Comments on: Dogster Has Competition http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: D.I.A Free News Online 2008 » Techcrunch: Skype Co-Founding Engineers Invest In Pet Social Network http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-2206864 D.I.A Free News Online 2008 » Techcrunch: Skype Co-Founding Engineers Invest In Pet Social Network Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:25:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-2206864 [...] compares well to competitor PawSpot (our review) in terms of traffic but still lags (or should that be wags…) well behind market leader [...] [...] compares well to competitor PawSpot (our review) in terms of traffic but still lags (or should that be wags…) well behind market leader [...]

]]> By: Skype Co-Founding Engineers Invest In Pet Social Network http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-2205557 Skype Co-Founding Engineers Invest In Pet Social Network Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:08:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-2205557 [...] compares well to competitor PawSpot (our review) in terms of traffic but still lags (or should that be wags…) well behind market leader [...] [...] compares well to competitor PawSpot (our review) in terms of traffic but still lags (or should that be wags…) well behind market leader [...]

]]> By: Wwwhat’s new? - Aplicaciones web gratuitas - » pawspot - Encuentra a alguien que cuide de tu mascota en tu ausencia http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-2186937 Wwwhat’s new? - Aplicaciones web gratuitas - » pawspot - Encuentra a alguien que cuide de tu mascota en tu ausencia Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:45:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-2186937 [...] estás (recordad a blogsitter), tiene que haber otros para encontrar a cuidadores de tu mascota. En techcrunch nos cuentan algunas cosas sobre [...] [...] estás (recordad a blogsitter), tiene que haber otros para encontrar a cuidadores de tu mascota. En techcrunch nos cuentan algunas cosas sobre [...]

]]> By: Laura http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-1020951 Laura Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:14:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-1020951 I have to say that my latest addiction is to spend time having fun with my pet at www.Pikapet.com, a newcomer that just keeps growing! In addition to the features Pikapet.com –a must check-out fun pet site- already has, they recently started on having Forums for all their pet-lover users to share information and thoughts about different topics that concerns us all pet owners. I came across this site a while ago and have seen its development ever since and believe it to be a top quality, clean-cut, fun community to our furry ones. Starting out with the pet contests in different categories that allow you to win cool pet-related prizes from their sponsors, then they started nurturing the site adding cool videos and great article links. A couple of months ago a dog trainer and a cat veterinarian joined the team providing users with insightful answers to help out members about behavioral, health and other kind of issues in the care of their beloved pets. So I invite you guys to check this great site at www.pikapet.com and start participating in this growing community. (By the way, they just got new set of amazing prizes for you and your pet) I have to say that my latest addiction is to spend time having fun with my pet at http://www.Pikapet.com, a newcomer that just keeps growing! In addition to the features Pikapet.com –a must check-out fun pet site- already has, they recently started on having Forums for all their pet-lover users to share information and thoughts about different topics that concerns us all pet owners. I came across this site a while ago and have seen its development ever since and believe it to be a top quality, clean-cut, fun community to our furry ones.
Starting out with the pet contests in different categories that allow you to win cool pet-related prizes from their sponsors, then they started nurturing the site adding cool videos and great article links. A couple of months ago a dog trainer and a cat veterinarian joined the team providing users with insightful answers to help out members about behavioral, health and other kind of issues in the care of their beloved pets.
So I invite you guys to check this great site at http://www.pikapet.com and start participating in this growing community. (By the way, they just got new set of amazing prizes for you and your pet)

]]> By: Lakota http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-771668 Lakota Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:50:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-771668 Sticking to Dogster! It's friendly (overall), fun and has lots of different activities such as contests, photo strolls, groups, news, blog, etc. Tried other places, always return to Dogster. Dogster is for Dogs, not humans, which we like. Adding human profiles would then make it like a dating site of sorts. Not interested. "For the Love of Dog"! Sticking to Dogster! It’s friendly (overall), fun and has lots of different activities such as contests, photo strolls, groups, news, blog, etc.
Tried other places, always return to Dogster. Dogster is for Dogs, not humans, which we like. Adding human profiles would then make it like a dating site of sorts. Not interested. “For the Love of Dog”!

