Comments on: Cisco and Click.tv? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:01:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jose http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526826 jose Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:23:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526826 Very interesting. As said in the article, Cisco has some great acquisitions and it´s a very creative company so I trust in this project success. Very interesting. As said in the article, Cisco has some great acquisitions and it´s a very creative company so I trust in this project success.

]]> By: Ed http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526661 Ed Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:26:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526661 Cisco have been promoting the Human Network concept for some time. In Europe at least, Cisco are having a bit of trouble contextualising this for sales guys on the ground. Put yourself in their shoes - so you're in with your favourite client and you open up with "Seen our Human Network concepts - its all about second generation web techonology enabling greater interact than ever before....ummm....want to buy some bigger switches" If they have bought Click TV they are amassing an application set around the consumer that they will be reworking into business applications. Why not - its the natural extension of their core offering, if they just get the context right. Cisco have been promoting the Human Network concept for some time. In Europe at least, Cisco are having a bit of trouble contextualising this for sales guys on the ground. Put yourself in their shoes - so you’re in with your favourite client and you open up with “Seen our Human Network concepts - its all about second generation web techonology enabling greater interact than ever before….ummm….want to buy some bigger switches” If they have bought Click TV they are amassing an application set around the consumer that they will be reworking into business applications. Why not - its the natural extension of their core offering, if they just get the context right.

]]> By: the facts http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526508 the facts Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:31:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526508 Click.tv did indeed sell to Cisco for somewhere in the $2-3 million dollar range. That is a fact. Click.tv did indeed sell to Cisco for somewhere in the $2-3 million dollar range. That is a fact.

]]> By: Jay Neely http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526462 Jay Neely Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:59:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526462 'whoopee': You're saying that Cisco should have... what? 'Fed' Click.tv somehow instead of "letting them starve to death"? Paid a higher price because they could afford it, rather than buying a company for what it's worth based on the fact that its own business model wasn't working out? Which, by the way, is an assumption I believe you're making that hasn't been made clear here (that Click.tv shutdown because things weren't working out, and were then acquired). In fact, what Mike has quoted them as saying seems to indicate the exact opposite. ‘whoopee’: You’re saying that Cisco should have… what? ‘Fed’ Click.tv somehow instead of “letting them starve to death”? Paid a higher price because they could afford it, rather than buying a company for what it’s worth based on the fact that its own business model wasn’t working out?

Which, by the way, is an assumption I believe you’re making that hasn’t been made clear here (that Click.tv shutdown because things weren’t working out, and were then acquired). In fact, what Mike has quoted them as saying seems to indicate the exact opposite.

]]> By: whoopee http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526437 whoopee Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:42:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526437 good on you cisco the old hands are getting good at this - why pay retail for acquisitions when you can just let them starve to death and you can pick up the cadaver for ten cents on the dollar? yes people, this is what all of your weekends and long nights and credit card bills and dirty pizza boxes covered in ants and three days since you showered and skidmarked underwear is all dedicated to - TEN CENTS ON THE DOLLAR 75% of people doing online anything need to leave the business yesterday. that is all you need to know about this business. good on you cisco

the old hands are getting good at this - why pay retail for acquisitions when you can just let them starve to death and you can pick up the cadaver for ten cents on the dollar?

yes people, this is what all of your weekends and long nights and credit card bills and dirty pizza boxes covered in ants and three days since you showered and skidmarked underwear is all dedicated to - TEN CENTS ON THE DOLLAR

75% of people doing online anything need to leave the business yesterday. that is all you need to know about this business.

]]> By: Adrian Keys http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526317 Adrian Keys Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:16:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526317 When it was first announced Cisco was venturing into social networking...there seemed to have been a lot of skepticism. No doubt this acquisition, if confirmed, will go one step further in removing the stigma of Cisco being a "routers" company.... When it was first announced Cisco was venturing into social networking…there seemed to have been a lot of skepticism.

No doubt this acquisition, if confirmed, will go one step further in removing the stigma of Cisco being a “routers” company….

