Comments on: SynapseLife Taking eBay Exit http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 08:04:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: RSSCalendar: Una aplicación web 2.0 a la venta en Ebay http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1540509 RSSCalendar: Una aplicación web 2.0 a la venta en Ebay Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:50:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1540509 [...] nos parezca raro no es la primera aplicación web puesta a la venta en el famoso sitio de subastas: SynapseLife y Kiko ya lo hicieron [...] […] nos parezca raro no es la primera aplicación web puesta a la venta en el famoso sitio de subastas: SynapseLife y Kiko ya lo hicieron […]

]]> By: Just a random blog ! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1485572 Just a random blog ! Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:47:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1485572 [...] companies taking eBay exits were SynapseLife (now Down2Night), Kiko (now Justin.tv), and RSS [...] […] companies taking eBay exits were SynapseLife (now Down2Night), Kiko (now Justin.tv), and RSS […]

]]> By: RSSCalendar Reaches The End Of The Road : Forecast-Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1407137 RSSCalendar Reaches The End Of The Road : Forecast-Blog Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:50:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1407137 [...] joins SynapseLife and Kiko in taking the eBay exit path. Interestingly the sale creates a hat trick in starting [...] […] joins SynapseLife and Kiko in taking the eBay exit path. Interestingly the sale creates a hat trick in starting […]

]]> By: RSSCalendar Reaches The End Of The Road http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1407110 RSSCalendar Reaches The End Of The Road Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:20:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1407110 [...] joins SynapseLife and Kiko in taking the eBay exit path. Interestingly the sale creates a hat trick in starting [...] […] joins SynapseLife and Kiko in taking the eBay exit path. Interestingly the sale creates a hat trick in starting […]

]]> By: tcornell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1307783 tcornell Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:09:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1307783 $60K! Nice chunk of change to put towards your efforts on Down2Night.com. Congrats! $60K! Nice chunk of change to put towards your efforts on Down2Night.com. Congrats!

]]> By: tr101 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1291274 tr101 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:25:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1291274 I'd hate to rain on their parade but this app is a work in progress. Checked out their "calendar" and there's basically no error checking. Examples: - Neglect to put a name for the event and the event becomes undeletable - Put rubbish in the date field, and the event "disappears". - Put a multi day event and the event only shows up on that day itself. Now having said that, the UI looks slick... so if I had a working app but crappy UI, I might consider buying this just for the slick looks, but at the end of the day this app really is still pre-alpha... I mean its nice that there's "9 apps!"... but they're pretty shallow IMHO. Also kudos to the team for knowing when to quit tho.. take a page out of the Kiko guys.. they dumped their "me-too" calendar and launched a kick-ass mobile-cam technology startup that's getting all the buzz! I’d hate to rain on their parade but this app is a work in progress. Checked out their “calendar” and there’s basically no error checking.

Examples:
- Neglect to put a name for the event and the event becomes undeletable
- Put rubbish in the date field, and the event “disappears”.
- Put a multi day event and the event only shows up on that day itself.

Now having said that, the UI looks slick… so if I had a working app but crappy UI, I might consider buying this just for the slick looks, but at the end of the day this app really is still pre-alpha… I mean its nice that there’s “9 apps!”… but they’re pretty shallow IMHO.

Also kudos to the team for knowing when to quit tho.. take a page out of the Kiko guys.. they dumped their “me-too” calendar and launched a kick-ass mobile-cam technology startup that’s getting all the buzz!

]]> By: Natalie Ferguson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1283639 Natalie Ferguson Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:00:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1283639 Awww, I like Zookoda, I thought it was a very good service, tis a pity they are on the 'dying companies' list Awww, I like Zookoda, I thought it was a very good service, tis a pity they are on the ‘dying companies’ list

]]> By: PS http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1281683 PS Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:15:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1281683 http://interviews.direcpod.com/2007/03/19/down2night-night-life-cell interview with the Co-founders http://interviews.direcpod.com.....-life-cell interview with the Co-founders

]]> By: Michael http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1279272 Michael Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:01:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1279272 I think you need a policy as to whether companies should move into the deadpool when they put themselves up for auction or when the auction is completed :) I think you need a policy as to whether companies should move into the deadpool when they put themselves up for auction or when the auction is completed :)

]]> By: Brianne http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1278456 Brianne Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:45:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1278456 23 its still early even Kiko a couple of days to get a bid. 23 its still early even Kiko a couple of days to get a bid.

]]> By: KCertify Free Mock Test : Project Management http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1278436 KCertify Free Mock Test : Project Management Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:40:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1278436 I saw the listing on ebay...it really seems to be a deadpool candidate...even there nobody is willing to pick it up.. I saw the listing on ebay…it really seems to be a deadpool candidate…even there nobody is willing to pick it up..

]]> By: trevo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1276611 trevo Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:12:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1276611 @19: I said the EXACT same thing. LOL. @19:

I said the EXACT same thing. LOL.

]]> By: OhCash http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1276515 OhCash Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:50:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1276515 Business being sold on eBay is not that common. Who knows how many others will follow. Sucks that they're taking the easy way out though. Developing is always more lucrative. <a href="http://www.ohcash.com" rel="nofollow">OhCash</a> Business being sold on eBay is not that common. Who knows how many others will follow. Sucks that they’re taking the easy way out though.
Developing is always more lucrative.
OhCash

]]> By: Rajeev Vashisht http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1275373 Rajeev Vashisht Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:29:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1275373 Some way to set off losses. http://www.tekno-world.blogspot.com Some way to set off losses.

http://www.tekno-world.blogspot.com

]]> By: Kontakt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1274541 Kontakt Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:23:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1274541 Once this gets sold, its time for another recap of eBay auctioned companie Once this gets sold, its time for another recap of eBay auctioned companie

]]> By: David P http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1272472 David P Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:24:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1272472 ever heard of evenvibe?? No... After looking at it though I can see why I haven't. ever heard of evenvibe?? No… After looking at it though I can see why I haven’t.

