Comments on: AOL May Kill Their Netscape Digg Clone http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:42:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Propeller 2.0 Launches: Ditching The Vote Count, Adding A Mascot : EYJE.NET BLOG OF GREAT POSTS http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-2416372 Propeller 2.0 Launches: Ditching The Vote Count, Adding A Mascot : EYJE.NET BLOG OF GREAT POSTS Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:24:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-2416372 [...] and voted links. Soon the site was paying top Digg users to move to them. In August 2007 rumors circulated that the site was going to be shut down. We called it “Kaput” last September, but we [...] [...] and voted links. Soon the site was paying top Digg users to move to them. In August 2007 rumors circulated that the site was going to be shut down. We called it “Kaput” last September, but we [...]

]]> By: Propeller 2.0 Launches: Ditching The Vote Count, Adding A Mascot http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-2415841 Propeller 2.0 Launches: Ditching The Vote Count, Adding A Mascot Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:59:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-2415841 [...] August 2007 rumors circulated that the site was going to be shut down. We called it “Kaput” last September, but we [...] [...] August 2007 rumors circulated that the site was going to be shut down. We called it “Kaput” last September, but we [...]

]]> By: Horse Racing Software http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-2281219 Horse Racing Software Wed, 07 May 2008 15:37:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-2281219 <strong>Horse Racing Software...</strong> Steer clear of Handicaps . In theory, all horses are given the same winning chance.... Horse Racing Software…

Steer clear of Handicaps . In theory, all horses are given the same winning chance….

]]> By: Jay Gaulard Blog » Blog Archive » Digg, Google, Spock and Wikipedia http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-2059731 Jay Gaulard Blog » Blog Archive » Digg, Google, Spock and Wikipedia Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:41:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-2059731 [...] Netscape’s Digg Clone May Shut Down [...] [...] Netscape’s Digg Clone May Shut Down [...]

]]> By: Winke-winke Netscape « alltagswahnsinn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1897647 Winke-winke Netscape « alltagswahnsinn Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:58:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1897647 [...] Dollar. Dann ließen sie das aufgekaufte Zeug eine Zeitlang rumliegen, und fragten sich, wozu’s denn gut sei. Nach einigem Nachdenken scheint die Antwort zu lauten: “Auch schon [...] [...] Dollar. Dann ließen sie das aufgekaufte Zeug eine Zeitlang rumliegen, und fragten sich, wozu’s denn gut sei. Nach einigem Nachdenken scheint die Antwort zu lauten: “Auch schon [...]

]]> By: Netscape Digg Clone Is Kaput http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1611328 Netscape Digg Clone Is Kaput Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:54:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1611328 [...] known about it for weeks (despite Netscape’s claims that our post was innacurate), but now it’s confirmed: AOL [...] [...] known about it for weeks (despite Netscape’s claims that our post was innacurate), but now it’s confirmed: AOL [...]

]]> By: Tim Said What? » Blog Archive » Netscape pulls plug on Digg clone http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1610490 Tim Said What? » Blog Archive » Netscape pulls plug on Digg clone Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:40:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1610490 [...] have been rumors of Netscape closing down the site for a few weeks, but now it’s official. On Netscape’s [...] [...] have been rumors of Netscape closing down the site for a few weeks, but now it’s official. On Netscape’s [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Netscape.com:une redirection vers WOW.com; licenciements en vue chez AOL http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1587924 TechCrunch en français » Netscape.com:une redirection vers WOW.com; licenciements en vue chez AOL Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:28:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1587924 [...] une mise à jour concernant le billet plutôt controversé du début de ce mois où nous évoquions la possible fermeture du clone Netscape de Digg; vieux de 14 mois. Le Nom de domaine Netscape.com a suscité bien des [...] [...] une mise à jour concernant le billet plutôt controversé du début de ce mois où nous évoquions la possible fermeture du clone Netscape de Digg; vieux de 14 mois. Le Nom de domaine Netscape.com a suscité bien des [...]

]]> By: butt boy johnson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1562975 butt boy johnson Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:22:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1562975 I too work for Netscape, and I can verify that we will not take down this website. I too work for Netscape, and I can verify that we will not take down this website.

