Comments on: TellThem: MySpace Kills Another Startup http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 12:19:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Global Advanced Media WeBlog » Your MySpace Web Browser Is Coming http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1987679 Global Advanced Media WeBlog » Your MySpace Web Browser Is Coming Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:35:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1987679 [...] will be opening up more and more and allow other browsers to do the same. Myspace at one time was disconnecting virtually everyone who started anything that pulled info from myspce. I remember when a program that would notify you when your myspace friends stalkies became single [...] […] will be opening up more and more and allow other browsers to do the same. Myspace at one time was disconnecting virtually everyone who started anything that pulled info from myspce. I remember when a program that would notify you when your myspace friends stalkies became single […]

]]> By: Leah Jewel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1590450 Leah Jewel Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:47:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1590450 This is unbelievable and absolutely abhorrent to think that in the year 2007, a platform like "http://www.myspace.com" would misuse the time, energy, and resources to hunt down individuals and small companies for doing the very thing that the site is intended for. The point of such sites is making social, personal, and professional connections, making new friends, sharing new developments, information, and resources. To have a developer attracting more users to MySpace, due to their product creation, should be viewed by MySpace as a blessing-- further advertising for MySpace. This is unbelievable and absolutely abhorrent to think that in the year 2007, a platform like “http://www.myspace.com” would misuse the time, energy, and resources to hunt down individuals and small companies for doing the very thing that the site is intended for. The point of such sites is making social, personal, and professional connections, making new friends, sharing new developments, information, and resources. To have a developer attracting more users to MySpace, due to their product creation, should be viewed by MySpace as a blessing– further advertising for MySpace.

]]> By: Voxalot on Facebook - Voxalot / SIP Broker Support Forums http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1585933 Voxalot on Facebook - Voxalot / SIP Broker Support Forums Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:35:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1585933 [...] Yeh, great idea. but be careful as nowadays voip leaders like facebook sue for less than that. Check THIS [...] […] Yeh, great idea. but be careful as nowadays voip leaders like facebook sue for less than that. Check THIS […]

]]> By: Josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1584666 Josh Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:56:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1584666 ==="# Richard Corsale August 30th, 2007 at 11:27 am They should move offshore and give myspam the finger. "=== I second that. rofl ===”# Richard Corsale

August 30th, 2007 at 11:27 am

They should move offshore and give myspam the finger.
“===

I second that. rofl

]]> By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1584190 John Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:27:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1584190 Heard they are suing mydogspace.com too. Heard they are suing mydogspace.com too.

]]> By: Omadsense http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583915 Omadsense Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:50:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583915 Is this why some of my own video company functions stop working on myspace. I had a accualt news feed from another company playing on my page and all of a sudden it just would not work - saying feed could not find site. Is this why some of my own video company functions stop working on myspace. I had a accualt news feed from another company playing on my page and all of a sudden it just would not work - saying feed could not find site.

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]]> By: Sean http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583542 Sean Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:48:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583542 MySpace seems to have a better content policy than Facebook. MySpace states they will not use your content outside of its "domain", whereas Facebook very clearly states that they have the right to use any and all of your posted content (photos, art, music) at their discretion. MySpace seems to have a better content policy than Facebook. MySpace states they will not use your content outside of its “domain”, whereas Facebook very clearly states that they have the right to use any and all of your posted content (photos, art, music) at their discretion.

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583520 David Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:36:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583520 Facebook - its the Myspace for people with pubes! Facebook - its the Myspace for people with pubes!

]]> By: Chaz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583470 Chaz Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:14:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583470 fuck myspace its time is just about over...to bad google invested 900 mil in a dying website lol I give them 2 year and everyone will leave that site for somehing more FREE from control....why the fuck do they think they are anymore ??? fuck myspace its time is just about over…to bad google invested 900 mil in a dying website lol I give them 2 year and everyone will leave that site for somehing more FREE from control….why the fuck do they think they are anymore ???

