Comments on: Touchstone brings Attention Data to life in real-time http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:23:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: חצי הכוס - The Glass is Half»ארכיון הבלוג » RSS הדור הבא והחכם של קוראי http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-1326548 חצי הכוס - The Glass is Half»ארכיון הבלוג » RSS הדור הבא והחכם של קוראי Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:58:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-1326548 [...] למי שרוצה להתנסות, וישכנע אותי שזה מגיע לו או לה) אשר אמורה “להקפיץ” ידיעות חשובות בתור חלונות פופ-אפ ובועיות שירדפו אחרי סמן העכבר שלכם. [...] [...] למי שרוצה להתנסות, וישכנע אותי שזה מגיע לו או לה) אשר אמורה “להקפיץ” ידיעות חשובות בתור חלונות פופ-אפ ובועיות שירדפו אחרי סמן העכבר שלכם. [...]

]]> By: Pooran http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-658282 Pooran Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:07:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-658282 anybody have invites left? please do send me one.. firstname at gmail anybody have invites left? please do send me one.. firstname at gmail

]]> By: Library clips :: Touchstone pays attention to you! :: December :: 2006 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-587027 Library clips :: Touchstone pays attention to you! :: December :: 2006 Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:10:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-587027 [...] Touchstone has been around for some time and has taken RSS alerts to a level of sophistication, both in tuning content and delivery methods…see the TechCrunch review. [...] [...] Touchstone has been around for some time and has taken RSS alerts to a level of sophistication, both in tuning content and delivery methods…see the TechCrunch review. [...]

]]> By: jonny842 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-497237 jonny842 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:04:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-497237 jonny383 jonny383

]]> By: Library clips :: RSS smarts :: November :: 2006 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-457621 Library clips :: RSS smarts :: November :: 2006 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:39:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-457621 [...] One I like using is RSS to IM (Rasasa), new content from my top feeds are IM’d to me, so I don’t miss a beat…Touchstone takes attention personalisation and delivery to the extreme (in a good way). [...] [...] One I like using is RSS to IM (Rasasa), new content from my top feeds are IM’d to me, so I don’t miss a beat…Touchstone takes attention personalisation and delivery to the extreme (in a good way). [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Qlockwork tracks your time and attention and store it in Outlook. http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-418257 TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Qlockwork tracks your time and attention and store it in Outlook. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:32:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-418257 [...] Attention Metadata is a subject close to my heart and for the last twelve months there have been a variety of companies developing applications to record attention metadata.  e.g RootNet TouchStone, Attensa, RootVault , GestureLab, LastFM etc.  Most of these companies are focusing on capturing attention metadata in order to provide better 1:1 advertising except LastFM. Qlockwork on the other hand is the first company I know of to capture people’s attention metadata in order to provide better time-management and reporting. [...] [...] Attention Metadata is a subject close to my heart and for the last twelve months there have been a variety of companies developing applications to record attention metadata.  e.g RootNet TouchStone, Attensa, RootVault , GestureLab, LastFM etc.  Most of these companies are focusing on capturing attention metadata in order to provide better 1:1 advertising except LastFM. Qlockwork on the other hand is the first company I know of to capture people’s attention metadata in order to provide better time-management and reporting. [...]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » A look inside the Monitor110 research suite http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-210860 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » A look inside the Monitor110 research suite Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:37:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-210860 [...] Almost three years in development, with funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson amongst others, Monitor110 is set to launch in early 2007. It looks a lot like big parts of my research system (which I take great pride in) rolled into one very smart, automated system. High level knowledge workers in the future are likely to combine Monitor110 for what we call feed reading today with something like SystemOne for a CMS and Touchstone for alerts. Just as Root Markets is taking attention to financial markets first, Monitor110 is focused at launch on hedge funds. People who deal in pure money are probably the only market that is ready for these kinds of technologies on a large scale today, though individuals in any field could well use them to gain a competitive advantage. [...] [...] Almost three years in development, with funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson amongst others, Monitor110 is set to launch in early 2007. It looks a lot like big parts of my research system (which I take great pride in) rolled into one very smart, automated system. High level knowledge workers in the future are likely to combine Monitor110 for what we call feed reading today with something like SystemOne for a CMS and Touchstone for alerts. Just as Root Markets is taking attention to financial markets first, Monitor110 is focused at launch on hedge funds. People who deal in pure money are probably the only market that is ready for these kinds of technologies on a large scale today, though individuals in any field could well use them to gain a competitive advantage. [...]

