Comments on: AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:43:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Brian http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-2588683 Brian Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:52:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-2588683 Amateurillustrator.com is a good site. On 100bestsocialnetworksites.com it is listed as the 16th most popular site globally with a focus on art & design (based on web usage stats). See <a href="http://www.100bestsocialnetworksites.com/artdesign.html" rel="nofollow">100bestsocialnetworksites/artdesign.html</a> Amateurillustrator.com is a good site. On 100bestsocialnetworksites.com it is listed as the 16th most popular site globally with a focus on art & design (based on web usage stats). See 100bestsocialnetworksites/artdesign.html

]]> By: Art Social Networking - nails niche social networking http://www.mojizu.com has all the | Artist Days http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-2523075 Art Social Networking - nails niche social networking http://www.mojizu.com has all the | Artist Days Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:13:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-2523075 [...] AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking http://www.mojizu.com has all the social networking + Contests and prizes and the ability to market your illustrations on merchandise. It has a decent following, and a large gallery of art posted by the commuity http://www.illustratorworld.com/ reply Dean - August 22nd, 2006 at 2:50 am PDTThis is great, but I don t really see the networking aspects of it. reply Cruncher - August 20th, 2006 at 7:52… [...] [...] AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking http://www.mojizu.com has all the social networking + Contests and prizes and the ability to market your illustrations on merchandise. It has a decent following, and a large gallery of art posted by the commuity http://www.illustratorworld.com/ reply Dean - August 22nd, 2006 at 2:50 am PDTThis is great, but I don t really see the networking aspects of it. reply Cruncher - August 20th, 2006 at 7:52… [...]

]]> By: The Digg Effect - Search for Diggs or get Dugg » AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-223319 The Digg Effect - Search for Diggs or get Dugg » AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:10:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-223319 [...] If you want to see a great site for niche social networking, check out AmateurIllustrator.com. This Lincoln, Lincolnshire (UK) based site launched today and I think thereâ��s a good chance itâ��s going to thrive.read more | digg story [...] [...] If you want to see a great site for niche social networking, check out AmateurIllustrator.com. This Lincoln, Lincolnshire (UK) based site launched today and I think thereâ��s a good chance itâ��s going to thrive.read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Tech Industry » AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-193806 Tech Industry » AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:49:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-193806 [...] If you want to see a great site for niche social networking, check out AmateurIllustrator.com. This Lincoln, Lincolnshire (UK) based site launched today and I think thereâ??s a good chance itâ??s going to thrive.read more | digg story [...] [...] If you want to see a great site for niche social networking, check out AmateurIllustrator.com. This Lincoln, Lincolnshire (UK) based site launched today and I think thereâ??s a good chance itâ??s going to thrive.read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Jim http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-152323 Jim Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:30:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-152323 Articles, a forum, and the ability to "rate" the contributions of other members...this is noteworthy and innovative enough to warrant a review in TechCrunch? I love TechCrunch and find it invaluable in keeping up with the relentless pace of change in the Web 2.0 landscape, but come on guys, this is getting a bit ridiculous. I'm not bashing on Amateur Illustrator... it looks like a neat little website for illustrators, and with any luck they'll have a vibrant community in the not so distant future. But nothing about this site warrants the review you gave it in this publication. Don't get lost in the hype guys. It's hard enough staying up to date with the real innvovation that's going on out there. Articles, a forum, and the ability to “rate” the contributions of other members…this is noteworthy and innovative enough to warrant a review in TechCrunch?

I love TechCrunch and find it invaluable in keeping up with the relentless pace of change in the Web 2.0 landscape, but come on guys, this is getting a bit ridiculous. I’m not bashing on Amateur Illustrator… it looks like a neat little website for illustrators, and with any luck they’ll have a vibrant community in the not so distant future. But nothing about this site warrants the review you gave it in this publication.

Don’t get lost in the hype guys. It’s hard enough staying up to date with the real innvovation that’s going on out there.

]]> By: web2-social.info » [With the ‘Christmas Carol’ and ‘The Trial from Pickwick,’ Mr http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-150255 web2-social.info » [With the ‘Christmas Carol’ and ‘The Trial from Pickwick,’ Mr Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:05:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-150255 [...] AmateurIllustrator nails niche social <b>networking</b> [...] [...] AmateurIllustrator nails niche social <b>networking</b> [...]

