Comments on: MadKast Raises $300K For Link Sharing Widget http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:31:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: TechStars » Blog Archive » Search To Phone raises angel round http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1913877 TechStars » Blog Archive » Search To Phone raises angel round Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:05:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1913877 [...] fourth TechStars company from this summer has received angel funding, joining EventVue, MadKast, and SocialThing. Now, Search To Phone has closed on an angel round as of this past Friday. Their [...] [...] fourth TechStars company from this summer has received angel funding, joining EventVue, MadKast, and SocialThing. Now, Search To Phone has closed on an angel round as of this past Friday. Their [...]

]]> By: Matt Galligan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1661586 Matt Galligan Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:42:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1661586 @lolcatboulder first off, i love anonymous comments. secondly, Seth did a phone interview with USA today. they misquoted him, plain and simple. seth was a huge part of the techstars program and never said the crap that usa today posted about him. he also hasn't blogged much since because foundry has been busy as shit getting their fund together and up and running. turns out it's kind of tasking to start a venture firm...who would have known? get your facts straight @lolcatboulder first off, i love anonymous comments. secondly, Seth did a phone interview with USA today. they misquoted him, plain and simple. seth was a huge part of the techstars program and never said the crap that usa today posted about him.

he also hasn’t blogged much since because foundry has been busy as shit getting their fund together and up and running. turns out it’s kind of tasking to start a venture firm…who would have known?

get your facts straight

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1661517 Matt Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:44:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1661517 I installed it on my blog (which is powered by Squarespace) and a couple of things happened: - Icon never showed up in Safari - Embedded code caused my blog login buttons to stop functioning I installed it on my blog (which is powered by Squarespace) and a couple of things happened:

- Icon never showed up in Safari
- Embedded code caused my blog login buttons to stop functioning

]]> By: lolcatboulder http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1661267 lolcatboulder Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:36:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1661267 Funny that techstars cheerleader seth levine was stone cold busted slamming the program - http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2007-07-17-ycombinator_N.htm He backpedaled like snotnosed kid and hasnt blogged much since but the companies are getting less than a years worth of funding according to levine. Feld brags about "going to meet the guv" on twitter and their other companies are getting funded by the state funded tango pool ala lijit. This all smells funny and it aint looking near as good as ycombinator. Funny that techstars cheerleader seth levine was stone cold busted slamming the program -
http://www.usatoday.com/money/.....ator_N.htm

He backpedaled like snotnosed kid and hasnt blogged much since but the companies are getting less than a years worth of funding according to levine. Feld brags about “going to meet the guv” on twitter and their other companies are getting funded by the state funded tango pool ala lijit. This all smells funny and it aint looking near as good as ycombinator.

]]> By: mst 1048 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660892 mst 1048 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:46:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660892 i personally love it and put embedded it into my blog....and, to alec: using the widget to share content is a) fast than copy + paste + email b) spreads content to the social web dialogue (one-click integration to aggregators + social bookmarking) and c) you get analytics from it-- you can't get that from emailing i personally love it and put embedded it into my blog….and,

to alec:

using the widget to share content is a) fast than copy + paste + email b) spreads content to the social web dialogue (one-click integration to aggregators + social bookmarking) and c) you get analytics from it– you can’t get that from emailing

]]> By: Joe Scharf http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660810 Joe Scharf Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:38:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660810 Congrats MadKast, Now you can BUY the MadKast Manor! Congrats MadKast, Now you can BUY the MadKast Manor!

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660789 Steve Ballmer Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:20:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660789 Not widget! Gadget! GADGET! Not widget! Gadget! GADGET!

]]> By: phenom http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660748 phenom Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:27:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660748 freakin lot of money for sharing a widget...who would imagine such possibilities. http://vidsonly.blogspot.com freakin lot of money for sharing a widget…who would imagine such possibilities.
http://vidsonly.blogspot.com

]]> By: mathew johnson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660717 mathew johnson Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:53:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660717 @10&11: Brilliant! I appreciate your sense of humor! @10&11:

Brilliant! I appreciate your sense of humor!