]]> By: scientaestubique http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-127847 scientaestubique Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:54:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-127847 <strong>Paying attention for you...</strong> Touchstone, from Faraday Media. It's an Attention Management Engine. A heads-up display for the stuff you care about. As announced on TechCrunch, it's received first round funding. Attention Data, attention filtering, smart agent, whatever you call i... Paying attention for you…

Touchstone, from Faraday Media. It’s an Attention Management Engine. A heads-up display for the stuff you care about. As announced on TechCrunch, it’s received first round funding. Attention Data, attention filtering, smart agent, whatever you call i…

]]> By: Luke Shafer http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-119835 Luke Shafer Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:00:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-119835 There are a bunch of invites being handed out by the community at http://community.touchstonegadget.com/forums/18/ShowForum.aspx There are a bunch of invites being handed out by the community at http://community.touchstonegad.....Forum.aspx

]]> By: Dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-119601 Dan Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:32:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-119601 Hi. If anybody still has an invite left, I'd love to get hold of one: dliebke at gmail dot com This sounds like a fantastic piece of software and I'm keen to play with it. This is definitely a huge area for the future. Hi. If anybody still has an invite left, I’d love to get hold of one:

dliebke at gmail dot com

This sounds like a fantastic piece of software and I’m keen to play with it. This is definitely a huge area for the future.

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Wizag offers semantic analysis, attention to RSS http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-119030 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Wizag offers semantic analysis, attention to RSS Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:17:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-119030 [...] Last week I profiled TouchStone, a desktop app that does a whole lot of things right. It’s a tool for information triage, though, and only a compliment for a smart system for basic feed reading. Wizag brings a number of things to the table that deserve consideration. For now I’ll stick with NetNewsWire and hope that my own manual determination of relevance doesn’t leave me missing out on too much important news. Wizag [...] [...] Last week I profiled TouchStone, a desktop app that does a whole lot of things right. It’s a tool for information triage, though, and only a compliment for a smart system for basic feed reading. Wizag brings a number of things to the table that deserve consideration. For now I’ll stick with NetNewsWire and hope that my own manual determination of relevance doesn’t leave me missing out on too much important news. Wizag [...]

]]> By: asurroca http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-118986 asurroca Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:54:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-118986 This sounds like a fantastic idea, and the more information we're flooded with, the more we're going to need something like this software. Even with RSS feeds, it's getting more and more difficult to manage all the information out there, and I find myself blowing way too much time reading and not enough time actually acting on new information. So, anyone have invites left? Like the rest of you, I'm dying to try this out already. asurroca at hotmail dot com This sounds like a fantastic idea, and the more information we’re flooded with, the more we’re going to need something like this software. Even with RSS feeds, it’s getting more and more difficult to manage all the information out there, and I find myself blowing way too much time reading and not enough time actually acting on new information.

So, anyone have invites left? Like the rest of you, I’m dying to try this out already.

asurroca at hotmail dot com

]]> By: Rich Vanden Boogard http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-118179 Rich Vanden Boogard Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:55:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-118179 I'm another one interested in an invite, so if anyone out there still has one, know that you will be helping a student out: vandenboogar at wisc dot edu Thanks! I’m another one interested in an invite, so if anyone out there still has one, know that you will be helping a student out: vandenboogar at wisc dot edu

Thanks!

]]> By: Dallas Freeman http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-117565 Dallas Freeman Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:14:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-117565 Tone, I think the beauty about Touchstone is that you can sign up to another subscription and only get the feeds you want. So if you are tempting to sign up to another RSS subscription you can, knowing that you won’t be burdened with lots of feeds. Another thing I've picked up on, from Touchstone's blog, is that RSS subscriptions are only the start of it. Developers are working on input adapters at the moment for emails, ebay auctions, stocks and other various types of data sources. I'm looking forward to the stock input adapter myself to alert me whenever there is a change in the prices of "my" shares. Tone,

I think the beauty about Touchstone is that you can sign up to another subscription and only get the feeds you want. So if you are tempting to sign up to another RSS subscription you can, knowing that you won’t be burdened with lots of feeds.

