Comments on: FilmLoop 2.0 Coming This Month, Improvements Mixed http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:35:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: flash builder Software Freeware Shareware Free Download (FREE Slide show) http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-1543905 flash builder Software Freeware Shareware Free Download (FREE Slide show) Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:01:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-1543905 [...] FilmLoop 2.0 Coming This Month, Improvements Mixed has distribution partnerships with NASCAR and Photobucket - you couldn t ask for better partners than that. There s a healthy list of global brand advertisers. The Windows desktop slide show builder [...] [...] FilmLoop 2.0 Coming This Month, Improvements Mixed has distribution partnerships with NASCAR and Photobucket - you couldn t ask for better partners than that. There s a healthy list of global brand advertisers. The Windows desktop slide show builder [...]

]]> By: Madalin Matica -blog » Blog Archive » A very sad story about a Vulture..aaa..Venture Capitalist and betrayal http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-936105 Madalin Matica -blog » Blog Archive » A very sad story about a Vulture..aaa..Venture Capitalist and betrayal Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:26:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-936105 [...] bank. They were trailing Slide, RockYou and Photobucket in their market, but had just launched a completely new platform that was getting good reviews. FilmLoop wasn’t dominating the market, but they were not on the [...] [...] bank. They were trailing Slide, RockYou and Photobucket in their market, but had just launched a completely new platform that was getting good reviews. FilmLoop wasn’t dominating the market, but they were not on the [...]

]]> By: Blog Mirrors » FilmLoop Betrayed By Investors? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-936092 Blog Mirrors » FilmLoop Betrayed By Investors? Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:24:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-936092 [...] bank. They were trailing Slide, RockYou and Photobucket in their market, but had just launched a completely new platform that was getting good reviews. FilmLoop wasn’t dominating the market, but they were not on [...] [...] bank. They were trailing Slide, RockYou and Photobucket in their market, but had just launched a completely new platform that was getting good reviews. FilmLoop wasn’t dominating the market, but they were not on [...]

]]> By: FilmLoop Betrayed By Investors http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-935118 FilmLoop Betrayed By Investors Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:22:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-935118 [...] bank. They were trailing Slide, RockYou and Photobucket in their market, but had just launched a completely new platform that was getting good reviews. FilmLoop wasn’t dominating the market, but they were not on [...] [...] bank. They were trailing Slide, RockYou and Photobucket in their market, but had just launched a completely new platform that was getting good reviews. FilmLoop wasn’t dominating the market, but they were not on [...]

]]> By: FilmLoop Dips Toes Into The DeadPool http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-683546 FilmLoop Dips Toes Into The DeadPool Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:40:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-683546 [...] Insiders are saying that FilmLoop made crucial early mistakes v. its competitors. While Slide and RockYou focused first on giving users the ability to easily embed slide shows into MySpace and other social networks, FilmLoop only added this functionality recently. They missed the social networking opportunity, and by the time they had products to compete with the others, it was too late. [...] [...] Insiders are saying that FilmLoop made crucial early mistakes v. its competitors. While Slide and RockYou focused first on giving users the ability to easily embed slide shows into MySpace and other social networks, FilmLoop only added this functionality recently. They missed the social networking opportunity, and by the time they had products to compete with the others, it was too late. [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Browster et FilmLoop arrivent au TERMINUS http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-672243 TechCrunch en français » Browster et FilmLoop arrivent au TERMINUS Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:42:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-672243 [...] D’après des sources internes il semblerait que FilmLoop ait fait des erreurs majeures par rapport à ses concurrents. Alors que Slide et RockYou permettaient dès le départ à ses utilisateurs d’exporter leur diaporama vers MySpace et d’autres réseaux sociaux, FilmLoop n’a proposé cette fonctionnalité que trop tard. [...] [...] D’après des sources internes il semblerait que FilmLoop ait fait des erreurs majeures par rapport à ses concurrents. Alors que Slide et RockYou permettaient dès le départ à ses utilisateurs d’exporter leur diaporama vers MySpace et d’autres réseaux sociaux, FilmLoop n’a proposé cette fonctionnalité que trop tard. [...]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » FilmLoop Dips Toes Into The DeadPool http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-666997 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » FilmLoop Dips Toes Into The DeadPool Sat, 06 Jan 2007 10:19:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-666997 [...] Insiders are saying that FilmLoop made crucial early mistakes v. its competitors. While Slide and RockYou focused first on giving users the ability to easily embed slide shows into MySpace and other social networks, FilmLoop only added this functionality recently. They missed the social networking opportunity, and by the time they had products to compete with the others, it was too late. [...] [...] Insiders are saying that FilmLoop made crucial early mistakes v. its competitors. While Slide and RockYou focused first on giving users the ability to easily embed slide shows into MySpace and other social networks, FilmLoop only added this functionality recently. They missed the social networking opportunity, and by the time they had products to compete with the others, it was too late. [...]

