Comments on: Roll Your Own Social Network With Crowdvine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:45:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Roll Your Own Social Network With Crowdvine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-2220819 Roll Your Own Social Network With Crowdvine Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:37:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-2220819 [...] Crowdvine for conferences; thus allowing people attending a conference to collaborate online. [TechCrunch.com] Crowdvine is a hosted free white label social network application created by Tony [...] [...] Crowdvine for conferences; thus allowing people attending a conference to collaborate online. [TechCrunch.com] Crowdvine is a hosted free white label social network application created by Tony [...]

]]> By: Stubbleblog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1575905 Stubbleblog Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:13:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1575905 <strong>CrowdVine Reviews...</strong> Roll Your Own Social Network with CrowdVine 9 Ways to Build Your Social Network Setting your own network is dead simple. You just need to pick a name, pick some profile questions, and then send out invites with a...... CrowdVine Reviews…

Roll Your Own Social Network with CrowdVine 9 Ways to Build Your Social Network Setting your own network is dead simple. You just need to pick a name, pick some profile questions, and then send out invites with a……

]]> By: ykcislljlg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1443972 ykcislljlg Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:50:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1443972 Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! xuxtuidqrkm Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! xuxtuidqrkm

]]> By: Tony Stubblebine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1430943 Tony Stubblebine Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:40:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1430943 Re: who would use this? A lot of people are using crowdvine as a pre-event networking tool for conferences. It's like the Who's Who directory, except social. san: nice summary. That's exactly right and the number one reason I've avoided investors. It gives me a lot more flexibility to do it according to my vision. GinaF, Jake, Tony12: I don't have those problems solved but I do have a pretty clear intention to not lock-in your data. The last company I worked for, Wesabe, put out a Data Bill of Rights. I think we need the same thing for people creating sites on hosted software. If you turn into the next MySpace I don't want to stop you from breaking out into your own site. In that case, of course I'll license the software to you. As for smaller licensing deals, it's an option that I haven't explored yet. Re: who would use this? A lot of people are using crowdvine as a pre-event networking tool for conferences. It’s like the Who’s Who directory, except social.

san: nice summary. That’s exactly right and the number one reason I’ve avoided investors. It gives me a lot more flexibility to do it according to my vision.

GinaF, Jake, Tony12: I don’t have those problems solved but I do have a pretty clear intention to not lock-in your data. The last company I worked for, Wesabe, put out a Data Bill of Rights. I think we need the same thing for people creating sites on hosted software. If you turn into the next MySpace I don’t want to stop you from breaking out into your own site. In that case, of course I’ll license the software to you. As for smaller licensing deals, it’s an option that I haven’t explored yet.

]]> By: Tony12 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1428327 Tony12 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:24:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1428327 "The issue with NING is that the users actually BELONG to NING. so for example there is no way to know the email addresses of the users who have registered to your network." Tony - how much support do you provide moving people to a truly white label network? Can people pay a license for your software? Will you help set people up on another server? Tony “The issue with NING is that the users actually BELONG to NING. so for example there is no way to know the email addresses of the users who have registered to your network.”

Tony - how much support do you provide moving people to a truly white label network? Can people pay a license for your software? Will you help set people up on another server?

Tony

]]> By: Jake http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1424279 Jake Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:16:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1424279 re. Gina's comment. Gina is absolutely right. That's why I didn't like Onesite, too. If you want to have a truly white labeled social network that is self-contained, you don't have as many options. As I mentioned, I found KickApps to be the best. re. Gina’s comment.

Gina is absolutely right. That’s why I didn’t like Onesite, too. If you want to have a truly white labeled social network that is self-contained, you don’t have as many options. As I mentioned, I found KickApps to be the best.

]]> By: astrientlabs http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1423202 astrientlabs Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:28:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1423202 Good Work. I am also working solo on a social networking/online presence management platform. I am now running a private beta, http://CliqCafe.com, and hope to open up to the public soon. I am targeting small businesses and structured off-line organizations with features like turn-key virtual hosting and email forwarded, site traffic analytics/reports, and data exports. As an aside, I would not be surprised to see some sort of software renaissance soon (if not already), where productivity and software innovation shifts permanently from small-large funded companies to independent developers and micro-businesses. Good luck with your site. Good Work. I am also working solo on a social networking/online presence management platform. I am now running a private beta, http://CliqCafe.com, and hope to open up to the public soon. I am targeting small businesses and structured off-line organizations with features like turn-key virtual hosting and email forwarded, site traffic analytics/reports, and data exports.

