Comments on: Consumating To Join The Deadpool http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:29:00 -0800 hourly 1 By: Why I’m not playing #FollowFriday anymore | that damn redhead http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-2653805 Why I’m not playing #FollowFriday anymore | that damn redhead Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:14:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-2653805 [...] as “RockEmSockEmJen” or something like that on a now-defunct social network known as Consumating), I somehow found it and said, “Ooh, this looks interesting!” and signed up. Then last [...] [...] as “RockEmSockEmJen” or something like that on a now-defunct social network known as Consumating), I somehow found it and said, “Ooh, this looks interesting!” and signed up. Then last [...]

]]> By: Vianden http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-2041256 Vianden Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:25:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-2041256 Who are you? Reply to gavyls62@msn.com. Best, GAV Who are you? Reply to gavyls62@msn.com. Best, GAV

]]> By: General http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1997691 General Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:46:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1997691 Too bad they didn't include the former high-tech start-up where I used to work: CyberLocator Inc. The concept involved using GPS technology in computer networks as an authentication process -- thereby making passwords location-sensitive. Lack of proper funding, in-fighting between legacy investors (on the side of the founder) and newer investors (on the side of the CEO), and the lack of an adequate indoor-receptive GPS receiver (now easily found in the marketplace but absent back in 2000-2001) all contributed to the company's demise. Oh, and the lack of a deliverable product and no customers might have had something to do with it as well. Too bad they didn’t include the former high-tech start-up where I used to work: CyberLocator Inc. The concept involved using GPS technology in computer networks as an authentication process — thereby making passwords location-sensitive. Lack of proper funding, in-fighting between legacy investors (on the side of the founder) and newer investors (on the side of the CEO), and the lack of an adequate indoor-receptive GPS receiver (now easily found in the marketplace but absent back in 2000-2001) all contributed to the company’s demise. Oh, and the lack of a deliverable product and no customers might have had something to do with it as well.

]]> By: John DeMayo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1996663 John DeMayo Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:45:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1996663 Congrats to Ben for his timing........this story is kinda telling of CNET, huh? Who but the internet rockstart can sell a site, and then have the company that bought it turn it open source before they shut it down, while gracefully making his exit amidst the wreckage that is CNET? LOL. Congrats to Ben for his timing……..this story is kinda telling of CNET, huh?

Who but the internet rockstart can sell a site, and then have the company that bought it turn it open source before they shut it down, while gracefully making his exit amidst the wreckage that is CNET? LOL.

]]> By: dEEPS http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1993948 dEEPS Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:56:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1993948 too bad.. it was a good site! too bad.. it was a good site!

]]> By: Dave Evans http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1993561 Dave Evans Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:43:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1993561 I really enjoyed talking with Ben while they were launching. He would make considerable changes to the code nightly after I would bug him to fix things or add new features. I liked to think of him sitting out in the back yard with a Powerbook, siz-pack of PBR and BBQ, hanging with the cool kids and cranking out code. Someone should go make a killer site based on Clonesumating. I really enjoyed talking with Ben while they were launching. He would make considerable changes to the code nightly after I would bug him to fix things or add new features. I liked to think of him sitting out in the back yard with a Powerbook, siz-pack of PBR and BBQ, hanging with the cool kids and cranking out code.

Someone should go make a killer site based on Clonesumating.

]]> By: UI Guy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1993289 UI Guy Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:49:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1993289 From the get go it's good that consumating.com explicitly states that you are able to meet new people by tagging. But it isn't apparent at the user interface level if this is actually a good way to meet people OR if people are forming relationships by using this site. What is apparent on the interface is that there are questions thrown out to the audience and there is a digg like voting system in place for every post that you make. Bottom-line: Potential users need to see the benefits of a site in the first 6 seconds. I spent over 6-teen minutes and I'm still not sure if people are meeting and getting to know each other by tagging things on this site. Is it obvious to anyone else? From the get go it’s good that consumating.com explicitly states that you are able to meet new people by tagging. But it isn’t apparent at the user interface level if this is actually a good way to meet people OR if people are forming relationships by using this site. What is apparent on the interface is that there are questions thrown out to the audience and there is a digg like voting system in place for every post that you make.

