Comments on: Scribd Steps Up Its Game With iPaper http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:56:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Twiddla―どこでも使える簡単なコラボレーションソフト http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2413845 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Twiddla―どこでも使える簡単なコラボレーションソフト Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:19:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2413845 [...] 本日からこのサイトは、静的なWebサイト以外に、これらの同じツールを使ってマークアップできる新たなドキュメント形式をサポートする。これからは、メール、ウィジェット、各種の文書をマークアップできる（文書はScribdのiPaperで見る）。より安定したチャット機能、標準的なホットキーの機能などが実装され、使い勝手も良くなった。 [...] [...] 本日からこのサイトは、静的なWebサイト以外に、これらの同じツールを使ってマークアップできる新たなドキュメント形式をサポートする。これからは、メール、ウィジェット、各種の文書をマークアップできる（文書はScribdのiPaperで見る）。より安定したチャット機能、標準的なホットキーの機能などが実装され、使い勝手も良くなった。 [...]

]]> By: Twiddla: Simple Collaboration Software That Works Almost Anywhere : Oragle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2413737 Twiddla: Simple Collaboration Software That Works Almost Anywhere : Oragle Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:22:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2413737 [...] the same tools. Users can now markup emails, widgets, and documents (viewed through Scribd’s iPaper). The site has also implemented a number of usability enhancements, including a more robust chat [...] [...] the same tools. Users can now markup emails, widgets, and documents (viewed through Scribd’s iPaper). The site has also implemented a number of usability enhancements, including a more robust chat [...]

]]> By: Twiddla: Simple Collaboration Software That Works Almost Anywhere : VCsAndAngels - Venture Capital / VCs, Angel Investors, Startup News, Etc http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2412841 Twiddla: Simple Collaboration Software That Works Almost Anywhere : VCsAndAngels - Venture Capital / VCs, Angel Investors, Startup News, Etc Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:21:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2412841 [...] the same tools. Users can now markup emails, widgets, and documents (viewed through Scribd’s iPaper). The site has also implemented a number of usability enhancements, including a more robust chat [...] [...] the same tools. Users can now markup emails, widgets, and documents (viewed through Scribd’s iPaper). The site has also implemented a number of usability enhancements, including a more robust chat [...]

]]> By: Twiddla: Simple Collaboration Software That Works Almost Anywhere http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2412828 Twiddla: Simple Collaboration Software That Works Almost Anywhere Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:05:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2412828 [...] the same tools. Users can now markup emails, widgets, and documents (viewed through Scribd’s iPaper). The site has also implemented a number of usability enhancements, including a more robust chat [...] [...] the same tools. Users can now markup emails, widgets, and documents (viewed through Scribd’s iPaper). The site has also implemented a number of usability enhancements, including a more robust chat [...]

]]> By: Scribd Goes Straight, Bans Porn - biginfo.org http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2306813 Scribd Goes Straight, Bans Porn - biginfo.org Sun, 18 May 2008 17:52:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2306813 [...] 17 million monthly visitors. It’s also recently been adding new features including an API and iPaper, a replacement for FlashPaper that allows authors to monetize their documents. But there have been [...] [...] 17 million monthly visitors. It’s also recently been adding new features including an API and iPaper, a replacement for FlashPaper that allows authors to monetize their documents. But there have been [...]

]]> By: Scribd Goes Straight, Bans Porn http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2305405 Scribd Goes Straight, Bans Porn Sun, 18 May 2008 06:26:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2305405 [...] 17 million monthly visitors. It’s also recently been adding new features including an API and iPaper, a replacement for FlashPaper that allows authors to monetize their documents. But there have been [...] [...] 17 million monthly visitors. It’s also recently been adding new features including an API and iPaper, a replacement for FlashPaper that allows authors to monetize their documents. But there have been [...]

