Comments on: MyBlogLog Hits the Streets with Bluetooth-Based User Detection http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:33:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ian Kennedy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2285301 Ian Kennedy Fri, 09 May 2008 17:52:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2285301 Sad to say but m.mybloglog.com has been taken offline. As much as we'd like to continue to iterate on what we've started, we're a small team and this project was an experiment to generate discussion (and that it did!) and not something core to our roadmap. We're trying to find a home for the project so if you're a fan, leave further comments to let Yahoo folks know of your interest! Ian MyBlogLog Product Guy Sad to say but m.mybloglog.com has been taken offline. As much as we’d like to continue to iterate on what we’ve started, we’re a small team and this project was an experiment to generate discussion (and that it did!) and not something core to our roadmap.

We’re trying to find a home for the project so if you’re a fan, leave further comments to let Yahoo folks know of your interest!

Ian
MyBlogLog Product Guy

]]> By: Arvin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2266294 Arvin Mon, 05 May 2008 06:51:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2266294 It's a great idea. Well, it may not be as significant an application but still, building such service would bring about more possibilities, further merging our real lives with the virtual one online:) nice. It’s a great idea. Well, it may not be as significant an application but still, building such service would bring about more possibilities, further merging our real lives with the virtual one online:) nice.

]]> By: A few items that clog up my bookmarks | Oliver Thylmann's Thoughts http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2199971 A few items that clog up my bookmarks | Oliver Thylmann's Thoughts Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:35:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2199971 [...] there was this story on Techcrunch about MyBlogLog launching a Bluetooth type network. I am still wondering if this is a joke. The [...] [...] there was this story on Techcrunch about MyBlogLog launching a Bluetooth type network. I am still wondering if this is a joke. The [...]

]]> By: Botsbotteri » Blog Archive » MyBlogLoggaajatkin voi “sbottailla” http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2188992 Botsbotteri » Blog Archive » MyBlogLoggaajatkin voi “sbottailla” Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:49:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2188992 [...] aikaa sitten törmäsin juttuun, jossa kerrottiin että MyBlogLog (Yahoo! ostama palvelu) on lisännyt palveluunsa botsbotmaisen [...] [...] aikaa sitten törmäsin juttuun, jossa kerrottiin että MyBlogLog (Yahoo! ostama palvelu) on lisännyt palveluunsa botsbotmaisen [...]

]]> By: Lonnie http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2179765 Lonnie Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:39:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2179765 The Japanese have a much cooler system--been around for years--that beeps when you are near someone with a compatible blood type. They use that for dating like we used to do astro' signs... lemme think: find a cute date or head for wireless Starbucks with pale, frail geek and talk about RSS feeds...hmm... The Japanese have a much cooler system–been around for years–that beeps when you are near someone with a compatible blood type. They use that for dating like we used to do astro’ signs…

lemme think: find a cute date or head for wireless Starbucks with pale, frail geek and talk about RSS feeds…hmm…

]]> By: links for 2008-04-12 « 個人的な雑記 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2165120 links for 2008-04-12 « 個人的な雑記 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:33:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2165120 [...] MyBlogLog Hits the Streets with Bluetooth-Based User Detection (tags: mybloglog) [...] [...] MyBlogLog Hits the Streets with Bluetooth-Based User Detection (tags: mybloglog) [...]

]]> By: Andrew J Scott http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2165093 Andrew J Scott Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:13:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2165093 As TC didnt mention us in the list (oh we're always left out! sob sob) we'll do it ourselves - Rummble. Supports Web of course, and on mobile: SMS, WAP/XHTML mobile site and soon GPS and CellID; although the latter is still in closed beta for now. We could chuck in Bluetooth but the battery power is the problem as someone else noted; and until we have zillions of users its not that usual really. As TC didnt mention us in the list (oh we’re always left out! sob sob) we’ll do it ourselves - Rummble. Supports Web of course, and on mobile: SMS, WAP/XHTML mobile site and soon GPS and CellID; although the latter is still in closed beta for now.

We could chuck in Bluetooth but the battery power is the problem as someone else noted; and until we have zillions of users its not that usual really.

