Comments on: Mahalo Goes Social http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:02:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mahalo Has Competition (YouBundle Secret Screen Shots) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-2369416 Mahalo Has Competition (YouBundle Secret Screen Shots) Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:35:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-2369416 [...] It is all done by the community. While Mahalo does incorporate some social feedback as well, it is more controlled. Each submission is reviewed before being included on a Mahalo page. This policy is one way to [...] [...] It is all done by the community. While Mahalo does incorporate some social feedback as well, it is more controlled. Each submission is reviewed before being included on a Mahalo page. This policy is one way to [...]

]]> By: The Next Google Search Challenger: Blekko http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-2296907 The Next Google Search Challenger: Blekko Wed, 14 May 2008 20:13:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-2296907 [...] be hearing more about them soon) and the upcoming Wikia Search Engine are all yet to launch. Mahalo is growing fast (but still tiny). Can anyone unseat Google? Perhaps not any time soon. But you don’t have to [...] [...] be hearing more about them soon) and the upcoming Wikia Search Engine are all yet to launch. Mahalo is growing fast (but still tiny). Can anyone unseat Google? Perhaps not any time soon. But you don’t have to [...]

]]> By: Vincent http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1849504 Vincent Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:19:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1849504 Interview of Jason Calacanis on Mahalo social http://uk.intruders.tv/Le-Web3-Jason-Calacanis-on-Mahalo-Social_a260.html Interview of Jason Calacanis on Mahalo social
http://uk.intruders.tv/Le-Web3....._a260.html

]]> By: dave dell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1839725 dave dell Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:09:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1839725 @gopi - No - the traffic is coming almost entirely from Mahalo's own paid staff. If you look at the breakdown by subdomain, 40% of the traffic goes to the "Greenhouse" area where they coordinate with paid contractors for creation of new content, 40% goes to the main site, and 20% goes to guides.mahalo.com which I am guessing is a purely internal resource since, as of this writing, it is not routable from the outside world. In other words - if you assume that folks working at Mahalo generate at least one page view on the primary TLD for each hit on the Greenhouse, which seems like a reasonable assumption, then almost the entirety of Mahalo's traffic is generated by its own employees! Color me unimpressed. And I have to agree with the poster above that if Techcrunch is going to cover Jason's venture they need to do it with the same level of critical journalism they would on any other venture - or risk damaging the TC brand. /end rant @gopi -

No - the traffic is coming almost entirely from Mahalo’s own paid staff. If you look at the breakdown by subdomain, 40% of the traffic goes to the “Greenhouse” area where they coordinate with paid contractors for creation of new content, 40% goes to the main site, and 20% goes to guides.mahalo.com which I am guessing is a purely internal resource since, as of this writing, it is not routable from the outside world.

In other words - if you assume that folks working at Mahalo generate at least one page view on the primary TLD for each hit on the Greenhouse, which seems like a reasonable assumption, then almost the entirety of Mahalo’s traffic is generated by its own employees!

Color me unimpressed.

And I have to agree with the poster above that if Techcrunch is going to cover Jason’s venture they need to do it with the same level of critical journalism they would on any other venture - or risk damaging the TC brand.

/end rant

]]> By: taipeivideo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1839617 taipeivideo Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:06:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1839617 i just tried mahalo for a half an hour and found it to be inadequate for work-based searches. i'm not giving up on this concept yet, but am getting close. google does the job fine. i just tried mahalo for a half an hour and found it to be inadequate for work-based searches. i’m not giving up on this concept yet, but am getting close. google does the job fine.

]]> By: Gopi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1838192 Gopi Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:18:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1838192 I think most of the growth is coming from search referrals from google...There is little chance that mahalo will be a typein destination site but may do well like with a SEO stratgey (like about.com). I think most of the growth is coming from search referrals from google…There is little chance that mahalo will be a typein destination site but may do well like with a SEO stratgey (like about.com).

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1836845 Steve Ballmer Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:27:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1836845 Lets wait and see how this works out! http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com Lets wait and see how this works out!

http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

]]> By: Allen Stern http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835999 Allen Stern Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:34:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835999 #20 Jeremy - just review my post - you will see that "vanessa hudgens nude" is their top search driver - so your question is already answered :) http://www.centernetworks.com/mahalo-social-graph-leweb-presentation #20 Jeremy - just review my post - you will see that “vanessa hudgens nude” is their top search driver - so your question is already answered :)

http://www.centernetworks.com/.....esentation

]]> By: Hashim Warren http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835985 Hashim Warren Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835985 Arrington - but do you thinks it's hot or not? What's your opinion on this? Arrington - but do you thinks it’s hot or not? What’s your opinion on this?

