Comments on: 150 Invites To 123people.com For TechCrunch Readers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:07:44 -0800 hourly 1 By: 123people brings people search to its iPhone app http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-3020149 123people brings people search to its iPhone app Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:22:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-3020149 [...] Controversial Vienna based people search Startup 123people (Which TechCrunch covered from it’s early days) just released their iPhone App. The App hardly differs from the Web platform regarding the core [...] [...] Controversial Vienna based people search Startup 123people (Which TechCrunch covered from it’s early days) just released their iPhone App. The App hardly differs from the Web platform regarding the core [...]

]]> By: Olga http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-2630149 Olga Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:53:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-2630149 This company trawled my company website and extracted my personal name attached to my company telephone number and address, my professional qualifications, lots of links, and a photo lifted from this site which clearly states that my company holds the copyright. All this without warning, my knowledge nor permission. Additionally, it made a link to my Amazon wishlists (for which I did not give Amazon permission to publish). All in all a gross invasion of privacy and, above all, infringement of my company's copyright. I have sent an e-mail complaint to 123 people but, of course, had no reply. All very scary! As I live in Germany I shall investigate copyright as well as data protection laws and report my complaint to the appropriate authorities. This company trawled my company website and extracted my personal name attached to my company telephone number and address, my professional qualifications, lots of links, and a photo lifted from this site which clearly states that my company holds the copyright. All this without warning, my knowledge nor permission. Additionally, it made a link to my Amazon wishlists (for which I did not give Amazon permission to publish). All in all a gross invasion of privacy and, above all, infringement of my company’s copyright. I have sent an e-mail complaint to 123 people but, of course, had no reply. All very scary! As I live in Germany I shall investigate copyright as well as data protection laws and report my complaint to the appropriate authorities.

]]> By: Sara P http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-2566594 Sara P Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:49:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-2566594 Nice post which helped me to track down one my old friends id. Thanks for that Nice post which helped me to track down one my old friends id. Thanks for that

]]> By: Wones http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-2520771 Wones Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:26:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-2520771 New Site - Decide by Comparing and Reviewing all People Search Services. PeopleSearchServices.com http://www.PeopleSearchServices.com New Site – Decide by Comparing and Reviewing all People Search Services.

PeopleSearchServices.com

http://www.Peop...rchServices.com

]]> By: 123People « SocialWeb http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-2066016 123People « SocialWeb Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:05:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-2066016 [...] techcrunch [...] [...] techcrunch [...]

]]> By: Stefan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1979718 Stefan Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:27:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1979718 @Simos: Thanks for your feedback. We are unable to reproduce your issue. Do you have javascript deactivated? Would be grateful if you contact us directly at feedback (at) 123people.com Stefan, co-founder 123people.com @Simos: Thanks for your feedback. We are unable to reproduce your issue. Do you have javascript deactivated? Would be grateful if you contact us directly at feedback (at) 123people.com

Stefan, co-founder 123people.com

]]> By: Simos http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1979573 Simos Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:07:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1979573 @Stefan - I get the same issue as Stefanos1990 with every browser on my PC. I have tried with IE7, Mozilla and Safari. None of the seem to work as I cannot see the search results. Given that it's the main function of the site (searching for people) it's quite disappointing the search results cannot be displayed! Also, I have not found a way of unsubscribing myself - is there such a feature? And worryingly the 'medium' and 'high' privacy settings are not yet available... Sorry to be negative Stefan but as it was featured in Techcrunch I was expecting that at least the search part would work fine (even with limited results). Having said that, strange browser-related problems (I am assuming it is as I'm sure you've tried the search in IE and Mozilla yourself!!!) are getting tougher and tougher to catch! @Stefan – I get the same issue as Stefanos1990 with every browser on my PC. I have tried with IE7, Mozilla and Safari. None of the seem to work as I cannot see the search results.

Given that it’s the main function of the site (searching for people) it’s quite disappointing the search results cannot be displayed!

Also, I have not found a way of unsubscribing myself – is there such a feature? And worryingly the ‘medium’ and ‘high’ privacy settings are not yet available…

Sorry to be negative Stefan but as it was featured in Techcrunch I was expecting that at least the search part would work fine (even with limited results). Having said that, strange browser-related problems (I am assuming it is as I’m sure you’ve tried the search in IE and Mozilla yourself!!!) are getting tougher and tougher to catch!