]]> By: Patrick Lord http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164859 Patrick Lord Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:50:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164859 MobiLuck started out with a Bluetooth-based social network but we realised its limitations very quickly - such as battery drain, fear of spamming and viruses, short detection range and therefore high concentration of users required to make it worthwhile. We believe the best way to get this to work is to bring a mix of technologies into play, ranging from a simple manual click on an often visited place to bluetooth and wifi detection, CellID and GPS location. That way the user base is not limited by their phone technology. With mobile internet as the glue, the service is then opened up to everyone who has access to the mobile internet. Then it all comes down to targeting the different segments of users that stand to benefit from location based social networking. There are many specific use cases that are very compelling, none of which include geeks huddling around a bluetooth zone... MobiLuck started out with a Bluetooth-based social network but we realised its limitations very quickly - such as battery drain, fear of spamming and viruses, short detection range and therefore high concentration of users required to make it worthwhile. We believe the best way to get this to work is to bring a mix of technologies into play, ranging from a simple manual click on an often visited place to bluetooth and wifi detection, CellID and GPS location. That way the user base is not limited by their phone technology. With mobile internet as the glue, the service is then opened up to everyone who has access to the mobile internet. Then it all comes down to targeting the different segments of users that stand to benefit from location based social networking. There are many specific use cases that are very compelling, none of which include geeks huddling around a bluetooth zone…

]]> By: san http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164734 san Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:01:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164734 hackers ahoy - new toy and new game courtesy of mybloglog! no i dont' own the website linked myself to but it's THE hackers' fest that's coming like, TMRW!!! hackers ahoy - new toy and new game courtesy of mybloglog! no i dont’ own the website linked myself to but it’s THE hackers’ fest that’s coming like, TMRW!!!

]]> By: Alexander Katzeff http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164574 Alexander Katzeff Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:42:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164574 This was announced at eTech, here's the video: http://developer.yahoo.net/blogs/theater/archives/2008/03/announcing_the_mybloglog_api.html This was announced at eTech, here’s the video: http://developer.yahoo.net/blo.....g_api.html

]]> By: Webhosting Advice http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164554 Webhosting Advice Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:30:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164554 Using this option in mybloglog could mean an encroachment of your privacy. What is someone has been stalking on you online? And wanted to harass you offline? You are just 30 feet away, remember. Using this option in mybloglog could mean an encroachment of your privacy. What is someone has been stalking on you online? And wanted to harass you offline? You are just 30 feet away, remember.

]]> By: web hosting http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164127 web hosting Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:17:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164127 I would like to buy eTrex GPS Navigator for my Buddy Beacon. I would like to buy eTrex GPS Navigator for my Buddy Beacon.

]]> By: links for 2008-04-12 « Scott Schnaars http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164076 links for 2008-04-12 « Scott Schnaars Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:43:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2164076 [...] MyBlogLog Hits the Streets with Bluetooth-Based User Detection [...] [...] MyBlogLog Hits the Streets with Bluetooth-Based User Detection [...]

]]> By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163855 John Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:32:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163855 What about Buddy Beacon? I use it on my Sprint phone through the WHERE GPS application and can share my location with friends on different carriers. There is also a Facebook application that's pretty cool. It lets you update your status on your FB page and share your location. What about Buddy Beacon? I use it on my Sprint phone through the WHERE GPS application and can share my location with friends on different carriers. There is also a Facebook application that’s pretty cool. It lets you update your status on your FB page and share your location.

]]> By: Sai Gudigundla http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163742 Sai Gudigundla Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:08:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163742 Sounds like a neat idea... a good start... Sounds like a neat idea… a good start…

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163732 Chris Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:01:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163732 Mobile Social Networking won't make it out of the valley...normal people can actually socialize without some kind of technology involved. I feel bad for the VC that dumps a ton of cash into this only to see it never catch on outside of tech circles. Or worse a women on the "mobile social network" gets followed home by a creeper using it with bad intentions. http://startupblips.com/mobile-social-networking-is-not-for-me/ Mobile Social Networking won’t make it out of the valley…normal people can actually socialize without some kind of technology involved.

I feel bad for the VC that dumps a ton of cash into this only to see it never catch on outside of tech circles. Or worse a women on the “mobile social network” gets followed home by a creeper using it with bad intentions.

http://startupblips.com/mobile.....ot-for-me/

]]> By: photoframes http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163704 photoframes Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:33:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163704 Ok, who here uses MyBlogLog? Ok, who here uses MyBlogLog?

]]> By: watch tv http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163699 watch tv Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:29:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163699 MyBlogLog Mobile has been a fun first experiment in the mobile space. very nice MyBlogLog Mobile has been a fun first experiment in the mobile space. very nice

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » MyBlogLogもブルートゥースで周囲のユーザー検出可能に http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163482 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » MyBlogLogもブルートゥースで周囲のユーザー検出可能に Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:33:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163482 [...] [原文へ] [...] [...] [原文へ] [...]