]]> By: PK http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-221504 PK Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:26:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-221504 While I totally agree with Susan comments there are some very cool features about pawspot that I like. The one feature that I found really helpful was the “find parks” feature which allows you to find parks near you that have pet fountains, leash laws, fences, etc. I did a little review on pawspot on my blog as well after seeing it first here on TechCrunch. http://webpodge.com/2006/09/23/pawspot-social-networking-for-pets-your-dog-needs-friends-too/ While I totally agree with Susan comments there are some very cool features about pawspot that I like. The one feature that I found really helpful was the “find parks” feature which allows you to find parks near you that have pet fountains, leash laws, fences, etc.

I did a little review on pawspot on my blog as well after seeing it first here on TechCrunch.

http://webpodge.com/2006/09/23.....iends-too/

]]> By: Susan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-163026 Susan Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:57:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-163026 Ummmm...I'm thinking that I wouldn't give the keys to my house to anyone that I met on the internet...or trust my dogs to them.....unless I was able to develop a REALLY, really good, LONG term FACE to face relationship with them.......You even take a risk with licenced and bonded services and old friends! But not someone I hardly know except over the net! Hasn't anybody learned yet that people are hard to really know even when you are physically with them......much less when your relationship is computerized? Heck..and I'm a psychologist! Doesn't anyone read the statistics on computer dating? And you can date without ever inviting them into your home, much less giving them unrestricted access and trusting them to care for your "baby". Dogster is fun, and I like the page set up better. The forums can be good info sources...I ignore the silliness mostly. But petsitting from someone with a free online profile?...umm..pass. Ummmm…I’m thinking that I wouldn’t give the keys to my house to anyone that I met on the internet…or trust my dogs to them…..unless I was able to develop a REALLY, really good, LONG term FACE to face relationship with them…….You even take a risk with licenced and bonded services and old friends! But not someone I hardly know except over the net! Hasn’t anybody learned yet that people are hard to really know even when you are physically with them……much less when your relationship is computerized? Heck..and I’m a psychologist! Doesn’t anyone read the statistics on computer dating? And you can date without ever inviting them into your home, much less giving them unrestricted access and trusting them to care for your “baby”. Dogster is fun, and I like the page set up better. The forums can be good info sources…I ignore the silliness mostly. But petsitting from someone with a free online profile?…umm..pass.

]]> By: Matt Chisholm http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-104968 Matt Chisholm Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:25:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-104968 Hi David, Thanks for the feedback. We were caught right in the middle of performance optimization effort as well. Our plan is to follow the best practices in optimizing the javascript downloaded from the site and we appreciate your suggestion. Here is a great article on performance optimization of Ajax sites. You might have already seen it but if not check it out: http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/webapps/serving-javascript-fast Additionally, because the site is pretty heavy on the images (over half the size of the home page) we are looking into using a CDN to reduce the latency for our customers who are overseas… this will happen when time and budget allows… of course that could be never :) Any suggestions for best practices in optimizing Ajax enabled sites are welcome. Thanks again for the feedback and please come back soon to see our progress with the optimization. Thanks, Matt Hi David,

Thanks for the feedback. We were caught right in the middle of performance optimization effort as well. Our plan is to follow the best practices in optimizing the javascript downloaded from the site and we appreciate your suggestion. Here is a great article on performance optimization of Ajax sites. You might have already seen it but if not check it out:

http://www.thinkvitamin.com/fe.....cript-fast

Additionally, because the site is pretty heavy on the images (over half the size of the home page) we are looking into using a CDN to reduce the latency for our customers who are overseas… this will happen when time and budget allows… of course that could be never :)

Any suggestions for best practices in optimizing Ajax enabled sites are welcome.

