Comments on: Topix.net finally usable after relaunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 06:37:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: E-sniper » Blog Archive » Look Out Topix - Google Launches Localized News Service http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-1981239 E-sniper » Blog Archive » Look Out Topix - Google Launches Localized News Service Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:37:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-1981239 [...] has made a name by aggregating tens of thousands of local news sources and aggregating them online (they also like citizen [...] […] has made a name by aggregating tens of thousands of local news sources and aggregating them online (they also like citizen […]

]]> By: Look Out Topix - Google Launches Localized News Service http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-1979590 Look Out Topix - Google Launches Localized News Service Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:35:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-1979590 [...] has made a name by aggregating tens of thousands of local news sources and aggregating them online (they also like citizen [...] […] has made a name by aggregating tens of thousands of local news sources and aggregating them online (they also like citizen […]

]]> By: Topix Raises $15m More for Local News Search » JenIT http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-422539 Topix Raises $15m More for Local News Search » JenIT Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:50:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-422539 [...] The company was started by several founders of the DMOZ directory. The company says that it is currently experiencing substantial growth, something that traffic analysts Hitwise confirm. Hitwise reported in September that Topix’s market share in online news had grown 24% in one month since an August relaunch, that the site gets more traffic than the LA Times and the NY Post; Topix visitors were unusually weighted towards states like Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and North Carolina and its users were 29% more likely to be over the age of 55 than the average Internet user. [...] […] The company was started by several founders of the DMOZ directory. The company says that it is currently experiencing substantial growth, something that traffic analysts Hitwise confirm. Hitwise reported in September that Topix’s market share in online news had grown 24% in one month since an August relaunch, that the site gets more traffic than the LA Times and the NY Post; Topix visitors were unusually weighted towards states like Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and North Carolina and its users were 29% more likely to be over the age of 55 than the average Internet user. […]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Topix Raises $15m More for News Search http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-344326 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Topix Raises $15m More for News Search Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:38:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-344326 [...] Topix was started by several founders of the DMOZ directory. The company says that it is currently experiencing substantial growth, something that traffic analysts Hitwise confirm. Hitwise reported in September that Topix’s market share in online news had grown 24% in one month since an August relaunch, that the site gets more traffic than the LA Times and the NY Post; Topix visitors were unusually weighted towards states like Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and North Carolina and its users were 29% more likely to be over the age of 55 than the average Internet user. [...] […] Topix was started by several founders of the DMOZ directory. The company says that it is currently experiencing substantial growth, something that traffic analysts Hitwise confirm. Hitwise reported in September that Topix’s market share in online news had grown 24% in one month since an August relaunch, that the site gets more traffic than the LA Times and the NY Post; Topix visitors were unusually weighted towards states like Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and North Carolina and its users were 29% more likely to be over the age of 55 than the average Internet user. […]

]]> By: Google Archives 200 Years of News » JenIT http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-178046 Google Archives 200 Years of News » JenIT Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:40:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-178046 [...] For another look at archival news search, see our recent coverage of Topix.net, which offers less history but more sources and a more usable timeline. Google News [...] […] For another look at archival news search, see our recent coverage of Topix.net, which offers less history but more sources and a more usable timeline. Google News […]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Google rend l’actualité accessible sur 200 ans http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-175285 TechCrunch en français » Google rend l’actualité accessible sur 200 ans Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:25:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-175285 [...] Web2.0, news, archives, search, history Catégories : actualités et idées web 2.0 | Bookmark this post with del.icio.us sas_pageid='1662/11866'; // Page : influence/techcrunch/RG/rg sas_formatid=381; // Format :Pavé 300x250 300x250 sas_target=''; // Targeting SmartAdServer(sas_pageid,sas_formatid,sas_target); [...] […] Web2.0, news, archives, search, history Catégories : actualités et idées web 2.0 | Bookmark this post with del.icio.us sas_pageid=’1662/11866′; // Page : influence/techcrunch/RG/rg sas_formatid=381; // Format :Pavé 300×250 300×250 sas_target=”; // Targeting SmartAdServer(sas_pageid,sas_formatid,sas_target); […]

