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]]> By: Web Sitesi Tasarim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-2584681 Web Sitesi Tasarim Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:08:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-2584681 So, where's the fire? :) So, where’s the fire? :)

]]> By: WTF - My Habari http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-1961965 WTF - My Habari Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:20:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-1961965 [...] actually stands for 'Where's The Fire ?' My immediate reaction was 'WTF [...] [...] actually stands for ‘Where’s The Fire ?’ My immediate reaction was ‘WTF [...]

]]> By: Webmaster Dome v1.8 | Technorati Launches New Digg Clone !! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-1474482 Webmaster Dome v1.8 | Technorati Launches New Digg Clone !! Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:22:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-1474482 [...] Wowwee !! Believe it or not. Technorati has released a new service called Technorati WTF. And, believe me, wtf doesn’t stand for …ehem…, you know ;). It stands for “Where’s the fire”. I got to know about this while doing my regular read at Problogger. It was Steve Ruble, who blasted this news to the world. Techcrunch views it as Technorati’s Mysterious Disappearing WTF Product. [...] [...] Wowwee !! Believe it or not. Technorati has released a new service called Technorati WTF. And, believe me, wtf doesn’t stand for …ehem…, you know ;) . It stands for “Where’s the fire”. I got to know about this while doing my regular read at Problogger. It was Steve Ruble, who blasted this news to the world. Techcrunch views it as Technorati’s Mysterious Disappearing WTF Product. [...]

]]> By: Does Technorati Matter? (Searching for Violent Acres) « //engtech - internet duct tape http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-1387754 Does Technorati Matter? (Searching for Violent Acres) « //engtech - internet duct tape Mon, 21 May 2007 23:04:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-1387754 [...] But how many people actually use it for search? (I think Technorati realizes this and is trying to branch out in other directions — also see [...] [...] But how many people actually use it for search? (I think Technorati realizes this and is trying to branch out in other directions — also see [...]

]]> By: Roland http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-853262 Roland Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:49:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-853262 WTF? Lol, "superb" name :) with a name like that and a reputation like tchnorati have, it was a suprise that even for hours or few days a service like that was online. I think they are reavaliating the name, they must :) WTF? Lol, “superb” name :) with a name like that and a reputation like tchnorati have, it was a suprise that even for hours or few days a service like that was online. I think they are reavaliating the name, they must :)

]]> By: Andreas Gohr http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-852160 Andreas Gohr Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:07:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-852160 It's officially online now. See http://technorati.com/wtf/wtf It’s officially online now. See http://technorati.com/wtf/wtf

]]> By: Marc Danziger http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-848042 Marc Danziger Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:44:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-848042 If only their core product worked...there are a bunch of simple, lame problems with the site (tracking internal links in blogs, stale data, limited ways to explore the data, etc. etc.). How about a moratorium on new, kind-of-working subsites and spending six months making the core site work? Someone is going to go steal their lunch money if they don't. Marc D If only their core product worked…there are a bunch of simple, lame problems with the site (tracking internal links in blogs, stale data, limited ways to explore the data, etc. etc.). How about a moratorium on new, kind-of-working subsites and spending six months making the core site work?

Someone is going to go steal their lunch money if they don’t.

Marc D

]]> By: Fixmood » Blog Archive » Technorati Has a Digg Clone, WTF? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-846295 Fixmood » Blog Archive » Technorati Has a Digg Clone, WTF? Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:36:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-846295 [...] TechCrunch also reports that Technorati has abandoned their TechMeMe like site called Technorati Explorer which was launched in early 2006; without any official announcements regarding it. [...] [...] TechCrunch also reports that Technorati has abandoned their TechMeMe like site called Technorati Explorer which was launched in early 2006; without any official announcements regarding it. [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-844321 Dave Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:18:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-844321 Technorati has an ad up at YouTube showing WTF, using the Big Lewbowski boys in their bowling scene.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oWWe8mzPnE Technorati has an ad up at YouTube showing WTF, using the Big Lewbowski boys in their bowling scene….
http://www.yout...h?v=5oWWe8mzPnE

]]> By: Bloganbieter.de http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-840944 Bloganbieter.de Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:16:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-840944 <strong>Digg-Klon WTF von Technorati...</strong> Die Gerüchte um einen Digg-Klon von Technorati scheinen sich zu bewahrheiten, denn heute Nacht veröffentlichte Technorati die Seite WTF - Where’s the Fire. Diese Seite musst allerdings wieder vom Netz genommen werden, da der Ansturm der Nutzer ... Digg-Klon WTF von Technorati…

Die Gerüchte um einen Digg-Klon von Technorati scheinen sich zu bewahrheiten, denn heute Nacht veröffentlichte Technorati die Seite WTF – Where’s the Fire. Diese Seite musst allerdings wieder vom Netz genommen werden, da der Ansturm der Nutzer …

]]> By: Thomas Marban http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-840466 Thomas Marban Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:03:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-840466 yes, it's live now. cant't believe they do not offer a feed. yes, it’s live now. cant’t believe they do not offer a feed.