]]> By: Fernando http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1551611 Fernando Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:15:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1551611 Wow, It took them OVER ONE YEAR to deliver on Calacanis' "truce" promises... I once had high hopes for Netscape. Now I've totally switched to Google News and don't plan to go back to Netscape. Their latest Netscape 9.0 browser with (once again!) cross-platform MacOS-X and Linux support is a step in the right direction, but being based on Firefox 2.0 and with FF 3.0 around the corner, it's also too late, and irrelevant. Some background: AOL's Calacanis offers "truce" to enraged Netscape.com fans http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33156 Is the Netscape.com brand meaningless after Jason Calacanis? http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=35826 Netscape Webmail to be killed by AIM after Calacanis' Experiment http://uk.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33125 In short: since Netscape took the ugly decision of laying off all their programmers and becoming a phantom brand, a soul-less ghost inside the AOL empire, it's been downhill. They had something good with the Netscape.com portal, but instead of devoting more funds to it and catering to the "net connoisseurs" who used Netscape browsers, they "dumbed down" the portal first and then brought Calacanis to totally destroy what was once a pioneer portal, with the excuse of "broadening its appeal" and bringing newcomers to the site. The "social news" idea was poorly executed, instead of making everyone happy and leaving www.netscape.com as a "traditional portal" and making the "web 2.0" version use another domain name or subdomain like news.netscape.com they switched overnight making a lot of people angry in the process. When Calacanis realized about the outrage, he offered to keep the traditional version, but as far as I was told most of the old portal people was gone. And now they deliver that.. .ONE YEAR TOO LATE. I wonder if there's anyone out there who liked the old Netscape.com who might want to check out the new one... everyone who disliked the "social news" Netscape has already moved to greener pastures. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. Wow,

It took them OVER ONE YEAR to deliver on Calacanis’ “truce” promises…

I once had high hopes for Netscape. Now I’ve totally switched to Google News and don’t plan to go back to Netscape. Their latest Netscape 9.0 browser with (once again!) cross-platform MacOS-X and Linux support is a step in the right direction, but being based on Firefox 2.0 and with FF 3.0 around the corner, it’s also too late, and irrelevant.

Some background:

AOL’s Calacanis offers “truce” to enraged Netscape.com fans
http://www.theinquirer.net/def.....icle=33156

Is the Netscape.com brand meaningless after Jason Calacanis?
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=35826

Netscape Webmail to be killed by AIM after Calacanis’ Experiment
http://uk.theinquirer.net/defa.....icle=33125

In short: since Netscape took the ugly decision of laying off all their programmers and becoming a phantom brand, a soul-less ghost inside the AOL empire, it’s been downhill. They had something good with the Netscape.com portal, but instead of devoting more funds to it and catering to the “net connoisseurs” who used Netscape browsers, they “dumbed down” the portal first and then brought Calacanis to totally destroy what was once a pioneer portal, with the excuse of “broadening its appeal” and bringing newcomers to the site.

The “social news” idea was poorly executed, instead of making everyone happy and leaving http://www.netscape.com as a “traditional portal” and making the “web 2.0″ version use another domain name or subdomain like news.netscape.com they switched overnight making a lot of people angry in the process.

When Calacanis realized about the outrage, he offered to keep the traditional version, but as far as I was told most of the old portal people was gone. And now they deliver that.. .ONE YEAR TOO LATE. I wonder if there’s anyone out there who liked the old Netscape.com who might want to check out the new one… everyone who disliked the “social news” Netscape has already moved to greener pastures.

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.

]]> By: Rabid 'Scaper http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1549252 Rabid 'Scaper Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:27:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1549252 I've been to Digg, I've been to the 'Vine, I've reddit and I've Yahooed in Groups. There is only one site, one place where the community rocks and isn't controlled by a bunch of four year olds and that's the 'Scape. You don't like the 'Scape? Why? Don't like to get great content from reliable sources round the clock? Maybe you dislike real social news about things that are happening within the Netscape community. I don't know, but I do know that if you spent a little time with us on the 'Scape you'd find that there is no place more welcoming, with better content and with the quick learning curve that Netscape.com has. Sure, there are some things that need to be changed. Netscape's got poor loading times and the architecture of the site could use some work, but hey, the architecture of this site could use some work too. Netscape.com is a work in progress and I for one will fight to make that progress happen. Netscape isn't a democracy, but it sure isn't a tyranny either. This kind of disinformation and half rumor is poor 'journalism' even in the bloggosphere. I’ve been to Digg, I’ve been to the ‘Vine, I’ve reddit and I’ve Yahooed in Groups. There is only one site, one place where the community rocks and isn’t controlled by a bunch of four year olds and that’s the ‘Scape.
You don’t like the ‘Scape? Why? Don’t like to get great content from reliable sources round the clock? Maybe you dislike real social news about things that are happening within the Netscape community. I don’t know, but I do know that if you spent a little time with us on the ‘Scape you’d find that there is no place more welcoming, with better content and with the quick learning curve that Netscape.com has.

Sure, there are some things that need to be changed. Netscape’s got poor loading times and the architecture of the site could use some work, but hey, the architecture of this site could use some work too. Netscape.com is a work in progress and I for one will fight to make that progress happen. Netscape isn’t a democracy, but it sure isn’t a tyranny either.

This kind of disinformation and half rumor is poor ‘journalism’ even in the bloggosphere.

