Comments on: Edgeio To Shut Down – In The DeadPool http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:25:40 -0800 hourly 1 By: Lesson Learned? AllAdvantage 2.0 Shuts Down http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-3108637 Lesson Learned? AllAdvantage 2.0 Shuts Down Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:24:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-3108637 [...] Another startup that shut down in the past week was Edgeio, a classifieds aggregator co-founded by TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington. Fittingly, he wrote the obituary. [...] [...] Another startup that shut down in the past week was Edgeio, a classifieds aggregator co-founded by TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington. Fittingly, he wrote the obituary. [...]

]]> By: Titans of Tech Journalism: Leo Laporte vs Michael Arrington | Viralogy Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2905011 Titans of Tech Journalism: Leo Laporte vs Michael Arrington | Viralogy Blog Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:44:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2905011 [...] for a bit as a domain buyer and relaxing for a year, Michael joined Keith again in co-founding Edgeio. In order to catch up with the startup world, he started writing his blog Tech Crunch, which [...] [...] for a bit as a domain buyer and relaxing for a year, Michael joined Keith again in co-founding Edgeio. In order to catch up with the startup world, he started writing his blog Tech Crunch, which [...]

]]> By: Keith Teare Denies Rumors of Being Recruited as CEO of CrunchPad Inc. Here we go again? « Crunchpad Fans http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2849699 Keith Teare Denies Rumors of Being Recruited as CEO of CrunchPad Inc. Here we go again? « Crunchpad Fans Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:17:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2849699 [...] But that didn’t last long, and in December of that year Edgeio, run by CEO Teare, joined the deadpool. Former Altavista CTO Louis Monier, who is now leading efforts surrounding the CrunchPad, invested [...] [...] But that didn’t last long, and in December of that year Edgeio, run by CEO Teare, joined the deadpool. Former Altavista CTO Louis Monier, who is now leading efforts surrounding the CrunchPad, invested [...]

]]> By: Keith Teare Denies Rumors of Being Recruited as CEO of CrunchPad Inc. Deja Vu all over again? « Crunchpad Fans http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2849682 Keith Teare Denies Rumors of Being Recruited as CEO of CrunchPad Inc. Deja Vu all over again? « Crunchpad Fans Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:50:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2849682 [...] But that didn’t last long, and in December of that year Edgeio, run by CEO Teare, joined the deadpool. Former Altavista CTO Louis Monier, who is now leading efforts surrounding the CrunchPad, invested [...] [...] But that didn’t last long, and in December of that year Edgeio, run by CEO Teare, joined the deadpool. Former Altavista CTO Louis Monier, who is now leading efforts surrounding the CrunchPad, invested [...]

]]> By: Keith Teare Denies Rumors of Being Recruited as CEO of CrunchPad Inc., No Word Yet On Other Positions « Crunchpad Fans http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2849681 Keith Teare Denies Rumors of Being Recruited as CEO of CrunchPad Inc., No Word Yet On Other Positions « Crunchpad Fans Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:46:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2849681 [...] But that didn’t last long, and in December of that year Edgeio, run by CEO Teare, joined the deadpool. Former Altavista CTO Louis Monier, who is now leading efforts surrounding the CrunchPad, invested [...] [...] But that didn’t last long, and in December of that year Edgeio, run by CEO Teare, joined the deadpool. Former Altavista CTO Louis Monier, who is now leading efforts surrounding the CrunchPad, invested [...]

]]> By: Debunking 5 Myths of Local Internet Success « SmokeJumping http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2787598 Debunking 5 Myths of Local Internet Success « SmokeJumping Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:18:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2787598 [...] on Compete. Even those who achieve relatively good traffic numbers aren’t destined for success: Edgeio was generating over 1.5M page views monthly when it decided to shut down; Insider Pages has over [...] [...] on Compete. Even those who achieve relatively good traffic numbers aren’t destined for success: Edgeio was generating over 1.5M page views monthly when it decided to shut down; Insider Pages has over [...]