As an aside, I would not be surprised to see some sort of software renaissance soon (if not already), where productivity and software innovation shifts permanently from small-large funded companies to independent developers and micro-businesses.

Good luck with your site.

]]> By: Jack Fairhall http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1422491 Jack Fairhall Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:14:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1422491 Well done, Tony. App looks great. @ Wayne Lambright: kwiqq also offer a social networking solution which can be purchased and run on your own servers: www.kwiqq.com. Well done, Tony. App looks great.

@ Wayne Lambright: kwiqq also offer a social networking solution which can be purchased and run on your own servers: http://www.kwiqq.com.

]]> By: Gina Fan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1421249 Gina Fan Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:19:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1421249 The issue with NING is that the users actually BELONG to NING. so for example there is no way to know the email addresses of the users who have registered to your network. So, even if you manage to build up a large socaial network, its value is literally NONE, because even if you can move your application, you can not move your users. This is a terrible drawback. The issue with NING is that the users actually BELONG to NING. so for example there is no way to know the email addresses of the users who have registered to your network.

So, even if you manage to build up a large socaial network, its value is literally NONE, because even if you can move your application, you can not move your users.

This is a terrible drawback.

]]> By: joe http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1420597 joe Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:48:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1420597 Crowdvine looks great Tony. Very well done! Crowdvine looks great Tony. Very well done!

]]> By: Jake http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1419816 Jake Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:01:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1419816 I've tried Ning, but I found KickApps way better. If you know CSS, it is drop dead simply to have a completely customized social network with photo, video, audio, blogs, and forums. I liked Ning, but KickApps seemed much better as a "white label" solution. I’ve tried Ning, but I found KickApps way better. If you know CSS, it is drop dead simply to have a completely customized social network with photo, video, audio, blogs, and forums. I liked Ning, but KickApps seemed much better as a “white label” solution.

]]> By: Social Squad http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1419760 Social Squad Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:13:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1419760 I really enjoy how Ning works. I will give Crowdvine a test drive and see what I think. Really would like my platform neutral manager for my user profile....would like to try a new network without setting up another profile. Would also like to be able to replicate my business social network to other networks as well.... Well I will keep waiting. I really enjoy how Ning works. I will give Crowdvine a test drive and see what I think.

Really would like my platform neutral manager for my user profile….would like to try a new network without setting up another profile.

Would also like to be able to replicate my business social network to other networks as well….

Well I will keep waiting.

]]> By: san http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1419047 san Sat, 09 Jun 2007 08:30:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1419047 i like it tony. guess you're veteran enough to not give a f about what others think and just do your thing. congrats i like it tony. guess you’re veteran enough to not give a f about what others think and just do your thing. congrats

]]> By: Marc http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418909 Marc Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:47:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418909 One other thing. Stubblebine, I see you are bending over backward to offer features that only a few nerds would ask for. Get your head on man. Get yourself some traffic and a userbase. Otherwise you are dead. 99.9% of people don't give a flip about that. One other thing. Stubblebine, I see you are bending over backward to offer features that only a few nerds would ask for. Get your head on man. Get yourself some traffic and a userbase. Otherwise you are dead. 99.9% of people don’t give a flip about that.

]]> By: Marc http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418900 Marc Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:43:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418900 Who in the real world would actually use this? Or Ning for that matter. Not seeing anything ever coming of this or ning. Except in a few years some conversations that start with... "What the hell were you thinking..." Who in the real world would actually use this? Or Ning for that matter. Not seeing anything ever coming of this or ning. Except in a few years some conversations that start with… “What the hell were you thinking…”

]]> By: A Mogul To Be http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418716 A Mogul To Be Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:13:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418716 <strong>Building your own social network site the easy way...</strong> A company called CrowdVine has a hosted service that lets you build a social network application without needing to do it from scratch. It is pretty simple to set up, you get your own subdomain off of CrowdVine and it has all of the typical Web 2.0 goo... Building your own social network site the easy way…

A company called CrowdVine has a hosted service that lets you build a social network application without needing to do it from scratch. It is pretty simple to set up, you get your own subdomain off of CrowdVine and it has all of the typical Web 2.0 goo…