]]> By: Ramon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1549246 Ramon Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:25:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1549246 Somebody save Netscape's response - if it does go black, the comedic value could purchase a majority of shares in AOL stock. Somebody save Netscape’s response - if it does go black, the comedic value could purchase a majority of shares in AOL stock.

]]> By: Ron http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548835 Ron Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:32:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548835 One way or the other, it's pretty funny how easy it is to pick out people talking smack that either never even checked the site out, been there once, or view news as competition (the only thing that seems to get the fifteen year olds interested). After all, if it says AOL on it, it can't be good... right? Never check something out and think for yourself... just regurgitate the same crap you heard. One way or the other, it’s pretty funny how easy it is to pick out people talking smack that either never even checked the site out, been there once, or view news as competition (the only thing that seems to get the fifteen year olds interested).
After all, if it says AOL on it, it can’t be good… right? Never check something out and think for yourself… just regurgitate the same crap you heard.

]]> By: Jeff S http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548712 Jeff S Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:21:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548712 This makes a case for caution when cloning something while adding few if any new features. You can't just clone something that is way out front and think it will succeed without differentiation....unless you're in China, maybe. This makes a case for caution when cloning something while adding few if any new features. You can’t just clone something that is way out front and think it will succeed without differentiation….unless you’re in China, maybe.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548658 Jeff Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:49:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548658 The real thing that is rumored to be killed is the Netscape browser (vs. that "social news" site thing) The real thing that is rumored to be killed is the Netscape browser (vs. that “social news” site thing)

]]> By: Jim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548608 Jim Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:15:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548608 Er, Tom Drapeau, as the person running the social Netscape.com, shouldn't you at least update http://blog.netscape.com with some comments about what is going on? Er, Tom Drapeau, as the person running the social Netscape.com, shouldn’t you at least update http://blog.netscape.com with some comments about what is going on?

]]> By: 10668844 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548588 10668844 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:06:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548588 Digg has cemented itself as the default site for this type of content. I wonder how long until it becomes more or less the only one. Digg has cemented itself as the default site for this type of content. I wonder how long until it becomes more or less the only one.

]]> By: Richard Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548586 Richard Miller Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:05:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548586 am gonna miss u lil buddy :( am gonna miss u lil buddy :(

]]> By: Simon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548550 Simon Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:44:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548550 This site is not the clone of digg This site is not the clone of digg

]]> By: schvitzatura http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548523 schvitzatura Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:28:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548523 What does this mean: Close existing instances of browser du jour. Clear cookies and browser cache...open two fresh browser windows. Load www.aol.com in one browser instance. Load netscape.aol.com in the other. Close the netscape.aol.com-loaded browser instance. Reload the www.aol.com instance. Note: still loads as www.aol.com, but with AOL/Netscape hybridized branding and content. This is sure to cause some further headscratching, huh? What does this mean:

Close existing instances of browser du jour. Clear cookies and browser cache…open two fresh browser windows. Load http://www.aol.com in one browser instance. Load netscape.aol.com in the other.

Close the netscape.aol.com-loaded browser instance. Reload the http://www.aol.com instance.

Note: still loads as http://www.aol.com, but with AOL/Netscape hybridized branding and content.

This is sure to cause some further headscratching, huh?

]]> By: Matt Hancock http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548506 Matt Hancock Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:21:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548506 Functionality wins or fails. I don't think the netscape site is a digg clone. It rather should be considered a wannabe. It sucks. I think the Netscape portal failed in one important, simple area. The top link (the BOLD, UNDERLINED link) for any story entry, is not to the story, but to netscape's recap of the story. You have to click "view story" to read the story. Digg has it right. Functionality wins or fails. I don’t think the netscape site is a digg clone. It rather should be considered a wannabe. It sucks. I think the Netscape portal failed in one important, simple area. The top link (the BOLD, UNDERLINED link) for any story entry, is not to the story, but to netscape’s recap of the story. You have to click “view story” to read the story. Digg has it right.

]]> By: Graham Walker http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548473 Graham Walker Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:04:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548473 Who wrote this post Michael Denton or Nick Arrington Who wrote this post Michael Denton or Nick Arrington

]]> By: Robert MacEwan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548111 Robert MacEwan Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:29:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548111 I heard their renaming it "Netscape Digg Clone" - pass it along. I heard their renaming it “Netscape Digg Clone” - pass it along.

]]> By: Harry http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548108 Harry Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:28:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1548108 Everyone knows the Netscape digg-clone was and is an instant failure. Let it shut down. It's a waste of space Everyone knows the Netscape digg-clone was and is an instant failure.

Let it shut down. It’s a waste of space

]]> By: Murtaza http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1547809 Murtaza Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:37:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/09/aol-may-kill-their-netscape-digg-clone/#comment-1547809 Musharraf is pictured in the screenshot. Cool. Anyways I feel sorry for Netscape. Musharraf is pictured in the screenshot. Cool. Anyways I feel sorry for Netscape.

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