]]> By: Why? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1272128 Why? Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:53:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1272128 Sell out... Sell out.... I guess Zoho drive Synapselife programmers nuts. Does Synapselife have badluck? If so, I don't want to buy it. Give it to someone else.... Sell out… Sell out….

I guess Zoho drive Synapselife programmers nuts. Does Synapselife have badluck? If so, I don’t want to buy it. Give it to someone else….

]]> By: Nick Gonzalez http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1271311 Nick Gonzalez Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:53:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1271311 Down2Night is different from other event sites in its use of rss feeds sms'd to your phone and user voting. Services like Attendio and Eventful come closer. Down2Night is different from other event sites in its use of rss feeds sms’d to your phone and user voting. Services like Attendio and Eventful come closer.

]]> By: Ty Graham http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1271266 Ty Graham Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:43:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1271266 OnlineVideoStar.com for sale!!! OnlineVideoStar.com for sale!!!

]]> By: Travis T. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1271262 Travis T. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:42:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1271262 Mobile media sharing service Mojungle was successfully acquired recently after posting itself for sale on eBay as well. Although, the Mojungle guys pulled the listing before it closed and finalized the sale offline it seems. Mashable's post: http://mashable.com/2007/03/06/mojungle-2/ Press Release: http://digital50.com/news/items/BW/2001/07/14/20070306005306/peak-performance-solutions-inc-announces-the-acquisition-of-mojungle-inc-.html Mobile media sharing service Mojungle was successfully acquired recently after posting itself for sale on eBay as well. Although, the Mojungle guys pulled the listing before it closed and finalized the sale offline it seems.

Mashable’s post: http://mashable.com/2007/03/06/mojungle-2/
Press Release: http://digital50.com/news/item.....-inc-.html

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1271136 David Mackey Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:14:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1271136 I like the idea of businesses being sold on eBay... I like the idea of businesses being sold on eBay…

]]> By: Drama 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1270981 Drama 2.0 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:33:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1270981 "Co-founder Daniel Rust says the sell off is so they can move away from the competitive corporate solutions market and focus on their Down2Night nightlife SMS alert product." Good luck with that. It's an interesting transition from the corporate solutions market to the mobile and nightlife markets. I don't necessarily think Down2Night really solves a huge pain and to be financially successful with an SMS product, you need to have a huge volume. "There really is no premier online nightlife guide out there. Citysearch and Yelp are far too broad, Google and Yahoo…well forget about it. The closest sites now, I believe, are ImThere, Groovr, and CollegeTonight (thought you need an .edu address to sign up)." Uhm ever heard of EventVibe.com? There are a lot of popular online nightlife sites that far surpass the "Web 2.0" services. In addition, MySpace is a haven for nightlife promoters. “Co-founder Daniel Rust says the sell off is so they can move away from the competitive corporate solutions market and focus on their Down2Night nightlife SMS alert product.”

Good luck with that. It’s an interesting transition from the corporate solutions market to the mobile and nightlife markets. I don’t necessarily think Down2Night really solves a huge pain and to be financially successful with an SMS product, you need to have a huge volume.

“There really is no premier online nightlife guide out there. Citysearch and Yelp are far too broad, Google and Yahoo…well forget about it. The closest sites now, I believe, are ImThere, Groovr, and CollegeTonight (thought you need an .edu address to sign up).”

Uhm ever heard of EventVibe.com? There are a lot of popular online nightlife sites that far surpass the “Web 2.0″ services. In addition, MySpace is a haven for nightlife promoters.

]]> By: Startup's Great Fear http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1270891 Startup's Great Fear Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:09:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1270891 I know why they want to sell their site... They fear competition... They are coward that's why. You got bunch of talent programmers out there suffer heartache. I know why they want to sell their site… They fear competition… They are coward that’s why.

You got bunch of talent programmers out there suffer heartache.

]]> By: Sam Inspireus http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1270878 Sam Inspireus Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:06:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1270878 I think this is potentially a good thing for the SynapseLife product's success. As a small company, Synapse Corporate Solutions seems to not have the necessary funds to throughly promote the application at the level it deserves. I have been a member of SynapseLife since they launched it last year, and have found it very usefull for both my personal and professional activities. Hopefully whomever gets the opportunity to purchase the application will retain the developer under contract to further its creative development. I believe it has potential for a long and fruitful life... Good Luck Synapse, its been a pleasure using your services... Sam Inspireus I think this is potentially a good thing for the SynapseLife product’s success. As a small company, Synapse Corporate Solutions seems to not have the necessary funds to throughly promote the application at the level it deserves. I have been a member of SynapseLife since they launched it last year, and have found it very usefull for both my personal and professional activities.

Hopefully whomever gets the opportunity to purchase the application will retain the developer under contract to further its creative development. I believe it has potential for a long and fruitful life… Good Luck Synapse, its been a pleasure using your services… Sam Inspireus

]]> By: Gary http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1270853 Gary Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:00:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/23/synapselife-taking-ebay-exit/#comment-1270853 Interesting: it seems the auction virus is back. Feedostyle tried it a few weeks ago (wasnt that profiled on Techcrunch?) and now Feedyes.com is trying it as well I read on Mashable: http://www.feedyes.com/auction.php Interesting: it seems the auction virus is back. Feedostyle tried it a few weeks ago (wasnt that profiled on Techcrunch?) and now Feedyes.com is trying it as well I read on Mashable: http://www.feedyes.com/auction.php

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