]]> By: BookMan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-347788 BookMan Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:53:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-347788 FilmLoop is interesting. Flickr is sort of Unix where as FilmLoop is for everyone else. I really enjoy Guy's books, Art of the Start, but I have not really figured out where this fits into all his own advice. Interesting. You can read a summary of the high level stuff at http://www.businessbookreview.com -- just seems odd to me???? FilmLoop is interesting. Flickr is sort of Unix where as FilmLoop is for everyone else. I really enjoy Guy’s books, Art of the Start, but I have not really figured out where this fits into all his own advice. Interesting. You can read a summary of the high level stuff at http://www.businessbookreview.com — just seems odd to me????

]]> By: Alice Lankester http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-308194 Alice Lankester Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:04:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-308194 Just an update: FilmLoop beta is available for everyone now ... at www.filmloop.com. Thanks! Just an update: FilmLoop beta is available for everyone now … at http://www.filmloop.com. Thanks!

]]> By: …a running commentary… » wow… FilmLoop… http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-247217 …a running commentary… » wow… FilmLoop… Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:55:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-247217 [...] http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/ [...] [...] http://www.techcrunch.com/2006.....nts-mixed/ [...]

]]> By: igor http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-241287 igor Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:40:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-241287 Mac client is out since January'06 or so - just try going to download page from the Mac browser - http://www.filmloop.com/download/ See also http://www.filmloop.com/help/using-mac --igor Mac client is out since January’06 or so - just try going to download page from the Mac browser - http://www.filmloop.com/download/

See also
http://www.filmloop.com/help/using-mac

–igor

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-241126 Mike Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:15:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-241126 An entire company just to scroll photos across your screen and get $7M in investor funding. It's starting to look a lot like the 2000 days just before the dotcom crash. An entire company just to scroll photos across your screen and get $7M in investor funding. It’s starting to look a lot like the 2000 days just before the dotcom crash.

]]> By: Phoenix http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240806 Phoenix Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:57:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240806 Funny stuff on the slideshow.. :D Funny stuff on the slideshow.. :D

]]> By: Graydon http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240642 Graydon Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:15:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240642 I can't comment on if they are strong or not... but I think that they have some possibility. First - I've found FilmLoop farily easy to use. I've played with the other services listed and found them less intuitive for me. Just looking at the RockYou site makes me want to leave and not come back. Second - I don't think that they have really marketed to the right people... or sites. They have the services to allow a "insert your niche" company to display on their site both a headline and a picture that could draw audiences into the content. This would mean that they have to skip the "see it big" view and enable linking directly to the content... but that can be done. Third - I think that they are sitting on the edge of a revenue sharing model in which they can enable sites to specify the type of ads that they want to have displayed and then share the ad dollars. Finally - I don't think that "personal use" is the driver for FilmLoop. It's just way to easy to email pix or to use one of the "billion" other offerings for photo sharing. But having a user base that was using it for personal use enables them to tweak the offering and improve it for commercial applications. I can come up with a dozen or so ways to utilize this service... but that will have to wait 'till I write it up at Marlin Creek. I can’t comment on if they are strong or not… but I think that they have some possibility.