]]> By: markus http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163461 markus Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:24:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163461 Come on TC... how about Buddy Beacon? Come on TC… how about Buddy Beacon?

]]> By: Todd Sampson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163458 Todd Sampson Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:21:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163458 Thanks for the great post Mark. It is much appreciated. MyBlogLog Mobile has been a fun first experiment in the mobile space. It has given us a lot of additional ideas that we are starting to play with -- such as Fire Eagle location integration & proximity notifications. We hope to have more pushed out the door soon. Cheers, Todd Sampson Co-founder, MyBlogLog Thanks for the great post Mark. It is much appreciated.

MyBlogLog Mobile has been a fun first experiment in the mobile space. It has given us a lot of additional ideas that we are starting to play with — such as Fire Eagle location integration & proximity notifications.

We hope to have more pushed out the door soon.

Cheers,
Todd Sampson
Co-founder, MyBlogLog

]]> By: Frank Church http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163440 Frank Church Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:03:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163440 Nokia Sensor, DOdgeball, ePresence, and many others have tried this, but they didn't have any users to start with and that is MBL's advantage. I agree that the idea may not appeal to many, but it could appeal to enough people to matter. @sean (#8), You dont have to, "...then shout out - 'Ok, who here uses MyBlogLog?' " You can message them first to see if there's interest or check their profile pic to identify. Keep in mind that i dont use MBL, blogs, or any other social network and im certainly not part of the target market, but you need to keep to your analytics stuff which you hopefully understand better. @chris (#11), Interesting, you just prefer to pose as one thing online and simply never meet these 'efriends'? It is a sad world if there are many others like you. Nokia Sensor, DOdgeball, ePresence, and many others have tried this, but they didn’t have any users to start with and that is MBL’s advantage. I agree that the idea may not appeal to many, but it could appeal to enough people to matter.

@sean (#8), You dont have to, “…then shout out - ‘Ok, who here uses MyBlogLog?’ ” You can message them first to see if there’s interest or check their profile pic to identify. Keep in mind that i dont use MBL, blogs, or any other social network and im certainly not part of the target market, but you need to keep to your analytics stuff which you hopefully understand better.

@chris (#11), Interesting, you just prefer to pose as one thing online and simply never meet these ‘efriends’? It is a sad world if there are many others like you.

]]> By: chris (trade2save.com) http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163409 chris (trade2save.com) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:37:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163409 I just find this concept creepy. Sitting anonymously in a cafe and people around me bringing up my profile and seeing that I'm 50 lbs heavier in real life. No thanks! I just find this concept creepy. Sitting anonymously in a cafe and people around me bringing up my profile and seeing that I’m 50 lbs heavier in real life. No thanks!

]]> By: Uway http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163399 Uway Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:32:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163399 Mybloglog has the right idea just too specific of a genre. This is geeky ass hell to me and i just don't see this working unless you are in some convention with nothing but geeks ..I would love to see if this could ever work in Clubs, Like if you in a Bar and its crowded and you get a incoming profile view request on your phone cause somebody saw it on there phone looking for people that has that feature turned on. bang and there you have a nice system cause i never know who likes me in the Night club. Mybloglog has the right idea just too specific of a genre. This is geeky ass hell to me and i just don’t see this working unless you are in some convention with nothing but geeks ..I would love to see if this could ever work in Clubs, Like if you in a Bar and its crowded and you get a incoming profile view request on your phone cause somebody saw it on there phone looking for people that has that feature turned on.

bang and there you have a nice system cause i never know who likes me in the Night club.

]]> By: Sean http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163396 Sean Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:28:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/mybloglog-hits-the-streets-with-bluetooth-based-user-detection/#comment-2163396 I just don't get the point of thigns like this. Why would I ever want to know if there are other MyBlogLog users within 30 feet of me? It's not like I'm going to get a notification about it and then shout out - "Ok, who here uses MyBlogLog?" and then the person who does responds and then I'm like "Yo wasssup" and then hang out with them and become friends. No, that is completely illogical and would never happen, to me or anyone. I just don’t get the point of thigns like this. Why would I ever want to know if there are other MyBlogLog users within 30 feet of me? It’s not like I’m going to get a notification about it and then shout out - “Ok, who here uses MyBlogLog?” and then the person who does responds and then I’m like “Yo wasssup” and then hang out with them and become friends.

No, that is completely illogical and would never happen, to me or anyone.

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