Comments on: Zemble Your Friends To Text Spam http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:27:56 -0800 hourly 1 By: jacky http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-1029960 jacky Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:26:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-1029960 hey yesenia how you been hey yesenia how you been

]]> By: nyala http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-556703 nyala Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:10:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-556703 hi latrist i think i found away for you to text me back.nyala hi latrist i think i found away for you to text me back.nyala

]]> By: Library clips :: Loopnotes : social network blogs, loops that is :: December :: 2006 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-521160 Library clips :: Loopnotes : social network blogs, loops that is :: December :: 2006 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:01:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-521160 [...] Come to think of it another similarity is Twitter and Zemble, and also del.icio.us (note, this is for links not notes), basically you are creating a channel for people to subscribe to your note alerts. [...] [...] Come to think of it another similarity is Twitter and Zemble, and also del.icio.us (note, this is for links not notes), basically you are creating a channel for people to subscribe to your note alerts. [...]

]]> By: New Service Keeps You In The Loop at Swiss Podcast Directory and Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-510832 New Service Keeps You In The Loop at Swiss Podcast Directory and Blog Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:42:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-510832 [...] I really like that you can choose how you want to be notified. It seems pretty unobtrusive. The reply-to-all feature of the group text services such as Zemble and Yahoo’s new Mixd is something I want zero to do with personally. [...] [...] I really like that you can choose how you want to be notified. It seems pretty unobtrusive. The reply-to-all feature of the group text services such as Zemble and Yahoo’s new Mixd is something I want zero to do with personally. [...]

]]> By: GoPhukUrSelf http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-489826 GoPhukUrSelf Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:58:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-489826 OK all you guys who are bashing this guy and his company Zemble. I went to a Meetup event tonight and watched this guy present his site and felt bad for him while he got all kinds of questions that were biting into his business. But if their is one place I gotta give credit is that he is an entrepreneur who has an idea and he believes in it. Now all of you who have been in those same shoes know what I am talking about, so I hope you write stuff that will actually help this kid. All the rest of you who are participating in the bashing I dare you to get off your asses and get some balls to do something yourself and then read my name. OK all you guys who are bashing this guy and his company Zemble. I went to a Meetup event tonight and watched this guy present his site and felt bad for him while he got all kinds of questions that were biting into his business. But if their is one place I gotta give credit is that he is an entrepreneur who has an idea and he believes in it. Now all of you who have been in those same shoes know what I am talking about, so I hope you write stuff that will actually help this kid. All the rest of you who are participating in the bashing I dare you to get off your asses and get some balls to do something yourself and then read my name.

]]> By: jen http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-466884 jen Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:13:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-466884 So I have used the service, and I found it really useful for trying to coordinate a dinner outing with my friends while we were all home for Thanksgiving, especially since e-mail access was harder at the parents'. And I think that was great, since text messaging is becoming a more common and widespread tool. What I don't understand is why people who are critiquing the product have to make personal attacks on the founders of the service in order to make their point. It's pretty easy, and more helpful to readers and to the founders in their attempts to improve the service and respond to the market, to make substantive comments that aren't petty or mean. So I have used the service, and I found it really useful for trying to coordinate a dinner outing with my friends while we were all home for Thanksgiving, especially since e-mail access was harder at the parents’. And I think that was great, since text messaging is becoming a more common and widespread tool.

What I don’t understand is why people who are critiquing the product have to make personal attacks on the founders of the service in order to make their point. It’s pretty easy, and more helpful to readers and to the founders in their attempts to improve the service and respond to the market, to make substantive comments that aren’t petty or mean.

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-461975 Mark Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:49:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-461975 Michael, why do you post about crap Web 2.0 "companies" - and I use that term loosely - like this? It's a crap service and there is NOTHING original about it at all. I'm sick of these bullcrap "web 2.0" ideas that take 2 weeks to build being posted everywhere. LOL @ the "founder" trying to defend his stupid startup. Hey buddy - go and build a REAL product that's not targeted at the "MySpace generation". No one wants your group SMS tool. Michael, why do you post about crap Web 2.0 “companies” – and I use that term loosely – like this? It’s a crap service and there is NOTHING original about it at all. I’m sick of these bullcrap “web 2.0″ ideas that take 2 weeks to build being posted everywhere.

LOL @ the “founder” trying to defend his stupid startup. Hey buddy – go and build a REAL product that’s not targeted at the “MySpace generation”. No one wants your group SMS tool.