]]> By: Strange Science question http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660582 Strange Science question Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:55:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660582 There's website you can win million dollar. I check out this site... http://www.elevator2010.org/ I wonder if there's god or not... Many people though earth was flat.... There’s website you can win million dollar. I check out this site…
http://www.elevator2010.org/

I wonder if there’s god or not…
Many people though earth was flat….

]]> By: Strange Science question http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660578 Strange Science question Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:49:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660578 Let's forget this crap... I have advance question... take tooth pick, ball, and poke it. Let say you built largest man made space elevator.... And you staring at sky at different region. Does space elevator come out different shape like a cone or an invisible line or water bendable pencil ? Let’s forget this crap… I have advance question… take tooth pick, ball, and poke it.

Let say you built largest man made space elevator…. And you staring at sky at different region. Does space elevator come out different shape like a cone or an invisible line or water bendable pencil ?

]]> By: Ilya http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660572 Ilya Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:43:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660572 whatever, dont know about the product but love the Curb your Enthusiasm play, and because of they got me to sit through an otherwise lukewarm demo. whatever, dont know about the product but love the Curb your Enthusiasm play, and because of they got me to sit through an otherwise lukewarm demo.

]]> By: Alec http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660563 Alec Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:34:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660563 How is this better than just emailing a link directly? That's not social enough? How is this better than just emailing a link directly? That’s not social enough?

]]> By: MadKast Raises $300K For Link Sharing Widget  »TechAddress http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660561 MadKast Raises $300K For Link Sharing Widget  »TechAddress Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:30:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660561 [...] Source:Techcrunch The first TechStars company to launch, MadKast has raised a $300,000 series A round of financing from EONBusiness Venture Capital and several Angel investors in California and Colorado. Another TechStars company, EventVue, closed their own round of funding last week. MadKast is an embeddable widget that lets you easily share links with your friends on any […] Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Source:Techcrunch The first TechStars company to launch, MadKast has raised a $300,000 series A round of financing from EONBusiness Venture Capital and several Angel investors in California and Colorado. Another TechStars company, EventVue, closed their own round of funding last week. MadKast is an embeddable widget that lets you easily share links with your friends on any […] Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Deals and Coupons http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660539 Deals and Coupons Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:03:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660539 Seems like a small change for those investors. Seems like a small change for those investors.

]]> By: waste of money?!?!? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660537 waste of money?!?!? Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:00:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660537 You know people might end up company that idea less than second. It's waste of money too. :/ You know people might end up company that idea less than second. It’s waste of money too. :/

]]> By: Matt Galligan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660528 Matt Galligan Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:51:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660528 @Amy Wilsch - all has to do with the knowledge and talent that the investors bring to the table. if there's quite a few solid minds in the pool, it always helps... @Amy Wilsch - all has to do with the knowledge and talent that the investors bring to the table. if there’s quite a few solid minds in the pool, it always helps…

]]> By: Amy Wilsch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660522 Amy Wilsch Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:48:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660522 An aside: just curious, why so many investors for a small amount of money? >>EONBusiness Venture Capital and several Angel investors in California and Colorado. An aside: just curious, why so many investors for a small amount of money?
>>EONBusiness Venture Capital and several Angel investors in California and Colorado.

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660519 Mike Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:47:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660519 Wow, what about script sharing? http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/coscripter/browse/about http://www.iopus.com/imacros/firefox/ Wow, what about script sharing?
http://services.alphaworks.ibm.....owse/about
http://www.iopus.com/imacros/firefox/

]]> By: Josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660509 Josh Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:42:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660509 Congrats, guys! Looking forward to your next release! Congrats, guys!

Looking forward to your next release!

]]> By: Anand http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660426 Anand Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:17:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/05/madkast-gets-300k-for-link-sharing-widget/#comment-1660426 $300K for a link-sharing widget? huh...when will I get my turn? $300K for a link-sharing widget?

huh…when will I get my turn?

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