]]> By: Stefan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1979472 Stefan Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:30:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1979472 @stefanos1990: of course, I meant "assume you're NOT working in Firefox or IE" Stefan, co-founder 123people.com @stefanos1990: of course, I meant “assume you’re NOT working in Firefox or IE”

Stefan, co-founder 123people.com

]]> By: Stefan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1979469 Stefan Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:26:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1979469 Hi, I am the co-founder of 123people.com. As Amanda said, thank you for all of your interest in the site. We will try to provide all of you access to the beta site soon. @stefanos1990: Sorry to hear you’re having some technical issues. What browser are you using to access the site? I assume you’re working in Firefox or IE as we’re currently working through some issues with Safari and other browsers. Our technical team is working on this and will keep you posted. We’re glad to have you involved so early in the development of the site. Stefan, co-founder 123people.com Feedback (at) 123people.com Hi,
I am the co-founder of 123people.com. As Amanda said, thank you for all of your interest in the site. We will try to provide all of you access to the beta site soon.

@stefanos1990: Sorry to hear you’re having some technical issues. What browser are you using to access the site? I assume you’re working in Firefox or IE as we’re currently working through some issues with Safari and other browsers. Our technical team is working on this and will keep you posted.

We’re glad to have you involved so early in the development of the site.

Stefan, co-founder 123people.com
Feedback (at) 123people.com

]]> By: Amanda http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1979430 Amanda Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:33:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1979430 Thank you for all of your interest in 123people.com. We've sent out 150 invites to the first people who responded and will make more available in the coming weeks. I also appreciate your comments about privacy. 123people.com only aggregates information that is already publicly available on the Web. Any registered user can easily adjust privacy settings, decide what information is or is not displayed and determine how much of his or her personal data is open for editing by other users. As you test out the beta site, remember that results are currently optimized for European Web users so you will not have the full search experience if you are testing from the US. We’ll launch the US release soon and wanted to involve you in testing out the site as early in its development as possible. If you have any questions, concerns or feedback you can email me directly or any member the 123people.com team. Amanda i5invest a [dot] mooney at i5invest [dot] com Thank you for all of your interest in 123people.com. We’ve sent out 150 invites to the first people who responded and will make more available in the coming weeks.

I also appreciate your comments about privacy. 123people.com only aggregates information that is already publicly available on the Web. Any registered user can easily adjust privacy settings, decide what information is or is not displayed and determine how much of his or her personal data is open for editing by other users.

As you test out the beta site, remember that results are currently optimized for European Web users so you will not have the full search experience if you are testing from the US.

We’ll launch the US release soon and wanted to involve you in testing out the site as early in its development as possible.

If you have any questions, concerns or feedback you can email me directly or any member the 123people.com team.

Amanda
i5invest
a [dot] mooney at i5invest [dot] com

]]> By: Joke Cricket http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1979428 Joke Cricket Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:32:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1979428 I got the invite..but this site is not good..some times giving errors. I got the invite..but this site is not good..some times giving errors.

]]> By: stefanos1990 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1979412 stefanos1990 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:09:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1979412 I've got an invite, logged on, but it sucks. I can't find anyone, although all those people can be found on google. First I tried looking for my friends, not a single hit. Then I searched Gordon Brown, it said 77 results, but they didn't show, all there was on the screen was this: Retrieving more results... Popular Searches Dietrich Mateschitz Anna Netrebko Markus Rogan Retrieving more results... and it stayed that way for 10 minutes I’ve got an invite, logged on, but it sucks. I can’t find anyone, although all those people can be found on google. First I tried looking for my friends, not a single hit. Then I searched Gordon Brown, it said 77 results, but they didn’t show, all there was on the screen was this:

Retrieving more results…
Popular Searches
Dietrich Mateschitz
Anna Netrebko
Markus Rogan
Retrieving more results…

and it stayed that way for 10 minutes

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978865 Mark Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:57:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978865 Oh yeah, and managedq looked like google results packed web 2.0 style... thank god. Oh yeah, and managedq looked like google results packed web 2.0 style… thank god.

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978863 Mark Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:55:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978863 Who would need this kind of service? Stalkers? Private eyes? What is the target group? Grannies next door? Surely you wouldn't want someone who found about you like this to contact you... Jackals are everywhere nowadays, all the more reason to cover your abdominal area. Who would need this kind of service? Stalkers? Private eyes? What is the target group? Grannies next door? Surely you wouldn’t want someone who found about you like this to contact you… Jackals are everywhere nowadays, all the more reason to cover your abdominal area.