]]> By: Internet Evangelist http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526278 Internet Evangelist Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:46:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526278 email to an Yahoo.com ID to get updates on the status of launch/solutions? Thats bad... email to an Yahoo.com ID to get updates on the status of launch/solutions?
Thats bad…

]]> By: Richard Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526262 Richard Miller Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:37:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526262 Maybe this email suggests a relaunch with a whole new different sphere of services included. They have already tested the waters with video annotation and deep tagging. Maybe they want to throw themselves in a new area. It would be really interesting to see what the future will bring for them. Maybe this email suggests a relaunch with a whole new different sphere of services included. They have already tested the waters with video annotation and deep tagging. Maybe they want to throw themselves in a new area. It would be really interesting to see what the future will bring for them.

]]> By: Jay Neely http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526251 Jay Neely Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:26:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526251 There's a lot of potential for bringing Click.tv's ability to add context and combining it with WebEx business communications. Here's what I wrote about it on my blog: "[...]When GMail was first announced, one of the most revolutionary ideas it brought to the mainstream was the idea of never having to delete an e-mail again. That, combined with GMail’s tagging ‘label’ing features and fantastic search capabilities, has made it possible for the average user to store every e-mail they’ve ever received, still have easy access to it years later, and(with a little foresight and planning with labels) have it sorted into meaningful contexts. For business-people and office users, those benefits are even greater. Imagine what it would be like to have that kind of organization and context applied to business video conferences. It would mean that a communications medium vastly more powerful than e-mail could be organized, analyzed, and enhanced just as e-mail can be.[...]" There’s a lot of potential for bringing Click.tv’s ability to add context and combining it with WebEx business communications. Here’s what I wrote about it on my blog:

“[...]When GMail was first announced, one of the most revolutionary ideas it brought to the mainstream was the idea of never having to delete an e-mail again. That, combined with GMail’s tagging ‘label’ing features and fantastic search capabilities, has made it possible for the average user to store every e-mail they’ve ever received, still have easy access to it years later, and(with a little foresight and planning with labels) have it sorted into meaningful contexts.

For business-people and office users, those benefits are even greater. Imagine what it would be like to have that kind of organization and context applied to business video conferences. It would mean that a communications medium vastly more powerful than e-mail could be organized, analyzed, and enhanced just as e-mail can be.[...]“

]]> By: Social Strategist - Innovation, Communication, Consulting http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526246 Social Strategist - Innovation, Communication, Consulting Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:23:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526246 <strong>Click.tv + WebEx...</strong> "[...]Imagine what it would be like to have that kind of organization and context applied to business video conferences. It would mean that a communications medium vastly more powerful than e-mail could be organized, analyzed, and enhanced just as e-m... Click.tv + WebEx…

“[...]Imagine what it would be like to have that kind of organization and context applied to business video conferences. It would mean that a communications medium vastly more powerful than e-mail could be organized, analyzed, and enhanced just as e-m…

]]> By: Mustafa http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526245 Mustafa Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:21:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526245 Hey Mike, howcome the reader count dropped from 530K to 512K? Hey Mike, howcome the reader count dropped from 530K to 512K?

]]> By: KindAndThoughtful http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526202 KindAndThoughtful Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:40:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526202 Thank you for the post. And thanks for always keeping us readers so well informed about the latest technology news and trends. You guys are the best! -- Thank you for the post. And thanks for always keeping us readers so well informed about the latest technology news and trends. You guys are the best!

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]]> By: Rb http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526169 Rb Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:21:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526169 **Off topic ** Mike your site seems to be reloading every time I scroll down (not the whole site) just something makes the loading bar appear ... in firefox. - Just wanted to state that.. -RB p.s. anyone else? **Off topic **

Mike your site seems to be reloading every time I scroll down (not the whole site) just something makes the loading bar appear … in firefox.

- Just wanted to state that..

-RB

p.s. anyone else?

]]> By: Tyler Wright http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526117 Tyler Wright Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:34:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526117 Cisco has the power to become 'cool' through acquisitions alone. Cisco has the power to become ‘cool’ through acquisitions alone.

]]> By: san http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526113 san Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:28:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/30/cisco-and-clicktv/#comment-1526113 goodness... interesting... goodness… interesting…

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