]]> By: Jason Bentley http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2003191 Jason Bentley Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:06:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2003191 Camilla: You've been posting this silliness in every blog post about iPaper. It is not true that everything on Scribd is a CC-BY-NC license, that's simply the default license. This is changeable in document properties. Permission was secured for the documents used in the presentation where necessary. We are working with Creative Commons to improve our licensing interface. Camilla:

You’ve been posting this silliness in every blog post about iPaper. It is not true that everything on Scribd is a CC-BY-NC license, that’s simply the default license. This is changeable in document properties.

Permission was secured for the documents used in the presentation where necessary.

We are working with Creative Commons to improve our licensing interface.

]]> By: Missed the real story http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2002484 Missed the real story Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:16:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2002484 @# techguy Adsense in Adobe Flash now possible http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/20/adsense-in-adobe-flash-now-possible/ @# techguy

Adsense in Adobe Flash now possible

http://thenextweb.org/2008/02/.....-possible/

]]> By: Musematic » iPaper http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2001617 Musematic » iPaper Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:23:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2001617 [...] Google has a finger in the pie. From techchrunch.com: “Document sharing on the Web via embeddable Flash players keeps getting better all the time. [...] [...] Google has a finger in the pie. From techchrunch.com: “Document sharing on the Web via embeddable Flash players keeps getting better all the time. [...]

]]> By: Camilla http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2001055 Camilla Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:19:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2001055 Scribd needs to get their copyright and licensing straight before they are going to go anywhere. (Flickr is a great model.) They seems to be willfully ignorant in regard to copyright and licensing. Their video promoting ipaper uses several documents (supposedly licensed under the Creative Commons BY-NC license) without attribution and for the commercial purpose of promoting their service. (It's ironic that one of the documents used is titled "The Fair Use Defense to Copyright Infringement"--it's a presentation by a lawyer at Fenwick & West LLP.) Everything on Scribd appears to be licensed using a CC-BY-NC license, even though at no point does the user agree to this license. The user does not have to agree that they are the copyright holder either, although a note says "don't upload anything you don't own the copyright to"). Legally, if the license doesn’t hold up, then no one can reuse, redistribute, or even embed documents on Scribd. This seems to be quite a problem for their advertising model, regardless of their problems with copyright infringement. Scribd needs to get their copyright and licensing straight before they are going to go anywhere. (Flickr is a great model.) They seems to be willfully ignorant in regard to copyright and licensing. Their video promoting ipaper uses several documents (supposedly licensed under the Creative Commons BY-NC license) without attribution and for the commercial purpose of promoting their service. (It’s ironic that one of the documents used is titled “The Fair Use Defense to Copyright Infringement”–it’s a presentation by a lawyer at Fenwick & West LLP.)

Everything on Scribd appears to be licensed using a CC-BY-NC license, even though at no point does the user agree to this license. The user does not have to agree that they are the copyright holder either, although a note says “don’t upload anything you don’t own the copyright to”).

Legally, if the license doesn’t hold up, then no one can reuse, redistribute, or even embed documents on Scribd. This seems to be quite a problem for their advertising model, regardless of their problems with copyright infringement.

]]> By: Amander http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2000979 Amander Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:43:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2000979 I think the real problem is that publishers don't want to link to external site to give users access to their content, it's a domain branding issue. According to their FAQ: Can I host iPaper on my own servers? Not at this time. iPaper runs on a professionally managed, highly secure server cluster, guaranteeing that your documents will be accessible and safe at all times. Our server cluster allows us to offer high performance for processing and searching, no matter how many documents you have - at an unbelievably low cost. When they can fix this (and I imagine it'd make the process more complicated) I think it'll be a sure win. I think the real problem is that publishers don’t want to link to external site to give users access to their content, it’s a domain branding issue.

According to their FAQ:
Can I host iPaper on my own servers?
Not at this time. iPaper runs on a professionally managed, highly secure server cluster, guaranteeing that your documents will be accessible and safe at all times. Our server cluster allows us to offer high performance for processing and searching, no matter how many documents you have - at an unbelievably low cost.

When they can fix this (and I imagine it’d make the process more complicated) I think it’ll be a sure win.