]]> By: EDGEIO.COM CLOSES ITS DOORS | FreeAdLists Blog - Free Classifieds http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2578771 EDGEIO.COM CLOSES ITS DOORS | FreeAdLists Blog - Free Classifieds Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:04:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2578771 [...] TechCrunch reported that Edgeio.com is closing their doors. Edgeio was a service that collected and organized classified ads listings that were published on other RSS enabled web sites or directly onto Edgeio. [...] [...] TechCrunch reported that Edgeio.com is closing their doors. Edgeio was a service that collected and organized classified ads listings that were published on other RSS enabled web sites or directly onto Edgeio. [...]

]]> By: perde http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2572447 perde Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:49:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2572447 nice nice

]]> By: Did TechCrunchIT Co-Editor Nik Cubrilovic Rip Off His Omnidrive Investors? : The Drama 2.0 Show http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2531679 Did TechCrunchIT Co-Editor Nik Cubrilovic Rip Off His Omnidrive Investors? : The Drama 2.0 Show Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:18:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2531679 [...] record as an angel investor isn’t all that impressive and he’s used to losing money. Edgeio and Omnidrive are gone. DanceJam, Seesmic and Daylife don’t look so promising. That leaves [...] [...] record as an angel investor isn’t all that impressive and he’s used to losing money. Edgeio and Omnidrive are gone. DanceJam, Seesmic and Daylife don’t look so promising. That leaves [...]

]]> By: The Lazy Man’s Guide to a Horrible Domain Name http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2292813 The Lazy Man’s Guide to a Horrible Domain Name Tue, 13 May 2008 02:44:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2292813 [...] leadspool.com (presumably so Mike can eventually rhyme it with deadpool) [...] [...] leadspool.com (presumably so Mike can eventually rhyme it with deadpool) [...]

]]> By: What To Do With Failed Startup IP? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-2273988 What To Do With Failed Startup IP? Tue, 06 May 2008 09:35:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-2273988 [...] This is exactly what happened with Edgeio, for example, a company that I co-founded and which failed late last year. Most of the IP assets were sold to third parties, and the proceeds went to pay off [...] [...] This is exactly what happened with Edgeio, for example, a company that I co-founded and which failed late last year. Most of the IP assets were sold to third parties, and the proceeds went to pay off [...]

]]> By: Come for the Ride… » Edgeio… Not Good Enough to Edge Out the Competition http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1936765 Come for the Ride… » Edgeio… Not Good Enough to Edge Out the Competition Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:49:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1936765 [...] according to TechCrunch, Edgeio will be shutting down by the end of 2007. Considering the growing number of classified aggregators on the web (e.g. [...] [...] according to TechCrunch, Edgeio will be shutting down by the end of 2007. Considering the growing number of classified aggregators on the web (e.g. [...]

]]> By: Edgeio Blows Through Funding, Closes Shop | Calvin Harvey dot Com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1900182 Edgeio Blows Through Funding, Closes Shop | Calvin Harvey dot Com Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:45:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1900182 [...] top tier talent, Arrington revealed that Edgeio’s board had a final meeting last night and decided to call it quits. The company burned through that money according to plan, meaning they ran out this month. The [...] [...] top tier talent, Arrington revealed that Edgeio’s board had a final meeting last night and decided to call it quits. The company burned through that money according to plan, meaning they ran out this month. The [...]

]]> By: The Burningsoul’s Blog » Blog Archive » The Year in DeadPool (2007 Edition) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1889044 The Burningsoul’s Blog » Blog Archive » The Year in DeadPool (2007 Edition) Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:31:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1889044 [...] Edgeio To Shut Down - In The DeadPool [...] [...] Edgeio To Shut Down – In The DeadPool [...]