]]> By: Text Message King http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-459090 Text Message King Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:41:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-459090 Here's another site that does bulk text message launching -- www.txtlaunchpad.com . Here’s another site that does bulk text message launching — http://www.txtlaunchpad.com .

]]> By: Zemble: No SPAM Social Networking Site » Dee’s-Planet! Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-455652 Zemble: No SPAM Social Networking Site » Dee’s-Planet! Blog Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:49:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-455652 [...] Zemble | Techcrunch [...] [...] Zemble | Techcrunch [...]

]]> By: todd http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-455355 todd Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:37:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-455355 We built an entire sms platform for checking your email on any POP3 provider (including gmail) - complete with syntax for checking, replying, composing, etc... Lemme tell ya, it did NOT cost us 90k to build it. Who the heck is investing in this crap and where are they? I have some businesses with actual revenue that I'd love to show them. The site I mentioned is <a href="www.tapgad.com" rel="nofollow">Tapgad.com</a> We built an entire sms platform for checking your email on any POP3 provider (including gmail) – complete with syntax for checking, replying, composing, etc…

Lemme tell ya, it did NOT cost us 90k to build it. Who the heck is investing in this crap and where are they? I have some businesses with actual revenue that I’d love to show them.

The site I mentioned is Tapgad.com

]]> By: jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-455238 jason Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:00:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-455238 rabble...you just poo-poo'd the party. get ready for the shakeout in this space. rabble…you just poo-poo’d the party. get ready for the shakeout in this space.

]]> By: rabble http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-455003 rabble Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:46:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-455003 Txtmob.com has been doing this for the last 3 years, they've open sourced the code and been covered in the NY Times. This is nothing new. Txtmob.com has been doing this for the last 3 years, they’ve open sourced the code and been covered in the NY Times. This is nothing new.

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Zembleで友達にテキストスパムを送ろう http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-454727 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Zembleで友達にテキストスパムを送ろう Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:17:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-454727 [...] [原文へ] zemble [...] [...] [原文へ] zemble [...]

]]> By: clark kent http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-454693 clark kent Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:06:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-454693 i hope you have good friends and forgiving family. maybe yahoo! will buy you. they buy everybody. i hope you have good friends and forgiving family. maybe yahoo! will buy you. they buy everybody.

]]> By: Susan Haskins http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-454595 Susan Haskins Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:35:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-454595 Safety products and Gadgets make the perfect Christmas this Holiday season! Visit:www.hurricanesupplies.org for more information. Safety products and Gadgets make the perfect Christmas this Holiday season! Visit:www.hurricanesupplies.org for more information.

]]> By: dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-454594 dave Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:35:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-454594 sounds interesting, but honestly, these sms related sites in the states are just creating cost in two directions: for the recipients (most, if not all of whom are paying to receive) and the companies putting up dollars for the gateways.. is there some kinda free sms gateway that these companies foresee to offset this cost? sounds interesting, but honestly, these sms related sites in the states are just creating cost in two directions: for the recipients (most, if not all of whom are paying to receive) and the companies putting up dollars for the gateways..

is there some kinda free sms gateway that these companies foresee to offset this cost?

]]> By: jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-454247 jason Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:01:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-454247 it has to be a web 20 startup. they've spent $90k. that seems a bit much for an unproven business modeled after a service that's starting to be more and more common. it has to be a web 20 startup. they’ve spent $90k. that seems a bit much for an unproven business modeled after a service that’s starting to be more and more common.

]]> By: anonymouse http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-454138 anonymouse Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:32:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-454138 Drama 2.0, you should start your own blog. call it "truthseekr" or something. zemble is a hobby project, not a business. I am sure of this because they do not have a shiny logo. I'm all for building cool web apps, but save yourself the embarrassment and don't call it a web 2.0 startup. it's not. Drama 2.0, you should start your own blog. call it “truthseekr” or something.

zemble is a hobby project, not a business. I am sure of this because they do not have a shiny logo.

I’m all for building cool web apps, but save yourself the embarrassment and don’t call it a web 2.0 startup. it’s not.

]]> By: Emma http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-453849 Emma Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:57:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-453849 "The site is designed like MySpace" now there's a comment to strike fear into your heart!!!! ;o) “The site is designed like MySpace” now there’s a comment to strike fear into your heart!!!!