Bottom-line: Potential users need to see the benefits of a site in the first 6 seconds. I spent over 6-teen minutes and I’m still not sure if people are meeting and getting to know each other by tagging things on this site. Is it obvious to anyone else?

]]> By: Christopher Sisk http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1993006 Christopher Sisk Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:01:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1993006 Ben Brown (aka. Internet Rockstar) started Consumating and left shortly after the C/Net acquisition. Its a shame really, the site had a great community vibe and feel to it. Ben Brown (aka. Internet Rockstar) started Consumating and left shortly after the C/Net acquisition.

Its a shame really, the site had a great community vibe and feel to it.

]]> By: JJ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1992695 JJ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:50:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1992695 @6 funny @6 funny

]]> By: Robert "Izea Pet Poster" MacEwan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1992433 Robert "Izea Pet Poster" MacEwan Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:41:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1992433 We're all the appropriate employees captured when C/Net took over? One of the most important factors in keeping a company going is recruiting the right people. We’re all the appropriate employees captured when C/Net took over? One of the most important factors in keeping a company going is recruiting the right people.

]]> By: dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1992413 dave Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:37:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1992413 aside from the fact that the score.vote system was a mess, they never actually supported the open source release - zero documentation, no updates, nothing...it was like a joke. maybe now they'll pay attention to it... aside from the fact that the score.vote system was a mess, they never actually supported the open source release – zero documentation, no updates, nothing…it was like a joke. maybe now they’ll pay attention to it…

]]> By: stefan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1992268 stefan Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:52:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1992268 There are lot of ideas connecting people - on <a href="http://www.jiffr.com" rel="nofollow">jiffr.com</a> you get a date without words, just with your own flickr photos. There are lot of ideas connecting people – on jiffr.com you get a date without words, just with your own flickr photos.

]]> By: Sucking IsGood http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1992225 Sucking IsGood Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:29:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1992225 With a tagline like "a new way to find people who don't suck" they were doomed to fail. Isn't the whole point of dating to find someone who will suck? With a tagline like “a new way to find people who don’t suck” they were doomed to fail. Isn’t the whole point of dating to find someone who will suck?

]]> By: Jamie http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1992217 Jamie Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:26:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1992217 Thingbox - http://www.thingbox.com/ - borrowed some ideas and general vibe from Consumating when it was first written. Thingbox is for "guys who like guys and girls who like girls", so if that's you thing go check it out and see what you make of it. Thingbox – http://www.thingbox.com/ – borrowed some ideas and general vibe from Consumating when it was first written. Thingbox is for “guys who like guys and girls who like girls”, so if that’s you thing go check it out and see what you make of it.

]]> By: iguide http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1992082 iguide Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:39:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1992082 http://www.i-guide.ro/blog/Ro/en/ http://www.i-gu....ro/blog/Ro/en/

]]> By: Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1992059 Jon Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:26:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1992059 This just proves how smart the "hot or not" guys where to cash-out. You can be doing great one year but once the novelty wears thin, you are quickly going downhill no matter how many resources are thrown in. Jon http://buzvia.com - Share Influence This just proves how smart the “hot or not” guys where to cash-out. You can be doing great one year but once the novelty wears thin, you are quickly going downhill no matter how many resources are thrown in.

Jon
http://buzvia.com – Share Influence

]]> By: Emea http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1992056 Emea Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:26:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1992056 Looking at the number of comments I see why its joining the deadpool. Looking at the number of comments I see why its joining the deadpool.

]]> By: car http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1991828 car Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:35:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/15/consumating-to-join-the-deadpool/#comment-1991828 good. good.

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