]]> By: Tony Stubblebine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418678 Tony Stubblebine Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:43:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418678 Thanks Nick for the kind review. It's coming together, although it's definitely been a feat. Here's a summary of what I'm trying to achieve: http://www.stubbleblog.com/archives/2007/05/crowdvine_open.html Silicon Dalley: I'm not sure what LinkedIn functionality you want. Introductions? I set up a network for Graduates of O'Reilly, which happens to be a much more valuable professional network for me than what I have on LinkedIn. Marshall: No OpenID yet, but coming. I've always liked the identity aggregation parts of People Aggregator. In a tech network my blog is a big part of my identity and I'd like to have it aggregated rather than just linked to. That's already built into CV. SpaceyG: Thanks. You and the Atlanta crowd have been unbelievably kind to me. Gina: You are a star and you've built amazing software at Ning. Thanks for the kudos. Thanks Nick for the kind review. It’s coming together, although it’s definitely been a feat. Here’s a summary of what I’m trying to achieve:
http://www.stubbleblog.com/arc....._open.html

Silicon Dalley: I’m not sure what LinkedIn functionality you want. Introductions? I set up a network for Graduates of O’Reilly, which happens to be a much more valuable professional network for me than what I have on LinkedIn.

Marshall: No OpenID yet, but coming. I’ve always liked the identity aggregation parts of People Aggregator. In a tech network my blog is a big part of my identity and I’d like to have it aggregated rather than just linked to. That’s already built into CV.

SpaceyG: Thanks. You and the Atlanta crowd have been unbelievably kind to me.

Gina: You are a star and you’ve built amazing software at Ning. Thanks for the kudos.

]]> By: Gina Bianchini http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418531 Gina Bianchini Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:06:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418531 Hey Wayne! I think kickapps, crowd factory, and five across offer software you can download and run on your own servers. I'm not positive though. Patricia, as a matter of fact, we are :-) Hee hee. Thanks for the kind words about Ning. We appreciate it! That being said, I also think one dude putting Crowdvine together solo is definitely a feat. Congrats, Tony! Hey Wayne!

I think kickapps, crowd factory, and five across offer software you can download and run on your own servers. I’m not positive though.

Patricia, as a matter of fact, we are :-) Hee hee.

Thanks for the kind words about Ning. We appreciate it!

That being said, I also think one dude putting Crowdvine together solo is definitely a feat.

Congrats, Tony!

]]> By: SpaceyG http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418520 SpaceyG Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:58:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418520 We really liked using CrowdVine during SoCon07 and PodCamp Atlanta 07. It added so much to our conferences; a great auto meeting facilitator. Thanks Tony! http://socon.crowdvine.com/ We really liked using CrowdVine during SoCon07 and PodCamp Atlanta 07. It added so much to our conferences; a great auto meeting facilitator. Thanks Tony!

http://socon.crowdvine.com/

]]> By: wayne lambright http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418509 wayne lambright Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:50:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418509 I like the idea, and I'm just learning about ning which also seems nice. Question to the group. Does anybody offer white label off the shelf ning/crowdvine software you can buy to run on your own servers? I like the idea, and I’m just learning about ning which also seems nice.

Question to the group.
Does anybody offer white label off the shelf ning/crowdvine software you can buy to run on your own servers?

]]> By: patricia http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418492 patricia Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:39:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418492 Obviously all the Ning employees are still at work this late :) @ Mark, I agree. I am sick of listening to it all. Vaporware. Obviously all the Ning employees are still at work this late :)

@ Mark, I agree. I am sick of listening to it all. Vaporware.

]]> By: Mark S http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418486 Mark S Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:37:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418486 God the internet is boring these days. Is there any serious technology? All of this stuff is so basic... Ning is cooler but probably came at a much higher price. God the internet is boring these days. Is there any serious technology? All of this stuff is so basic… Ning is cooler but probably came at a much higher price.

]]> By: patricia http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418470 patricia Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:26:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418470 I think the concept is a good idea. It makes sense that people would be interested in smaller, invitation only networks - that happened with first generation online communities all the time. Is this only for consumers or for businesses too? I think the concept is a good idea. It makes sense that people would be interested in smaller, invitation only networks - that happened with first generation online communities all the time.

Is this only for consumers or for businesses too?

]]> By: Mr.O http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418416 Mr.O Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:58:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418416 I agree, snoozer . Ning is the choice right now. I agree, snoozer . Ning is the choice right now.

]]> By: sean percival http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418368 sean percival Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:21:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/roll-your-own-social-network-with-crowdvine/#comment-1418368 whoops it stripped my comment for some reason I was just saying that ning is a great app, i see it becoming the standard for this type of service. whoops it stripped my comment for some reason

I was just saying that ning is a great app, i see it becoming the standard for this type of service.

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