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835918 Jeremy Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:47:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835918 1000 pages / week is nothing for a UGC site. Anybody who has 1000 new members sign up weekly will have 1K new pages...because each user gets their own profile page. I'd like Mahalo a LOT better (still wouldn't use it) if they'd call themselves a "directory" instead of a search engine. :) Search engines don't create crawlable pages and get indexed in other search engines. Does Google index YST? Nope. So, if Mahalo is really a search engine, they should prove it by denying robots to index their site. Let's see how well their "amazing traffic growth" is looking after they do that. I'll bet anybody here $1,000 (seriously) that if Mahalo blocks robots from crawling their search results page, their traffic drops by half, at least. 1000 pages / week is nothing for a UGC site. Anybody who has 1000 new members sign up weekly will have 1K new pages…because each user gets their own profile page.

I’d like Mahalo a LOT better (still wouldn’t use it) if they’d call themselves a “directory” instead of a search engine. :)

Search engines don’t create crawlable pages and get indexed in other search engines. Does Google index YST? Nope.

So, if Mahalo is really a search engine, they should prove it by denying robots to index their site.

Let’s see how well their “amazing traffic growth” is looking after they do that.

I’ll bet anybody here $1,000 (seriously) that if Mahalo blocks robots from crawling their search results page, their traffic drops by half, at least.

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835885 Ian Bell Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:25:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835885 That is amazing growth. Jason is smart in that he is able to work the long tail of the web by adding so many pages each week. It's not about the best content as much as it is about having the most content. 1000 pages/week is astounding. That is amazing growth. Jason is smart in that he is able to work the long tail of the web by adding so many pages each week. It’s not about the best content as much as it is about having the most content. 1000 pages/week is astounding.

]]> By: clockwise http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835854 clockwise Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:01:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835854 #17 seems unusually similar to #2, which can only mean one thing: Dan Ackerman Greenberg is among us! #17 seems unusually similar to #2, which can only mean one thing:

Dan Ackerman Greenberg is among us!

]]> By: thomas http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835805 thomas Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:31:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835805 I visit mahalo because I enjoy the Mahalo Daily podcast. It’s a nice round-up of misc. interesting stories and how-tos. I visit mahalo because I enjoy the Mahalo Daily podcast. It’s a nice round-up of misc. interesting stories and how-tos.

]]> By: Tim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835731 Tim Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:40:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835731 dmoz.org 2.0? dmoz.org 2.0?

]]> By: sean percival http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835723 sean percival Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:36:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835723 If anyone would like to see video of Jason's presentation check out: http://www.socialham.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-launches-mahalo-social-adds-creative-commons-and-rss/ If anyone would like to see video of Jason’s presentation check out:

http://www.socialham.com/2007/.....s-and-rss/

]]> By: » Mahalo Launches Mahalo Social, adds Creative Commons and RSS — Social Ham - Social Network News http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835621 » Mahalo Launches Mahalo Social, adds Creative Commons and RSS — Social Ham - Social Network News Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:37:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835621 [...] More at: TechCrunch | Mashable | Dean [...] [...] More at: TechCrunch | Mashable | Dean [...]

]]> By: stageofcervicalcancer.info http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835582 stageofcervicalcancer.info Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:19:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835582 All thRUBUTYPECANCER@GMAIL.COM is is deception to do more advertising All thRUBUTYPECANCER@GMAIL.COM is is deception to do more advertising

]]> By: Anrkist http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835562 Anrkist Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:03:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835562 There seems to be some spam in the user activity section =p There seems to be some spam in the user activity section =p

]]> By: Bernd http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835533 Bernd Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:47:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835533 First Hakia - now Mahalo. both are testing the integration of search and social networking. I think Hakia has done a better job with "Meet people who asked the same question" My guess: The integration of search and social networking will be an interesting trend to follow in 2008. I think that we will see many different approaches. by the way, my idea of integrating search and social networking is called www.andunite.com (just a little bit of dumb surreptitious advertising) First Hakia - now Mahalo. both are testing the integration of search and social networking. I think Hakia has done a better job with “Meet people who asked the same question”

My guess: The integration of search and social networking will be an interesting trend to follow in 2008. I think that we will see many different approaches. by the way, my idea of integrating search and social networking is called http://www.andunite.com (just a little bit of dumb surreptitious advertising)

]]> By: nathan miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835455 nathan miller Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:50:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835455 Mahalo's traffic starts going up, right when Veronica Belmont joins them. Mahalo’s traffic starts going up, right when Veronica Belmont joins them.