]]> By: Artsy Fartsy » Blog Archive » Amateur Illustrators http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-149859 Artsy Fartsy » Blog Archive » Amateur Illustrators Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:41:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-149859 [...] Really cool new site. amateurillustrator.com (via Techcrunch) [...] [...] Really cool new site. amateurillustrator.com (via Techcrunch) [...]

]]> By: Dean http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-149787 Dean Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:50:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-149787 This is great, but I don't really see the networking aspects of it. www.mojizu.com has all the social networking + Contests and prizes and the ability to market your illustrations on merchandise. It's growing rapidly also with over 6000 submissions in a short while. Mr. Arington covered it a few months ago when it was just starting... http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/20/contemporary-character-design-mojizu/ This is great, but I don’t really see the networking aspects of it. http://www.mojizu.com has all the social networking + Contests and prizes and the ability to market your illustrations on merchandise. It’s growing rapidly also with over 6000 submissions in a short while. Mr. Arington covered it a few months ago when it was just starting… http://www.techcrunch.com/2006.....gn-mojizu/

]]> By: Phil http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-149187 Phil Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:48:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-149187 Perhaps Deviant Art covers a lot more topics and isn't quite as focused. But one site that is quite focused on Illustration is the following. It has a decent following, and a large gallery of art posted by the commuity http://www.illustratorworld.com/ Perhaps Deviant Art covers a lot more topics and isn’t quite as focused. But one site that is quite focused on Illustration is the following. It has a decent following, and a large gallery of art posted by the commuity

http://www.illustratorworld.com/

]]> By: Art Geek » Blog Archive » Cool blog post. http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-149112 Art Geek » Blog Archive » Cool blog post. Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:50:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-149112 [...] http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/ [...] [...] http://www.techcrunch.com/2006.....lustrator/ [...]

]]> By: Christian http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148878 Christian Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:25:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148878 Nice site but isn\'t it just a modified version of Coppermine Photo Gallery? Nice site but isn\’t it just a modified version of Coppermine Photo Gallery?

]]> By: Tom Mandel http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148740 Tom Mandel Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:14:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148740 Hey - lay off of my man Marshall. He's doing a very good job! Not much connection, either between amateur illustrator and deviantart. Hey - lay off of my man Marshall. He’s doing a very good job! Not much connection, either between amateur illustrator and deviantart.

]]> By: ZieDesign Blog » AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148716 ZieDesign Blog » AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:52:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148716 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148684 paul Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:32:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148684 It's not that similar to DeviantArt, which is far too full of furries and anime nerds. From the style of AmateurIllustrator, I would guess that this won't be the main demographic. It’s not that similar to DeviantArt, which is far too full of furries and anime nerds. From the style of AmateurIllustrator, I would guess that this won’t be the main demographic.

]]> By: Mashable* http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148590 Mashable* Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:54:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148590 <strong>AmateurIllustrator Takes on DeviantArt...</strong> UK-based AmateurIllustrator, which launched yesterday, is a new alternative to DeviantArt. Just like its established rival, the site is based around forums and galleries - that’s in contrast to the recent flurry of MySpace-inspired networks.... AmateurIllustrator Takes on DeviantArt…

UK-based AmateurIllustrator, which launched yesterday, is a new alternative to DeviantArt. Just like its established rival, the site is based around forums and galleries - that’s in contrast to the recent flurry of MySpace-inspired networks….

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]]> By: Ratan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148402 Ratan Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:39:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148402 Is this ‘Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch’ or ‘Marshall Kirkpatrick’s TechCrunch’ as it seems that Marshall is the only one writing the reviews these days. Sure ‘Michael may have newer commitments’ but I’ve stayed loyal because Michael was writing? No longer so……….? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Is this ‘Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch’ or ‘Marshall Kirkpatrick’s TechCrunch’
as it seems that Marshall is the only one writing the reviews these days. Sure ‘Michael may have newer commitments’ but I’ve stayed loyal because Michael was writing?

No longer so……….? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

]]> By: yogi http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148364 yogi Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:22:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148364 Is this ‘Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch’ or ‘Marshall Kirkpatrick’s TechCrunch’ as it seems that Marshall is the only one writing the reviews these days. Sure ‘Michael may have newer commitments’ but I’ve stayed loyal because Michael was writing? No longer so……….? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Is this ‘Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch’ or ‘Marshall Kirkpatrick’s TechCrunch’
as it seems that Marshall is the only one writing the reviews these days. Sure ‘Michael may have newer commitments’ but I’ve stayed loyal because Michael was writing?