]]> By: RB http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1886421 RB Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:40:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1886421 arrington, i love how you disqualify, distance yourself from responsibility by saying you were just a board member. any silicon valley player knows that the board approves every decision in a startup, from how much to spend on pizza fridays to stock option valuations. you are a schmuck for dumping blame on keith teare. what he needs to do is stay the fuck away from the likes of show boaters like you and start focusing on making money every day. i made more trading AAPL this month than you did all year running this site. straight up. cheers. rb. arrington, i love how you disqualify, distance yourself from responsibility by saying you were just a board member.
any silicon valley player knows that the board approves every decision in a startup, from how much to spend on pizza fridays to stock option valuations.
you are a schmuck for dumping blame on keith teare.
what he needs to do is stay the fuck away from the likes of show boaters like you and start focusing on making money every day.
i made more trading AAPL this month than you did all year running this site.
straight up.
cheers.
rb.

]]> By: ben http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1876007 ben Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:55:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1876007 Now Edgeio has gone more room for adflyer! Now Edgeio has gone more room for adflyer!

]]> By: Edgeio Auction | DomainBusiness.cc http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1866499 Edgeio Auction | DomainBusiness.cc Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:45:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1866499 [...] few days ago Techcrunch broke the news that Edgeio was joining the dead pool. The business is being shut down and the company is closing. That leaves one thing left to do. [...] [...] few days ago Techcrunch broke the news that Edgeio was joining the dead pool. The business is being shut down and the company is closing. That leaves one thing left to do. [...]

]]> By: Giovani Spagnolo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1837325 Giovani Spagnolo Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:48:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1837325 I published an open letter to Edgeio investors on http://webyes.com.br/2007/12/13/open-letter-to-edgeio-investors/ thanks. giovani http://www.tvgio.com I published an open letter to Edgeio investors on

http://webyes.c...geio-investors/

thanks.
giovani
http://www.tvgio.com

]]> By: Steven http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1837289 Steven Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:08:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1837289 I think Ablewise.com is going to make it. Unlike Edgeio, Ablewise has a sound revenue model. I think Ablewise has less than 10% of what Edgeio was funded. Ablewise is Fast and Creative with the only Classifieds Community on the net today. I think Ablewise.com is going to make it. Unlike Edgeio, Ablewise has a sound revenue model. I think Ablewise has less than 10% of what Edgeio was funded.

Ablewise is Fast and Creative with the only Classifieds Community on the net today.

]]> By: Real Estate Innovator Henry http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1837054 Real Estate Innovator Henry Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:30:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1837054 While it is good to have less competition in the space, I am sad to see Edgeio to close. We started our companies about the same time, and we are still trying grow Movoto.com into the best real estate website nationwide. We wish you guys good luck with the next venture. In the meantime, anyone looking for a cool real estate site should visit us at http://www.movoto.com or our blog at http://realestateandhomes.blogspot.com. Henry Founder, Movoto Real Estate http://www.movoto.com While it is good to have less competition in the space, I am sad to see Edgeio to close. We started our companies about the same time, and we are still trying grow Movoto.com into the best real estate website nationwide. We wish you guys good luck with the next venture.

In the meantime, anyone looking for a cool real estate site should visit us at http://www.movoto.com or our blog at http://realesta...es.blogspot.com.

Henry
Founder, Movoto Real Estate
http://www.movoto.com

]]> By: ClassifiedFlyerAds http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1836938 ClassifiedFlyerAds Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:31:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1836938 Sorry to hear this. Edgeio had a good concept and the listings we fed to it actually did get some hits from the site. One of the biggest complaints we heard from our customers was the search ability on Edgeio. Lots of users had a hard time searching for stuff. The Edgeio support team was responsive though and the technology behind the system seems to have potential. Sorry to hear this. Edgeio had a good concept and the listings we fed to it actually did get some hits from the site. One of the biggest complaints we heard from our customers was the search ability on Edgeio. Lots of users had a hard time searching for stuff. The Edgeio support team was responsive though and the technology behind the system seems to have potential.

