there was something definitely *wrong* about all this: With that $15 per month, how many children in Darfur could you save? With 50% of the schwag budget of all the startups, how many could you save? I still fondly remember my heating-oil dealer, because every January he would send me a postcard that said "In lieu of distributing calendars, we have made an equivalent donation to Childrens' Hospital." Wake up and smell the coffee! Or the cordite. Ok, I got that off my chest. Gotta go get my latte now :-) Nothing personal, but—

Once I stopped laughing, I started thinking that there was something definitely *wrong* about all this:

With that $15 per month, how many children in Darfur could you save?

With 50% of the schwag budget of all the startups, how many could you save?

I still fondly remember my heating-oil dealer, because every January he would send me a postcard that said “In lieu of distributing calendars, we have made an equivalent donation to Childrens’ Hospital.”

Wake up and smell the coffee!

Or the cordite.

Ok, I got that off my chest. Gotta go get my latte now :-)

]]> By: Thor Muller http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-35981 Thor Muller Fri, 05 May 2006 23:29:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-35981 Laurie: Good point about adding generic credit card processing to the checkout. We're adding this now. And Jonathan's right, we're getting a trickle of subscribers from the mid-east. Perhaps the best way to win hearts and minds is with...logo'd tees and stickers! My new bumper sticker: "Make Schwag Not Bombs." Laurie: Good point about adding generic credit card processing to the checkout. We’re adding this now.

And Jonathan’s right, we’re getting a trickle of subscribers from the mid-east. Perhaps the best way to win hearts and minds is with…logo’d tees and stickers!

My new bumper sticker: “Make Schwag Not Bombs.”

]]> By: Jnetty http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-35918 Jnetty Fri, 05 May 2006 20:26:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-35918 Cool beans, I work for a tech company also but in Silicon Valley and lately not getting sent to any trade shows. I signed up lets see what i get. Cool beans, I work for a tech company also but in Silicon Valley and lately not getting sent to any trade shows. I signed up lets see what i get.

]]> By: Christian J. Koch http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-35880 Christian J. Koch Fri, 05 May 2006 17:48:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-35880 very cool, im a big junk collector of this sort of stuff, i still have bags and bags of crap from interop and infosec this past winter in ny i'm going to give it a try! :) congrats on the readers as well..im not a web guy (network/security guy) but i found your site and have been loving it, and a new interest was born :) Thanks and keep up the great work, even gave you a mention the other day -http://www.limited-exposure.org/2006/05/04/sites-of-interest-2/ very cool, im a big junk collector of this sort of stuff, i still have bags and bags of crap from interop and infosec this past winter in ny

i’m going to give it a try! :)

congrats on the readers as well..im not a web guy (network/security guy) but i found your site and have been loving it, and a new interest was born :) Thanks and keep up the great work, even gave you a mention the other day -http://www.limited-exposure.org/2006/05/04/sites-of-interest-2/

]]> By: Ken Rossi : CivilNetizen.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-35877 Ken Rossi : CivilNetizen.com Fri, 05 May 2006 17:42:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-35877 Laurie, Paypal accepts credit cards and you don't have to be a user. Unless they didn't set that up. Did anyone notice that the feedburner count went down in the past day. That was weird it was well over 51k Congrats. Laurie, Paypal accepts credit cards and you don’t have to be a user. Unless they didn’t set that up.

Did anyone notice that the feedburner count went down in the past day. That was weird it was well over 51k

Congrats.

]]> By: George | MonthlyDollar.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-35876 George | MonthlyDollar.com Fri, 05 May 2006 17:40:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-35876 Laurie: Paypal accepts all the major credit cards. Laurie: Paypal accepts all the major credit cards.

]]> By: EJ Fox http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-35860 EJ Fox Fri, 05 May 2006 16:15:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-35860 I saw this article, checked out the Valleyschwag site, and immediately signed up. What I really want to know is why I hadn't heard of this sooner... I'm also wondering how long it might take for the package to get to me once I order it. But I'm psyched up either way. Thanks for the tip! I saw this article, checked out the Valleyschwag site, and immediately signed up. What I really want to know is why I hadn’t heard of this sooner…

I’m also wondering how long it might take for the package to get to me once I order it. But I’m psyched up either way.

Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Coolest Gadgets http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-35803 Coolest Gadgets Fri, 05 May 2006 13:27:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-35803 <strong>Get Gadgety Schwag Every Month...</strong> Trade-shows are great, you get to see loads of cool stuff and pocket lots of freebies, conferences can also be cool from the freebie perspective though they can also cure many an insomniac. You might be thinking what has that got to do with the title ... Get Gadgety Schwag Every Month…

Trade-shows are great, you get to see loads of cool stuff and pocket lots of freebies, conferences can also be cool from the freebie perspective though they can also cure many an insomniac. You might be thinking what has that got to do with the title …

]]> By: Laurie Barber http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-35800 Laurie Barber Fri, 05 May 2006 13:24:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-35800 It would be better to accept the major credit cards for those of us that don'e use Paypal. It would be better to accept the major credit cards for those of us that don’e use Paypal.

]]> By: Jonathan Grubb http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/comment-page-1/#comment-35717 Jonathan Grubb Fri, 05 May 2006 08:36:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/04/get-web-20-schwag-from-valleyschwag/#comment-35717 Michael, we'd love some Edgeio schwag. We promise to ship it to the most "edge" places possible, including (as of this evening) a small occupied village in Iraq. Politics aside, we're happy to bring the joy of schwag to all corners of the earth. Michael, we’d love some Edgeio schwag. We promise to ship it to the most “edge” places possible, including (as of this evening) a small occupied village in Iraq. Politics aside, we’re happy to bring the joy of schwag to all corners of the earth.

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