First - I’ve found FilmLoop farily easy to use. I’ve played with the other services listed and found them less intuitive for me. Just looking at the RockYou site makes me want to leave and not come back.

Second - I don’t think that they have really marketed to the right people… or sites. They have the services to allow a “insert your niche” company to display on their site both a headline and a picture that could draw audiences into the content. This would mean that they have to skip the “see it big” view and enable linking directly to the content… but that can be done.

Third - I think that they are sitting on the edge of a revenue sharing model in which they can enable sites to specify the type of ads that they want to have displayed and then share the ad dollars.

Finally - I don’t think that “personal use” is the driver for FilmLoop. It’s just way to easy to email pix or to use one of the “billion” other offerings for photo sharing. But having a user base that was using it for personal use enables them to tweak the offering and improve it for commercial applications.

I can come up with a dozen or so ways to utilize this service… but that will have to wait ’till I write it up at Marlin Creek.

]]> By: p144 » Blog Archive » Techcrunch » Blog Archive » FilmLoop 2.0 Coming This Month, Improvements Mixed http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240576 p144 » Blog Archive » Techcrunch » Blog Archive » FilmLoop 2.0 Coming This Month, Improvements Mixed Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:11:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240576 [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » FilmLoop 2.0 Coming This Month, Improvements Mixed [...] [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » FilmLoop 2.0 Coming This Month, Improvements Mixed [...]

]]> By: M. Bertinelli http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240521 M. Bertinelli Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:33:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240521 I, too, question the statement that Filmloop is strong. In fact, I think FilmLoop is probably dead. The looplets won't load, there is zero response from customer support, and almost all of the loops on their own website return an error message. If they're not dead, they're circling the bowl... I, too, question the statement that Filmloop is strong. In fact, I think FilmLoop is probably dead. The looplets won’t load, there is zero response from customer support, and almost all of the loops on their own website return an error message. If they’re not dead, they’re circling the bowl…

]]> By: Drama 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240478 Drama 2.0 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:06:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/03/filmloop-20-coming-this-month-improvements-mixed/#comment-240478 "could be a sign that this is a thriving market for slide show sharing." Or could be a sign that this is an oversaturated market for slide show sharing. "The company has distribution partnerships with NASCAR and Photobucket -you couldn’t ask for better partners than that. There’s a healthy list of global brand advertisers." They're only good partners and advertisers if they generate notable revenues. I don't see what value FilmLoop really brings to the table over competing services. I would not be surprised if some of these deals generated little to no revenue. They look good on paper, but I just don't see anybody being willing to spend a significant amount of money for a slide show service. "I think this is a strong company even though the market is crowded with photo slide show services." How can one determine that a company is "strong" when you don't know its revenues, when it is likely not profitable, when it is reliant on VC money and when it is competing in a highly-saturated market where its technology is commoditized and can easily be replicated? “could be a sign that this is a thriving market for slide show sharing.”

Or could be a sign that this is an oversaturated market for slide show sharing.

“The company has distribution partnerships with NASCAR and Photobucket -you couldn’t ask for better partners than that. There’s a healthy list of global brand advertisers.”

They’re only good partners and advertisers if they generate notable revenues. I don’t see what value FilmLoop really brings to the table over competing services. I would not be surprised if some of these deals generated little to no revenue. They look good on paper, but I just don’t see anybody being willing to spend a significant amount of money for a slide show service.

“I think this is a strong company even though the market is crowded with photo slide show services.”

How can one determine that a company is “strong” when you don’t know its revenues, when it is likely not profitable, when it is reliant on VC money and when it is competing in a highly-saturated market where its technology is commoditized and can easily be replicated?

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