]]> By: Dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583436 Dan Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:55:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583436 It's an interesting game. People or at least early adopters recognize the need for social network aggregators or open social networking, but at the same time there is this whole attitude of "That's a TOS violation" especially from MySpace. Frengo announced the ability to send myspace bulletins from your mobile months ago: http://mashable.com/2007/02/09/myspace-bulletins-and-comments - but it seems to have mysteriously disappeared. http://frengo.com/myspace is now a page not found. Companies like Spokeo and the other social network aggregators take your email/password info. It can only be a matter of time before they get hit too.... however, Bebo and Facebook don't seem to be quite as aggressive as MySpace...perhaps they understand the concept of what these sites are trying to achieve even if the implementation is not the best. It’s an interesting game. People or at least early adopters recognize the need for social network aggregators or open social networking, but at the same time there is this whole attitude of “That’s a TOS violation” especially from MySpace.

Frengo announced the ability to send myspace bulletins from your mobile months ago: http://mashable.com/2007/02/09.....d-comments - but it seems to have mysteriously disappeared.

http://frengo.com/myspace is now a page not found.

Companies like Spokeo and the other social network aggregators take your email/password info. It can only be a matter of time before they get hit too…. however, Bebo and Facebook don’t seem to be quite as aggressive as MySpace…perhaps they understand the concept of what these sites are trying to achieve even if the implementation is not the best.

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583376 Mark Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:24:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583376 None of these companies are charities, if they're incorporated then they're obliged to their share holders to defend their interests. Maybe they got where they are by doing something sexy at the start, but now that's secondary to being profitable. Don't be so surprised. None of these companies are charities, if they’re incorporated then they’re obliged to their share holders to defend their interests. Maybe they got where they are by doing something sexy at the start, but now that’s secondary to being profitable. Don’t be so surprised.

]]> By: Elad http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583348 Elad Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:13:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583348 Very stupid move. I'm sure that Myspace realizes that it faces a real challenge from Facebook (and others) and that it needs to do anything it can to attract developers, not alienate them. That's what happens when new media companies get bought by old media, where lawyers rule. Lawyers of course never create anything, they only protect existing assets, or in the case of markets where the rules are changing very fast and the lawyers don't understand them, they destroy existing assets. Dave Hodson - your strategy wouldn't work - Myspace would never have given them a written agreement. They worked on faith, which is really the only way to do it when you're a feature-startup, i.e. someone who doesn't build its own platform, just adds functionality to existing platforms. It's a dangerous game, but then again, it takes much less work than actually building your own platform, so your overall risk is smaller. Very stupid move. I’m sure that Myspace realizes that it faces a real challenge from Facebook (and others) and that it needs to do anything it can to attract developers, not alienate them.
That’s what happens when new media companies get bought by old media, where lawyers rule. Lawyers of course never create anything, they only protect existing assets, or in the case of markets where the rules are changing very fast and the lawyers don’t understand them, they destroy existing assets.

Dave Hodson - your strategy wouldn’t work - Myspace would never have given them a written agreement. They worked on faith, which is really the only way to do it when you’re a feature-startup, i.e. someone who doesn’t build its own platform, just adds functionality to existing platforms.
It’s a dangerous game, but then again, it takes much less work than actually building your own platform, so your overall risk is smaller.

]]> By: strategy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583252 strategy Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:27:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583252 I dont like Myspace all that much, but they seem to have a valid complaint against TellThem. As far as photobucket goes, most of photobuckets users were using it for myspace. Instead of Myspace paying the 10 or 11-figure pricetage, it couldve just started its own service. It's a 2 way street, there're startups that leech, scrap content, etc., off of successful sites and they need to be stopped too. I dont like Myspace all that much, but they seem to have a valid complaint against TellThem. As far as photobucket goes, most of photobuckets users were using it for myspace. Instead of Myspace paying the 10 or 11-figure pricetage, it couldve just started its own service. It’s a 2 way street, there’re startups that leech, scrap content, etc., off of successful sites and they need to be stopped too.

]]> By: ChanceChat http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583239 ChanceChat Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:20:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583239 <a href="http://www.chancechat.com" rel="nofollow">MySpace absolutely sucks!</a> MySpace absolutely sucks!

