Comments on: Twitter Adds Gmail Import Feature http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:59:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: New Twitter Visualization Tools Coming: First Is Twitter Blocks « iBrian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1585457 New Twitter Visualization Tools Coming: First Is Twitter Blocks « iBrian Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:01:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1585457 [...] recently added search and Gmail import features to the service. And on Friday they are launching a new area of the site called [...] [...] recently added search and Gmail import features to the service. And on Friday they are launching a new area of the site called [...]

]]> By: Brian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1574151 Brian Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:27:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1574151 nonews.com allows you to import contacts from gmail, yahoo, outlook and AOL... nonews.com allows you to import contacts from gmail, yahoo, outlook and AOL…

]]> By: SFMike http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1574014 SFMike Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:29:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1574014 Is twitter the most annoying/useless web 2.0 service ever? I mean, who cares? Is twitter the most annoying/useless web 2.0 service ever? I mean, who cares?

]]> By: jim cherry http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573868 jim cherry Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:45:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573868 @ David Catalano Thanks for the recommendation. That's what we've been looking for. @ David Catalano
Thanks for the recommendation. That’s what we’ve been looking for.

]]> By: no thanks http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573836 no thanks Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:28:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573836 Twitter is useless and not original, regardless of all the hype. Twitter is useless and not original, regardless of all the hype.

]]> By: Jimi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573673 Jimi Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:27:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573673 Hey, I found it interesting and important enough to be reported. Hey, I found it interesting and important enough to be reported.

]]> By: David Catalano http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573637 David Catalano Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:49:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573637 ^ search in the dc:creator tag ^ search in the dc:creator tag

]]> By: David Catalano http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573632 David Catalano Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:39:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573632 Akil, another contact web importer is by a company called Octazen (.com by the same name). They have one in .Net and PHP and it imports all of the major email address books plus many non-major ones. Even better is the fact that they provide free updates for X months as companies like Gmail or Yahoo or AOL change their code. Seems much more legit than the one recommended by Don although I can't say that I've used the one he's mentioned. I've used the Octazen one on several projects and it has worked great. And I'd like to echo the sentiments above. Seems like another ill-informed or pointless DR editorial. I have a fix! Just filter your feeds to EXCLUDE any that have Duncan Riley in them. Akil, another contact web importer is by a company called Octazen (.com by the same name). They have one in .Net and PHP and it imports all of the major email address books plus many non-major ones. Even better is the fact that they provide free updates for X months as companies like Gmail or Yahoo or AOL change their code. Seems much more legit than the one recommended by Don although I can’t say that I’ve used the one he’s mentioned. I’ve used the Octazen one on several projects and it has worked great.

And I’d like to echo the sentiments above. Seems like another ill-informed or pointless DR editorial. I have a fix! Just filter your feeds to EXCLUDE any that have
Duncan Riley in them.

]]> By: Slappenstance http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573283 Slappenstance Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:49:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573283 Seriously. Why is this being posted? Maybe you should post every new feature that every website adds so we can have more thrilling stories like this. Seriously. Why is this being posted? Maybe you should post every new feature that every website adds so we can have more thrilling stories like this.

]]> By: james http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573278 james Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:44:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573278 Wow, wonder how much VC money was burned to add this staggeringly original feature. Wow, wonder how much VC money was burned to add this staggeringly original feature.

]]> By: LeoTheMaster http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573267 LeoTheMaster Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:35:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573267 thx for info thx for info

]]> By: sc http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573253 sc Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:21:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573253 I am curious as to why this is a big deal. I am curious as to why this is a big deal.

]]> By: Don Wilson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573250 Don Wilson Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:19:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573250 Akil - http://svetlozar.net/page/Import-Contacts-from-Gmail-Yahoo-Hotmail-MSN-AOL-using-PHP-cURL.html Akil - http://svetlozar.net/page/Impo.....-cURL.html

]]> By: Akil http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573236 Akil Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:56:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573236 Hey Don (#9) which one did you buy? I 'm looking for one Hey Don (#9) which one did you buy? I ‘m looking for one

]]> By: Don Wilson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573225 Don Wilson Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:48:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573225 This is news? I bought a script recently that allows me to do this, as well as import yahoo email, msn, hotmail, etc easily. This is news? I bought a script recently that allows me to do this, as well as import yahoo email, msn, hotmail, etc easily.

]]> By: DG http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573224 DG Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:46:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573224 Duncan.. Is this NEWS?!! I see 2 more posts coming: "Twitter Add Hotmail Import feature" & "Twitter Add Yahoo Import feature" !!! Duncan.. Is this NEWS?!! I see 2 more posts coming: “Twitter Add Hotmail Import feature” & “Twitter Add Yahoo Import feature” !!!

]]> By: huh? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573214 huh? Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:30:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573214 Shocking news! I wish techcrunch would devote even more time on such tech shattering news. Please keep us posted if they change anything like font size or background color. Shocking news! I wish techcrunch would devote even more time on such tech shattering news. Please keep us posted if they change anything like font size or background color.

]]> By: Steve Cans http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573197 Steve Cans Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:09:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573197 As you can see on Fred Wilson's Twitter page he only joined Twitter in March of 2007 - when all the hype really imploded!!!! If he had joined in 2006, he would have been aware that the Search feature existed back then! But was removed due to the scalability problems Twitter faced. The search feature *actually* helped the service take off back then. So, he's a board member and it's not even aware of Twitter's feature history? :) You can see that he only looked at Twitter after it got traction - certainly he saw the service before but didn't see the value to even register... As you can see on Fred Wilson’s Twitter page he only joined Twitter in March of 2007 - when all the hype really imploded!!!!

If he had joined in 2006, he would have been aware that the Search feature existed back then! But was removed due to the scalability problems Twitter faced.
The search feature *actually* helped the service take off back then.

So, he’s a board member and it’s not even aware of Twitter’s feature history? :)
You can see that he only looked at Twitter after it got traction - certainly he saw the service before but didn’t see the value to even register…

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573195 Duncan Riley Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:08:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573195 eli no, but the quote summed up what Fred (an investor) thought about it. eli
no, but the quote summed up what Fred (an investor) thought about it.

]]> By: mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573193 mike Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:06:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573193 Who gives a damn?! Who gives a damn?!

]]> By: um http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573188 um Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:01:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573188 This doesn't seem like a newsworthy feature, just my opinion. That's probably the reason it was overlooked. This doesn’t seem like a newsworthy feature, just my opinion. That’s probably the reason it was overlooked.

]]> By: A Taylor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573180 A Taylor Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:47:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573180 It will be interesting at this point to see if the number of Twitter users spikes exponentially the next few weeks. If so this might be a good time to justify a new round of venture funding to round out the Twitter feature set even more. It will be interesting at this point to see if the number of Twitter users spikes exponentially the next few weeks.

If so this might be a good time to justify a new round of venture funding to round out the Twitter feature set even more.

]]> By: eli http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573178 eli Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:45:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/26/twitter-adds-gmail-import-feature/#comment-1573178 are you transcribing Fred Wilson's blog over to Techcrunch now, Duncan? are you transcribing Fred Wilson’s blog over to Techcrunch now, Duncan?

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