Comments on: Meetro And AOL Quietly Developing New Forum Products http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:21:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: NexGen Technology Blog » Meetro And AOL Quietly Developing New Forum Products http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1543547 NexGen Technology Blog » Meetro And AOL Quietly Developing New Forum Products Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:27:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1543547 [...] Boards. Update: Userplane says this is not quite how things are. See CEO Michael Jones’ comment [...] [...] Boards. Update: Userplane says this is not quite how things are. See CEO Michael Jones’ comment [...]

]]> By: Nerd Forum http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542765 Nerd Forum Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:38:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542765 It'll probably be more of a social network than a forum. I doubt vB is very worried. It’ll probably be more of a social network than a forum. I doubt vB is very worried.

]]> By: js http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542570 js Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:27:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542570 If you look at Userplane's other models of distribution, you could assume their new product follows the same hosted structure... If you look at Userplane’s other models of distribution, you could assume their new product follows the same hosted structure…

]]> By: [News] Meetro And AOL Quietly Developing New Forum Products - AdminFusion http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542551 [News] Meetro And AOL Quietly Developing New Forum Products - AdminFusion Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:15:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542551 [...] that the product was handed over to the Userplane team after some development difficulties... Read full reporting at TechCrunch I am not sure how much of an impact it would make on the forum builders/admin community. vB is [...] [...] that the product was handed over to the Userplane team after some development difficulties… Read full reporting at TechCrunch I am not sure how much of an impact it would make on the forum builders/admin community. vB is [...]

]]> By: Phil Tadros http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542536 Phil Tadros Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:00:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542536 i'm pretty excited to see what meetro is working on, i hear it's all web based and one issues with meetro in the past is i couldn't keep up with all the downloading and upgrading.. mac updates, so i'm looking forward to a web based version with an old school forum twist - hard work, love and luck! i’m pretty excited to see what meetro is working on, i hear it’s all web based and one issues with meetro in the past is i couldn’t keep up with all the downloading and upgrading.. mac updates, so i’m looking forward to a web based version with an old school forum twist - hard work, love and luck!

]]> By: Mike Jones http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542469 Mike Jones Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:53:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542469 To clarify, the Userplane Boards product is a extension to our current application suite, very different from AOL's internal board product. So it was not handed over due to development difficulty. Just a new product we desired to launch! To clarify, the Userplane Boards product is a extension to our current application suite, very different from AOL’s internal board product. So it was not handed over due to development difficulty. Just a new product we desired to launch!

]]> By: trevo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542464 trevo Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:40:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542464 I'm glad the Meetro guys loved the fact that Arrington made it sound as if they and AOL were working together on this. Kinda like when they said they were buying Friendster or being acquired by Google. These guys sure got Chutzpah! I’m glad the Meetro guys loved the fact that Arrington made it sound as if they and AOL were working together on this.

Kinda like when they said they were buying Friendster or being acquired by Google. These guys sure got Chutzpah!

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542460 Matt Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:32:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542460 I feel like the original service would get more hype if it was released within the last few months. like dodgeball. I feel like the original service would get more hype if it was released within the last few months. like dodgeball.

]]> By: Rajesh Shakya http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542455 Rajesh Shakya Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:29:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542455 Not sure, if people still want to use forums for messaging. Rajesh Shakya http://www.rajeshshakya.com helping technopreneurs to excel and lead their life! Not sure, if people still want to use forums for messaging.

Rajesh Shakya
http://www.rajeshshakya.com
helping technopreneurs to excel and lead their life!

]]> By: Hudson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542444 Hudson Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:11:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542444 Looks like forums are back in the spotlight again. Here comes Forums 2.0! Looks like forums are back in the spotlight again. Here comes Forums 2.0!

]]> By: Jay Neely http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542415 Jay Neely Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:50:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542415 Any information on if Userplane Boards will be a hosted solution, like Proboards, or a software solution, like vBulletin? Any information on if Userplane Boards will be a hosted solution, like Proboards, or a software solution, like vBulletin?

]]> By: QueenJean http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542403 QueenJean Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:37:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542403 I'm not sure what they got up their sleeves, but good work guys! front page as usual! niiiice! I’m not sure what they got up their sleeves, but good work guys! front page as usual! niiiice!

]]> By: Andrew Pass http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542396 Andrew Pass Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:34:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/07/meetro-and-aol-quietly-developing-new-forum-products/#comment-1542396 I sort of like the first product that Meetro tried better. If it's asynchronous it doesn't matter as much if the forum shows users who are close in physical proximity. (OK, maybe it does a little - but if I'm a single guy working at a coffee shop it'd be much more fun to see others at the same coffee shop synchronously.) Thanks for the post. Check out my living textbook. http://www.pass-ed.com/Living-Textbook.html I sort of like the first product that Meetro tried better. If it’s asynchronous it doesn’t matter as much if the forum shows users who are close in physical proximity. (OK, maybe it does a little - but if I’m a single guy working at a coffee shop it’d be much more fun to see others at the same coffee shop synchronously.)

Thanks for the post. Check out my living textbook. http://www.pass-ed.com/Living-Textbook.html

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