]]> By: Google²+eBay²=Uniseek http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835445 Google²+eBay²=Uniseek Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:46:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835445 Letting users decide what is important when it comes to search results is exactly what Uniseek is doing. Although we are doing it much differently than Mahalo, the idea is similar. Except ours requires no additional user action (something that I think would dictate sparse results at Mahalo for most search terms) Google of course display results according to the authority of other websites. But this is not good way to index social websites and other non-static destinations (videos, music, job listings, dating profiles, television shows, real estate listings, etc). Letting users decide what is important when it comes to search results is exactly what Uniseek is doing. Although we are doing it much differently than Mahalo, the idea is similar. Except ours requires no additional user action (something that I think would dictate sparse results at Mahalo for most search terms)

Google of course display results according to the authority of other websites. But this is not good way to index social websites and other non-static destinations (videos, music, job listings, dating profiles, television shows, real estate listings, etc).

]]> By: Edwin Khodabakchian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835428 Edwin Khodabakchian Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:37:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835428 Mike. Wiki-based search engine sounds much better than people-based search engine. At least it opens the door to some automation/innovation. Is that your term or Jason's term. Mike. Wiki-based search engine sounds much better than people-based search engine. At least it opens the door to some automation/innovation. Is that your term or Jason’s term.

]]> By: Aidan Henry http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835427 Aidan Henry Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:36:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835427 Mike, I'm not convinced that you should be writing articles about Mahalo. Though you may not have a financial investment in the company, you have an important business relationship with Jason Calacanis. I think that this has a bearing over the tone of your articles on Mahalo. Correct me if I'm wrong... And a valuation of $100 million already? Maybe we are in a bubble after all... Cheers, Aidan www.MappingTheWeb.com Mike,

I’m not convinced that you should be writing articles about Mahalo. Though you may not have a financial investment in the company, you have an important business relationship with Jason Calacanis. I think that this has a bearing over the tone of your articles on Mahalo. Correct me if I’m wrong…

And a valuation of $100 million already? Maybe we are in a bubble after all…

Cheers,
Aidan
http://www.MappingTheWeb.com

]]> By: Peter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835409 Peter Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:27:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835409 I love this site but it's just Incredible, 20M for a website that can be easily build an maintained by a team of max. 5 FTE. What are they going to do with all that cash? And who on earth made that 100M valuation? I love this site but it’s just Incredible, 20M for a website that can be easily build an maintained by a team of max. 5 FTE.

What are they going to do with all that cash?

And who on earth made that 100M valuation?

]]> By: Timothy Post http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835389 Timothy Post Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:17:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/mahalo-goes-social/#comment-1835389 Are you kidding us? Mahalo has raised $20 million and has a valuation of approx $100 million? That's simply a joke! I think Calacanis is one of the most insightful and entertaining commentators of the Web 2.0 world. I love his podcasts and when he's on TWiT it's that much more fun. Mahalo's big announcement is that its adding "social networking features?" Whatever, non-story. Mike, you a nice friend of Jason's to put this post up on Tech Crunch but as somebody looking in from a distance (I don't live in the US), the whole scene is full of hot air. Calacanis should be running a major PR company not trying to launch the next technology company. Stick to his strengths. Hell, Mahalo Daily proves my point. It's the tail wagging the dog. Are you kidding us? Mahalo has raised $20 million and has a valuation of approx $100 million? That’s simply a joke!

I think Calacanis is one of the most insightful and entertaining commentators of the Web 2.0 world. I love his podcasts and when he’s on TWiT it’s that much more fun.

Mahalo’s big announcement is that its adding “social networking features?” Whatever, non-story.

Mike, you a nice friend of Jason’s to put this post up on Tech Crunch but as somebody looking in from a distance (I don’t live in the US), the whole scene is full of hot air.

Calacanis should be running a major PR company not trying to launch the next technology company. Stick to his strengths. Hell, Mahalo Daily proves my point. It’s the tail wagging the dog.

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