Another thing I’ve picked up on, from Touchstone’s blog, is that RSS subscriptions are only the start of it. Developers are working on input adapters at the moment for emails, ebay auctions, stocks and other various types of data sources. I’m looking forward to the stock input adapter myself to alert me whenever there is a change in the prices of “my” shares.

]]> By: Adam http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-117524 Adam Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:13:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-117524 I think any companies or bloggers that use the phrase "attention data" or, frankly, "attention [anything]" need to be punished. Locked in a closet with Vanna White or have their nostrils stuck together with krazy glue or something similarly lyrical. Then again, I also think the phrase "Web 2.0" is horrendously obnoxious and useless. So why do I visit this site? I occasionally discover interesting products and services. DabbleDB, for instance, is darn cool. But I just need to hold my nose when slogging through the meaningless jargon sometimes :) Or maybe I should just withhold my attention stream? Ow... $*#(0 ouch... oohhhhhwww! thrggntnnttt I think any companies or bloggers that use the phrase “attention data” or, frankly, “attention [anything]” need to be punished. Locked in a closet with Vanna White or have their nostrils stuck together with krazy glue or something similarly lyrical.

Then again, I also think the phrase “Web 2.0″ is horrendously obnoxious and useless. So why do I visit this site? I occasionally discover interesting products and services. DabbleDB, for instance, is darn cool. But I just need to hold my nose when slogging through the meaningless jargon sometimes :) Or maybe I should just withhold my attention stream? Ow… $*#(0 ouch… oohhhhhwww! thrggntnnttt

]]> By: guphex http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-117212 guphex Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:34:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-117212 I would really appreciate an invite from anyone who could pass one on! guphex at gmail dot com Cheers in advance :) I would really appreciate an invite from anyone who could pass one on!

guphex at gmail dot com

Cheers in advance :)

]]> By: yashke.com » 30-07-06 Przegląd sieci http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116961 yashke.com » 30-07-06 Przegląd sieci Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:56:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116961 [...] Touch Stone Aplikacja desktopowa, która może zmienić sposób korzystania z Internetu. Touch Stone zbiera informacje z różnych źródeł i powiadamia o wydarzeniach, które mogą Cię zainteresować. Możesz sam zdefiniować jakie tagi jak mocno Cię interesują lub pozostawić to aplikacji, która przeskanuje dane znajdujące się na Twoim komputerze i wg nich dobierze tagi i ich moc. Więcej na Techcrunch’u.  [...] [...] Touch Stone Aplikacja desktopowa, która może zmienić sposób korzystania z Internetu. Touch Stone zbiera informacje z różnych źródeł i powiadamia o wydarzeniach, które mogą Cię zainteresować. Możesz sam zdefiniować jakie tagi jak mocno Cię interesują lub pozostawić to aplikacji, która przeskanuje dane znajdujące się na Twoim komputerze i wg nich dobierze tagi i ich moc. Więcej na Techcrunch’u.  [...]

]]> By: Floppl http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116960 Floppl Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:55:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116960 sounds really interesting to me! If anyone has an invite to share, I would be glad. FlorianZrenner (at) gmail.com sounds really interesting to me! If anyone has an invite to share, I would be glad.
FlorianZrenner (at) gmail.com

]]> By: Craig Barnes http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116817 Craig Barnes Sun, 30 Jul 2006 07:00:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116817 Yes Touchstone and Attensa should collaborate and we are no doubt on the same side. No feuds required. Cool stuff you are exposing we are anxious to learn more. incidentally, Attensa 1.5 is client side only wrt to attention data and uses attentionstream to sync but there is no identifiable data. Yes Touchstone and Attensa should collaborate and we are no doubt on the same side. No feuds required. Cool stuff you are exposing we are anxious to learn more. incidentally, Attensa 1.5 is client side only wrt to attention data and uses attentionstream to sync but there is no identifiable data.