]]> By: Katrina http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583206 Katrina Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:05:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583206 MySpace does suck. I've been on there for 2 1/2 years and, if not for all the people I've connected with through the site, I'd just delete the whole thing. I've started using Blogger, which is a much cleaner interface. And it doesn't have as many damn problems as Mysuck does. Every damn day, there's something wrong with that effing site. MySpace does suck. I’ve been on there for 2 1/2 years and, if not for all the people I’ve connected with through the site, I’d just delete the whole thing. I’ve started using Blogger, which is a much cleaner interface. And it doesn’t have as many damn problems as Mysuck does. Every damn day, there’s something wrong with that effing site.

]]> By: Zakk Forchilli http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583199 Zakk Forchilli Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:01:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583199 Thats bullshit ! myspace sucks! they care about people taking their information, when theirs a million spammers on myspace. tom sucks ass ! Thats bullshit ! myspace sucks! they care about people taking their information, when theirs a million spammers on myspace. tom sucks ass !

]]> By: Campbell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583177 Campbell Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:52:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1583177 Yep Myspace is starting to suck. As a developer I am wondering wtf they are thinking. I wont be to interested in developing for their upcoming API if they continue throwing weight around. Yep Myspace is starting to suck. As a developer I am wondering wtf they are thinking. I wont be to interested in developing for their upcoming API if they continue throwing weight around.

]]> By: Nick Gonzalez http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582972 Nick Gonzalez Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:27:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582972 Don, The director of Facebook's mobile program. Don, The director of Facebook’s mobile program.

]]> By: Save Videos http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582849 Save Videos Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:20:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582849 Another one bites the dust, another one bites, another one bites, another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust, another one bites, another one bites, another one bites the dust.

]]> By: nitsuj http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582829 nitsuj Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:04:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582829 "And one little thing about MySpace, I had to leave because my sight kept getting hacked." Was it "getting hacked" by you clicking on videos of girls, etc. which than bring you to a fake login page by chance, or did hackers just happen to attack your personal Myspace site repeatedly out of the millions out there? “And one little thing about MySpace, I had to leave because my sight kept getting hacked.”

Was it “getting hacked” by you clicking on videos of girls, etc. which than bring you to a fake login page by chance, or did hackers just happen to attack your personal Myspace site repeatedly out of the millions out there?

]]> By: Dave Hodson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582719 Dave Hodson Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:32:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582719 It never ceases to amaze me that companies don't secure a *written* agreement before launching a product. Of course MySpace shut them down for exactly the reasons they said - why would MySpace let them become a proxy for (even more) spam on the service? If no API exists to login, TellThem shouldn't have built the service. It never ceases to amaze me that companies don’t secure a *written* agreement before launching a product. Of course MySpace shut them down for exactly the reasons they said - why would MySpace let them become a proxy for (even more) spam on the service? If no API exists to login, TellThem shouldn’t have built the service.

]]> By: SylverStyle http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582535 SylverStyle Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:56:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582535 MySpace definitely has the rights to do so.. so do as you've planed.. move to Bebo and/or Facebook and show them they've missed a cool service. MySpace definitely has the rights to do so.. so do as you’ve planed.. move to Bebo and/or Facebook and show them they’ve missed a cool service.

]]> By: ***V*** http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582308 ***V*** Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:15:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582308 As current MySpace users mature they will move over to Facebook and ultimately win the social battle. MySpace may be the headmaster now, but it'll be taken down in due time. V As current MySpace users mature they will move over to Facebook and ultimately win the social battle. MySpace may be the headmaster now, but it’ll be taken down in due time.

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]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582260 Alex Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:49:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/30/tellthem-myspace-kills-another-startup/#comment-1582260 The irony of course is that MySpace acts as a proxy site for GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail and others, to fetch contacts from those services (as do LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.). So it sounds like a bit of a hypocritical policy... The irony of course is that MySpace acts as a proxy site for GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail and others, to fetch contacts from those services (as do LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.). So it sounds like a bit of a hypocritical policy…

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