]]> By: Digital Alchemy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-839538 Digital Alchemy Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:34:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-839538 <strong>Technorati WTF!: Not a Digg Clone...</strong> ...... Technorati WTF!: Not a Digg Clone…

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]]> By: Michael Wales http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-838525 Michael Wales Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:47:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-838525 It is now 4:45PST and Technorati WTF is back online. To be honest - I think it looks like shit. My eyes can't quite focus on the page and I can't discern exactly what I should be doing here... It is now 4:45PST and Technorati WTF is back online. To be honest – I think it looks like shit. My eyes can’t quite focus on the page and I can’t discern exactly what I should be doing here…

]]> By: engtech http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-838031 engtech Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:28:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-838031 I agree with with Zaid (#23) that they need to focus on core search. Do non-bloggers use it for search at all? I agree with with Zaid (#23) that they need to focus on core search. Do non-bloggers use it for search at all?

]]> By: engtech http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-838024 engtech Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:27:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-838024 I wrote a post about Technorati search around a week ago. It looks like it's pretty trivial to get on their top 10 popular search results page. http://engtech.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/does-technorati-matter-searching-for-violent-acres/ I wrote a post about Technorati search around a week ago. It looks like it’s pretty trivial to get on their top 10 popular search results page.

http://engtech....-violent-acres/

]]> By: DanInNYC http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-837743 DanInNYC Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:42:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-837743 Peter Hirshberg, Technorati's Chairman, actually announced the WTF product Monday night at the AlwaysOn conference in NYC. Peter Hirshberg, Technorati’s Chairman, actually announced the WTF product Monday night at the AlwaysOn conference in NYC.

]]> By: Victor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-836491 Victor Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:51:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-836491 What they definately need at this point is mediarati and not WTF or what is it called. What they definately need at this point is mediarati and not WTF or what is it called.

]]> By: Trott Felipe http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-836460 Trott Felipe Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:47:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-836460 All I gotta say is WTF? Cliche! All I gotta say is WTF? Cliche!

]]> By: Joe Duck http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-836054 Joe Duck Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:32:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-836054 WTF! WTF? LOL! WTF! WTF? LOL!

]]> By: Todd http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-835791 Todd Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:39:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-835791 I also think the lack of communication from Technorati about the new feature and subsequent outage is astounding. Nothing on their blog and nothing in comments. It's on Techcrunch guys - the cat is out of the bag. Communicate with your users. I also think the lack of communication from Technorati about the new feature and subsequent outage is astounding. Nothing on their blog and nothing in comments. It’s on Techcrunch guys – the cat is out of the bag. Communicate with your users.

]]> By: Mike Rundle http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-835644 Mike Rundle Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:12:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-835644 <em>"Technorati should drop EVERYTHING and just trying to get their MOST BASIC function(search) working. You’d figure that’s a small ask but obviously for whatever reason their search has to spit out some cute error message(ie. “Let’s start over–can you please hit the “Search” button again, or reload the page?”)."</em> I agree. That would also allow them to fire half their company and stop raising ridiculous Series J, M, Q, Y rounds of funding and actually turn into a profitable company instead of they debt-ridden abomination they are now. The horror! “Technorati should drop EVERYTHING and just trying to get their MOST BASIC function(search) working. You’d figure that’s a small ask but obviously for whatever reason their search has to spit out some cute error message(ie. “Let’s start over–can you please hit the “Search” button again, or reload the page?”).”

I agree. That would also allow them to fire half their company and stop raising ridiculous Series J, M, Q, Y rounds of funding and actually turn into a profitable company instead of they debt-ridden abomination they are now. The horror!

]]> By: Zoli Erdos http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-835607 Zoli Erdos Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:06:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-835607 Now that it's down, it really, truly became WTF :-) Now that it’s down, it really, truly became WTF :-)

]]> By: WeezerFan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-835536 WeezerFan Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:51:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-835536 Agreed with Zaid - does Technorati have a larger strategy that they are working towards? Or are they just throwing stuff at a wall to see what sticks? They seem to be losing direction in a Google-like fashion, but without the luxury of the cushioning billions that Big G has. Agreed with Zaid – does Technorati have a larger strategy that they are working towards? Or are they just throwing stuff at a wall to see what sticks? They seem to be losing direction in a Google-like fashion, but without the luxury of the cushioning billions that Big G has.

]]> By: Zaid http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/comment-page-1/#comment-835488 Zaid Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:39:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/technoratis-mysterious-disappearing-wtf-product/#comment-835488 Technorati should drop EVERYTHING and just trying to get their MOST BASIC function(search) working. You'd figure that's a small ask but obviously for whatever reason their search has to spit out some cute error message(ie. "Let's start over--can you please hit the "Search" button again, or reload the page?"). -Zaid Technorati should drop EVERYTHING and just trying to get their MOST BASIC function(search) working. You’d figure that’s a small ask but obviously for whatever reason their search has to spit out some cute error message(ie. “Let’s start over–can you please hit the “Search” button again, or reload the page?”).

-Zaid

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