;o)

]]> By: Steve http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-453264 Steve Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:09:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-453264 You might also want to check out Friendstribe.com (http://www.Friendstribe.com/). Better than Dodgeball, more features, more Cities, all USA, FREE, they launched yesterday the beta version, few members but looks ok, i saw on Mashable. You might also want to check out Friendstribe.com (http://www.Friendstribe.com/). Better than Dodgeball, more features, more Cities, all USA, FREE, they launched yesterday the beta version, few members but looks ok, i saw on Mashable.

]]> By: Mads http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-453177 Mads Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:45:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-453177 Jason - exactly! That's been my primary beef with all these free sms services. How are they going to make money? Jason – exactly! That’s been my primary beef with all these free sms services. How are they going to make money?

]]> By: Zemble launches « Technically Speaking http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-452711 Zemble launches « Technically Speaking Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:12:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-452711 [...] Zemble, is a social network launching on Tuesday (today). They have been tested by friends and family, and are set up similiar to the customization that MySpace users are allowed. They are open to the public, so give them a go if you are into their type of social networking. [...] [...] Zemble, is a social network launching on Tuesday (today). They have been tested by friends and family, and are set up similiar to the customization that MySpace users are allowed. They are open to the public, so give them a go if you are into their type of social networking. [...]

]]> By: jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-452708 jason Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:11:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-452708 now, now swarm-it. it's zemble's time to shine. let them have the spotlight...you had your time, now, let's be fair and allow zemble to convince the techcrunch audience why their service/offering is better than yours. I have one question for all the sms services out there. What is your revenue model? will you charge users eventually?!?! or (gasp) will you eventually include ads in your users' text messages?!? As a potential user of this service, i would like to know what is coming down the pipe. now, now swarm-it. it’s zemble’s time to shine. let them have the spotlight…you had your time, now, let’s be fair and allow zemble to convince the techcrunch audience why their service/offering is better than yours. I have one question for all the sms services out there. What is your revenue model? will you charge users eventually?!?! or (gasp) will you eventually include ads in your users’ text messages?!? As a potential user of this service, i would like to know what is coming down the pipe.

]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-452703 Alex Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:09:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-452703 Robin... not quite. swarm-it costs $.10 per text message... Zemble is 100% free. Also, the title of this article is rather misleading... Zemble protects against spam by only allowing "friends" to text each other. This is also where it differentiates from 3jam which allows anyone who can guess your phone number to spam you with text messages... Robin… not quite.

swarm-it costs $.10 per text message… Zemble is 100% free.

Also, the title of this article is rather misleading… Zemble protects against spam by only allowing “friends” to text each other. This is also where it differentiates from 3jam which allows anyone who can guess your phone number to spam you with text messages…

]]> By: Robin Good http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-452610 Robin Good Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:47:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/zemble-your-friends-to-text-spam/#comment-452610 You write: "Competitors in this space include Dodgeball and Twitter. TechCrunch has been following multi-person SMS for a long time but Zemble believes they have something new." To be fair, it appears as you may have inadvertently (or not?) left out even some of your own (Techcrunch) previously reviewed mobile group messaging tools that have recently launched. Swarm-it! www.swarm-it.com, in fact does all that Zemble does and more, allowing you much finer and granular control on who gets the message and what he/she can do with it. Further, and valuable for those readers that look at the business side of things, is the fact that Swarm-it.com bigger brother Swarm-Pro is a great tool for interactive mobile marketing to any-size audience and a perfect two-way communication channel for events and conference participants. Thanks for reporting about Zemble, but I felt relevant, providing a more comprehensive and full reference to all relevant competitors a must. (Disclosure: I have worked in the design of the Swarm-it UI and consulted extensively on its feature-set development) You write: “Competitors in this space include Dodgeball and Twitter. TechCrunch has been following multi-person SMS for a long time but Zemble believes they have something new.”

To be fair, it appears as you may have inadvertently (or not?) left out even some of your own (Techcrunch) previously reviewed mobile group messaging tools that have recently launched.

Swarm-it! http://www.swarm-it.com, in fact does all that Zemble does and more, allowing you much finer and granular control on who gets the message and what he/she can do with it.

Further, and valuable for those readers that look at the business side of things, is the fact that Swarm-it.com bigger brother Swarm-Pro is a great tool for interactive mobile marketing to any-size audience and a perfect two-way communication channel for events and conference participants.

Thanks for reporting about Zemble, but I felt relevant, providing a more comprehensive and full reference to all relevant competitors a must.

(Disclosure: I have worked in the design of the Swarm-it UI and consulted extensively on its feature-set development)

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