]]> By: mmt http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2000750 mmt Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:41:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2000750 Not sure if this is money well-spent. To the average consumer there isn't much difference between this and Flashpaper. Of course, if Adobe was going to discontinue support... I also imagine this will awaken the Adobe beast from its slumber. Not sure if this is money well-spent. To the average consumer there isn’t much difference between this and Flashpaper. Of course, if Adobe was going to discontinue support… I also imagine this will awaken the Adobe beast from its slumber.

]]> By: Manoj Ranaweera http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2000395 Manoj Ranaweera Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:53:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2000395 4LawNotes.com, you do not always need to be the first with an idea. It's all in the execution, plus history is littered with companies that have entered the market second or third and have beaten the first mover advantage, e.g. Pepsi. Secondly, you can also find ways to differentiate - it's the application and not the technology that matters at the end. Find a way to get your idea to market. Don't give up that easily. It cost very little to get an idea of the group, if you got enough people believing in your idea. Regards, Manoj 4LawNotes.com, you do not always need to be the first with an idea. It’s all in the execution, plus history is littered with companies that have entered the market second or third and have beaten the first mover advantage, e.g. Pepsi.

Secondly, you can also find ways to differentiate - it’s the application and not the technology that matters at the end.

Find a way to get your idea to market. Don’t give up that easily. It cost very little to get an idea of the group, if you got enough people believing in your idea.

Regards, Manoj

]]> By: Manoj Ranaweera http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2000390 Manoj Ranaweera Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:47:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-2000390 Great to see edocr covered here. Guys at Scribd has done a great job - perhaps money well spent. Just listened to Trip Adler on intruders.tv, which proves the significant gap between US and the UK when it comes to funding startups. I was at Second Chance Tuesday last night listening to Niklas Zennstrom. The issues have not changed. Joost, Skype, etc - its all about getting a foot hold first - what's called the value creation (demonstrating use of product to users) - before revenue generation. This is completely opposite to the traditional business where profitability and cash flow resulting from revenue is the king. I wonder, could a digital startup be value creating (in the eyes of Joost) and be profitable, within 1 to 2 years of setting up? If profitability is the goal, what impact does this has on going after traffic (docs + user base)? Or is it all about having a good time? Feel free to drop in at: http://www.manojranaweera.com and http://www.nwstartup20.co.uk We will update our progress through Mike Butcher in the UK. Great to see edocr covered here. Guys at Scribd has done a great job - perhaps money well spent.

Just listened to Trip Adler on intruders.tv, which proves the significant gap between US and the UK when it comes to funding startups.

I was at Second Chance Tuesday last night listening to Niklas Zennstrom. The issues have not changed. Joost, Skype, etc - its all about getting a foot hold first - what’s called the value creation (demonstrating use of product to users) - before revenue generation.

This is completely opposite to the traditional business where profitability and cash flow resulting from revenue is the king. I wonder, could a digital startup be value creating (in the eyes of Joost) and be profitable, within 1 to 2 years of setting up?

If profitability is the goal, what impact does this has on going after traffic (docs + user base)? Or is it all about having a good time?

Feel free to drop in at: http://www.manojranaweera.com and http://www.nwstartup20.co.uk

We will update our progress through Mike Butcher in the UK.

]]> By: Jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999998 Jason Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:12:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999998 Does anyone know of any third party software that can convert a pdf to flash and be used only in your local application? Im not looking for an API, but before I read this today I was talking to my client about the same exact thing. Interesting. Does anyone know of any third party software that can convert a pdf to flash and be used only in your local application? Im not looking for an API, but before I read this today I was talking to my client about the same exact thing. Interesting.

]]> By: Jason Bentley http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999961 Jason Bentley Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:16:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999961 Jim @ 15: Each component of the API lets you mark documents as "private." Private documents will only appear where you embed them and will not appear on Scribd or in Scribd's search index. Jim @ 15: Each component of the API lets you mark documents as “private.” Private documents will only appear where you embed them and will not appear on Scribd or in Scribd’s search index.