]]> By: Giovani Spagnolo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1835914 Giovani Spagnolo Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:46:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1835914 I think the auction is not the best move for edgeio. Here is my opinion to EDGEIO investors... Instead of doing an auction and practically killing what could be a successful classified advertising platform you could do a very important move for the web2.0 history: release it under the *new* FSF GNU Affero GPLv3 license (http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html) - please read about that. Why? Because this license extends the rights of the “normal” gpl to remote web users, which means that if anyone improves edgeio and makes it available online, they should provide a link to the new source code, thus generating a positive improvement cycle on web applications (just like gplv2 did for desktop applications years ago). That’s amazing now, because as you might know, successful free softwares are mostly “generic” platforms serving different markets (openoffice, firefox, mysql, pidgin, gimp…), and edgeio has yet no parallel in the free software world (just a matter of time tough). This combination could lead edgeio to a renaissance in the hands of passionate developers willing to improve the system, and would enable current users to stick with their current system (maybe ask for donations - build a foundation like mozilla does) and prevent advertisers from running away before the auction finishes. Along with this changes, the need to provide support and related services will come (if still your interest or interest of your past employees) or - at least - you’ll just get some free publicity (which will probably worth more than $250,000) and a very good image around the world for your future startups. I hope the investors think about it seriously… Best Regards, Giovani Spagnolo http://www.webyes.com.br http://www.tvgio.com I think the auction is not the best move for edgeio. Here is my opinion to EDGEIO investors…

Instead of doing an auction and practically killing what could be a successful classified advertising platform you could do a very important move for the web2.0 history: release it under the *new* FSF GNU Affero GPLv3 license (http://www.fsf....s/agpl-3.0.html) – please read about that.

Why? Because this license extends the rights of the “normal” gpl to remote web users, which means that if anyone improves edgeio and makes it available online, they should provide a link to the new source code, thus generating a positive improvement cycle on web applications (just like gplv2 did for desktop applications years ago).

That’s amazing now, because as you might know, successful free softwares are mostly “generic” platforms serving different markets (openoffice, firefox, mysql, pidgin, gimp…), and edgeio has yet no parallel in the free software world (just a matter of time tough).

This combination could lead edgeio to a renaissance in the hands of passionate developers willing to improve the system, and would enable current users to stick with their current system (maybe ask for donations – build a foundation like mozilla does) and prevent advertisers from running away before the auction finishes. Along with this changes, the need to provide support and related services will come (if still your interest or interest of your past employees) or – at least – you’ll just get some free publicity (which will probably worth more than $250,000) and a very good image around the world for your future startups.

I hope the investors think about it seriously…
Best Regards,

Giovani Spagnolo
http://www.webyes.com.br
http://www.tvgio.com

]]> By: chrisco http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1835124 chrisco Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:58:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1835124 Should start the bidding lower to get the bidding competition started... I guess you are trying to balance the expectation, but I have found that "no reserve" are best... granted I've never auctioned off a startup. Best wishes for a maximized outcome. Should start the bidding lower to get the bidding competition started… I guess you are trying to balance the expectation, but I have found that “no reserve” are best… granted I’ve never auctioned off a startup. Best wishes for a maximized outcome.

]]> By: Bret Fausett http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1834978 Bret Fausett Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:15:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1834978 I'm sorry to hear this. I saw you guys present at Esther's conference a few years ago, and I thought it was a clever idea. Would love to see a TechCrunch post or two on why you think the business didn't catch. -- Bret I’m sorry to hear this. I saw you guys present at Esther’s conference a few years ago, and I thought it was a clever idea. Would love to see a TechCrunch post or two on why you think the business didn’t catch.

— Bret

]]> By: David Cantu http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/comment-page-4/#comment-1832631 David Cantu Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:52:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/edgeio-to-shut-down-in-the-deadpool/#comment-1832631 I am really sad to see edgeio leave us. I was just getting my content feeds completed for Vast.com, oodle.com, trulia and getting ready for edgeio. However my development team asked me to come look at the message about edgeio. I really wish you the best and thanks for the pleasure of having cozybug.com on your blog. I am really sad to see edgeio leave us. I was just getting my content feeds completed for Vast.com, oodle.com, trulia and getting ready for edgeio. However my development team asked me to come look at the message about edgeio. I really wish you the best and thanks for the pleasure of having cozybug.com on your blog.

]]>