]]> By: Blog The Internet / New Desktop Application That Will Totally Rock! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116686 Blog The Internet / New Desktop Application That Will Totally Rock! Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:54:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116686 [...] New Desktop Application That Will Totally Rock! atom feeds Computers Desktop Application emails gmail google Internet News RSSTouchstone Attention Management Engine is producing a desktop app that integrates several sources of incoming information, runs them all through a set of filters that you administer and then notifies you automatically when important events have occurred. That notification will come in a variety of ways, depending on how important the event is relative to your prioritized filters. A product of Australia’s Faraday Media, founded by Chris Saad and Ashley Angell, Touchstone is currently in private alpha with a few hundred invites going out per month. There’s a new batch available now, but note that it’s for Windows only. What does that mean? It means you can set Touchstone to pull in RSS and atom feeds, POP emails and Gmail, filter the incoming items for keywords you’ve set to varying priority levels with sliders and tell the system how you’d like to be notified of events of different levels of importance. Read the full article. [...] [...] New Desktop Application That Will Totally Rock! atom feeds Computers Desktop Application emails gmail google Internet News RSSTouchstone Attention Management Engine is producing a desktop app that integrates several sources of incoming information, runs them all through a set of filters that you administer and then notifies you automatically when important events have occurred. That notification will come in a variety of ways, depending on how important the event is relative to your prioritized filters. A product of Australia’s Faraday Media, founded by Chris Saad and Ashley Angell, Touchstone is currently in private alpha with a few hundred invites going out per month. There’s a new batch available now, but note that it’s for Windows only. What does that mean? It means you can set Touchstone to pull in RSS and atom feeds, POP emails and Gmail, filter the incoming items for keywords you’ve set to varying priority levels with sliders and tell the system how you’d like to be notified of events of different levels of importance. Read the full article. [...]

]]> By: Blog The Internet http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116680 Blog The Internet Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:44:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116680 Put me in for an invite! Seriously, if anyone has an extra let me know! I am going to subscribe to the feed here and visit back often. Put me in for an invite! Seriously, if anyone has an extra let me know! I am going to subscribe to the feed here and visit back often.

]]> By: Tone http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116661 Tone Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:19:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116661 Though it may be cool to some, its really nothing new, algos like these have been around since web 1.0... best way to overcome info overload is to use the good 'ole discernment and sound judgement and get into the habit of asking yourself do i really need another subscription, feed etc, the answer is most likely a big fat NO, done deal and you'll sleep better at night... Though it may be cool to some, its really nothing new, algos like these have been around since web 1.0… best way to overcome info overload is to use the good ‘ole discernment and sound judgement and get into the habit of asking yourself do i really need another subscription, feed etc, the answer is most likely a big fat NO, done deal and you’ll sleep better at night…

]]> By: patrickj http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116657 patrickj Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:11:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116657 I'm also after an invite if any are left. patrick at justanothermobilemonday.com. Thanks ... I’m also after an invite if any are left. patrick at justanothermobilemonday.com. Thanks …

]]> By: Chris Saad http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116519 Chris Saad Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:08:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116519 Hi Craig, Thanks for welcoming us. Do you think we should have a big public feud to generate some buzz? ;) I agree that it is time that more companies took attention management more seriously. People underestimate the lost productivity and growing attention deficit problem. Of course the client-side is the best place to do a lot of the work. I think Attensa and Touchstone have a great opportunity to both collaborate and compete in the space. Over time however, I think it will become clear that our products are quite different in approach and I hope we can find some good ways to complement each other. Tom, The data that Touchstone collects (after your explicit permission and only if you choose - the app will actually work even if you turn off the self-tuning technology) is stored in a human readable XML file we are calling your IAM Profile. The format of this file will be published for all to see and use. We will even open up the spec for discussion if anyone has any great ideas to add in. It is not sent anywhere to any servers. Hi Craig,

Thanks for welcoming us. Do you think we should have a big public feud to generate some buzz? ;)

I agree that it is time that more companies took attention management more seriously. People underestimate the lost productivity and growing attention deficit problem. Of course the client-side is the best place to do a lot of the work.

I think Attensa and Touchstone have a great opportunity to both collaborate and compete in the space. Over time however, I think it will become clear that our products are quite different in approach and I hope we can find some good ways to complement each other.

Tom,

The data that Touchstone collects (after your explicit permission and only if you choose - the app will actually work even if you turn off the self-tuning technology) is stored in a human readable XML file we are calling your IAM Profile. The format of this file will be published for all to see and use. We will even open up the spec for discussion if anyone has any great ideas to add in.

It is not sent anywhere to any servers.

]]> By: mahesh http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116500 mahesh Sat, 29 Jul 2006 20:58:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/28/touchstone-brings-attention-data-to-life-in-real-time/#comment-116500 <strong>Touchstone is featured on TechCrunch. This is a company who can do a whole lot with RSS....</strong> ... Touchstone is featured on TechCrunch. This is a company who can do a whole lot with RSS….

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