]]> By: Sanibel Photographers of Leap Year Photography http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999917 Sanibel Photographers of Leap Year Photography Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:15:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999917 All you have to do is look at Amazon's Kindle to know that anything like this will be a successful. First with text, then the next thing will be photography, and then who knows. Maybe we will be providing wedding albums this way... All you have to do is look at Amazon’s Kindle to know that anything like this will be a successful. First with text, then the next thing will be photography, and then who knows. Maybe we will be providing wedding albums this way…

]]> By: Jim http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999894 Jim Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:53:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999894 This looks nice. It isn't clear from their API docs whether if you "Upload" something for your site whether it also appears on scribd.com or whether you can make it so it only appears on your site. Any ideas (if the latter, I'll definitely use it...) This looks nice. It isn’t clear from their API docs whether if you “Upload” something for your site whether it also appears on scribd.com or whether you can make it so it only appears on your site. Any ideas (if the latter, I’ll definitely use it…)

]]> By: jommer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999842 jommer Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:55:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999842 I can't help but notice some of the striking similarities between the marketing messages, right down to the images used, on both of these sites: http://www.scribd.com/ipaper http://vuzit.com Pictures of money, security vault, "easy to integrate" ... Can somebody from scribd please address this? I can’t help but notice some of the striking similarities between the marketing messages, right down to the images used, on both of these sites:

http://www.scribd.com/ipaper
http://vuzit.com

Pictures of money, security vault, “easy to integrate” … Can somebody from scribd please address this?

]]> By: Ludwig M. Solzen http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999752 Ludwig M. Solzen Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:44:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999752 Really nice app! But then this unpleasant bug. Amazed by the beautiful design and friendly user interface, I just checked my website where I embedded some Scribd docs, hoping to find the new viewer, only to find this error message: http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086106 Imagine how many thousands of code embeds out there need this fix! Really nice app! But then this unpleasant bug.

Amazed by the beautiful design and friendly user interface, I just checked my website where I embedded some Scribd docs, hoping to find the new viewer, only to find this error message:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086106

Imagine how many thousands of code embeds out there need this fix!

]]> By: Ludwig M. Solzen http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999750 Ludwig M. Solzen Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:44:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999750 Really nice app! But then this unpleasant bug. Amazed by the beautiful design and friendly user interface, I just checked my website where I embedded some Scribd docs, hoping to find the new viewer, only to find this error message: <a href='http://www.scribd.com/doc/2086106' rel="nofollow"></a> Imagine how many thousands of code embeds out there need this fix! Really nice app! But then this unpleasant bug.

Amazed by the beautiful design and friendly user interface, I just checked my website where I embedded some Scribd docs, hoping to find the new viewer, only to find this error message:

Imagine how many thousands of code embeds out there need this fix!

]]> By: techguy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999678 techguy Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:46:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999678 How do they track the Google Adsense by paper? You can't create custom channels for every single paper. Last I checked there was no Google Adsense API to create channels on the fly. Or am I missing something here that should be obvious? This is something I've wanted from Google Adsense for a long time, but never been able to find a solution to track which clicks came from which dynamically generated pages. How do they track the Google Adsense by paper? You can’t create custom channels for every single paper. Last I checked there was no Google Adsense API to create channels on the fly. Or am I missing something here that should be obvious? This is something I’ve wanted from Google Adsense for a long time, but never been able to find a solution to track which clicks came from which dynamically generated pages.

]]> By: Darren Stuart http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999676 Darren Stuart Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:46:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999676 sorry heres more, I don't find this useful because I would link to the document. sorry heres more, I don’t find this useful because I would link to the document.

]]> By: Darren Stuart http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999674 Darren Stuart Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:43:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999674 I just don't find this useful. I just don’t find this useful.

]]> By: Bruno http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999561 Bruno Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:01:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/19/scribd-steps-up-its-game-with-ipaper/#comment-1999561 Video of the Founder here: http://us.intruders.tv/Trip-Adler-of-Scribd-YouTube-for-documents_a197.html Video of the Founder here:

http://us.intruders.tv/Trip-Ad....._a197.html

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