Thanks again for the feedback and please come back soon to see our progress with the optimization.

Thanks,
Matt

]]> By: Jay Fisher http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-99676 Jay Fisher Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:38:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-99676 Another Dogster competitor is at DoggyBio.com. Doggy Bio currently focuses on the bios of dogs, rather than social networking aspects. Nevertheless, it appears to be very promising. Another Dogster competitor is at DoggyBio.com. Doggy Bio currently focuses on the bios of dogs, rather than social networking aspects. Nevertheless, it appears to be very promising.

]]> By: David Cramer http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-99429 David Cramer Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:09:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-99429 Just some additional feedback. There is a lot of JavaScript loading up here. Prototype and scriptaculous alone sits at around 100k. In addition to the two, you are loading dojo presumable for the Ajax part. It seams that all the JavaScripts are being loaded on every regardless of if they are used or not. i.e. fckeditor.js. I think an important part of development will be optimisation. Load only what is necessary. Refrain from JavaScript enabled clicks (where the link href is a ‘#’ and requires the JavaScript to do the action). From a functionality point of view the site runs well, once the initial load that is. I'm running from South Africa on a 512k DSL line and the initial load is around 24 seconds for a full load. Tested in Opera, firefox and IE with only 2-3 seconds differences. I think it belongs in beta and has some very nice features and look forward to using it in future. Just some additional feedback. There is a lot of JavaScript loading up here. Prototype and scriptaculous alone sits at around 100k. In addition to the two, you are loading dojo presumable for the Ajax part. It seams that all the JavaScripts are being loaded on every regardless of if they are used or not. i.e. fckeditor.js. I think an important part of development will be optimisation. Load only what is necessary. Refrain from JavaScript enabled clicks (where the link href is a ‘#’ and requires the JavaScript to do the action). From a functionality point of view the site runs well, once the initial load that is. I’m running from South Africa on a 512k DSL line and the initial load is around 24 seconds for a full load. Tested in Opera, firefox and IE with only 2-3 seconds differences.

I think it belongs in beta and has some very nice features and look forward to using it in future.

]]> By: Social Intelligence » Blog Archive » Pawspot - profiles for pets - Custom Social Networking Research and Analysis http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98739 Social Intelligence » Blog Archive » Pawspot - profiles for pets - Custom Social Networking Research and Analysis Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:13:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98739 [...] (via TechCrunch) Posted by justin.smith Filed in entertainment, pets [...] [...] (via TechCrunch) Posted by justin.smith Filed in entertainment, pets [...]

]]> By: Mark Roberge http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98525 Mark Roberge Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:48:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98525 Thanks for all the feedback guys. I have been pretty impressed on how well people have been grasping the overall concept of the site. We were a bit caught of guard with the TechCrunch mention yesterday so I apologize to the folks that experienced issues. We have been a bit informal about our release schedule, as we had not promoted the site at all. This story hit the wires yesterday when we were right in the middle of a deployment. It turned out we had a caching issue so if you hit the site yesterday afternoon, you may want to refresh your browser cache and try again. Now that it is out there, we'll be sure to abide by more formal deployment practices. Anyway, keep the feedback coming. We have a lot of respect for the opinions of the TechCrunch readership and would love to integrate any insight you have. We are always listening at support@pawspot.com. Thanks again, Mark Thanks for all the feedback guys. I have been pretty impressed on how well people have been grasping the overall concept of the site. We were a bit caught of guard with the TechCrunch mention yesterday so I apologize to the folks that experienced issues. We have been a bit informal about our release schedule, as we had not promoted the site at all. This story hit the wires yesterday when we were right in the middle of a deployment. It turned out we had a caching issue so if you hit the site yesterday afternoon, you may want to refresh your browser cache and try again. Now that it is out there, we’ll be sure to abide by more formal deployment practices.