]]> By: accelzone - techie weblog » Google Archives 200 Years of News http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-175233 accelzone - techie weblog » Google Archives 200 Years of News Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:59:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-175233 [...] For another look at archival news search, see our recent coverage of Topix.net, which offers less history but more sources and a more usable timeline. Google News [...] […] For another look at archival news search, see our recent coverage of Topix.net, which offers less history but more sources and a more usable timeline. Google News […]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Google goes way back, adds archival news search http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-175118 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Google goes way back, adds archival news search Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:49:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-175118 [...] For another look at archival news search, see our recent coverage of Topix.net, which offers less history but more sources and a more usable timeline. Google News [...] […] For another look at archival news search, see our recent coverage of Topix.net, which offers less history but more sources and a more usable timeline. Google News […]

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]]> By: Sean OBrien http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-131486 Sean OBrien Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:39:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-131486 Local news location is limited to USA ??? Hey bozos ....95% of the people in this world don't live in the USA. Local news location is limited to USA ??? Hey bozos ….95% of the people in this world don’t live in the USA.

]]> By: The Future of Real Estate Marketing » 5 Ways to Better Your Day With RSS http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-130218 The Future of Real Estate Marketing » 5 Ways to Better Your Day With RSS Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:04:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-130218 [...] I keep up to date on any mentions of Real estate marketing and Portland Real Estate on Topix.net. It means weeding through a lot of junk, but occasionally I’ll find a few gems that I would have missed otherwise. Incidentally, Topix just rolled out a brand new interface, which is a huge improvement IMO. [...] […] I keep up to date on any mentions of Real estate marketing and Portland Real Estate on Topix.net. It means weeding through a lot of junk, but occasionally I’ll find a few gems that I would have missed otherwise. Incidentally, Topix just rolled out a brand new interface, which is a huge improvement IMO. […]

]]> By: My Thoughts on WWW @round Me » Topix.net - Great News WebSite you didin’t know about http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-129632 My Thoughts on WWW @round Me » Topix.net - Great News WebSite you didin’t know about Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:28:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-129632 [...] TechCrunch has featured a news site called topix.net. After techcrunch review of topix.net I went to the site to review the site. Great feature with this site is it gives you local news aggregated from your local news sources. In last couple of days of using this, I am impressed with this. I am changing from google news to topix.net from today. [...] […] TechCrunch has featured a news site called topix.net. After techcrunch review of topix.net I went to the site to review the site. Great feature with this site is it gives you local news aggregated from your local news sources. In last couple of days of using this, I am impressed with this. I am changing from google news to topix.net from today. […]

]]> By: My Thoughts on WWW @round me » Blog Archive » Topix.net - Great News WebSite you didin’t know about http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-129623 My Thoughts on WWW @round me » Blog Archive » Topix.net - Great News WebSite you didin’t know about Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:25:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-129623 [...] TechCrunch has featured a news site called topix.net. After techcrunch review of topix.net I went to the site to review the site. Great feature with this site is it gives you local news aggregated from your local news sources. In last couple of days of using this, I am impressed with this. I am changing from google news to topix.net from today. [...] […] TechCrunch has featured a news site called topix.net. After techcrunch review of topix.net I went to the site to review the site. Great feature with this site is it gives you local news aggregated from your local news sources. In last couple of days of using this, I am impressed with this. I am changing from google news to topix.net from today. […]

]]> By: Ping Liang http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-129029 Ping Liang Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:26:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-129029 Too bad their topics are static, pre-made. Too bad their topics are static, pre-made.

]]> By: mikkom http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128996 mikkom Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:56:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128996 I have to say that I liked the old interface better. New one is too cluttered for my tastes. I have to say that I liked the old interface better. New one is too cluttered for my tastes.

]]> By: Ben http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128856 Ben Wed, 09 Aug 2006 04:48:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128856 We use topix content to allow out merchants to place local news content on thier pages. It has been useful since the beginning. Our merchants want thier pages to have a local feel and the love the news (especially now that we give them control of it) I think I have sent a few other companies thier way as well since thier feeds are so easy to follow. The real interesting stuff is the local commentary, here Topix is actually creating news and new content. We look forward to turning our merchants loose on that. Full Disclosure, Tolles and I started www.spoke.com together and alot of our engineers have been working at Topix for a while, including 3 of my favorites. And as we all know, if Techcrunch hates www.jigsaw.com, they will really hate www.spoke.com since Spoke just released 30M+ unique people's contact information onto the web in the last few weeks. In the end, Spoke is about to kill off alot of the high priced data providers by providing for free what InfoUSA has been charging massive amounts for. If you are the poor guy buried at Citigroup who buys anti intrusion software, some sales guy is about to hunt you down via Spoke. We use topix content to allow out merchants to place local news content on thier pages. It has been useful since the beginning. Our merchants want thier pages to have a local feel and the love the news (especially now that we give them control of it) I think I have sent a few other companies thier way as well since thier feeds are so easy to follow.