No longer so……….? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

]]> By: yogi http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148360 yogi Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:13:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148360 The real crux of the site is of course social networking for illustrators who upload galleries of images. Anyone can rate individual works of art and leave comments. Registered users can send each other messages, upload art and participate in the forum. Membership is free and if the site can build an audience then the advertising that’s already present will solidify I’m sure. Given the topic and focused audience of the site, advertising is likely to see higher worth and conversion rates than many general interest, ad-driven sites. I’m sure the founders would like to take the site to the next level, make it a business and that will bring a whole new layer of challenges - but it looks good so far. The real crux of the site is of course social networking for illustrators who upload galleries of images. Anyone can rate individual works of art and leave comments. Registered users can send each other messages, upload art and participate in the forum. Membership is free and if the site can build an audience then the advertising that’s already present will solidify I’m sure. Given the topic and focused audience of the site, advertising is likely to see higher worth and conversion rates than many general interest, ad-driven sites. I’m sure the founders would like to take the site to the next level, make it a business and that will bring a whole new layer of challenges - but it looks good so far.

]]> By: yogi http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148359 yogi Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:09:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148359 Is this ‘Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch’ or ‘Marshall Kirkpatrick’s TechCrunch’ as it seems that Marshall is the only one writing the reviews these days. Sure ‘Michael may have newer commitments’ but I’ve stayed loyal because Michael was writing? No longer so……….? Is this ‘Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch’ or ‘Marshall Kirkpatrick’s TechCrunch’
as it seems that Marshall is the only one writing the reviews these days. Sure ‘Michael may have newer commitments’ but I’ve stayed loyal because Michael was writing?

No longer so……….?

]]> By: ÜberNow.com » Blog Archive » Untitled http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148260 ÜberNow.com » Blog Archive » Untitled Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:55:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148260 [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking [...] [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking [...]

]]> By: Oliver http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148144 Oliver Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:12:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-148144 To be fair, MobileCrunch <a href="http://mobilecrunch.com/2006/01/12/deviant-arts-debuts-deviant-mobile-a-deviant-beta/" rel="nofollow">covered Deviant Art</a> quite some time ago, so CrunchNet didn't miss this boat completely. Oliver To be fair, MobileCrunch covered Deviant Art quite some time ago, so CrunchNet didn’t miss this boat completely.

Oliver

]]> By: Urban Grafix - Blogging for the Public » B4P Express Quickie Links http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-147963 Urban Grafix - Blogging for the Public » B4P Express Quickie Links Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:53:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-147963 [...] Pronet Advertising - Stupid Marketing ProBlogger - How to Achieve Your Goals Google Coupons - Goopons TECHCrunch - AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking ShoeMoney - A Sale is Made on Every Website CSS3 - A Preview at CSS3 [...] [...] Pronet Advertising - Stupid Marketing ProBlogger - How to Achieve Your Goals Google Coupons - Goopons TECHCrunch - AmateurIllustrator nails niche social networking ShoeMoney - A Sale is Made on Every Website CSS3 - A Preview at CSS3 [...]

]]> By: TCruncher2 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-147910 TCruncher2 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:00:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-147910 Is this 'Michael Arrington's TechCrunch' or 'Marshall Kirkpatrick's TechCrunch' as it seems that Marshall is the only one writing the reviews these days. Sure 'Michael may have newer commitments' but I've stayed loyal because Michael was writing? No longer so..........? Is this ‘Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch’ or ‘Marshall Kirkpatrick’s TechCrunch’
as it seems that Marshall is the only one writing the reviews these days. Sure ‘Michael may have newer commitments’ but I’ve stayed loyal because Michael was writing?

No longer so……….?

]]> By: Dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-147756 Dan Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:24:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/20/vote-on-art-at-amateurillustrator/#comment-147756 Yeah sites like Deviant art seem to get forgotten these days with focus on newer trendier sites. There is also gfxartist.com which has been going for years, in the elite galleries section they have the quality of work is exceptional. http://www.gfxartist.com/ Yeah sites like Deviant art seem to get forgotten these days with focus on newer trendier sites. There is also gfxartist.com which has been going for years, in the elite galleries section they have the quality of work is exceptional.

http://www.gfxartist.com/

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