Anyway, keep the feedback coming. We have a lot of respect for the opinions of the TechCrunch readership and would love to integrate any insight you have. We are always listening at support@pawspot.com.

Thanks again,

Mark

]]> By: Cate Long http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98498 Cate Long Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:00:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98498 Laguna is cool... Laguna is cool…

]]> By: Max http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98087 Max Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:58:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98087 I tried using the site. I was finally able to login after a few hours and several tries. I entered all the info on my pet, but the "submit" button doesn't seem functional. I think this site is alpha code, and dogster has nothing to worry about. Max I tried using the site. I was finally able to login after a few hours and several tries. I entered all the info on my pet, but the “submit” button doesn’t seem functional. I think this site is alpha code, and dogster has nothing to worry about.

Max

]]> By: Valleywag bashes pawspot, are they blind? : Fresh Brewed Every Morning http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98025 Valleywag bashes pawspot, are they blind? : Fresh Brewed Every Morning Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:49:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-98025 [...] Find the advertisements of Dogster. Now go find the advertisements on pawspot. How about finding the page to learn a little more about pawspot. Now look on Dogster for a little more about themselves.Pawspot will appeal to a younger generation of pet owners with its slick new interface. I’m not sure what Valleywag is thinking… pawspot is beautiful and user friendly. Michael Arrington of Techcrunch is sticking with Dogster because of all the hard work he has put into his dog’s profile: For now I’m staying with Dogster. It’s too much trouble to move the page I have up for my dog Laguna over to a new site.TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Dogster Has Competition [...] [...] Find the advertisements of Dogster. Now go find the advertisements on pawspot. How about finding the page to learn a little more about pawspot. Now look on Dogster for a little more about themselves.Pawspot will appeal to a younger generation of pet owners with its slick new interface. I’m not sure what Valleywag is thinking… pawspot is beautiful and user friendly. Michael Arrington of Techcrunch is sticking with Dogster because of all the hard work he has put into his dog’s profile: For now I’m staying with Dogster. It’s too much trouble to move the page I have up for my dog Laguna over to a new site.TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Dogster Has Competition [...]

]]> By: Alek http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97906 Alek Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:36:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97906 Back in March I applied for a PM there. I told them the ASP site they had would never scale. They got fussy and didn't hire me. Looks like they've switched to JSP, but the site still can't handle the load... Back in March I applied for a PM there. I told them the ASP site they had would never scale. They got fussy and didn’t hire me. Looks like they’ve switched to JSP, but the site still can’t handle the load…

]]> By: Marcy Magnuson http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97900 Marcy Magnuson Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:28:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97900 It looks useful.. you might also want to check out www.pikapet.com which i have found to be a lot of fun... and it's not a dating site!.. hehe... It looks useful.. you might also want to check out http://www.pikapet.com which i have found to be a lot of fun… and it’s not a dating site!.. hehe…

]]> By: pacificdave http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97893 pacificdave Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:20:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97893 site should be in Alpha. half the site has javascript errors causing main functions to break. site should be in Alpha. half the site has javascript errors causing main functions to break.

]]> By: Jim Curtis http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97885 Jim Curtis Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:16:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97885 I recently registered my english bulldog on www.pawspot.com - I liked it better because the pages and site seem less jumbled and crowded - easier to navigate...also plan on exchanging pet care... I recently registered my english bulldog on http://www.pawspot.com - I liked it better because the pages and site seem less jumbled and crowded - easier to navigate…also plan on exchanging pet care…

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97878 Michael Arrington Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:06:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97878 Thanks Andy, I'll ask her. :-) Thanks Andy, I’ll ask her. :-)

]]> By: Andy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97875 Andy Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:03:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/dogster-has-competition/#comment-97875 You should get Laguna to write a review. She might prefer PawSpot. If she's willing to move her profile over you should let her. You should get Laguna to write a review. She might prefer PawSpot. If she’s willing to move her profile over you should let her.

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