]]> By: OnkelSchark http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978860 OnkelSchark Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:49:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978860 mmm... hours later, still no invite. So I tried signing up straight on their site (where it says nothing about a private beta), submitted step 1 of 4 and got: "We are upgrading the systems/ Wir verbessern die Systeme" Looks like you're off to a great start 123people, great start... mmm… hours later, still no invite.

So I tried signing up straight on their site (where it says nothing about a private beta), submitted step 1 of 4 and got:

“We are upgrading the systems/ Wir verbessern die Systeme”

Looks like you’re off to a great start 123people, great start…

]]> By: TechGuy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978610 TechGuy Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:18:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978610 My favorite people search engine by far is <a href='managedq.com' rel="nofollow">ManagedQ</a>. They have an Executive Summary feature that shows you all the associated People, Places and Things for a given person. And it's not human edited, it uses an NLP algorithm to extract the info in real-time. Take a look at <a href="http://www.managedq.com/search.php?q=Michael+Arrington" rel="nofollow">Michael Arrington on ManagedQ</a> My favorite people search engine by far is ManagedQ. They have an Executive Summary feature that shows you all the associated People, Places and Things for a given person. And it’s not human edited, it uses an NLP algorithm to extract the info in real-time.

Take a look at Michael Arrington on ManagedQ

]]> By: AnonTroll http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978552 AnonTroll Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:45:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978552 I'm just not searching for specific people that don't show up on google enough to care about this. I’m just not searching for specific people that don’t show up on google enough to care about this.

]]> By: Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978362 Paul Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:34:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978362 150 people invited to give personal information to a little-known company whose premise is undermining their privacy? What a gift. They've offered us a thimble to help dig our own graves. 150 people invited to give personal information to a little-known company whose premise is undermining their privacy? What a gift. They’ve offered us a thimble to help dig our own graves.

]]> By: Lizi http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978337 Lizi Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:21:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978337 123people.com and other existing people search engines are greate if you want to find specific person. The drawback , the user must know the name or the email of the desired person in advance, which is not suitable for dating proposes or when the user just wants to meet new friends with similar interests. http://www.copenda.com is a new social people search engine with a totally different approach to people search. You type your preferences such as : location,age,hobies,hight, etc. ...and Copenda will find the match, your next match can be from popular social networks and dating sites such as Myspace, Facebook, hi5, friendster, match, plentyoffish and more. 123people.com and other existing people search engines are greate if you want to find specific person.
The drawback , the user must know the name or the email of the desired person in advance, which is not suitable for dating proposes or when the user just wants to meet new friends with similar interests.

http://www.copenda.com is a new social people search engine with a totally different approach to people search.
You type your preferences such as : location,age,hobies,hight, etc. …and Copenda will find the match, your next match can be from popular social networks and dating sites such as Myspace, Facebook, hi5, friendster, match, plentyoffish and more.

]]> By: Zoli Erdos http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978336 Zoli Erdos Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:20:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978336 150? Why not 123? :-) 150? Why not 123? :-)

]]> By: Live Crunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978303 Live Crunch Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:02:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978303 Honestly? Don't like it....yet another...... Honestly? Don’t like it….yet another……

]]> By: courtney benson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1978142 courtney benson Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:24:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1978142 Sounds like a dream opportunity for spammers and telemarketers. The idea of getting someone's email address and phone number without permission is disturbing. Europe's privacy laws are suppose to prevent this sort of thing. Sounds like a dream opportunity for spammers and telemarketers. The idea of getting someone’s email address and phone number without permission is disturbing. Europe’s privacy laws are suppose to prevent this sort of thing.

]]> By: Steffen Ruehl http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1977987 Steffen Ruehl Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:16:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1977987 Techcrunch missed first European search engine yasni.de in this list and in history ... Techcrunch missed first European search engine yasni.de in this list and in history …

]]> By: OnkelSchark http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1977979 OnkelSchark Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:56:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1977979 Email sent, waiting patiently. Email sent, waiting patiently.

]]> By: ripple024 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-1977975 ripple024 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:50:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/150-invites-to-123peoplecom-for-techcrunch-readers/#comment-1977975 no invite yet. =( no invite yet. =(

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