The real interesting stuff is the local commentary, here Topix is actually creating news and new content. We look forward to turning our merchants loose on that.

Full Disclosure, Tolles and I started http://www.spoke.com together and alot of our engineers have been working at Topix for a while, including 3 of my favorites. And as we all know, if Techcrunch hates http://www.jigsaw.com, they will really hate http://www.spoke.com since Spoke just released 30M+ unique people’s contact information onto the web in the last few weeks. In the end, Spoke is about to kill off alot of the high priced data providers by providing for free what InfoUSA has been charging massive amounts for. If you are the poor guy buried at Citigroup who buys anti intrusion software, some sales guy is about to hunt you down via Spoke.

]]> By: jared chandler http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128592 jared chandler Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:35:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128592 Interesting to see the discussions on this site: http://www.topix.net/forum/ly/tripoli/TFG3QTLAJNA270O82 Interesting to see the discussions on this site:

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]]> By: Chris Tolles http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128531 Chris Tolles Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:13:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128531 Wow! Great writeup! Glad you think we're moving in the right direction. We're painfully aware of the importance of design in connecting people to what we're doing, and it's especially gladdening to see your commmentary on usability. With regard to local news from non-local sources...well, it's news about the topic, not from the region. If the NY Times writes about afghanistan, we want the article in...well...the afghanistan page. That being said, we'll have to think about providing news *from* a given area.... Anyway, more news soon. Chris Tolles VP Marketing Topix.net Wow!

Great writeup! Glad you think we’re moving in the right direction. We’re painfully aware of the importance of design in connecting people to what we’re doing, and it’s especially gladdening to see your commmentary on usability.

With regard to local news from non-local sources…well, it’s news about the topic, not from the region. If the NY Times writes about afghanistan, we want the article in…well…the afghanistan page. That being said, we’ll have to think about providing news *from* a given area….

Anyway, more news soon.

Chris Tolles
VP Marketing
Topix.net

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Topix.net、リニューアルを経てついに便利に http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128509 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Topix.net、リニューアルを経てついに便利に Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:57:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128509 [...] [原文へ] Topix [...] […] [原文へ] Topix […]

]]> By: Bri http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128424 Bri Tue, 08 Aug 2006 21:47:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128424 Minor correction: McClatchy owns Knight Ridder so you may not want to list both as owners. Minor correction: McClatchy owns Knight Ridder so you may not want to list both as owners.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128369 Jonathan Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:48:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128369 I visited it when it was first mentioned on the site a couple of days ago and I love it. Their directory is very thorough and has basically anything you're interested in. Plus RSS feeds for each directory is a definite plus. I visited it when it was first mentioned on the site a couple of days ago and I love it. Their directory is very thorough and has basically anything you’re interested in. Plus RSS feeds for each directory is a definite plus.

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128359 Marshall Kirkpatrick Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:40:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128359 Jared, I do think it's best for US domestic news. Ironic since it has so many sources. Jared, I do think it’s best for US domestic news. Ironic since it has so many sources.

]]> By: jared chandler http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128351 jared chandler Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:35:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/08/topixnet-finally-usable-after-relaunch/#comment-128351 Nice interface, wide scope... but poor results. Most of the classification is generalized from the content and consequently trying to limit a search to sources from a specific geographic area (other than the US) returns results from all over... ie: Afghanistan returns blog results from Americans commenting stateside, rather than just indigenous sources. Nice interface, wide scope… but poor results. Most of the classification is generalized from the content and consequently trying to limit a search to sources from a specific geographic area (other than the US) returns results from all over… ie: Afghanistan returns blog results from Americans commenting stateside, rather than just indigenous sources.

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